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Manulife Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series

Canadian Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2018, 2017, 2016, 2012

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NAVPS
(07-18-2025)
$18.29
Change
-$0.04 (-0.22%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 08, 2008): 7.75%

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 1.71% 7.76% 7.67% 7.67% 18.77% 14.39% 11.78% 7.79% 11.45% 8.50% 7.50% 7.23% 7.93% 7.13%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.48% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 637 / 754 534 / 749 599 / 744 599 / 744 637 / 729 591 / 706 613 / 685 542 / 606 522 / 575 493 / 544 447 / 496 422 / 467 379 / 435 337 / 392
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 5.95% 0.39% 1.87% -0.52% 5.26% -2.78% 3.16% -0.18% -2.98% 0.71% 5.20% 1.71%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.05% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.68% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.51% 15.11% 8.07% -11.04% 19.73% 1.29% 22.32% -6.87% 7.86% 16.14%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Category Rank 70/ 383 259/ 411 175/ 454 353/ 480 327/ 526 354/ 552 404/ 587 483/ 655 586/ 692 564/ 719

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.32% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.04% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 95.03
Cash and Equivalents 2.99
Income Trust Units 1.98

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.18
Technology 12.12
Industrial Services 9.65
Consumer Services 9.26
Basic Materials 8.35
Other 26.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.69
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.23
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.12
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.91
Topicus.com Inc 3.41
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.18
iA Financial Corp Inc 3.13
Intact Financial Corp 3.09
AltaGas Ltd 3.09
Constellation Software Inc 3.00

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 Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.84% 11.64% 11.69%
Beta 0.83% 0.88% 0.86%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.92% 0.91%
Sharpe 0.72% 0.78% 0.50%
Sortino 1.44% 1.25% 0.56%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 87.86% 84.16% 75.10%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.32% 10.84% 11.64% 11.69%
Beta 0.94% 0.83% 0.88% 0.86%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.91% 0.92% 0.91%
Sharpe 1.40% 0.72% 0.78% 0.50%
Sortino 3.28% 1.44% 1.25% 0.56%
Treynor 0.15% 0.09% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 89.71% 87.86% 84.16% 75.10%

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 July 08, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $244

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1445
MMF1745
MMF4403
MMF4503
MMF4703

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to produce long-term capital growth. The Fund seeks to provide above average long-term returns by investing in large-cap securities of Canadian companies. Treasury bills or short-term investments, not exceeding three years to maturity, may also be used from time to time. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The strategies that the portfolio sub-advisor employs in order for the Fund to achieve its objectives are: Systematically creating a broadly diversified portfolio of wealth-creating companies bought at discounts to their intrinsic values; Employing a long-term holding period to allow for investor recognition or corporate growth and to minimize transaction costs. The Fund is focused on investing in Canadian securities and the Fund’s exposure to foreign securities through indirect investments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • James Hall
  • Vijay Viswanathan

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 2.40%
Management Fee 1.95%
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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