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Manulife Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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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

2020

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NAVPS
(05-30-2025)
$11.94
Change
-$0.18 (-1.52%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 26, 2014): 1.63%

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 -3.46% -6.33% -4.83% -5.47% 2.61% 2.48% 1.59% -7.53% 0.64% -0.45% -0.36% 1.21% 3.52% 1.19%
Benchmark -3.13% -3.16% -1.45% -2.14% 10.27% 11.53% 7.80% 2.35% 7.32% 4.41% 3.97% 5.00% 7.54% 5.27%
Category Average -2.02% -1.57% 0.15% 0.66% 6.85% 8.59% 5.63% -1.22% 5.92% 2.97% 2.19% 3.40% 5.63% 3.55%
Category Rank 251 / 330 327 / 328 325 / 328 327 / 328 287 / 321 280 / 296 272 / 287 253 / 266 242 / 254 221 / 238 177 / 193 163 / 184 139 / 153 134 / 139
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.12% 3.77% 0.26% -1.14% 4.40% 0.28% -0.91% 1.60% 0.92% -3.27% 0.30% -3.46%
Benchmark 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.95% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.90% -2.09% 30.46% -11.37% 18.94% 28.51% -9.93% -24.05% 0.30% 12.19%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 3 1 1 4 4 4 3
Category Rank 119/ 138 149/ 149 52/ 179 129/ 192 31/ 234 30/ 254 238/ 257 261/ 275 277/ 294 225/ 308

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.46% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.05% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.37
Cash and Equivalents 1.63
Income Trust Units 1.01
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 47.69
Financial Services 21.34
Consumer Services 9.84
Consumer Goods 6.88
Industrial Goods 5.63
Other 8.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 78.23
Latin America 10.57
Europe 8.14
North America 1.61
Africa and Middle East 1.45

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Tencent Holdings Ltd 8.43
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.38
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 5.15
ICICI Bank Ltd 3.13
Meituan 3.00
Trip.com Group Ltd 2.86
SK Hynix Inc 2.61
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd 2.42
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA Cl R 2.41
Mercadolibre Inc 2.29

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return91011121314151617181920-5%0%5%10%15%20%

Manulife Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.04% 15.67% 14.81%
Beta 1.06% 1.17% 1.05%
Alpha -0.06% -0.07% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.84% 0.86%
Sharpe -0.08% -0.04% 0.04%
Sortino -0.04% -0.12% -0.07%
Treynor -0.01% -0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 91.85% 87.67% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.18% 15.04% 15.67% 14.81%
Beta 0.70% 1.06% 1.17% 1.05%
Alpha -0.04% -0.06% -0.07% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.83% 0.84% 0.86%
Sharpe -0.10% -0.08% -0.04% 0.04%
Sortino -0.02% -0.04% -0.12% -0.07%
Treynor -0.01% -0.01% -0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 98.88% 91.85% 87.67% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A16.916.935.235.20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A11.911.926.726.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 May 26, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $180

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF13424
MMF13724
MMF3074
MMF3424
MMF3524
MMF3724

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located in, or with exposure to, emerging market countries. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of emerging-market issuers or issuers with exposure to emerging market countries. The portfolio sub-advisor may consider, but is not limited to, the classifications by MSCI Inc., the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, or the United Nations and its agencies in determining whether a country is an emerging market country.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Kathryn Langridge
  • Philip Ehrmann
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pte.Ltd

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 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.54%
Management Fee 2.01%
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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