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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811- 21777

John Hancock Fund III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Gordon M. Shone, Treasurer

601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-3000

Date of fiscal year end:  February 28 
 
Date of reporting period:  November 30, 2006 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS




JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Intrinsic Value Fund       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.21%       
 
Aerospace - 0.58%       
Goodrich Corp.  300  $  13,500 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  1,000    66,930 
Raytheon Company  600    30,624 

      111,054 
Agriculture - 0.38%       
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company  2,100    73,710 
 
Aluminum - 0.50%       
Alcoa, Inc.  3,100    96,627 
 
Amusement & Theme Parks - 0.70%       
Walt Disney Company  4,100    135,505 
 
Apparel & Textiles - 1.04%       
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.  1,400    47,040 
Liz Claiborne, Inc.  1,200    51,300 
Mohawk Industries, Inc. *  400    30,972 
VF Corp.  900    70,551 

      199,863 
Auto Parts - 0.71%       
AutoZone, Inc. *  200    22,722 
Johnson Controls, Inc.  900    73,197 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *  1,000    31,670 
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. *  400    9,936 

      137,525 
Auto Services - 0.29%       
AutoNation, Inc. *  2,700    55,647 
 
Automobiles - 1.75%       
Ford Motor Company  22,600    183,738 
General Motors Corp.  2,800    81,844 
PACCAR, Inc.  1,100    71,830 

      337,412 
Banking - 6.18%       
Bank of America Corp.  7,700    414,645 
Bank of New York Company, Inc.  1,500    53,310 
BB&T Corp.  1,500    64,515 
Comerica, Inc.  1,800    104,850 
Fifth Third Bancorp  1,100    43,373 
First Horizon National Corp.  800    31,888 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.  1,000    24,310 
KeyCorp  2,500    90,250 
National City Corp.  7,900    285,190 
US Bancorp  2,300    77,372 

      1,189,703 
Biotechnology - 0.17%       
Applera Corp.  900    32,796 
 
Broadcasting - 0.76%       
CBS Corp., Class B  2,200    65,450 
News Corp.  3,900    80,340 

      145,790 
Building Materials & Construction - 0.45%       
American Standard Companies, Inc.  400    17,924 

Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Building Materials & Construction       
(continued)       
Masco Corp.  2,400  $  68,856 

      86,780 
Business Services - 1.30%       
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Class A *  700    35,385 
Computer Sciences Corp. *  700    36,540 
Convergys Corp. *  1,300    31,356 
Electronic Data Systems Corp.  500    13,570 
First Data Corp.  1,200    30,300 
Manpower, Inc.  600    42,600 
Moody's Corp.  200    13,896 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.  1,000    46,090 

      249,737 
Cable and Television - 0.61%       
Comcast Corp., Class A *  2,900    117,334 
 
Chemicals - 0.44%       
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.  400    27,656 
PPG Industries, Inc.  900    57,870 

      85,526 
Commercial Services - 0.04%       
Western Union Company *  300    6,840 
 
Computers & Business Equipment - 1.98%       
CDW Corp.  200    14,100 
Dell, Inc. *  4,400    119,856 
Hewlett-Packard Company  1,900    74,974 
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A *  1,600    32,608 
International Business Machines Corp.  900    82,728 
Lexmark International, Inc. *  400    27,592 
Tech Data Corp. *  700    29,274 

      381,132 
Containers & Glass - 0.06%       
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. *  1,100    11,803 
 
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas - 0.86%       
Apache Corp.  400    27,972 
Devon Energy Corp.  500    36,685 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  2,000    100,680 

      165,337 
Electrical Equipment - 0.18%       
Emerson Electric Company  400    34,680 
 
Electrical Utilities - 0.08%       
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  900    14,715 
 
Electronics - 0.07%       
Thermo Electron Corp. *  300    13,149 
 
Financial Services - 17.38%       
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.  300    45,744 
Capital One Financial Corp.  200    15,576 
CIT Group, Inc.  500    26,005 
Citigroup, Inc.  18,200    902,538 
Countrywide Financial Corp.  700    27,804 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Financial Services (continued)       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  4,700  $  315,652 
Federal National Mortgage Association  6,200    353,586 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.  537    21,426 
Fiserv, Inc. *  400    20,444 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  900    175,320 
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.  300    13,785 
Janus Capital Group, Inc.  500    10,130 
JP Morgan Chase & Company  6,700    310,076 
Knight Capital Group, Inc. *  600    10,566 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  800    58,936 
Mellon Financial Corp.  1,400    56,322 
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.  2,200    192,346 
Morgan Stanley  5,600    426,496 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  1,900    134,311 
State Street Corp. (c)  500    31,065 
Washington Mutual, Inc.  4,500    196,560 

      3,344,688 
Food & Beverages - 1.99%       
H.J. Heinz Company  700    31,115 
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A  4,200    147,210 
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.  700    21,924 
PepsiAmericas, Inc.  500    10,420 
Sara Lee Corp.  3,800    63,004 
Starbucks Corp. *  1,100    38,819 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A  4,500    71,505 

      383,997 
Healthcare Products - 0.26%       
Biomet, Inc.  400    15,124 
Stryker Corp.  400    20,744 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *  200    14,592 

      50,460 
Healthcare Services - 2.85%       
Cardinal Health, Inc.  2,400    155,088 
Caremark Rx, Inc.  200    9,460 
Express Scripts, Inc. *  600    40,920 
Lincare Holdings, Inc. *  300    11,301 
McKesson Corp.  3,200    158,080 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.  600    31,902 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  2,900    142,332 

      549,083 
Homebuilders - 0.73%       
Centex Corp.  500    27,670 
KB Home  400    20,676 
Lennar Corp., Class A  600    31,500 
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.  200    11,426 
Pulte Homes, Inc.  500    16,870 
Ryland Group, Inc.  600    31,650 

      139,792 
Hotels & Restaurants - 0.14%       
Brinker International, Inc.  600    27,282 

Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Household Appliances - 0.35%       
Whirlpool Corp.  800  $  68,240 
 
Household Products - 0.17%       
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *  200    13,218 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.  700    19,943 

      33,161 
Industrial Machinery - 0.74%       
Cummins, Inc.  200    23,984 
Deere & Company  500    48,000 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.  400    33,392 
Terex Corp. *  400    22,408 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.  200    14,472 

      142,256 
Insurance - 7.06%       
Aetna, Inc.  600    24,786 
AFLAC, Inc.  2,900    128,006 
Allstate Corp.  2,200    139,656 
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.  800    68,512 
American Financial Group, Inc.  600    31,326 
American International Group, Inc.  4,100    288,312 
Aon Corp.  1,200    42,816 
CIGNA Corp.  200    25,210 
Commerce Group, Inc.  400    12,204 
Conseco, Inc. *  600    11,934 
First American Corp.  700    27,027 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.  200    17,152 
Lincoln National Corp.  900    57,231 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.  100    3,142 
MBIA, Inc.  1,100    76,615 
MGIC Investment Corp.  600    34,776 
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., Class A  400    20,800 
Old Republic International Corp.  1,600    36,080 
PMI Group, Inc.  900    38,979 
Progressive Corp.  2,100    47,355 
Protective Life Corp.  400    18,888 
Radian Group, Inc.  800    42,568 
Torchmark Corp.  700    44,254 
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.  200    12,376 
UnumProvident Corp.  3,300    67,584 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  1,200    42,132 

      1,359,721 
International Oil - 1.35%       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., ADR  2,700    133,272 
ChevronTexaco Corp.  1,100    79,552 
ConocoPhillips  700    47,110 

      259,934 
Liquor - 0.25%       
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.  1,000    47,510 
 
Manufacturing - 0.94%       
Danaher Corp.  400    29,248 
Eaton Corp.  600    46,248 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Manufacturing (continued)       
Harley-Davidson, Inc.  400  $  29,508 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.  600    28,320 
Snap-on, Inc.  500    23,750 
SPX Corp.  400    24,444 

      181,518 
Medical-Hospitals - 0.16%       
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A  600    12,300 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. *  2,700    19,143 

      31,443 
Metal & Metal Products - 0.20%       
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company  1,000    38,490 
 
Office Furnishings & Supplies - 0.20%       
Office Depot, Inc. *  500    18,930 
OfficeMax, Inc.  400    18,828 

      37,758 
Paper - 0.19%       
International Paper Company  1,100    36,410 
 
Petroleum Services - 4.43%       
Exxon Mobil Corp.  11,100    852,591 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 11.73%       
Abbott Laboratories  1,100    51,326 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  2,800    128,772 
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  200    10,216 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  4,000    99,320 
Forest Laboratories, Inc. *  1,400    68,180 
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  3,200    52,896 
Merck & Company, Inc.  16,600    738,866 
Pfizer, Inc.  40,300    1,107,847 

