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Manulife Global Equity Class Advisor Series

Global Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2014

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NAVPS
(03-14-2025)
$42.67
Change
$0.62 (1.48%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2009): 10.68%

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 -3.11% -0.27% 1.28% 1.00% 5.14% 11.38% 7.44% 8.12% 8.98% 8.87% 8.62% 9.35% 9.46% 8.45%
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average -1.29% 1.82% 7.98% 3.17% 16.33% 17.02% 9.99% 8.89% 11.22% 9.93% 8.61% 8.99% 9.78% 7.96%
Category Rank 1,763 / 2,116 1,904 / 2,112 1,989 / 2,078 1,834 / 2,112 1,998 / 2,036 1,734 / 1,895 1,578 / 1,767 1,120 / 1,598 1,305 / 1,470 1,064 / 1,414 675 / 1,205 505 / 1,045 575 / 905 403 / 775
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.36% -2.99% 1.38% 0.69% 3.76% -0.32% -0.78% -0.59% 2.96% -1.26% 4.24% -3.11%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.19% (September 2010)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.71% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.71% -1.30% 16.25% 2.73% 19.68% 9.15% 20.25% -11.99% 16.11% 9.50%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 4
Category Rank 184/ 757 757/ 881 350/ 1,039 126/ 1,186 706/ 1,386 973/ 1,468 368/ 1,588 748/ 1,742 833/ 1,893 1,872/ 2,010

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.25% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.99% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 47.65
International Equity 41.61
Canadian Equity 9.40
Cash and Equivalents 1.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 18.62
Industrial Services 17.25
Consumer Services 17.09
Financial Services 16.64
Consumer Goods 14.49
Other 15.91

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 58.39
Europe 36.17
Asia 3.40
Latin America 2.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Publicis Groupe SA 5.19
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 4.43
Alphabet Inc Cl C 4.14
Microsoft Corp 4.14
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.93
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 3.67
CGI Inc Cl A 3.41
Booking Holdings Inc 3.40
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 3.27
Aon PLC Cl A 3.17

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)

Manulife Global Equity Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.52% 11.74% 10.73%
Beta 0.78% 0.83% 0.84%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.37% 0.59% 0.66%
Sortino 0.72% 0.82% 0.81%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 95.77% 96.12% 97.34%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.36% 10.52% 11.74% 10.73%
Beta 1.06% 0.78% 0.83% 0.84%
Alpha -0.16% -0.03% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.82% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.37% 0.59% 0.66%
Sortino 0.46% 0.72% 0.82% 0.81%
Treynor 0.01% 0.05% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 99.76% 95.77% 96.12% 97.34%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 November 02, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $7,259

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1448
MMF1748
MMF4406
MMF44406
MMF44706
MMF4506
MMF4677
MMF4706

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to provide above average long-term returns by investing in securities of companies around the world. The fundamental investment objective and the portfolio sub-advisor of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will be primarily invested in global equities, including Canadian and U.S. companies of any market capitalization size. The amount invested in any one country will depend on security selection, which is a bottom-up process, and on prudent diversification at an industry and country level. This will also involve consideration of economic, investment and market outlook.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • James Hall
  • Paul Moroz
  • Christian Deckart

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 2.31%
Management Fee 1.82%
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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