Proud recipient of 5 Lipper Awards

1 Performance as of August 31, 2023. Series F. Source of monthly fund performance provided by morningstar.ca. Past performance is not indicative of future results

2 Inception date: January 11, 2007. Returns in C$ as of August 31, 2023. Series F is generally designed for investors who have a fee-based or wrap account with their dealer. Series F performance is net of fees and expenses. Advisor Series is also available and includes a 0.50% trailing commission.

3 Category refers to Multi-Sector Fixed Income category

4 Outperformance refers to the fund returns compared with Multi-Sector Fixed Income category average returns.

1 Performance as of August 31, 2023. Series FT6. Source of monthly fund performance provided by morningstar.ca. Past performance is not indicative of future results

2 Inception date: August 9, 2012. Returns in C$ as of August 31, 2023. Series FT6 securities of the Fund are not subject to sales charges. No trailing commission is paid in respect of the Series FT securities. Series F and Advisor Series are also available and Advisor Series includes a 1.00% trailing commission.

3 Category refers to Canadian Equity Balanced category

4 Outperformance refers to the fund returns compared with Canadian Equity Balanced category average returns.

1 Performance as of August 31, 2023. Series F. Source of monthly fund performance provided by morningstar.ca. Past performance is not indicative of future results

2 Inception date: December 24, 2013. Returns in C$ as of August 31, 2023. Series F is generally designed for investors who have a fee-based or wrap account with their dealer. Series F performance is net of fees and expenses. Advisor Series is also available and includes a 1.00% trailing commission.

3 Category refers to Global Neutral Balanced category

4 Outperformance refers to the fund returns compared with Global Neutral Balanced category average returns.

1 This Fund has been capped to all new purchases as of March 28, 2013.

Manulife Strategic Income Fund - series F was awarded the 2022 Lipper Fund Award in the Global Fixed Income category for the 10 year period out of a total of 26 funds ending July 31, 2022. Effective March 31, 2023, CIFSC Fund category for Manulife Strategic Income Fund was changed from Global Fixed Income to Multi-Sector Fixed Income.  Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is 2.60% (1 year), -1.43% (3 years), 1.49% (5 years), 3.33% (10 years), 5.19% (15 years) and 5.10% (since inception on January 11, 2007). Performance for Multi-Sector Fixed Income category for the same period is 2.16% (1 year), -1.65% (3 years), and 0.51% (5 years), 1.73% (10 years), 2.80% (15 years). The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 3 (3 years) [235 funds], 4 (5 years) [202 funds], 5 (10 years) [62 funds].

Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class - series FT6 was awarded the 2022 Lipper Fund Award in the Canadian Equity Balanced category for the 5 year period out of a total of 45 funds ending July 31, 2022. Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is 9.90 % (1 year), 8.45% (3 years), 8.24% (5 years), 8.73% (10 years), and 8.72% (since inception on August 9, 2012). Performance for Global Neutral Balanced category for the same period is 5.83% (1 year), 6.30% (3 years), and 4.76% (5 years), 5.77% (10 years). The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years) [308 funds], 5 (5 years) [294 funds], 5 (10 years) [199 funds].

Manulife U.S. Monthly High Income Fund - series F was awarded the 2022 Lipper Fund Award in the Global Neutral Balanced category for the 5 year period out of a total of 157 funds ending July 31, 2022. Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is 4.75% (1 year), 3.69% (3 years), 7.03% (5 years) and 7.64% (since inception on December 24, 2013). Performance for Global Neutral Balanced category for the same period is 6.87% (1 year), 2.68% (3 years), and 3.37% (5 years). The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 4 (3 years) [1429 funds], 5 (5 years) [1254 funds].

Performance for Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund – series F ended August 31, 2023 is 6.24% (1 year), 3.37% (3 years), 4.32% (5 years), 6.92% (10 years) and 7.79% (since inception on August 19, 2010). Performance for Canadian Neutral Balanced category for the same period is 4.32% (1 year), 3.96% (3 years), 3.81% (5 years) and 5.04% (10 years). The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings for the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1year), 2 (3 years) [380 funds], 4 (5 years) [366 funds], 5 (10 years) [276 funds].

