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Manulife Dividend Income Plus Class Advisor Series

Canadian Focused Equity

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FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$17.07
Change
$0.05 (0.31%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Manulife Dividend Income Plus Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 02, 2001): 7.87%

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 2.25% 8.84% 16.38% 8.84% 18.31% 5.71% 4.62% 14.97% 6.89% 7.07% 9.23% 9.57% 8.15% 9.03%
Benchmark 3.64% 7.74% 16.61% 7.74% 16.32% 5.70% 8.49% 15.92% 9.66% 9.13% 8.45% 9.56% 7.77% 8.09%
Category Average 2.64% 15.90% 15.90% 7.94% 16.06% 6.31% 8.21% 15.66% 9.39% 8.40% 7.55% 8.35% 6.66% 6.83%
Category Rank 410 / 620 224 / 620 335 / 620 224 / 620 239 / 617 413 / 605 557 / 592 374 / 578 521 / 571 441 / 528 189 / 484 203 / 451 169 / 418 128 / 400
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.63% 0.70% 1.88% 1.37% 0.73% -4.52% -2.19% 7.01% 2.16% 2.54% 3.82% 2.25%
Benchmark 2.42% -3.65% 3.16% 2.78% -1.03% -3.68% -2.36% 7.23% 3.38% 0.82% 3.10% 3.64%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.72% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.13% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 15.86% -2.55% 9.60% 26.72% -6.41% 15.45% 22.63% 21.22% -26.95% 21.12%
Benchmark 10.96% -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60%
Category Average 9.08% -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1
Category Rank 55/ 391 299/ 416 387/ 449 7/ 475 214/ 528 474/ 564 64/ 578 434/ 586 598/ 600 117/ 612

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.72% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-26.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 51.89
US Equity 33.78
International Equity 10.41
Income Trust Units 2.01
Cash and Equivalents 1.92
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.67
Technology 20.37
Consumer Services 13.90
Industrial Services 9.27
Energy 7.81
Other 22.98

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.58
Europe 10.41
Latin America 2.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Dividend Income Plus Fund Advisor Series -
US Dollar -
Cash and Cash equivalents -
Canadian Dollar -

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 Dividend Income Plus Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.63% 18.36% 15.22%
Beta 1.19% 1.13% 1.12%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.79% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.20% 0.35% 0.56%
Sortino 0.24% 0.42% 0.67%
Treynor 0.03% 0.06% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 78.00% 84.19% 88.14%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.86% 17.63% 18.36% 15.22%
Beta 0.72% 1.19% 1.13% 1.12%
Alpha 0.06% -0.05% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.74% 0.79% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.28% 0.20% 0.35% 0.56%
Sortino 2.68% 0.24% 0.42% 0.67%
Treynor 0.17% 0.03% 0.06% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 78.00% 84.19% 88.14%

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 April 02, 2001
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $118

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF18493
MMF48493
MMF48793
MMF8193
MMF8293
MMF8393
MMF8493
MMF8593
MMF8793

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to obtain capital appreciation, preservation and dividend income. The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio, of which the equity portion will be comprised of mainly Canadian and U.S. equity securities. A portion of the Fund’s assets may also be held in securities outside of North America.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in securities of Manulife Dividend Income Plus Fund. However, if the portfolio advisor determines that it may be more beneficial for securityholders, the Fund may invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying Canadian equities and equitytype securities, either directly or indirectly.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Conrad Dabiet 11-15-2004
Prakash Chaudhari 06-30-2012
Alan Wicks 06-30-2012
Jonathan Popper 06-30-2012
Chris Hensen 07-01-2012
Saurabh Moudgil 02-20-2020

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 2.31%
Management Fee 1.86%
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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