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Manulife Yield Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014

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NAVPS
(04-30-2024)
$6.49
Change
-$0.03 (-0.40%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 29, 2009): 4.48%

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 0.97% 1.56% 8.75% 1.56% 5.92% 0.41% -0.31% 4.14% 2.32% 2.50% 2.56% 3.69% 2.74% 3.12%
Benchmark 1.04% 2.83% 9.37% 2.83% 5.66% 2.64% 0.26% 0.62% 1.90% 2.31% 2.72% 3.04% 3.24% 4.26%
Category Average 1.42% 9.52% 9.52% 2.30% 6.66% 1.54% 1.01% 4.45% 2.74% 2.77% 2.74% 3.17% 2.58% 3.02%
Category Rank 909 / 959 786 / 959 665 / 923 786 / 959 592 / 907 812 / 897 725 / 812 341 / 762 424 / 734 345 / 624 263 / 541 128 / 474 169 / 412 147 / 331
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.06% -1.43% 0.61% -0.12% -0.01% -2.70% -0.99% 4.53% 3.46% 0.16% 0.43% 0.97%
Benchmark 1.00% -1.55% -1.21% 0.72% 1.08% -3.41% 0.82% 3.70% 1.73% 0.36% 1.41% 1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.53% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 5.81% -1.38% 8.61% 7.73% -4.94% 12.38% 7.76% 4.12% -12.63% 7.72%
Benchmark 11.35% 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74%
Category Average 6.43% 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 1 4 1 2 3 4 2
Category Rank 282/ 324 391/ 399 17/ 461 18/ 538 595/ 614 49/ 705 201/ 762 453/ 812 743/ 866 451/ 907

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.38% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.63% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 29.02
Canadian Corporate Bonds 24.78
Foreign Government Bonds 14.59
Cash and Equivalents 11.45
US Equity 6.94
Other 13.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 71.99
Cash and Cash Equivalent 11.45
Technology 4.33
Financial Services 3.60
Consumer Services 2.83
Other 5.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.94
Europe 3.86
Latin America 0.89
Asia 0.31

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-Feb-2043 -
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-May-2043 -
Rogers Communications Inc 5.25% 15-Mar-2027 -
Canada Government 1.75% 01-Dec-2053 -
Enbridge Inc 8.25% 15-Oct-2028 -
United States Treasury 4.75% 15-Nov-2053 -
United States Treasury 4.75% 15-Nov-2043 -
Algonquin Power & Utils Corp 4.75% 18-Jan-2027 -
UNITED STATES TREASURY NO 4.25% 15-Feb-2054 -
Nissan Motor Co Ltd 3.52% 17-Aug-2025 -

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)

Manulife Yield Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.25% 7.83% 6.54%
Beta 0.79% 0.75% 0.36%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.35% 0.14%
Sharpe -0.37% 0.09% 0.29%
Sortino -0.56% -0.07% 0.06%
Treynor -0.03% 0.01% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency - 37.82% 54.27%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.81% 7.25% 7.83% 6.54%
Beta 0.90% 0.79% 0.75% 0.36%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.64% 0.35% 0.14%
Sharpe 0.18% -0.37% 0.09% 0.29%
Sortino 0.82% -0.56% -0.07% 0.06%
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% 0.01% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 79.53% - 37.82% 54.27%

Fund Details

Start Date December 29, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,236

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1481
MMF1781
MMF4424
MMF44424
MMF44724
MMF4524
MMF4724
MMF4879

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s primary objective is to generate income and its secondary objective is long term capital appreciation. The Fund will seek to achieve its objective by investing directly in a diversified portfolio primarily consisting of Canadian and/or global fixed income and/or equity securities. The Fund may also indirectly invest in such securities through investments in other investment funds.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor uses an actively managed strategy that tactically allocates among different fixed income and equity asset classes and investment strategies. The tactical asset allocation decisions are made by the portfolio advisor taking into consideration a broad range of fundamental, market and economic variables as well as available yields from securities markets globally.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Jonathan Popper 01-01-1999
Richard Kos 01-01-2004
Terry Carr 12-23-2009
Alan Wicks 12-23-2009

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 2.01%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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