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Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(08-13-2025)
$9.75
Change
$0.03 (0.26%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 27, 2008): 1.81%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -0.84% -1.01% -1.22% -0.12% 1.57% 3.88% 1.49% -1.57% -2.05% -0.44% 0.60% 0.53% -0.03% 0.31%
Benchmark -0.74% -0.62% -0.55% 0.57% 2.83% 4.94% 2.59% -0.37% -0.89% 0.71% 1.81% 1.81% 1.28% 1.61%
Category Average -0.70% -0.49% -0.49% 0.52% 2.39% 4.49% 2.30% -0.80% -1.05% 0.35% 1.24% 1.17% 0.80% 1.03%
Category Rank 469 / 488 470 / 480 466 / 477 460 / 477 445 / 466 406 / 437 402 / 416 397 / 408 373 / 384 350 / 365 334 / 347 306 / 321 287 / 298 261 / 266
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.25% 1.86% -1.31% 1.59% -0.68% 1.11% 0.97% -0.42% -0.74% -0.13% -0.03% -0.84%
Benchmark 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.29% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.74% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.14% 0.11% 0.47% -0.04% 5.51% 7.73% -3.92% -12.84% 5.29% 3.09%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 160/ 253 273/ 275 289/ 309 287/ 330 291/ 358 312/ 370 376/ 392 375/ 409 383/ 418 382/ 441

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.73% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.84% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 57.64
Canadian Corporate Bonds 41.70
Cash and Equivalents 0.65
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.34
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Jun-2031 6.51
Quebec Province 3.60% 01-Sep-2033 6.46
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Mar-2030 5.19
Ontario Province 3.65% 02-Jun-2033 4.13
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Dec-2051 3.90
Canadian Pacific Railway Co 2.54% 28-Dec-2027 3.47
Verizon Communications Inc 2.50% 16-Feb-2030 2.50
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.15% 15-Dec-2031 2.50
Ontario Province 2.80% 02-Jun-2048 2.43
Canada Housing Trust No 1 1.10% 15-Mar-2031 2.38

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.09% 6.15% 5.31%
Beta 1.01% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.39% -0.72% -0.24%
Sortino -0.32% -0.98% -0.62%
Treynor -0.02% -0.04% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 50.30% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.56% 6.09% 6.15% 5.31%
Beta 1.05% 1.01% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.93% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.44% -0.39% -0.72% -0.24%
Sortino -0.56% -0.32% -0.98% -0.62%
Treynor -0.02% -0.02% -0.04% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 52.76% 50.30% - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 27, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,798

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1444
MMF1744
MMF4401
MMF4501
MMF4701

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide income generation with long-term capital preservation. The Fund will invest for high long-term returns from both capital and income returns from bonds and debentures of Canadian government and corporate issuers. Treasury bills or other short-term investments may be used from time to time.

Investment Strategy

The Fund strives to keep fully invested; investments in short-term securities are minimal. A minimum of 30% must be invested in Government of Canada bonds. Only Canadian dollar denominated bonds from Canadian and foreign issuers are used. The weighted average credit quality must be AA or higher. The average duration will be kept within 0.5 years of the benchmark. The benchmark for this Fund is the DEX Universe Bond Index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • Michael J. Crofts

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Dexia Investor Services Trust

Registrar

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Distributor

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.57%
Management Fee 1.30%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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