      2,257,423 
Photography - 0.31%       
Eastman Kodak Company  2,300    59,846 
 
Publishing - 0.83%       
Gannett Company, Inc.  2,300    136,896 
Tribune Company  700    22,260 

      159,156 
Railroads & Equipment - 0.80%       
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  800    60,128 
CSX Corp.  400    14,344 
Norfolk Southern Corp.  500    24,625 
Union Pacific Corp.  600    54,312 

      153,409 
Retail Grocery - 2.14%       
Safeway, Inc.  5,500    169,455 
SUPERVALU, Inc.  1,700    58,242 
The Kroger Company  8,600    184,556 

      412,253 
Retail Trade - 8.24%       
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. *  300    10,350 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *  800    31,000 

Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Retail Trade (continued)       
Best Buy Company, Inc.  300  $  16,491 
Big Lots, Inc. *  500    11,155 
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *  900    29,070 
Circuit City Stores, Inc.  500    12,480 
Costco Wholesale Corp.  1,200    62,712 
Dillard's, Inc., Class A  400    14,228 
Dollar General Corp.  1,500    23,310 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. *  1,700    51,017 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  1,700    47,413 
Foot Locker, Inc.  1,000    22,900 
Gap, Inc.  1,400    26,208 
Home Depot, Inc.  12,800    486,016 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.  7,000    211,120 
Rent-A-Center, Inc. *  500    13,670 
Staples, Inc.  700    17,829 
Target Corp.  500    29,045 
The TJX Companies, Inc.  1,100    30,162 
Walgreen Company  1,300    52,637 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  8,400    387,240 

      1,586,053 
Sanitary Services - 0.25%       
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. *  900    11,412 
Waste Management, Inc.  1,000    36,610 

      48,022 
Semiconductors - 0.28%       
Intel Corp.  1,900    40,565 
Intersil Corp., Class A  500    12,385 

      52,950 
Software - 0.47%       
BEA Systems, Inc. *  1,500    20,655 
BMC Software, Inc. *  200    6,512 
Intuit, Inc. *  400    12,592 
Microsoft Corp.  1,700    49,861 

      89,620 
Steel - 0.37%       
Nucor Corp.  1,200    71,820 
 
Telecommunications Equipment &       
Services - 0.12%       
Polycom, Inc. *  800    23,072 
 
Telephone - 8.94%       
AT&T, Inc.  17,900    606,989 
BellSouth Corp.  4,700    209,573 
CenturyTel, Inc.  1,500    63,825 
Qwest Communications International, Inc. *  3,500    26,915 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  23,300    814,102 

      1,721,404 
Tires & Rubber - 0.05%       
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company *  600    10,110 
 
Tobacco - 1.65%       
Altria Group, Inc.  3,000    252,630 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Intrinsic Value Fund (continued)       
    Shares or     
    Principal     
    Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)         
 
Tobacco (continued)         
Reynolds American, Inc.    400  $  25,696 
UST, Inc.    700    39,186 

        317,512 
Toys, Amusements & Sporting Goods - 0.16%       
Mattel, Inc.    1,400    30,730 
 
Transportation - 0.07%         
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.    300    13,200 
 
Travel Services - 0.16%         
Sabre Holdings Corp.    1,100    30,173 
 
Trucking & Freight - 1.12%         
Fedex Corp.    1,600    184,688 
Ryder Systems, Inc.    600    31,302 

        215,990 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $16,798,847)    $  18,519,742 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 6.87%       
Repurchase Agreement with State         
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at         
3.95% to be repurchased at         
$1,322,145 on 12/01/2006,         
collateralized by $1,295,000         
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.375%         
due 05/15/2019 (valued at         
$1,350,038, including interest) (c)  $  1,322,000  $  1,322,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS         
(Cost $1,322,000)      $  1,322,000 

Total Investments (Intrinsic Value Fund)       
(Cost $18,120,847) - 103.08%      $  19,841,742 
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (3.08)%      (592,653) 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $  19,249,089 


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Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

 

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

* Non-Income Producing

(c) Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank

 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)


The following is a summary of open futures contracts at November 30, 2006:

          Unrealized 
          Appreciation 
Fund  Open Contracts  Number of Contracts  Position  Expiration Date  (Depreciation) 

Intrinsic Value  S&P 500 Index  1  Long  Dec 2006  ($832) 

          ($832) 

At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  Unrealized  Unrealized  Net Unrealized 
Fund  Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
Intrinsic Value  1,815,303  (94,408)  1,720,895 

 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Value Opportunities Fund       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.42%       
Aerospace - 0.50%       
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. *  800            $  61,848 
Armor Holdings, Inc. *  200    11,310 
Curtiss Wright Corp.  800    28,440 

      101,598 
Air Freight - 0.21%       
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. *  5,500    43,450 
Aluminum - 0.10%       
Superior Essex, Inc. *  600    21,240 
Apparel & Textiles - 4.45%       
Brown Shoe, Inc.  1,100    52,184 
Columbia Sportswear Company  2,200    129,470 
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.  5,900    198,240 
Kellwood Company  2,100    65,625 
K-Swiss, Inc., Class A  1,200    39,852 
Liz Claiborne, Inc.  7,100    303,525 
Skechers United States of America, Inc.,       
Class A *  300    8,850 
Stride Rite Corp.  1,000    15,630 
Timberland Company., Class A *  2,500    78,125 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.  700    20,342 

      911,843 
Auto Parts - 1.77%       
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.  2,100    38,430 
ArvinMeritor, Inc.  4,000    69,240 
BorgWarner, Inc.  900    52,020 
Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. *  200    7,174 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *  2,400    76,008 
Superior Industries International, Inc.  3,300    65,109 
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. *  2,200    54,648 

      362,629 
Auto Services - 0.75%       
AutoNation, Inc. *  4,500    92,745 
Copart, Inc. *  1,100    33,231 
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A  1,100    28,446 

      154,422 
Automobiles - 1.68%       
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.  700    16,478 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.  2,700    137,673 
Tenneco, Inc. *  900    21,222 
United Auto Group, Inc.  7,200    168,984 

      344,357 
Banking - 9.20%       
Amcore Financial, Inc.  300    9,552 
Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc.  1,200    34,392 
Associated Banc-Corp.  2,200    73,128 
Astoria Financial Corp.  4,800    143,520 
BancFirst Corp.  200    10,654 
BancorpSouth, Inc.  2,700    70,335 
BankUnited Financial Corp., Class A  600    15,300 
Banner Corp.  200    9,132 

Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Banking (continued)       
Cathay General Bancorp, Inc.  300            $  10,308 
Chemical Financial Corp.  600    19,596 
Chittenden Corp.  300    9,024 
Citizens Banking Corp.  600    16,104 
City National Corp.  700    47,474 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.  1,785    86,733 
Cullen Frost Bankers, Inc.  600    32,700 
Dime Community Bancorp, Inc.  800    11,256 
Downey Financial Corp.  1,300    94,640 
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.  100    19,955 
First Horizon National Corp.  2,900    115,594 
First Indiana Corp.  600    14,898 
First Midwest BanCorp, Inc., Illinois  700    26,075 
FirstFed Financial Corp. *  700    45,514 
FirstMerit Corp.  1,800    42,660 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.  2,800    42,140 
Greater Bay Bancorp  2,500    64,350 
Hancock Holding Company  800    42,976 
International Bancshares Corp.  400    12,364 
Investors Financial Services Corp.  800    31,816 
Irwin Financial Corp.  600    13,218 
ITLA Capital Corp.  500    26,510 
MAF Bancorp, Inc.  1,000    43,990 
Mercantile Bankshares Corp.  700    31,927 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.  4,400    71,104 
Old National Bancorp  400    7,512 
Pacific Capital Bancorp  1,100    35,849 
Park National Corp.  100    10,025 
Sky Financial Group, Inc.  400    9,900 
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.  1,000    18,420 
TCF Financial Corp.  4,100    107,092 
Trustmark Corp.  2,800    91,336 
United Bankshares, Inc.  400    15,432 
Valley National Bancorp  900    23,364 
Washington Federal, Inc.  1,900    44,156 
Webster Financial Corp.  1,000    47,770 
Westamerica Bancorp  600    29,718 
Whitney Holding Corp.  1,000    32,230 
Wilmington Trust Corp.  1,800    74,808 

      1,886,551 
Biotechnology - 0.46%       
Applera Corp.  2,000    72,880 
Techne Corp. *  400    21,508 

      94,388 
Broadcasting - 0.13%       
Westwood One, Inc.  2,700    17,793 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A  500    7,970 

