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Manulife Global Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(02-03-2026)
$19.23
Change
-$0.17 (-0.88%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 6.76%

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 -0.21% 0.18% 2.48% -0.21% -0.21% 3.51% 6.19% 1.25% 3.31% 4.22% 5.67% 5.14% 5.77% 5.25%
Benchmark -1.26% 0.21% 6.84% 10.42% 10.42% 13.90% 13.16% 6.38% 6.40% 7.17% 7.88% 7.22% 7.38% 6.87%
Category Average -0.49% 1.04% 5.97% 9.84% 9.84% 10.99% 10.50% 4.61% 5.61% 5.86% 6.92% 5.49% 5.74% 5.67%
Category Rank 367 / 1,766 1,435 / 1,751 1,663 / 1,745 1,705 / 1,713 1,705 / 1,713 1,653 / 1,658 1,591 / 1,607 1,484 / 1,500 1,275 / 1,358 1,168 / 1,271 1,006 / 1,182 712 / 1,069 489 / 923 543 / 845
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 2.95% -1.62% -2.48% -2.61% 1.85% -0.61% 0.27% 0.58% 1.43% 0.52% -0.13% -0.21%
Benchmark 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.31% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.22% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.73% 10.94% 1.49% 14.83% 8.89% 11.99% -12.23% 11.75% 7.37% -0.21%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 4
Category Rank 816/ 845 67/ 923 58/ 1,069 223/ 1,182 452/ 1,271 318/ 1,358 1,079/ 1,500 251/ 1,607 1,591/ 1,658 1,705/ 1,713

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 32.17
International Equity 25.28
Foreign Corporate Bonds 17.77
Canadian Government Bonds 11.10
Canadian Corporate Bonds 7.79
Other 5.89

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.45
Technology 19.77
Financial Services 14.88
Consumer Services 7.48
Consumer Goods 4.49
Other 15.93

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.20
Europe 17.15
Asia 9.34
Latin America 0.25
Africa and Middle East 0.03
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series 19.07
Manulife Global Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Sr 19.00
Microsoft Corp 3.64
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.28
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 3.12
Amazon.com Inc 2.60
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 2.08
Booking Holdings Inc 1.99
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A 1.76
Visa Inc Cl A 1.72

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 6.16% 7.96% 7.80%
Beta 0.82% 0.90% 0.96%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.80% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.38% 0.11% 0.46%
Sortino 0.83% 0.10% 0.45%
Treynor 0.03% 0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 87.28% 75.58% 88.62%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.80% 6.16% 7.96% 7.80%
Beta 0.70% 0.82% 0.90% 0.96%
Alpha -0.07% -0.04% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.67% 0.77% 0.80% 0.81%
Sharpe -0.46% 0.38% 0.11% 0.46%
Sortino -0.68% 0.83% 0.10% 0.45%
Treynor -0.04% 0.03% 0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency - 87.28% 75.58% 88.62%

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 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) $4,676

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
  • Steven Visscher

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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