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Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021

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NAVPS
(01-22-2025)
$11.17
Change
-$0.01 (-0.12%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

Period

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 25, 2005): 4.03%

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 -1.00% 0.87% 5.88% 9.40% 9.40% 8.80% 1.78% 2.40% 3.67% 4.99% 3.62% 3.93% 3.95% 3.91%
Benchmark -1.20% 0.88% 6.96% 8.33% 8.33% 8.06% 1.70% 2.20% 3.40% 4.61% 3.75% 3.82% 4.08% 3.72%
Category Average -1.06% 0.60% 5.75% 8.35% 8.35% 7.78% 1.51% 2.11% 2.96% 3.95% 3.05% 3.16% 3.26% 3.05%
Category Rank 274 / 411 173 / 409 213 / 409 144 / 408 144 / 408 127 / 404 200 / 380 177 / 364 111 / 341 83 / 312 112 / 288 87 / 275 87 / 252 74 / 242
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund -0.34% 1.46% 1.46% -1.92% 1.94% 0.72% 2.98% 0.25% 1.67% -0.55% 2.46% -1.00%
Benchmark -0.88% 0.16% 1.39% -1.91% 0.69% 1.88% 3.07% 0.70% 2.15% -0.59% 2.72% -1.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.55% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.20% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.56% 4.13% 6.10% -4.23% 11.84% 8.93% 4.28% -10.94% 8.21% 9.40%
Benchmark 0.56% 6.19% 4.30% -1.25% 10.87% 8.35% 3.73% -9.93% 7.79% 8.33%
Category Average 1.24% 4.06% 3.92% -2.19% 9.07% 6.42% 3.91% -9.95% 7.21% 8.35%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 3 2 2
Category Rank 60/ 242 151/ 252 28/ 275 278/ 288 26/ 312 36/ 341 190/ 364 280/ 380 134/ 404 144/ 408

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.84% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.28
Canadian Government Bonds 16.56
Canadian Equity 14.75
International Equity 12.72
US Equity 11.58
Other 24.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.86
Financial Services 8.93
Technology 6.56
Energy 3.83
Industrial Services 3.32
Other 19.50

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 85.28
Europe 8.73
Asia 5.43
Latin America 0.43
Africa and Middle East 0.12
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 28.38
Manulife Canadian Universe Bond Fund Series F 9.00
Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series 5.48
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Ser 4.95
Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF (TERM) 4.95
Manulife Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 4.95
Manulife Multifactor Cdn Large Cap Indx ETF (MCLC) 4.28
Manulife Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series 4.00
Manulife Global Listed Infrastructure Fd Series F 3.98
Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series 3.95

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation). Data ranges from 5.5126 to 13.1007.
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Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.47% 8.24% 6.75%
Beta 1.04% 1.03% 1.04%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% 0.86%
Sharpe -0.18% 0.20% 0.36%
Sortino -0.15% 0.16% 0.23%
Treynor -0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 29.83% 63.27% 64.50%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.17% 8.47% 8.24% 6.75%
Beta 0.83% 1.04% 1.03% 1.04%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.94% 0.93% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.92% -0.18% 0.20% 0.36%
Sortino 2.28% -0.15% 0.16% 0.23%
Treynor 0.06% -0.01% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 87.38% 29.83% 63.27% 64.50%

Fund Details

Start Date April 25, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $206

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1470
MMF1770
MMF3274
MMF40464
MMF40764
MMF464
MMF564
MMF764

Investment Objectives

Income generation; Long-term growth consistent with preservation of capital. Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a strategic asset allocation portfolio. It invests its assets in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”), focusing on Canadian fixed income and money market funds, with a portion in Canadian equity funds. The Portfolio may also invest in foreign equity funds within permitted ranges.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor employ a strategic asset allocation process to achieve the fundamental investment objective. The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor: Allocate assets among the Underlying Funds within the target weightings set for the Portfolio set out herein; Rebalance the Portfolio’s assets among the Underlying Funds to maintain the target weightings.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Nathan Thooft 05-13-2016
James Robertson 08-17-2017

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 -
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 50

Fees

MER 2.15%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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