      25,763 
Building Materials & Construction - 0.84%       
Dycom Industries, Inc. *  1,500    30,480 
EMCOR Group, Inc. *  2,200    131,274 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Building Materials & Construction       
(continued)       
NCI Building Systems, Inc. *  200             $ 11,036 

      172,790 
Business Services - 3.67%       
Banta Corp.  600    21,732 
BearingPoint, Inc. *  2,100    17,598 
Black Box Corp.  600    25,692 
CDI Corp.  500    13,015 
Ceridian Corp. *  600    14,706 
Convergys Corp. *  4,100    98,892 
Deluxe Corp.  2,900    71,398 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.  700    37,016 
Forrester Research, Inc. *  400    11,248 
Insight Enterprises, Inc. *  2,000    40,200 
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A  1,300    37,882 
Lightbridge, Inc. *  1,100    14,520 
Manpower, Inc.  3,200    227,200 
MAXIMUS, Inc.  800    23,408 
MPS Group, Inc. *  1,900    28,481 
Paxar Corp. *  400    8,540 
Scansource, Inc. *  600    18,312 
Sonicwall, Inc. *  1,700    17,085 
Spherion Corp. *  900    6,480 
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc., Class A  400    18,560 

      751,965 
Cellular Communications - 0.23%       
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.  900    46,494 
Chemicals - 1.72%       
A. Schulman, Inc.  500    11,395 
Airgas, Inc.  600    25,530 
Albemarle Corp.  800    55,792 
Ashland, Inc.  500    33,805 
H.B. Fuller Company  1,400    36,498 
Hercules, Inc. *  1,800    33,534 
PolyOne Corp. *  2,200    16,896 
Sensient Technologies Corp.  3,300    78,639 
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.  100    7,611 
Stepan Company  700    21,224 
Valspar Corp.  1,100    30,778 

      351,702 
Colleges & Universities - 0.85%       
Career Education Corp. *  2,600    65,650 
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. *  2,000    25,800 
ITT Educational Services, Inc. *  1,200    82,284 

      173,734 
Commercial Services - 0.14%       
Pool Corp.  400    16,388 
Vertrue, Inc. *  300    11,493 

      27,881 

Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Computers & Business Equipment - 2.71%       
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. *  900  $  21,861 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. *  1,300    12,025 
CDW Corp.  1,700    119,850 
Diebold, Inc.  1,100    50,600 
EMS Technologies, Inc. *  400    8,188 
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A *  7,800    158,964 
Tech Data Corp. *  4,400    184,008 

      555,496 
Construction Materials - 1.06%       
Ameron International Corp.  700    52,647 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.  600    8,094 
Granite Construction, Inc.  400    20,640 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.  2,100    44,310 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.  900    27,873 
Standex International Corp.  300    8,919 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.  700    32,648 
USG Corp. *  400    22,292 

      217,423 
Containers & Glass - 1.14%       
Bemis Company, Inc.  2,000    68,260 
Greif, Inc., Class A  200    19,830 
Pactiv Corp. *  1,100    37,895 
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. *  2,100    22,533 
Sonoco Products Company  2,300    85,077 

      233,595 
Correctional Facilities - 0.09%       
Corrections Corp. of America *  400    18,180 
Cosmetics & Toiletries - 0.47%       
Alberto-Culver Company *  1,200    24,084 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A  900    37,161 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.  600    28,266 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. *  700    6,482 

      95,993 
Domestic Oil - 0.25%       
Houston Exploration Company *  300    16,836 
Stone Energy Corp. *  900    35,118 

      51,954 
Drugs & Health Care - 0.29%       
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.  500    28,930 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. *  900    30,591 

      59,521 
Electrical Equipment - 0.76%       
A.O. Smith Corp.  700    25,053 
Anixter International, Inc. *  400    23,448 
Hubbell, Inc., Class B  400    20,980 
Littelfuse, Inc. *  700    21,896 
Molex, Inc.  700    22,400 
Tektronix, Inc.  1,400    42,784 

      156,561 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Electrical Utilities - 1.03%       
Alliant Corp.  700            $ 27,230 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  3,800    62,130 
Great Plains Energy, Inc.  300    9,483 
IDACORP, Inc.  300    11,997 
NSTAR  200    7,036 
OGE Energy Corp.  1,100    43,142 
Otter Tail Corp.  300    9,222 
Pepco Holdings, Inc.  1,200    30,756 
Reliant Energy, Inc. *  700    9,394 

      210,390 
Electronics - 1.39%       
Arrow Electronics, Inc. *  1,300    41,288 
Avnet, Inc. *  1,900    47,101 
AVX Corp.  1,700    26,418 
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. *  700    13,426 
Imation Corp.  100    4,631 
Mentor Graphics Corp. *  1,100    18,601 
Synopsys, Inc. *  300    7,665 
Technitrol, Inc.  1,300    35,724 
Teleflex, Inc.  300    19,389 
Thermo Electron Corp. *  700    30,681 
Thomas & Betts Corp. *  400    20,748 
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. *  1,400    18,340 

      284,012 
Energy - 0.05%       
New Jersey Resources Corp.  200    10,350 
Financial Services - 3.27%       
A.G. Edwards, Inc.  700    40,495 
Advanta Corp., Class B  300    13,686 
AmeriCredit Corp. *  2,800    65,660 
Delphi Financial Group, Inc.  900    36,450 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C  600    15,654 
Fremont General Corp.  2,500    42,525 
Fulton Financial Corp.  300    4,875 
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.  1,900    87,305 
Janus Capital Group, Inc.  1,600    32,416 
Jefferies Group, Inc.  2,600    75,374 
Knight Capital Group, Inc. *  3,100    54,591 
Leucadia National Corp.  1,100    30,349 
Moneygram International, Inc.  2,000    61,000 
Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. *  200    13,014 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.  2,000    63,020 
SEI Investments Company  600    34,914 

      671,328 
Food & Beverages - 3.13%       
ARAMARK Corp., Class B  400    13,340 
Corn Products International, Inc.  1,600    58,112 
Del Monte Foods Company  3,300    37,257 
Flowers Foods, Inc.  100    2,664 
Hormel Foods Corp.  1,900    71,972 
McCormick & Company, Inc.  900    34,848 

Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Food & Beverages (continued)       
Performance Food Group Company *  3,100            $ 83,886 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.  300    7,656 
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. *  300    15,195 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.  1,400    38,710 
Smithfield Foods, Inc. *  2,500    65,950 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A  13,300    211,337 

      640,927 
Furniture & Fixtures - 1.43%       
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.  2,300    81,604 
Furniture Brands International, Inc.  4,900    84,378 
La-Z-Boy, Inc.  3,800    44,764 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.  3,500    83,230 

      293,976 
Gas & Pipeline Utilities - 0.08%       
ONEOK, Inc.  400    17,296 
Healthcare Products - 1.06%       
DENTSPLY International, Inc.  900    28,737 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *  700    59,255 
Owens & Minor, Inc.  2,500    77,575 
Patterson Companies, Inc. *  800    29,688 
Respironics, Inc. *  600    21,636 

      216,891 
Healthcare Services - 1.70%       
AMERIGROUP Corp. *  1,500    51,285 
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. *  2,300    57,431 
Health Net, Inc. *  1,300    59,982 
Lincare Holdings, Inc. *  3,000    113,010 
Magellan Health Services, Inc. *  200    8,796 
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. *  1,200    57,780 

      348,284 
Homebuilders - 2.53%       
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.  900    41,094 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A *  900    31,959 
KB Home  1,100    56,859 
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.  1,900    108,547 
M/I Homes, Inc.  2,000    74,560 
NVR, Inc. *  100    59,500 
Ryland Group, Inc.  1,700    89,675 
Standard Pacific Corp.  1,300    33,358 
Toll Brothers, Inc. *  700    22,540 

      518,092 
Hotels & Restaurants - 2.84%       
Applebee's International, Inc.  2,200    50,050 
Brinker International, Inc.  2,000    90,940 
CBRL Group, Inc.  1,800    77,202 
CEC Entertainment, Inc. *  900    35,829 
IHOP Corp.  200    10,522 
Jack in the Box, Inc. *  1,900    116,831 
O'Charley's, Inc. *  1,200    24,120 
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.  1,700    66,470 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Hotels & Restaurants (continued)       
Papa Johns International, Inc. *  1,000             $ 31,000 
RARE Hospitality International, Inc. *  1,200    38,844 
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.  1,500    40,485 

      582,293 
Household Appliances - 0.03%       
Technical Olympic USA, Inc.  600    5,592 
Household Products - 0.96%       
Blyth, Inc.  2,900    73,718 
Church & Dwight, Inc.  200    8,382 
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *  1,200    79,308 
Tupperware Brands Corp.  1,700    36,091 

