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Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021

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NAVPS
(03-30-2026)
$11.02
Change
$0.03 (0.25%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 25, 2005): 4.31%

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 2.53% 2.54% 6.08% 3.41% 8.37% 9.53% 8.61% 5.25% 4.31% 4.99% 5.06% 4.53% 4.49% 4.95%
Benchmark 3.20% 3.19% 8.08% 3.91% 10.67% 11.25% 9.15% 5.30% 4.82% 4.67% 5.21% 5.14% 4.74% 4.94%
Category Average 2.29% 2.39% 6.04% 3.10% 7.60% 9.01% 7.92% 4.52% 3.95% 4.09% 4.31% 4.00% 3.77% 4.09%
Category Rank 115 / 409 161 / 409 162 / 402 124 / 409 134 / 398 154 / 396 131 / 393 118 / 381 148 / 359 91 / 336 89 / 316 107 / 285 81 / 268 69 / 254
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.86% -1.10% 1.88% 1.16% 0.06% 1.04% 2.21% 0.59% 0.61% -0.84% 0.86% 2.53%
Benchmark -0.59% -0.60% 1.45% 0.76% -0.14% 1.52% 2.70% 0.81% 1.16% -0.69% 0.68% 3.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.55% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.20% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 4.13% 6.10% -4.23% 11.84% 8.93% 4.28% -10.94% 8.21% 9.40% 7.23%
Benchmark 6.19% 4.30% -1.25% 10.87% 8.35% 3.73% -9.93% 7.79% 8.33% 9.15%
Category Average 4.06% 3.92% -2.19% 9.07% 6.42% 3.91% -9.95% 7.21% 8.35% 6.88%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 2
Category Rank 137/ 248 29/ 268 271/ 281 26/ 303 43/ 335 168/ 358 253/ 374 120/ 392 111/ 395 164/ 398

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.84% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 25.12
Canadian Government Bonds 16.60
Canadian Equity 15.12
Foreign Corporate Bonds 11.46
US Equity 11.22
Other 20.48

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 60.63
Financial Services 7.72
Technology 6.67
Energy 3.88
Basic Materials 3.38
Other 17.72

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.54
Europe 6.94
Asia 5.74
Latin America 0.70
Africa and Middle East 0.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 32.44
Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series 9.50
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Ser 8.47
Manulife Multifactor Cdn Large Cap Indx ETF (MCLC) 6.82
Manulife Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 5.98
Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund Advisor Series 5.96
Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF (TERM) 4.50
Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Class Adv Ser 3.97
Manulife Dividend Income Fund Advisor Series 3.89
Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series 3.72

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.55% 7.01% 6.52%
Beta 0.90% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.92% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.24% 0.49%
Sortino 1.76% 0.30% 0.46%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 83.37% 65.90% 71.32%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 4.16% 5.55% 7.01% 6.52%
Beta 0.91% 0.90% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.92% 0.92% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.37% 0.84% 0.24% 0.49%
Sortino 2.48% 1.76% 0.30% 0.46%
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 74.85% 83.37% 65.90% 71.32%

Fund Details

Start Date April 25, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $206

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1470
MMF1770
MMF3274
MMF40464
MMF40764
MMF464
MMF564
MMF764

Investment Objectives

Income generation; Long-term growth consistent with preservation of capital. Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a strategic asset allocation portfolio. It invests its assets in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”), focusing on Canadian fixed income and money market funds, with a portion in Canadian equity funds. The Portfolio may also invest in foreign equity funds within permitted ranges.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor employ a strategic asset allocation process to achieve the fundamental investment objective. The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor: Allocate assets among the Underlying Funds within the target weightings set for the Portfolio set out herein; Rebalance the Portfolio’s assets among the Underlying Funds to maintain the target weightings.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • James Robertson
  • Alexandre Richard
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Nathan Thooft

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 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.15%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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