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Manulife Global Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(07-09-2025)
$19.33
Change
$0.07 (0.37%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 6.84%

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 -0.61% -1.41% -2.62% -2.62% 0.93% 4.53% 6.95% 2.32% 4.15% 4.59% 5.03% 5.40% 5.64% 5.60%
Benchmark 2.53% 2.76% 3.35% 3.35% 12.62% 13.35% 12.58% 5.72% 6.67% 6.88% 6.64% 6.83% 7.12% 7.01%
Category Average 1.86% 2.92% 3.65% 3.65% 10.26% 10.24% 9.45% 4.12% 6.33% 5.50% 5.32% 5.21% 5.52% 4.98%
Category Rank 1,809 / 1,812 1,740 / 1,767 1,765 / 1,765 1,765 / 1,765 1,745 / 1,745 1,675 / 1,678 1,554 / 1,618 1,358 / 1,475 1,247 / 1,349 1,031 / 1,292 727 / 1,163 528 / 1,037 464 / 938 334 / 817
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.99% 0.05% 0.04% -0.69% 2.18% -0.92% 2.95% -1.62% -2.48% -2.61% 1.85% -0.61%
Benchmark 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.31% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.22% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.47% 0.73% 10.94% 1.49% 14.83% 8.89% 11.99% -12.23% 11.75% 7.37%
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 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
Category Rank 65/ 781 856/ 889 68/ 967 58/ 1,113 230/ 1,232 474/ 1,323 316/ 1,409 1,095/ 1,551 254/ 1,657 1,646/ 1,710

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.83% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.23% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 27.55
International Equity 25.95
Foreign Corporate Bonds 16.49
Canadian Government Bonds 10.87
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.06
Other 11.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 36.61
Consumer Services 11.00
Technology 10.83
Financial Services 10.22
Consumer Goods 9.39
Other 21.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.09
Europe 23.82
Asia 2.70
Latin America 0.34
Africa and Middle East 0.07
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series 19.25
Manulife Global Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Sr 19.15
Publicis Groupe SA 3.51
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 2.93
Microsoft Corp 2.82
Booking Holdings Inc 2.43
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 2.36
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.14
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 1.96
CGI Inc Cl A 1.90

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 Global Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.75% 8.43% 8.01%
Beta 0.91% 0.95% 0.98%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.82% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.39% 0.23% 0.51%
Sortino 0.85% 0.24% 0.50%
Treynor 0.03% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 89.84% 84.25% 91.13%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 6.85% 7.75% 8.43% 8.01%
Beta 0.90% 0.91% 0.95% 0.98%
Alpha -0.10% -0.04% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.86% 0.82% 0.83%
Sharpe -0.32% 0.39% 0.23% 0.51%
Sortino -0.40% 0.85% 0.24% 0.50%
Treynor -0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 39.38% 89.84% 84.25% 91.13%

Fund Details

Start Date August 02, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $6,023

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14435
MMF4235
MMF4368
MMF4435
MMF44435
MMF44735
MMF4535
MMF4735

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a global diversified portfolio of equity 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 Fund will seek to maintain a well-diversified portfolio that the portfolio sub-advisor will attempt to offer protection against various market conditions. Within the equity component of the Fund, the portfolio sub-advisor will allocate capital to what it considers the best global opportunities, which may include companies of any market capitalization size.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • Greg Peterson
  • Paul Moroz

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 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.24%
Management Fee 1.81%
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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