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Manulife Monthly High Income Fund Series B

Canadian Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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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

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2025, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(04-02-2026)
$7.37
Change
$0.02 (0.32%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Manulife Monthly High Income Fund Series B

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 18, 2008): 6.12%

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 0.65% -1.25% 2.87% -1.01% 5.80% 11.35% 11.25% 7.13% 7.27% 7.31% 6.88% 6.23% 6.27% 6.45%
Benchmark 5.01% 5.91% 13.36% 5.79% 21.26% 18.62% 14.53% 9.69% 9.66% 9.46% 9.13% 8.68% 7.95% 8.46%
Category Average 3.22% 3.80% 8.41% 4.06% 12.57% 12.57% 10.86% 6.96% 7.00% 7.22% 6.85% 6.23% 5.87% 6.33%
Category Rank 458 / 460 456 / 457 450 / 457 456 / 457 435 / 447 371 / 441 254 / 427 277 / 410 289 / 388 269 / 373 265 / 362 272 / 352 196 / 339 247 / 328
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.05% -1.77% 2.57% 1.27% 0.98% 1.92% 3.16% 0.73% 0.25% -0.25% -1.64% 0.65%
Benchmark -0.96% -0.40% 3.10% 1.62% 0.59% 2.90% 3.78% 0.87% 2.24% 0.12% 0.74% 5.01%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.70% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.40% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.47% 10.30% -5.94% 13.52% 6.60% 13.33% -11.08% 8.65% 18.35% 9.70%
Benchmark 11.97% 6.22% -4.30% 15.62% 7.61% 11.90% -8.20% 9.43% 13.55% 17.74%
Category Average 6.65% 5.72% -4.72% 12.57% 6.33% 10.85% -9.35% 8.27% 11.70% 11.06%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 4
Category Rank 278/ 328 27/ 339 260/ 350 174/ 360 162/ 369 147/ 384 387/ 407 193/ 427 24/ 441 373/ 447

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.35% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.08% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 36.02
Canadian Corporate Bonds 35.28
US Equity 16.76
International Equity 6.59
Canadian Government Bonds 3.57
Other 1.78

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 40.13
Technology 17.27
Financial Services 16.67
Basic Materials 6.04
Industrial Services 4.17
Other 15.72

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.33
Europe 6.27
Latin America 0.40

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Constellation Software Inc 2.86
Microsoft Corp 2.82
Royal Bank of Canada 2.56
Open Text Corp 1.92
Shopify Inc Cl A 1.81
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.77
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 1.75
FirstService Corp 1.65
Publicis Groupe SA 1.59
WSP Global Inc 1.57

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 Monthly High Income Fund Series B

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.27% 8.29% 8.27%
Beta 0.82% 0.85% 0.88%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.76% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.99% 0.55% 0.57%
Sortino 2.09% 0.82% 0.63%
Treynor 0.09% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 73.28% 67.36% 67.89%
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 4 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 5.83% 7.27% 8.29% 8.27%
Beta 0.68% 0.82% 0.85% 0.88%
Alpha -0.08% 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.73% 0.76% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.57% 0.99% 0.55% 0.57%
Sortino 0.77% 2.09% 0.82% 0.63%
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 37.34% 73.28% 67.36% 67.89%

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 April 18, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $9,190

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1455
MMF1483
MMF1583
MMF1755
MMF1783
MMF3883

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide a steady flow of monthly income and achieve capital growth. The Fund invests primarily in Canadian fixed income and large-cap Canadian equity securities. The Fund may also invest in securities of royalty trusts and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

For the equity and trust portions of the Fund, the portfolio advisor uses primarily a value-based approach, looking for attractively priced securities that offer potential for growth and income. The portfolio advisor may invest: Up to 75% of Fund assets in fixed income securities (including up to 20% in money market securities); Up to 75% of Fund assets in equities; Up to 75% of Fund assets in REITs and royalty and other trusts.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Conrad Dabiet
  • Chris Hensen
  • Roshan Thiru
  • Altaf Nanji
  • Sivan Nair
  • Prakash Chaudhari
Sub-Advisor

-

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 2.10%
Management Fee 1.70%
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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