      197,499 
Industrial Machinery - 1.57%       
AGCO Corp. *  1,900    59,337 
Cummins, Inc.  300    35,976 
Flowserve Corp. *  400    21,536 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.  1,000    60,850 
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A  200    29,830 
Rofin Sinar Technologies, Inc. *  200    11,624 
Tennant Company  400    11,620 
Terex Corp. *  1,100    61,622 
Valmont Industries, Inc.  500    29,625 

      322,020 
Industrials - 0.57%       
Crane Company  2,300    87,630 
Fastenal Company  400    14,396 
Lawson Products, Inc.  300    15,069 

      117,095 
Insurance - 13.02%       
Alfa Corp.  700    13,566 
American Financial Group, Inc.  3,800    198,398 
American National Insurance Company  200    22,834 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company  300    8,787 
Brown & Brown, Inc.  2,000    58,000 
Commerce Group, Inc.  3,700    112,887 
Donegal Group, Inc.  400    7,676 
Erie Indemnity Company., Class A  1,400    78,792 
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A  600    23,640 
First American Corp.  4,300    166,023 
Great American Financial Resources, Inc.  600    13,302 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.  600    28,428 
Harleysville Group, Inc.  300    10,668 
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.  1,100    33,209 
Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company  600    24,960 
Kansas City Life Insurance Company  200    10,308 
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.  1,800    109,998 
Mercury General Corp.  2,000    106,900 
National Western Life Insurance Company,       
Class A *  200    45,692 
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., Class A  3,300    171,600 

Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Insurance (continued)       
Navigators Group, Inc. *  300             $ 13,881 
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.  300    10,581 
Ohio Casualty Corp.  300    8,763 
Old Republic International Corp.  11,100    250,305 
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. *  800    35,640 
PMI Group, Inc.  5,000    216,550 
Presidential Life Corp.  500    11,195 
Protective Life Corp.  2,700    127,494 
Radian Group, Inc.  2,600    138,346 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  2,400    132,408 
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.  400    20,952 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.  500    27,760 
Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.  2,000    90,820 
Stewart Information Services Corp.  1,800    70,308 
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.  1,300    80,444 
Triad Guaranty, Inc. *  1,000    53,800 
United Fire & Casualty Company  600    21,180 
Universal American Financial Corp. *  400    7,500 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  3,000    105,330 

      2,668,925 
Leisure Time - 0.44%       
Brunswick Corp.  1,700    55,029 
Polaris Industries, Inc.  800    36,016 

      91,045 
Life Sciences - 0.29%       
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.  1,900    60,021 
Manufacturing - 1.22%       
Acuity Brands, Inc.  800    42,136 
Barnes Group, Inc.  100    2,095 
Kaydon Corp.  700    27,965 
Lancaster Colony Corp.  600    25,644 
Nordson Corp.  900    43,461 
Snap-on, Inc.  300    14,250 
SPX Corp.  800    48,888 
Stanley Works  900    45,918 

      250,357 
Medical-Hospitals - 0.50%       
Tenet Healthcare Corp. *  5,000    35,450 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B  1,200    66,252 

      101,702 
Metal & Metal Products - 0.76%       
Mueller Industries, Inc.  1,400    47,740 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company  2,100    80,829 
Timken Company  900    26,766 

      155,335 
Mobile Homes - 0.58%       
Thor Industries, Inc.  1,800    81,468 
Winnebago Industries, Inc.  1,100    38,280 

      119,748 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Newspapers - 0.44%       
Lee Enterprises, Inc.  400            $ 11,560 
The New York Times Company, Class A  3,300    79,662 

      91,222 
Office Furnishings & Supplies - 0.99%       
Global Imaging Systems, Inc. *  1,300    27,703 
IKON Office Solutions, Inc.  3,300    53,361 
OfficeMax, Inc.  1,800    84,726 
United Stationers, Inc. *  800    37,104 

      202,894 
Paper - 0.17%       
P.H. Glatfelter Company  500    7,410 
Temple-Inland, Inc.  700    27,370 

      34,780 
Petroleum Services - 0.06%       
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. *  200    12,590 
Pharmaceuticals - 1.15%       
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  14,300    236,379 
Plastics - 0.10%       
Spartech Corp.  700    20,944 
Publishing - 0.30%       
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. *  400    23,400 
Valassis Communications, Inc. *  2,400    37,104 

      60,504 
Railroads & Equipment - 0.14%       
GATX Corp.  600    27,708 
Real Estate - 2.42%       
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.,       
REIT  1,600    56,592 
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc., REIT  6,700    93,666 
Anthracite Capital, Inc., REIT  700    8,869 
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp., REIT  1,900    17,936 
Apartment Investment & Management       
Company, Class A, REIT  200    11,528 
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc., REIT  1,200    11,772 
iStar Financial, Inc., REIT  500    23,395 
MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc., REIT  1,900    14,782 
New Century Financial Corp., REIT  1,500    54,090 
Redwood Trust, Inc., REIT  1,400    80,094 
Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., REIT  4,900    123,823 

      496,547 
Retail Grocery - 2.51%       
Ingles Markets, Inc.  1,900    56,563 
Nash-Finch Company  1,200    31,740 
Ruddick Corp.  2,300    64,124 
Smart & Final, Inc. *  1,900    34,314 
SUPERVALU, Inc.  8,600    294,636 
Weis Markets, Inc.  800    32,336 

      513,713 

Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Retail Trade - 9.90%       
99 Cents Only Stores *  1,600            $  17,680 
Abercrombie & Fitch Company., Class A  400    26,976 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.  400    18,072 
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. *  200    6,900 
Big Lots, Inc. *  2,900    64,699 
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *  3,600    116,280 
Borders Group, Inc.  1,000    22,900 
Casey's General Stores, Inc.  1,100    27,379 
Cash America International, Inc.  500    22,070 
Cato Corp., Class A  1,000    23,740 
Circuit City Stores, Inc.  1,300    32,448 
Claire's Stores, Inc.  1,300    41,483 
Dillard's, Inc., Class A  1,500    53,355 
Dollar General Corp.  3,500    54,390 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. *  8,700    261,087 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  6,200    172,918 
Foot Locker, Inc.  2,400    54,960 
Fossil, Inc. *  3,500    73,570 
Longs Drug Stores Corp.  800    32,872 
NBTY, Inc. *  4,400    159,940 
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. *  1,900    37,392 
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. *  900    28,071 
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.  2,500    16,625 
RadioShack Corp.  2,900    50,837 
Regis Corp.  1,200    45,972 
Rent-A-Center, Inc. *  5,300    144,902 
Ross Stores, Inc.  1,400    43,386 
Sonic Automotive, Inc.  3,100    88,474 
Steven Madden, Ltd. *  500    18,385 
Talbots, Inc.  1,600    39,872 
The Buckle, Inc.  600    28,194 
The Yankee Candle, Inc.  800    27,248 
Tween Brands, Inc. *  1,300    54,496 
United Rentals, Inc. *  1,900    47,614 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  1,400    44,408 
Zale Corp. *  1,000    30,770 

      2,030,365 
Sanitary Services - 0.24%       
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. *  3,800    48,184 
Semiconductors - 0.32%       
Intersil Corp., Class A  700    17,339 
Novellus Systems, Inc. *  1,000    31,220 
QLogic Corp. *  800    17,800 

      66,359 
Software - 0.86%       
BEA Systems, Inc. *  4,700    64,719 
BMC Software, Inc. *  800    26,048 
Citrix Systems, Inc. *  1,600    45,984 
EPIQ Systems, Inc. *  600    9,372 
JDA Software Group, Inc. *  600    8,580 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Value Opportunities Fund (continued)     
    Shares or     
    Principal     
    Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)         
Software (continued)         
Keane, Inc. *    1,800            $ 22,320 

        177,023 
Steel - 0.14%         
Worthington Industries, Inc.    1,500    27,750 
Telecommunications Equipment &         
Services - 0.60%         
Commscope, Inc. *    900    27,153 
Polycom, Inc. *    2,000    57,680 
Tellabs, Inc. *    3,800    38,152 

        122,985 
Telephone - 1.19%         
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.    500    14,200 
CenturyTel, Inc.    5,400    229,770 

        243,970 
Tires & Rubber - 0.30%         
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company *    3,700    62,345 
Tobacco - 0.34%         
Schweitzer Mauduit International, Inc.    400    9,916 
Universal Corp.    1,300    60,541 

        70,457 
Transportation - 0.51%         
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.    1,200    69,072 
Saia, Inc. *    1,400    34,706 

        103,778 
Travel Services - 0.47%         
Sabre Holdings Corp.    3,500    96,005 
Trucking & Freight - 1.35%         
Arkansas Best Corp.    1,900    72,010 
EGL, Inc. *    700    22,358 
Navistar International Corp. *    1,200    38,388 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.    300    14,403 
Ryder Systems, Inc.    1,600    83,472 
Swift Transportation, Inc. *    1,600    45,392 

