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Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Series

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018

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NAVPS
(04-21-2025)
$10.90
Change
-$0.03 (-0.26%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 28, 2005): 4.26%

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 -0.33% 0.99% -0.39% 0.99% 3.82% 3.25% 1.10% -0.15% 1.40% 1.23% 1.24% 1.26% 1.42% 1.35%
Benchmark 0.37% 2.82% 4.86% 2.82% 11.12% 7.37% 5.02% 1.86% 0.83% 1.96% 2.34% 2.42% 2.69% 2.94%
Category Average -0.48% 1.23% 0.15% 1.23% 4.56% 4.63% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 80 / 334 218 / 329 273 / 318 218 / 329 273 / 314 273 / 305 248 / 293 247 / 281 224 / 259 192 / 236 170 / 211 148 / 185 128 / 140 111 / 126
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.84% 1.15% 0.70% 1.63% 1.13% 1.42% -1.61% 0.93% -0.66% 0.79% 0.52% -0.33%
Benchmark -0.78% 0.36% 1.11% 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.55% (June 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.39% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.47% 3.10% 2.59% -2.54% 7.40% 6.44% -1.09% -9.79% 5.33% 2.90%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 4 4
Category Rank 28/ 120 124/ 138 118/ 185 171/ 211 131/ 233 61/ 255 232/ 278 187/ 287 252/ 305 269/ 314

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.40% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.79% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 48.89
Foreign Government Bonds 27.47
Mortgages 10.11
Cash and Equivalents 7.00
Canadian Government Bonds 2.43
Other 4.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 91.80
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.00
Other 1.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 75.28
Asia 14.51
Europe 8.06
Latin America 1.47
Africa and Middle East 0.43
Other 0.25

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 2.75% 15-Aug-2032 1.75
US Dollar 1.64
Canadian Dollar 1.30
United States Treasury 3.50% 15-Feb-2033 1.14
Brazil Government 10.00% 01-Jan-2027 0.98
New Zealand Government 3.50% 14-Apr-2033 0.95
Japan Government 0.01% 01-Dec-2025 0.80
HCA Inc 3.50% 01-Mar-2030 0.78
Ford Motor Co 3.25% 12-Nov-2031 0.78
Indonesia Government 6.38% 15-Apr-2032 0.73

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.26% 5.41% 4.59%
Beta 0.86% 0.58% 0.38%
Alpha -0.03% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.45% 0.29%
Sharpe -0.41% -0.16% -0.05%
Sortino -0.37% -0.37% -0.44%
Treynor -0.03% -0.01% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 4.84% 37.68% 20.33%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.03% 6.26% 5.41% 4.59%
Beta 0.64% 0.86% 0.58% 0.38%
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.38% 0.63% 0.45% 0.29%
Sharpe -0.02% -0.41% -0.16% -0.05%
Sortino 0.28% -0.37% -0.37% -0.44%
Treynor 0.00% -0.03% -0.01% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 71.59% 4.84% 37.68% 20.33%

Fund Details

Start Date November 28, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $7,412

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1472
MMF1772
MMF3872
MMF40459
MMF40759
MMF459
MMF559
MMF759

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide income generation with an emphasis on capital preservation. This Fund invests primarily in government and corporate debt securities from developed and emerging markets. It also invests in U.S. government and agency securities and high yield bonds. The Fund may also invest in preferred shares and other types of debt securities.

Investment Strategy

In managing the Fund, the portfolio sub-advisors allocate assets based on analyses of economic factors such as projected international interest rate movements, industry cycles and political trends. However, the portfolio sub-advisors may invest up to 100% of the Fund’s assets in any one sector. Within each sector, the portfolio sub-advisors look for securities that are appropriate for the overall Fund in terms of yield, credit quality, structure and industry distributions.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Christopher Chapman
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

  • Kisoo Park

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Daniel S. Janis III
  • Thomas C. Goggins

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 1.85%
Management Fee 1.45%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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