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Manulife Global Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

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Global Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(06-17-2025) 		$18.53
Change
-$0.13 (-0.70%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2004): 5.91%

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 4.36% -4.35% -1.03% 1.21% 5.66% 13.55% 11.26% 8.20% 10.21% 8.83% 7.95% 6.51% 7.04% 6.55%
Benchmark 5.37% -2.04% 0.91% 0.76% 14.46% 18.99% 15.33% 10.43% 13.24% 12.16% 10.74% 10.38% 11.55% 10.33%
Category Average 4.04% -1.17% 2.49% 4.35% 12.64% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 120 / 256 236 / 253 219 / 252 204 / 252 234 / 247 207 / 239 148 / 219 166 / 214 172 / 212 156 / 199 149 / 188 157 / 184 156 / 169 134 / 149
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund -0.36% 4.39% -0.85% 0.34% -0.05% 3.22% -2.21% 4.74% 1.02% -2.98% -5.53% 4.36%
Benchmark 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.94% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.33% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 21.76% -5.25% 9.56% -8.19% 22.51% 3.59% 18.34% -10.30% 15.11% 17.39%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 4
Category Rank 6/ 144 156/ 157 111/ 176 177/ 187 39/ 199 98/ 203 127/ 212 175/ 214 53/ 223 213/ 243

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.51% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 54.58
International Equity 43.57
Cash and Equivalents 1.83
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 17.44
Technology 14.31
Consumer Goods 13.53
Consumer Services 11.46
Industrial Services 9.51
Other 33.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 56.43
Europe 30.38
Asia 13.19

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Philip Morris International Inc 4.26
Microsoft Corp 4.19
ING Groep NV 2.99
TotalEnergies SE 2.65
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 2.59
Wells Fargo & Co 2.54
Medtronic PLC 2.49
ConocoPhillips 2.47
Sony Group Corp 2.38
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 2.28

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 Return910111213141516174%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%

Manulife Global Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.90% 11.46% 11.75%
Beta 0.88% 0.87% 0.90%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.81% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.63% 0.69% 0.45%
Sortino 1.17% 1.05% 0.50%
Treynor 0.09% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 79.97% 79.87% 75.55%
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 11.17% 11.90% 11.46% 11.75%
Beta 0.94% 0.88% 0.87% 0.90%
Alpha -0.07% -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.83% 0.81% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.23% 0.63% 0.69% 0.45%
Sortino 0.43% 1.17% 1.05% 0.50%
Treynor 0.03% 0.09% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 25.48% 79.97% 79.87% 75.55%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A86.3​86.362.3​62.30%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

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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 02, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $228

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF13430
MMF13730
MMF3430
MMF3530
MMF3730
MMF3873

Investment Objectives

To provide both capital growth and income. The Fund invests primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of equity, equity-type securities and other income producing investments. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

In managing the Fund’s portfolio, the portfolio sub-advisors seek to identify undervalued companies that represent solid business franchises, and have strong management teams, strong balance sheets, disciplined capital allocation and attractive valuations.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Paul Boyne
  • Stephen Hermsdorf

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

  • Felicity Smith

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited
Distributor

Manulife Asset Management Investments Inc.

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 100

Fees

MER 2.37%
Management Fee 1.88%
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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