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Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Advisor Series

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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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

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(07-21-2025)
$19.28
Change
-$0.06 (-0.30%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2012): 7.52%

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 1.76% 3.89% 5.04% 5.04% 13.11% 12.09% 12.24% 7.69% 10.00% 8.67% 8.73% 8.31% 8.12% 7.56%
Benchmark 2.20% 6.20% 7.93% 7.93% 20.99% 15.39% 13.08% 8.09% 11.08% 9.26% 8.63% 8.55% 8.51% 7.76%
Category Average 1.55% 4.26% 4.66% 4.66% 13.32% 11.07% 10.26% 5.96% 8.87% 6.90% 6.38% 6.13% 6.38% 5.75%
Category Rank 190 / 390 216 / 371 176 / 371 176 / 371 247 / 370 186 / 365 77 / 362 93 / 355 127 / 328 72 / 327 35 / 306 36 / 284 46 / 269 46 / 252
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 4.80% 1.10% 1.23% -0.91% 3.41% -2.03% 2.46% 0.39% -1.70% -1.43% 3.57% 1.76%
Benchmark 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.62% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.66% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.53% 6.79% 6.26% -2.34% 18.24% 7.08% 17.10% -6.25% 12.26% 14.42%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2
Category Rank 80/ 251 229/ 259 160/ 270 29/ 299 24/ 319 151/ 327 121/ 353 144/ 361 66/ 365 175/ 367

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.24% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.25% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 38.67
US Equity 23.42
Canadian Government Bonds 10.59
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.90
Cash and Equivalents 8.89
Other 8.53

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 23.76
Financial Services 20.51
Technology 13.12
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.88
Industrial Services 5.93
Other 27.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.35
Europe 5.64
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 15.28
Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series 9.28
Microsoft Corp 3.28
Bank of Montreal 2.72
Canada Government 16-Jul-2025 2.54
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.39
Constellation Software Inc 2.29
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 2.22
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.17
Sun Life Financial Inc 2.15

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return78910111213144%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%

Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.76% 9.66% 8.65%
Beta 0.87% 0.86% 0.76%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.85% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.78% 0.69%
Sortino 1.65% 1.19% 0.84%
Treynor 0.09% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 95.76% 92.32% 89.74%
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 4 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 7.81% 9.76% 9.66% 8.65%
Beta 0.87% 0.87% 0.86% 0.76%
Alpha -0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.86% 0.85% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.19% 0.83% 0.78% 0.69%
Sortino 2.66% 1.65% 1.19% 0.84%
Treynor 0.11% 0.09% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.29% 95.76% 92.32% 89.74%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A69.869.845.045.00%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A83.683.647.547.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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: A74.874.844.844.80%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 March 23, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,937

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF18444
MMF48444
MMF48744
MMF8044
MMF8244
MMF8344
MMF8444
MMF8544
MMF8744

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian equity, fixed income and money market securities. The equity portion of the Fund will primarily be invested in a portfolio of Canadian securities. A smaller portion of the equity portfolio may be invested in U.S. and/or international equity securities. The fixed income portion of the Fund will primarily be invested in a diversified portfolio of fixed income and money market securities.

Investment Strategy

Asset allocation decisions are based on the judgment and discretion of the portfolio advisor. In considering asset allocation decisions, the portfolio advisor will consider the overall market environment and the relative attractiveness of each asset class. For the equity portion of the Fund, the portfolio advisor utilizes a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach to select securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Terry Carr
  • Hosen Marjaee
  • Richard Kos
  • Patrick Blais
  • Sivan Nair
  • Cavan Yie
Sub-Advisor

-

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 2.09%
Management Fee 1.68%
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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