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Manulife Global Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

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Global Div & Inc 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

2014

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024) 		$21.13
Change
$0.12 (0.58%)

As at November 30, 2024

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Manulife Global Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2004): 6.11%

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 3.22% 3.52% 6.76% 20.05% 21.13% 15.16% 9.29% 10.71% 8.88% 9.86% 7.63% 8.62% 6.98% 7.89%
Benchmark 4.44% 7.83% 13.43% 26.65% 29.86% 20.82% 10.82% 12.45% 12.38% 12.56% 10.99% 12.08% 11.25% 11.57%
Category Average 2.97% 4.06% 9.90% - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 142 / 264 229 / 259 245 / 259 218 / 259 235 / 259 95 / 239 160 / 230 151 / 228 143 / 218 106 / 214 141 / 201 121 / 190 142 / 156 117 / 143
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 0.90% 1.89% 5.83% 3.85% -1.94% 2.40% -0.36% 4.39% -0.85% 0.34% -0.05% 3.22%
Benchmark 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.94% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.33% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 6.05% 21.76% -5.25% 9.56% -8.19% 22.51% 3.59% 18.34% -10.30% 15.11%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
Category Rank 115/ 123 6/ 143 155/ 156 114/ 190 192/ 202 39/ 214 98/ 218 128/ 228 191/ 230 55/ 239

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.51% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 57.33
International Equity 42.01
Cash and Equivalents 0.66

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.47
Financial Services 12.46
Consumer Services 11.74
Industrial Goods 10.78
Consumer Goods 10.75
Other 32.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 57.98
Europe 29.32
Asia 12.68
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Philip Morris International Inc 4.56
Apple Inc 3.69
Crh PLC 3.68
Microsoft Corp 3.67
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 2.91
ConocoPhillips 2.91
TotalEnergies SE 2.88
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.54
Anthem Inc 2.49
ING Groep NV 2.45

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Global Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.87% 12.54% 11.81%
Beta 0.84% 0.88% 0.91%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.86% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.51% 0.56% 0.57%
Sortino 0.91% 0.75% 0.68%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 81.90% 86.45% 84.91%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 8.17% 11.87% 12.54% 11.81%
Beta 1.01% 0.84% 0.88% 0.91%
Alpha -0.07% 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.82% 0.86% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.85% 0.51% 0.56% 0.57%
Sortino 6.54% 0.91% 0.75% 0.68%
Treynor 0.15% 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 92.69% 81.90% 86.45% 84.91%

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 July 02, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $252

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF13430
MMF13730
MMF3430
MMF3530
MMF3730
MMF3873

Investment Objectives

To provide both capital growth and income. The Fund invests primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of equity, equity-type securities and other income producing investments. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

In managing the Fund’s portfolio, the portfolio sub-advisors seek to identify undervalued companies that represent solid business franchises, and have strong management teams, strong balance sheets, disciplined capital allocation and attractive valuations.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Manulife Investment Management Limited 09-25-2019
Stephen Hermsdorf 12-10-2020
Paul Boyne 12-10-2020
Felicity Smith 10-11-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Manulife Investment Management Limited
Advisor Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar Manulife Investment Management Limited
Distributor Manulife Asset Management Investments Inc.
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

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 100

Fees

MER 2.37%
Management Fee 1.88%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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