Manulife Multifactor Canadian Large Cap Index ETF (MCLC) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group Over Past Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is as follows: 8.87% (1 year), 13.48% (3 years), 8.03% (5 years) and 7.32% (since inception in April 2017).

Manulife Multifactor Emerging Markets Index ETF (MEME.B) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group Over Past Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is as follows: 6.22% (1 year), 2.87% (3 years) and 2.76% (since inception in December 2018).

Manulife Multifactor Developed International Index ETF (MINT) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group Over Past Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is as follows: 17.61% (1 year), 12.66% (3 years), 7.00% (5 years) and 6.85% (since inception in April 2017).

Manulife Multifactor U.S. Large Cap Index ETF (MULC) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group Over Past Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the period ended August 31, 2023 is as follows: 11.48% (1 year), 9.13% (3 years), 8.19% (5 years) and 9.91% (since inception in April 2017).

The Morningstar Rating, commonly referred to as the Star Rating, relates how a fund has performed on a risk-adjusted basis against its Morningstar category peers and is subject to change every month.  Calculations are based on the funds in each Morningstar Category to better measure fund manager skill. Funds are ranked by their Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return scores with the top 10% of funds in a category receiving 5 stars, the top 22.5% receiving 4 stars. A fund in the middle 35% receiving 3 stars, a fund in the next 22.5% receiving 2 stars and a fund in the bottom 10% receiving 1 star. The Star Ratings as of August 31, 2023 for the Fund shown, and the number of funds within their category for each period are as follows: Manulife Strategic Income Fund, Series F within the Multi-Sector Fixed Income Category N/A (1 year), 3 (3 years) [241 funds], 4 (5 years) [210 funds], 4 (10 years) [57 funds]. Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class, Series FT6 within the Canadian Equity Balanced category N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years) [327 funds], 5 (5 years) [313 funds], 5 (10 years) [216 funds]. Manulife U.S. Monthly High Income Fund, Series F within the Global Neutral Balanced Category N/A (1 year), 3 (3 years) [1307 funds], 5 (5 years) [1134 funds]. Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund, Series F within the Canadian Neutral Balanced Category N/A (1 year), 3 (3 years) [329 funds], 4 (5 years) [311 funds], 5 (10 years) [233 funds].

Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards, ©2022 Refinitiv. All rights reserved. Used under license.

The Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers.

The Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The highest 20% of funds in each category are named Lipper Leaders for Consistent Return and receive a score of 5, the next 20% receive a score of 4, the middle 20% are scored 3, the next 20% are scored 2 and the lowest 20% are scored 1. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification per award universe wins the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award. Lipper Leader ratings change monthly. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com. Although Refinitiv Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Refinitiv Lipper. The Lipper Awards and Lipper Leader ratings being referenced are calculated based on comparisons of performance of investment funds within a specified category established by the CIFSC.

The Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award. Although Refinitiv Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Refinitiv Lipper. Asset class group awards are given to the best large and small groups separately. Large fund family groups with at least five equity, five bond or three mixed-asset portfolios in the respective asset classes are eligible for a group award. Small fund family groups will need to have at least three distinct portfolios in one of the asset classes – equity, bond or mixed-asset. The lowest average decile rank of the three years’ Consistent Return measure of the eligible funds per asset class and group will determine the asset class group award winner over the three-year period. In cases of identical results, the lower average percentile rank will determine the winner. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com.

The merit of the winners is based on objective, quantitative criteria. The influential and prestigious Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards are based on our Lipper Leaders Rating for Consistent Return. Individual classifications of three, five and 10-year periods, as well as fund families with high average scores for the three-year period, are also recognized. The awards are based on Refinitiv Lipper’s proven proprietary methodology, which can be viewed here.

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