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Manulife U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

U.S. Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2013

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$48.68
Change
$0.45 (0.92%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 12, 2008): 11.45%

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 -4.68% -7.71% -0.58% -2.94% 8.30% 11.93% 9.97% 7.73% 9.87% 9.15% 10.94% 10.23% 11.48% 10.72%
Benchmark -4.57% -11.79% -2.47% -8.73% 12.63% 18.27% 15.08% 12.30% 15.44% 13.55% 14.27% 13.26% 14.84% 13.85%
Category Average -3.76% -11.90% -4.21% -8.32% 7.65% 13.97% 10.67% 7.68% 12.29% 9.92% 10.29% 9.82% 10.95% 9.80%
Category Rank 664 / 1,323 127 / 1,314 98 / 1,305 98 / 1,306 681 / 1,276 874 / 1,207 785 / 1,150 625 / 1,082 897 / 1,022 673 / 957 444 / 869 437 / 801 386 / 718 303 / 652
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.21% 0.30% 4.53% -0.43% 1.12% 1.96% 5.36% -2.78% 5.17% -1.48% -1.71% -4.68%
Benchmark 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.94% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.94% (January 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 17.88% 4.51% 11.86% 8.71% 23.64% 12.67% 21.69% -12.26% 12.88% 20.03%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 4 4
Category Rank 248/ 641 364/ 689 515/ 766 94/ 851 515/ 923 598/ 998 707/ 1,063 382/ 1,114 982/ 1,177 1,026/ 1,263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.64% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.26% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 92.86
Cash and Equivalents 4.84
International Equity 2.30

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.34
Technology 18.61
Healthcare 18.51
Consumer Goods 6.10
Industrial Goods 5.78
Other 23.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.70
Europe 2.30

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Visa Inc Cl A 5.06
Amphenol Corp Cl A 4.46
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 4.37
Arthur J Gallagher & Co 4.17
Microsoft Corp 4.13
CME Group Inc Cl A 3.60
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.34
Verizon Communications Inc 3.30
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.02
AmerisourceBergen Corp 2.99

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return810121416182022242628-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%

Manulife U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.52% 11.96% 11.69%
Beta 0.74% 0.82% 0.84%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.83% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.54% 0.65% 0.79%
Sortino 1.05% 0.95% 1.09%
Treynor 0.08% 0.09% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.08%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.03% 11.52% 11.96% 11.69%
Beta 0.67% 0.74% 0.82% 0.84%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.81% 0.83% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.44% 0.54% 0.65% 0.79%
Sortino 0.87% 1.05% 0.95% 1.09%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.09% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.08%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A81.581.556.756.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A83.083.051.451.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A87.387.358.958.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date December 12, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,415

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1451
MMF1751
MMF4404
MMF44404
MMF44704
MMF4504
MMF4704
MMF4854

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to provide above-average long-term rates of return by investing in common shares of U.S. companies. The Fund may also invest in treasury bills or short-term investments, not exceeding three years to maturity, from time to time. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The strategies that the portfolio sub-advisor employs in order for the Fund to achieve its objectives are: The portfolio sub-advisor strives for above-average long-term returns with lower than average levels of risk. The portfolio sub-advisor applies a highly disciplined, research driven process and long-term view to achieve this objective; Broad diversification is achieved through investments in a number of separate U.S. companies and different industry sectors in the United States.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • Grayson Witcher
  • Colin Wong

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.32%
Management Fee 1.86%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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