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Manulife China Class Advisor Series

Greater China Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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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

2016, 2015, 2014

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$40.43
Change
-$0.06 (-0.14%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife China Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 25, 2004): 6.79%

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 -7.35% -6.24% -1.61% -4.76% 14.01% 5.24% 3.67% -8.32% -1.09% -0.38% -0.65% 2.03% 4.86% 1.77%
Benchmark -7.42% -4.72% -5.73% -5.84% 6.94% -4.80% -0.74% -4.48% 0.05% -0.56% -0.81% -0.66% 0.14% -3.39%
Category Average -7.77% -0.85% 0.69% 0.76% 9.53% -0.41% -0.11% -7.10% -1.90% -1.96% -1.54% 1.16% 4.00% 0.75%
Category Rank 11 / 62 55 / 62 54 / 62 54 / 62 14 / 62 6 / 60 23 / 60 37 / 60 47 / 59 40 / 55 44 / 49 20 / 33 19 / 32 16 / 32
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.48% 1.80% -2.62% -0.79% 12.58% 1.12% -1.84% 5.25% 1.58% 4.38% -3.05% -7.35%
Benchmark -2.22% -5.45% 1.02% -4.60% 23.51% 3.07% -0.15% 0.26% -1.18% 3.43% -0.49% -7.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

28.66% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.25% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.71% -3.58% 40.33% -12.27% 16.38% 32.95% -15.62% -25.27% -5.63% 27.05%
Benchmark 39.34% -22.11% 5.92% -27.74% 25.82% 26.06% 7.65% -21.94% -12.56% 15.54%
Category Average 10.12% -0.54% 36.44% -10.53% 17.64% 16.11% -9.03% -16.98% -15.56% 17.83%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 3 3 2 3 4 1 1
Category Rank 22/ 32 29/ 32 4/ 33 31/ 48 27/ 53 26/ 55 37/ 60 60/ 60 3/ 60 4/ 62

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

40.33% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-25.27% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 100.30
Income Trust Units 0.66
Cash and Equivalents -0.97
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 50.48
Financial Services 16.59
Consumer Goods 9.40
Consumer Services 5.54
Basic Materials 4.64
Other 13.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 101.84
North America -1.84

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Tencent Holdings Ltd 8.93
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.76
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 6.49
Cash and Cash equivalents 5.73
Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd 5.24
Meituan 3.05
MediaTek Inc 2.51
AIA Group Ltd 2.47
Ping An Insurance Grp Co of China Ltd - Commn Cl H 2.17
Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Cl A 1.68

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

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 Return23242526272829303132333435-8%-6%-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%10%

Manulife China Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Greater China Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 25.77% 22.96% 19.76%
Beta 0.85% 0.80% 0.62%
Alpha 0.05% 0.00% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.55% 0.52% 0.48%
Sharpe 0.11% -0.04% 0.10%
Sortino 0.24% -0.11% 0.05%
Treynor 0.03% -0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 17.50% 25.77% 22.96% 19.76%
Beta 0.50% 0.85% 0.80% 0.62%
Alpha 0.10% 0.05% 0.00% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.55% 0.52% 0.48%
Sharpe 0.62% 0.11% -0.04% 0.10%
Sortino 1.27% 0.24% -0.11% 0.05%
Treynor 0.22% 0.03% -0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% - 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A17.117.110.810.80%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 August 25, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $12

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1420
MMF1720
MMF48475
MMF48775
MMF8375
MMF8475
MMF8575
MMF8775

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing in companies located anywhere in the world that are positioned to benefit from economic growth in China. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may invest: In equity securities of companies based in Greater China that are based or listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, People’s Republic of China Stock Exchange and the Taiwan Stock Exchange; In equities of companies listed on any stock exchange that are positioned to benefit from economic growth in China.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Ronald Chan
  • Kai-Kong Chay
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

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 100

Fees

MER 2.74%
Management Fee 2.17%
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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