        276,023 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $18,364,693)              $ 19,765,233 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 6.10%       
Repurchase Agreement with State         
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at         
3.95% to be repurchased at         
$1,249,137 on 12/01/2006,         
collateralized by $1,225,000         
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.375%         
due 05/15/2019 (valued at         
$1,277,063, including interest) (c)  $ 1,249,000            $ 1,249,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS         
(Cost $1,249,000)                $ 1,249,000 


Total Investments (Value Oportunities Fund)     
(Cost $19,613,693) - 102.52%                                                $ 21,014,233 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.52)%    (515,544) 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%                                                $  20,498,689 


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Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
*          Non-Income Producing
(c)        Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III         
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)         

The following is a summary of open futures contracts at November 30, 2006:       
          Unrealized 
          Appreciation 
Fund  Open Contracts  Number of Contracts  Position  Expiration Date  (Depreciation) 

 
Value Opportunities  Russell 2000 Mini Index  4  Long  Dec 2006                                       ($173) 
 
          ($173) 

At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  Unrealized  Unrealized  Net Unrealized 
Fund  Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
Value Opportunities  1,717,298  (316,758)  1,400,540 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


U.S. Core Fund       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.04%       
Advertising - 0.09%       
Omnicom Group, Inc.  200  $  20,432 
 
Aerospace - 1.91%       
Boeing Company  400    35,412 
General Dynamics Corp.  400    29,936 
Lockheed Martin Corp.  1,200    108,540 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  1,300    87,009 
Raytheon Company  600    30,624 
United Technologies Corp.  1,900    122,607 

      414,128 
Agriculture - 0.45%       
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company  2,800    98,280 
  
Aluminum - 0.47%       
Alcoa, Inc.  3,300    102,861 
  
Amusement & Theme Parks - 0.65%       
Walt Disney Company  4,300    142,115 
  
Apparel & Textiles - 0.42%       
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.  300    10,080 
Liz Claiborne, Inc.  600    25,650 
Mohawk Industries, Inc. *  100    7,743 
VF Corp.  600    47,034 

      90,507 
Auto Parts - 0.56%       
AutoZone, Inc. *  500    56,805 
Johnson Controls, Inc.  800    65,064 

      121,869 
Auto Services - 0.21%       
AutoNation, Inc. *  2,200    45,342 
Automobiles - 0.94%       
Ford Motor Company  10,500    85,365 
General Motors Corp.  1,600    46,768 
PACCAR, Inc.  1,100    71,830 

      203,963 
Banking - 3.39%       
Bank of America Corp.  6,200    333,870 
Bank of New York Company, Inc.  1,200    42,648 
BB&T Corp.  1,200    51,612 
Comerica, Inc.  800    46,600 
Fifth Third Bancorp  700    27,601 
KeyCorp  400    14,440 
National City Corp.  3,800    137,180 
US Bancorp  1,500    50,460 
Wells Fargo & Company (c)  900    31,716 

      736,127 
Biotechnology - 0.29%       
Amgen, Inc. *  200    14,200 
Applera Corp.  900    32,796 
Biogen Idec, Inc. *  300    15,678 

      62,674 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Broadcasting - 0.44%       
CBS Corp., Class B  400  $  11,900 
News Corp.  4,100    84,460 

      96,360 
Building Materials & Construction - 0.31%       
American Standard Companies, Inc.  900    40,329 
Masco Corp.  900    25,821 

      66,150 
Business Services - 1.71%       
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Class A *  600    30,330 
Computer Sciences Corp. *  800    41,760 
Electronic Data Systems Corp.  900    24,426 
First Data Corp.  2,200    55,550 
H & R Block, Inc.  500    12,000 
Manpower, Inc.  700    49,700 
Moody's Corp.  1,400    97,272 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.  800    36,872 
Robert Half International, Inc.  600    23,154 

      371,064 
Cable and Television - 0.61%       
Comcast Corp., Class A *  3,000    121,380 
DIRECTV Group, Inc. *  500    11,375 

      132,755 
Chemicals - 0.54%       
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.  400    27,656 
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company  1,100    51,623 
PPG Industries, Inc.  600    38,580 

      117,859 
Commercial Services - 0.17%       
Western Union Company *  1,600    36,480 
  
Computers & Business Equipment - 3.54%       
CDW Corp.  500    35,250 
Cisco Systems, Inc. *  9,300    249,984 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,       
Class A *  300    24,468 
Dell, Inc. *  7,200    196,128 
Hewlett-Packard Company  2,300    90,758 
International Business Machines Corp.  1,000    91,920 
Lexmark International, Inc. *  1,000    68,980 
Network Appliance, Inc. *  300    11,763 

      769,251 
Construction Materials - 0.09%       
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.  200    19,862 
  
Containers & Glass - 0.06%       
Pactiv Corp. *  400    13,780 
   
Cosmetics & Toiletries - 0.81%       
Avon Products, Inc.  1,400    45,696 
Colgate-Palmolive Company  500    32,525 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A  600    24,774 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Cosmetics & Toiletries (continued)       
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  1,100  $  73,117 

      176,112 
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas - 0.85%       
Apache Corp.  200    13,986 
Devon Energy Corp.  500    36,685 
Marathon Oil Corp.  400    37,752 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  1,900    95,646 

      184,069 
Drugs & Health Care - 0.16%       
Wyeth  700    33,796 
 
Electrical Equipment - 0.76%       
Emerson Electric Company  1,900    164,730 
Electrical Utilities - 0.14%       
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  1,000    16,350 
The AES Corp. *  600    14,022 

      30,372 
Electronics - 0.18%       
Agilent Technologies, Inc. *  400    12,736 
Amphenol Corp., Class A  200    13,626 
Thermo Electron Corp. *  300    13,149 

      39,511 
Financial Services - 11.68%       
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.  400    60,992 
Charles Schwab Corp.  1,900    34,846 
CIT Group, Inc.  600    31,206 
Citigroup, Inc.  17,000    843,030 
Countrywide Financial Corp.  300    11,916 
E*TRADE Financial Corp. *  100    2,407 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  1,400    94,024 
Federal National Mortgage Association  3,400    193,902 
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B  500    16,590 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.  483    19,272 
Fiserv, Inc. *  500    25,555 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  1,200    233,760 
Janus Capital Group, Inc.  500    10,130 
JP Morgan Chase & Company  7,300    337,844 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  900    66,303 
Mellon Financial Corp.  1,200    48,276 
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.  1,700    148,631 
Morgan Stanley  1,900    144,704 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  800    56,552 
SEI Investments Company  100    5,819 
State Street Corp. (c)  600    37,278 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (c)  300    12,999 
Washington Mutual, Inc.  2,300    100,464 

      2,536,500 
Food & Beverages - 2.98%       
Campbell Soup Company  600    22,842 
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  600    15,420 
Dean Foods Company *  500    21,410 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Food & Beverages (continued)       
General Mills, Inc.  200  $  11,190 
H.J. Heinz Company  1,100    48,895 
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A  2,400    84,120 
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.  700    21,924 
PepsiCo, Inc.  100    6,197 
Sara Lee Corp.  1,500    24,870 
Starbucks Corp. *  6,200    218,798 
Sysco Corp.  400    14,340 
The Coca-Cola Company  2,600    121,758 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A  2,200    34,958 

      646,722 
Healthcare Products - 2.38%       
Baxter International, Inc.  300    13,422 
Becton, Dickinson & Company  800    57,376 
Biomet, Inc.  600    22,686 
Johnson & Johnson  5,500    362,505 
Stryker Corp.  600    31,116 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *  300    14,766 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *  200    14,592 

      516,463 
Healthcare Services - 3.61%       
Cardinal Health, Inc.  2,400    155,088 
Caremark Rx, Inc.  400    18,920 
Express Scripts, Inc. *  1,200    81,840 
Health Net, Inc. *  300    13,842 
IMS Health, Inc.  400    10,988 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *  200    14,160 
Lincare Holdings, Inc. *  400    15,068 
McKesson Corp.  2,700    133,380 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.  1,600    85,072 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  5,200    255,216 

      783,574 
Holdings Companies/Conglomerates - 0.20%       
Loews Corp.  100    3,992 
Textron, Inc.  400    38,980 

      42,972 
Homebuilders - 0.28%       
Centex Corp.  200    11,068 
KB Home  300    15,507 
Lennar Corp., Class A  400    21,000 
Pulte Homes, Inc.  400    13,496 

      61,071 
Hotels & Restaurants - 0.28%       
Marriott International, Inc., Class A  600    27,090 
McDonald's Corp.  500    20,985 
Yum! Brands, Inc.  200    12,238 

