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Manulife Global Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Global Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(04-30-2024)
$19.95
Change
-$0.20 (-0.98%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2004): 5.95%

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 3.85% 11.98% 19.70% 11.98% 22.91% 12.35% 9.49% 14.14% 9.18% 8.35% 7.47% 7.65% 6.75% 7.50%
Benchmark 2.94% 10.27% 20.07% 10.27% 23.05% 11.13% 9.29% 15.98% 11.08% 10.21% 10.43% 11.39% 9.83% 10.93%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 46 / 248 31 / 248 53 / 246 31 / 248 43 / 237 31 / 224 102 / 214 117 / 207 94 / 200 103 / 188 112 / 175 117 / 158 106 / 147 95 / 123
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 3.07% -1.87% 2.53% 1.86% 0.63% -3.40% 1.20% 4.69% 0.90% 1.89% 5.83% 3.85%
Benchmark 1.71% -0.97% 2.98% 3.28% -0.19% -4.15% -0.71% 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94%

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/ 156 110/ 175 176/ 186 39/ 200 100/ 204 128/ 214 181/ 221 55/ 229

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 56.32
International Equity 42.93
Cash and Equivalents 0.74
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 23.62
Financial Services 15.73
Consumer Services 11.21
Industrial Goods 9.36
Consumer Goods 8.70
Other 31.38

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 57.06
Europe 29.00
Asia 13.94

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp -
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc -
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd -
Alphabet Inc Cl A -
Cie de Saint Gobain SA -
ConocoPhillips -
Crh PLC -
Apple Inc -
Philip Morris International Inc -
ING Groep NV -

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 12.00% 12.76% 11.70%
Beta 0.86% 0.89% 0.91%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.60% 0.60% 0.56%
Sortino 0.90% 0.77% 0.64%
Treynor 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 82.08% 86.31% 84.17%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 8.99% 12.00% 12.76% 11.70%
Beta 0.78% 0.86% 0.89% 0.91%
Alpha 0.05% 0.01% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.85% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.83% 0.60% 0.60% 0.56%
Sortino 4.30% 0.90% 0.77% 0.64%
Treynor 0.21% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 93.33% 82.08% 86.31% 84.17%

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) $260

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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