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Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$106.26
Change
-$0.76 (-0.71%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 20, 1990): 6.96%

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 1.65% 9.61% 18.94% 14.25% 17.34% 21.06% 16.98% 11.93% 13.16% 12.47% 12.30% 11.14% 11.39% 10.17%
Benchmark -0.03% 8.17% 18.44% 14.45% 14.74% 25.89% 21.96% 14.84% 17.03% 16.62% 16.53% 15.65% 15.90% 15.16%
Category Average 0.08% 5.46% 14.22% 10.22% 8.36% 19.89% 16.54% 10.18% 12.44% 12.41% 12.45% 11.45% 11.93% 11.20%
Category Rank 268 / 1,396 79 / 1,377 220 / 1,347 235 / 1,303 104 / 1,302 653 / 1,258 707 / 1,173 421 / 1,111 502 / 1,061 568 / 999 575 / 919 544 / 852 508 / 766 501 / 687
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.70% 4.40% -3.34% -5.48% -3.39% 4.23% 4.51% 3.16% 0.65% 4.19% 3.51% 1.65%
Benchmark 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.71% (December 1991)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.97% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 12.07% 2.58% 10.30% -2.39% 19.43% 10.69% 19.39% -8.78% 15.08% 27.36%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 3 3
Category Rank 437/ 640 477/ 689 614/ 767 590/ 853 778/ 925 656/ 999 845/ 1,064 229/ 1,111 866/ 1,173 714/ 1,259

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.36% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.78% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 87.36
International Equity 9.82
Cash and Equivalents 2.37
Canadian Equity 0.45

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.29
Consumer Services 16.02
Healthcare 10.86
Financial Services 10.65
Energy 5.53
Other 20.65

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.18
Europe 9.30
Latin America 0.51
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 8.42
Alphabet Inc Cl A 8.12
Amazon.com Inc 7.54
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.01
Broadcom Inc 4.86
Eli Lilly and Co 4.56
NVIDIA Corp 3.31
Walmart Inc 2.84
Marvell Technology Inc 2.72
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.63

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.70% 10.27% 10.67%
Beta 0.76% 0.74% 0.79%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.27% 1.00% 0.79%
Sortino 2.26% 1.52% 1.03%
Treynor 0.16% 0.14% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 12.23% 9.70% 10.27% 10.67%
Beta 0.88% 0.76% 0.74% 0.79%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.83% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.15% 1.27% 1.00% 0.79%
Sortino 1.80% 2.26% 1.52% 1.03%
Treynor 0.16% 0.16% 0.14% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 February 20, 1990
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $54

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14461
MMF4161
MMF4361
MMF44461
MMF4461
MMF44761
MMF4561
MMF4761
MMF4960
MMF9261

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth by investing primarily in U.S. equity securities, and employing derivatives to enhance income and/or provide downside protection. 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-advisor seeks to achieve the fundamental investment objective of the Fund by looking for companies that are undervalued and/or offer the potential for above-average earnings growth. The portfolio sub-advisor employs a combination of proprietary financial models and bottom-up fundamental research to identify companies that are selling at what appear to be substantial discounts to their long-term intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Michael Scanlon Jr
  • Jeffrey Wu

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 2.27%
Management Fee 1.78%
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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