      60,313 
Household Appliances - 0.24%       
Whirlpool Corp.  600    51,180 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Household Products - 0.13%       
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *  200  $  13,218 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.  500    14,245 

      27,463 
Industrial Machinery - 1.21%       
Caterpillar, Inc.  1,300    80,639 
Cummins, Inc.  200    23,984 
Deere & Company  500    48,000 
Dover Corp.  300    15,090 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.  400    33,392 
Terex Corp. *  600    33,612 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.  400    28,944 

      263,661 
Industrials - 0.15%       
Fastenal Company  900    32,391 
  
Insurance - 4.68%       
AFLAC, Inc.  2,900    128,006 
Allstate Corp.  1,700    107,916 
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.  600    51,384 
American International Group, Inc.  2,600    182,832 
Aon Corp.  1,400    49,952 
Brown & Brown, Inc.  400    11,600 
Chubb Corp.  400    20,704 
CIGNA Corp.  100    12,605 
First American Corp.  300    11,583 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.  200    17,152 
Lincoln National Corp.  800    50,872 
MBIA, Inc.  500    34,825 
MGIC Investment Corp.  500    28,980 
Old Republic International Corp.  1,100    24,805 
PMI Group, Inc.  800    34,648 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.  100    5,775 
Progressive Corp.  3,200    72,160 
Radian Group, Inc.  500    26,605 
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.  500    25,905 
Torchmark Corp.  500    31,610 
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.  200    12,376 
UnumProvident Corp.  1,700    34,816 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  1,100    38,621 

      1,015,732 
International Oil - 0.86%       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., ADR  1,800    88,848 
ChevronTexaco Corp.  700    50,624 
ConocoPhillips  700    47,110 

      186,582 
Leisure Time - 0.42%       
International Game Technology, Inc.  2,100    91,938 
  
Liquor - 0.88%       
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.  3,600    171,036 
Brown Forman Corp., Class B  300    20,835 

      191,871 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Manufacturing - 2.32%       
3M Company  500  $  40,730 
Danaher Corp.  2,300    168,176 
Eaton Corp.  700    53,956 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.  1,200    88,524 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.  2,700    127,440 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.  400    26,032 

      504,858 
Medical-Hospitals - 0.04%       
Manor Care, Inc.  200    9,504 
   
Office Furnishings & Supplies - 0.27%       
Avery Dennison Corp.  200    13,494 
Office Depot, Inc. *  1,200    45,432 

      58,926 
Paper - 0.21%       
International Paper Company  1,000    33,100 
Temple-Inland, Inc.  300    11,730 

      44,830 
Petroleum Services - 4.03%       
Baker Hughes, Inc.  200    14,686 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  11,200    860,272 

      874,958 
Pharmaceuticals - 10.61%       
Abbott Laboratories  2,700    125,982 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  2,100    96,579 
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  400    20,432 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  3,800    94,354 
Forest Laboratories, Inc. *  4,200    204,540 
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  1,700    28,101 
Merck & Company, Inc.  17,500    778,925 
Pfizer, Inc.  34,800    956,652 

      2,305,565 
Photography - 0.05%       
Eastman Kodak Company  400    10,408 
Publishing - 0.47%       
Gannett Company, Inc.  1,500    89,280 
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., ADR  200    13,330 

      102,610 
Railroads & Equipment - 0.98%       
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  1,200    90,192 
CSX Corp.  700    25,102 
Norfolk Southern Corp.  700    34,475 
Union Pacific Corp.  700    63,364 

      213,133 
Retail Grocery - 0.97%       
Safeway, Inc.  2,500    77,025 
SUPERVALU, Inc.  700    23,982 
The Kroger Company  5,100    109,446 

      210,453 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Retail Trade - 12.38%       
Abercrombie & Fitch Company., Class A  200  $  13,488 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.  300    13,554 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *  1,600    62,000 
Best Buy Company, Inc.  900    49,473 
Circuit City Stores, Inc.  400    9,984 
Costco Wholesale Corp.  2,000    104,520 
Dollar General Corp.  1,500    23,310 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  1,200    33,468 
Foot Locker, Inc.  500    11,450 
Gap, Inc.  600    11,232 
Home Depot, Inc.  19,200    729,024 
Kohl's Corp. *  1,800    125,280 
Limited Brands, Inc.  1,000    31,690 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.  14,200    428,272 
Ross Stores, Inc.  400    12,396 
Staples, Inc.  3,300    84,051 
Target Corp.  300    17,427 
The TJX Companies, Inc.  2,100    57,582 
Walgreen Company  2,200    89,078 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  16,900    779,090 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  100    3,172 

      2,689,541 
Sanitary Services - 0.48%       
Ecolab, Inc.  600    26,610 
Waste Management, Inc.  2,100    76,881 

      103,491 
Semiconductors - 0.32%       
Intel Corp.  3,300    70,455 
  
Software - 1.33%       
BEA Systems, Inc. *  1,800    24,786 
BMC Software, Inc. *  400    13,024 
Citrix Systems, Inc. *  900    25,866 
Intuit, Inc. *  1,000    31,480 
Microsoft Corp.  2,000    58,660 
Oracle Corp. *  7,100    135,113 

      288,929 
Steel - 0.30%       
Nucor Corp.  1,100    65,835 
  
Telecommunications Equipment &       
Services - 0.79%       
QUALCOMM, Inc.  4,700    171,973 
   
Telephone - 5.86%       
AT&T, Inc.  13,100    444,221 
BellSouth Corp.  7,000    312,130 
CenturyTel, Inc.  600    25,530 
Harris Corp.  300    12,633 
Qwest Communications International, Inc. *  4,100    31,529 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  12,800    447,232 

      1,273,275 

U.S. Core Fund (continued)       
    Shares or     
    Principal     
    Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)         
Tobacco - 1.38%         
Altria Group, Inc.    2,500  $  210,525 
Reynolds American, Inc.    600    38,544 
UST, Inc.    900    50,382 

        299,451 
Toys, Amusements & Sporting Goods - 0.05%       
Mattel, Inc.    500    10,975 
Transportation - 0.72%         
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.    1,600    70,400 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.  1,900    85,956 

        156,356 
Trucking & Freight - 1.75%         
Fedex Corp.    3,100    357,833 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.    1,000    21,890 

        379,723 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $19,143,422)    $  20,644,131 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 9.39%       
Repurchase Agreement with State         
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at         
3.95% to be repurchased at         
$2,041,224 on 12/01/2006,         
collateralized by $2,000,000         
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.375%         
due 05/15/2019 (valued at         
$2,085,000, including interest) (c)  $  2,041,000  $  2,041,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS         
(Cost $2,041,000)      $  2,041,000 

Total Investments (U.S. Core Fund)         
(Cost $21,184,422) - 104.43%      $  22,685,131 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (4.43)%      (963,084) 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $  21,722,047 


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Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

* Non-Income Producing

(c) Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III         
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)         

The following is a summary of open futures contracts at November 30, 2006:       
          Unrealized 
          Appreciation 
Fund  Open Contracts  Number of Contracts  Position  Expiration Date  (Depreciation) 

U.S. Core  S&P 500 Index  1  Long  Dec 2006  ($832) 

 
          ($832) 

At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  Unrealized  Unrealized  Net Unrealized 
Fund  Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
U.S. Core  1,638,498  (137,789)  1,500,709 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

International Core Fund       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 93.97%       
Australia - 2.06%       
Amcor, Ltd.  194,168  $  1,140,664 
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group,       
Ltd.  139,547    3,134,801 
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (a)  266,474    5,518,999 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ltd.  52,504    1,966,313 
Foster's Group, Ltd.  199,357    1,053,088 
Investa Property Group, Ltd.  574,159    1,097,121 
Mirvac Group, Ltd.  487,145    2,038,644 
Qantas Airways, Ltd., ADR  300,772    1,175,573 
Rio Tinto, Ltd. (a)  38,823    2,274,574 
Stockland Company, Ltd. (a)  134,706    839,211 
Telstra Corp., Ltd. (a)  659,574    1,963,415 
Woolworths, Ltd. (a)  112,576    1,955,580 
Zinifex, Ltd.  165,755    2,228,889 

      26,386,872 
Austria - 0.41%       
Austrian Airlines AG *  244    2,330 
Bohler Uddeholm AG  14,732    935,745 
Oesterreichische Elektrizitaets AG, Class A  7,368    369,319 
OMV AG  27,834    1,494,826 
Voestalpine AG  49,032    2,433,658 

      5,235,878 
Belgium - 1.04%       
Bekaert SA  47    5,450 
Belgacom SA (a)  30,050    1,288,679 
Colruyt SA  3,066    580,985 
Delhaize Group  21,021    1,673,888 
Dexia  134,959    3,686,627 
Fortis Group SA  103,857    4,240,388 
UCB SA  29,180    1,853,450 

