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Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(12-04-2025)
$12.33
Change
-$0.03 (-0.22%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2012): 7.80%

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 0.66% 4.64% 9.81% 4.52% 6.45% 13.69% 10.44% 5.03% 8.25% 6.62% 6.87% 5.58% 6.38% 6.01%
Benchmark 1.71% 6.86% 13.93% 12.08% 15.49% 18.78% 15.08% 7.46% 7.99% 7.83% 8.39% 7.39% 7.54% 7.46%
Category Average 0.98% 5.03% 10.69% 9.77% 11.48% 15.41% 11.30% 5.11% 7.16% 6.24% 6.64% 5.57% 5.84% 5.65%
Category Rank 1,466 / 1,754 1,270 / 1,748 1,233 / 1,744 1,661 / 1,717 1,629 / 1,712 1,371 / 1,651 1,207 / 1,603 985 / 1,475 475 / 1,333 628 / 1,258 632 / 1,168 593 / 1,040 379 / 911 404 / 831
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.17% -1.28% 1.78% -1.26% -1.73% -3.62% 2.07% 2.23% 0.58% 2.15% 1.76% 0.66%
Benchmark 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.74% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.73% 9.47% 9.50% -10.29% 20.31% 3.93% 14.03% -10.12% 13.76% 11.66%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 3
Category Rank 318/ 739 57/ 847 150/ 924 1,069/ 1,069 21/ 1,182 1,076/ 1,272 156/ 1,359 675/ 1,501 74/ 1,609 1,217/ 1,662

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.31% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.29% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 44.93
Foreign Corporate Bonds 21.74
Foreign Government Bonds 10.95
International Equity 10.69
Mortgages 4.11
Other 7.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 39.08
Technology 14.28
Healthcare 13.33
Real Estate 5.30
Consumer Services 5.16
Other 22.85

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 79.00
Europe 10.47
Asia 8.46
Africa and Middle East 1.28
Latin America 0.53
Other 0.26

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 2.62
Cheniere Energy Inc 2.32
US Dollar 2.29
Amazon.com Inc 2.16
Cellnex Telecom SA 1.96
Elanco Animal Health Inc 1.86
GSK plc - ADR 1.85
UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.83
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.82
Crown Castle International Corp 1.80

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.13% 10.06% 9.61%
Beta 1.17% 1.11% 1.00%
Alpha -0.06% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.79% 0.58%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.58% 0.47%
Sortino 1.47% 0.87% 0.50%
Treynor 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 79.74% 72.60% 73.25%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.14% 9.13% 10.06% 9.61%
Beta 1.01% 1.17% 1.11% 1.00%
Alpha -0.08% -0.06% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.83% 0.79% 0.58%
Sharpe 0.52% 0.70% 0.58% 0.47%
Sortino 0.72% 1.47% 0.87% 0.50%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 55.95% 79.74% 72.60% 73.25%

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 March 23, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,192

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14430
MMF4230
MMF4330
MMF4430
MMF44430
MMF44730
MMF4530
MMF4730
MMF4930

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend paying equity securities and fixed income securities. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio sub-advisors seek to fulfill the objective of the Fund by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of income-producing equity and fixed income securities. The equity component of the Fund invests primarily in dividend-paying U.S. and Canadian common stocks and other equity securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Christopher Chapman
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Michael J. Mattioli
  • Thomas C. Goggins
  • Charles Tomes
  • Bradley L. Lutz

Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

  • Kisoo Park

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.27%
Management Fee 1.84%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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