      13,329,467 
Bermuda - 0.09%       
Frontline, Ltd. (a)  7,613    271,575 
Noble Group, Ltd. (a)  257,361    180,798 
Ship Finance International, Ltd. (a)  380    8,455 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.  201,218    636,393 

      1,097,221 
Canada - 1.89%       
Alcan Aluminum, Ltd.  63,300    3,037,579 
BCE, Inc.  69,288    1,702,833 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  50,970    4,005,790 
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.  98,737    5,354,905 
EnCana Corp.  50,297    2,615,876 
Magna International, Inc.  11,800    907,422 
National Bank of Canada  31,465    1,747,826 
Petro-Canada  105,667    4,766,981 

      24,139,212 
Denmark - 0.19%       
A P Moller- Maersk AS, Series A  121    1,099,961 
A P Moller- Maersk AS  1    9,375 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Denmark (continued)       
Danske Bank AS  25,519  $  1,116,785 
DSV AS  1,303    230,642 

      2,456,763 
Finland - 2.33%       
Amer Sports Oyj (a)  24,700    564,014 
Elcoteq SE  14,700    211,499 
Fortum Corp. Oyj  153,089    4,480,293 
Kesko Oyj  40,267    2,062,157 
Metso Oyj  42,917    1,979,334 
Neste Oil Oyj (a)  30,900    996,511 
Nokia AB Oyj  321,135    6,468,529 
OKO Bank - A (a)  33,400    539,010 
Oriola-KD Oyj *  1,300    4,499 
Outokumpu Oyj  91,904    3,083,295 
Rautaruukki Oyj  81,209    2,960,323 
Sampo Oyj, A Shares  207,058    5,236,038 
YIT Oyj  47,166    1,227,123 

      29,812,625 
France - 10.93%       
Air France  38,852    1,552,289 
Arkema * (a)  187    9,311 
BNP Paribas SA (a)  235,022    25,352,815 
Cap Gemini SA  41,291    2,519,777 
Carrefour SA (a)  48,225    3,019,023 
Casino Guich-Perrachon SA  34,335    3,137,014 
Compagnie De Saint Gobain SA (a)  48,722    3,892,622 
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements       
Michelin, Class B  30,545    2,657,077 
Credit Agricole SA  160,184    6,790,815 
Groupe Danone SA  17,895    2,757,388 
Lafarge SA  25,263    3,674,952 
L'Oreal SA (a)  33,875    3,418,409 
Pernod-Ricard SA  6    1,330 
Peugeot SA (a)  95,313    5,950,435 
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA  6,688    1,021,666 
Publicis Groupe SA (a)  42,539    1,648,267 
Renault Regie Nationale SA  88,641    10,637,592 
Sanofi-Aventis (a)  61,543    5,410,686 
Schneider Electric SA (a)  14,465    1,568,073 
Societe Generale  39,284    6,589,711 
Suez SA (a)  109,899    5,282,772 
Total SA (a)  565,494    40,155,736 
Vallourec SA  9,575    2,574,939 

      139,622,699 
Germany - 7.73%       
Adidas-Salomon AG  12,832    632,821 
Allianz AG  17,479    3,406,013 
Altana AG (a)  74,424    4,346,307 
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG  89,416    4,939,632 
Commerzbank AG  80,470    2,899,237 
DaimlerChrysler AG  65,719    3,820,512 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Germany (continued)       
Deutsche Bank AG (c)  103,964  $  13,423,577 
Deutsche Lufthansa AG  64,204    1,600,590 
Deutsche Post AG  132,636    3,957,346 
E.ON AG  64,106    8,242,357 
Fresenius AG  8,216    1,645,773 
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  214    9,305 
Henkel KGaA  5,400    679,405 
Hochtief AG  26,682    1,792,790 
KarstadtQuelle AG * (a)  24,188    674,527 
MAN AG  47,990    4,581,240 
Merck & Company AG  8,617    946,692 
Metro AG  30,156    1,881,453 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-       
Gesellschaft AG  78,115    12,740,887 
Puma AG  6,294    2,280,673 
Salzgitter AG  26,934    3,241,570 
Solarworld AG (a)  13,722    838,839 
Suedzucker AG (a)  71,197    1,740,936 
Thyssen Krupp AG  237,832    9,190,094 
TUI AG (a)  114,133    2,412,458 
Volkswagen AG (a)  62,476    6,814,112 

      98,739,146 
Hong Kong - 0.44%       
CLP Holdings, Ltd.  289,404    1,912,456 
Hong Kong Electric Holdings, Ltd.  261,854    1,235,518 
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing, Ltd.  256,500    2,258,924 
MTR Corp, Ltd.  81,500    202,855 

      5,609,753 
Ireland - 0.78%       
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC  415    7,897 
Bank of Ireland  401    8,614 
CRH PLC  107,972    4,073,367 
DCC PLC  30,714    936,751 
Depfa Bank PLC  228,308    4,150,675 
Kerry Group PLC  34,358    831,478 

      10,008,782 
Italy - 3.02%       
Banca Monte dei Paschi Siena SpA (a)  366,111    2,342,449 
Banco Popolare Di Verona e Novara SpA (a)  119,711    3,368,523 
Benetton Group SpA (a)  48,523    886,660 
Enel SpA (a)  207,561    2,122,073 
Eni SpA  647,064    21,210,740 
Fiat SpA - RNC *  39,512    705,759 
Fiat SpA * (a)  120,259    2,234,168 
Fondiaria-Sai SpA  20,600    709,960 
Impregilo SpA *  173,107    939,428 
Italcementi SpA  36,738    621,135 
UniCredito Italiano SpA  404,385    3,496,252 

      38,637,147 
Japan - 23.63%       
Aderans Company, Ltd. (a)  12,565    301,186 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Japan (continued)       
Alps Electric Company, Ltd.  43,246  $  421,383 
Asics Corp. (a)  26,000    331,187 
Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  46,000    2,014,192 
Canon, Inc. (a)  186,500    9,876,947 
Central Japan Railway Company, Ltd.  148    1,600,900 
Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. (a)  163,099    4,911,600 
Cosmo Oil Company, Ltd. (a)  143,000    605,114 
Daiei, Inc. * (a)  90,758    1,606,093 
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.  140,353    4,323,786 
Daikyo, Inc. * (a)  294,888    1,523,435 
Daito Trust Construction Company, Ltd.  100    5,183 
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.  268,000    3,077,501 
East Japan Railway Company  310    2,178,262 
Eisai Company, Ltd.  56,280    3,009,782 
Elpida Memory, Inc. * (a)  31,000    1,512,980 
Fanuc, Ltd.  100    9,129 
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (a)  340,116    1,768,862 
Fujikura, Ltd. (a)  183,000    1,615,265 
Fujitsu, Ltd. (a)  172,000    1,408,030 
Haseko Corp. * (a)  779,847    2,685,870 
Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc.  50,799    1,252,831 
Hokugin Financial Group, Inc. (a)  2,000    7,390 
Honda Motor Company, Ltd.  738,112    26,187,774 
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries       
Company, Ltd.  468,769    1,509,018 
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.  439,542    1,974,059 
Itochu Corp.  816,047    6,602,665 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.  268    1,189,720 
Kansai Electric Power Company, Ltd.  167,700    4,193,951 
Kao Corp.  95,050    2,566,251 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (a)  462,000    3,310,280 
Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd. (a)  79,000    1,115,680 
KK DaVinci Advisors * (a)  993    962,409 
Komatsu, Ltd.  133,949    2,439,968 
Konami Corp. (a)  51,323    1,478,934 
Kubota Corp. (a)  194,000    1,710,678 
Kyocera Corp.  27,300    2,468,718 
Kyushu Electric Power Company, Ltd.  87,580    2,228,152 
LeoPalace21 Corp.  38,590    1,299,023 
Marubeni Corp.  538,824    2,746,342 
Mazda Motor Corp. (a)  401,488    2,758,580 
Mediceo Holdings Company, Ltd.  34,700    656,105 
Mitsubishi Corp.  506,395    9,465,327 
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Ltd.  158,404    3,920,348 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.  295,000    1,284,052 
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (a)  338,130    1,307,928 
Mitsubishi Rayon Company, Ltd. (a)  219,920    1,499,628 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.  891    11,411,215 
Mitsui & Company, Ltd. (a)  383,560    5,244,244 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.  184,000    1,689,374 
Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.  480,553    5,106,603 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.  1,039    7,660,332 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Japan (continued)       
Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.  29,600  $  2,023,538 
NGK Spark Plug Company, Ltd. (a)  40,000    732,087 
Nidec Corp.  100    7,831 
Nikon Corp. (a)  69,227    1,431,746 
Nintendo Company, Ltd. (a)  17,400    4,155,763 
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.  500    3,656 
Nippon Oil Corp.  99,000    705,062 
Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Ltd.  145,000    644,946 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.  1,269    6,435,047 
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha  234,000    1,642,212 
Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd. * (a)  209,000    705,348 
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. (a)  1,125,900    13,757,103 
Nomura Holdings, Inc.  142,900    2,510,272 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (a)  3,975    6,088,396 
Orix Corp.  10,247    2,810,920 
Osaka Gas Company, Ltd. (a)  821,120    2,963,024 
Pacific Metals Company, Ltd.  158,000    1,364,521 
Pioneer Electronic Corp. (a)  80,900    1,175,416 
Resona Holdings, Inc. * (a)  2,008    5,960,055 
Ricoh Company, Ltd.  315,000    5,996,885 
Seven & I Holdings Company, Ltd.  31,000    989,875 
Shinko Electric Industries Company, Ltd.  29,167    748,357 
Shinko Securities Company, Ltd.  196,000    753,063 
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (a)  52,000    587,227 
Sojitz Holdings Corp. * (a)  367,100    1,140,437 
Sony Corp.  61,500    2,437,435 
Sumco Corp. (a)  23,000    1,731,568 
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.  234,000    1,575,389 
Sumitomo Corp.  282,596    3,971,408 
Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.  217,000    435,652 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd. (a)  199,000    2,607,182 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (a)  109    1,150,744 
Sumitomo Realty &       
Development Company, Ltd.  119,000    3,799,844 
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Company, Ltd.  187,448    2,016,250 
Taisho Pharmaceuticals Company, Ltd. (a)  44,790    813,941 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.  321,789    21,051,617 
Teijin, Ltd.  1,000    6,482 
Terumo Corp. (a)  20,300    825,632 
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (a)  90,000    665,109 
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Ltd.  51,439    1,606,912 
Toho Zinc Company, Ltd. * (a)  96,000    784,216 
Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc.  79,100    1,848,131 
Tokyo Electron, Ltd. (a)  35,700    2,761,838 
Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd.  469,397    2,331,550 
Tokyo Seimitsu Company, Ltd. (a)  14,401    667,959 
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Company, Ltd.  77,300    1,146,523 
TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. (a)  121,133    1,250,534 
Toray Industries, Inc.  209,000    1,557,191 
Toshiba Corp. (a)  314,000    2,013,448 
Toyo Tire & Rubber Company, Ltd.  53,812    242,145 
Toyota Motor Corp.  235,500    14,306,075 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Japan (continued)       
Ube Industries, Ltd.  2,282  $  6,793 
YASKAWA Electric Corp. (a)  94,696    1,043,164 

      302,021,785 
Netherlands - 9.21%       
ABN AMRO Holdings NV  597,495    17,993,329 
Aegon NV (a)  475,478    8,631,653 
Akzo Nobel NV  38,954    2,236,144 
Buhrmann NV  67,998    957,593 
Corio NV (a)  2,542    189,272 
CSM NV (a)  31,180    1,159,349 
DSM NV  34,775    1,659,622 
Euronext NV (a)  25,907    2,973,338 
Hagemeyer NV * (a)  189,751    903,314 
Heineken Holding NV (a)  28,268    1,164,653 
Heineken NV  138,273    6,747,538 
ING Groep NV  617,133    26,342,674 
Koninklijke Ahold NV *  255,619    2,562,566 
Mittal Steel Company NV  241,209    9,947,501 
Oce-Van Der Grinten NV (a)  37,046    618,482 
Reed Elsevier NV (a)  213,184    3,595,852 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares (a)  327,014    11,560,766 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares (a) GBP  155,872    5,524,698 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares  216,227    7,736,291 
Stork NV * (a)  12,001    592,635 
TNT Post Group NV  59,827    2,520,430 
Vedior NV  66,886    1,278,084 
Wereldhave NV (a)  6,280    769,886 

      117,665,670 
Norway - 0.14%       
Statoil ASA  62,968    1,749,907 
Singapore - 1.08%       
Ascendas., REIT * (a)  228,000    354,454 
CapitaLand, Ltd. *  435,203    1,769,291 
ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.  8,000    8,170 
Cosco Corp. Singapore, Ltd.  908,600    1,300,237 
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.  330,231    4,510,912 
Keppel Land, Ltd. (a)  234,538    1,006,896 
K-REIT Asia *  46,908    74,755 
MobileOne, Ltd.  6,000    8,274 
Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd. (a)  389,488    537,103 
SembCorp Industries, Ltd.  396,802    954,999 
SembCorp Marine, Ltd. (a)  111,267    244,630 
Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd. (a)  2,000    5,672 
Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.  189,683    372,617 
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.  783,350    1,467,491 
StarHub, Ltd.  304,120    458,945 
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. (a)  64,000    774,319 

      13,848,765 
Spain - 1.24%       
ACS Actividades SA  14,777    826,519 
Fomento de Construcciones SA (a)  14,015    1,367,827 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Spain (continued)       
Gas Natural SDG SA  39,851  $  1,627,609 
Iberdrola SA (a)  97,969    4,352,047 
Repsol SA (a)  213,037    7,655,692 

      15,829,694 
Sweden - 1.84%       
Alfa Laval AB  20,200    784,871 
Boliden AB  90,050    2,174,452 
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)  132,773    2,496,865 
Nordea Bank AB  217,400    3,073,399 
Sandvik AB  138,300    1,781,095 
Scania AB, Series B (a)  30,100    2,057,148 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Series A  98,800    2,906,265 
Svenska Cellulosa AB, Series B  35,394    1,737,818 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Series A  38,800    1,047,636 
Tele2 AB, Series B (a)  148,220    1,908,850 
Teliasonera AB  286,500    2,169,788 
Volvo AB, Series B  21,100    1,374,120 

      23,512,307 
Switzerland - 4.39%       
ABB, Ltd.  446,288    7,217,143 
Baloise Holding AG *  6,076    586,501 
Compagnie Financiere       
Richemont AG, Series A  20,411    1,101,107 
Credit Suisse Group AG  38,980    2,581,727 
Geberit AG  706    1,025,472 
Logitech International SA *  250    7,365 
Nestle SA  11,484    4,059,782 
Novartis AG  101,499    5,925,122 
Roche Holdings AG  2,498    451,980 
Serono AG, Series B  1,491    1,356,984 
Swiss Life Holding *  5,599    1,380,390 
Swiss Re  42,915    3,669,052 
UBS AG * (c)  177,044    10,660,666 
Unaxis Holding AG * (a)  2,807    1,196,415 
Zurich Financial Services AG  57,057    14,853,751 

      56,073,457 
United Kingdom - 21.53%       
Alliance & Leicester PLC  95,433    2,048,298 
Anglo American PLC  212,225    9,870,619 
ARM Holdings PLC (a)  2,123    5,016 
Arriva PLC  98,312    1,345,424 
AstraZeneca Group PLC  340,032    19,751,941 
Aviva PLC  240,293    3,726,144 
BAE Systems PLC  200,444    1,527,468 
Barclays PLC  155,290    2,080,844 
Barratt Developments PLC  164,331    3,573,989 
BBA Aviation PLC *  161,243    907,267 
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC *  23,046    736,970 
BG Group PLC  294,896    3,974,754 
Biffa PLC *  111    571 
Boots Group PLC  218,360    3,407,535 

International Core Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
United Kingdom (continued)       
British American Tobacco Australasia, Ltd.  76,033  $  2,154,423 
British Land Company PLC  34,274    1,027,857 
BT Group PLC  2,182,521    12,215,939 
Burberry Group PLC  50,746    601,542 
Cadbury Schweppes PLC  306,738    3,161,930 
Centrica PLC  999,965    6,512,573 
Cobham PLC  453,562    1,583,036 
Compass Group PLC  388,415    2,195,057 
Dixons Group PLC  789,738    3,032,394 
EMI Group PLC  223,930    1,301,878 
Fiberweb PLC *  47,989    171,036 
George Wimpey PLC  381,148    4,150,369 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC  1,242,321    33,048,910 
Hanson PLC  139,616    2,004,152 
HBOS PLC  264,049    5,412,566 
Home Retail Group *  184,380    1,481,296 
IMI PLC  108,521    1,111,182 
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC  279,166    2,286,777 
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC  228,066    8,393,398 
Invensys PLC *  62,663    322,356 
J Sainsbury PLC  375,943    2,953,676 
Kingfisher PLC  512,023    2,449,987 
Ladbrokes PLC  133,566    1,060,567 
Lloyds TSB Group PLC  255,720    2,721,625 
Man Group PLC  335,124    3,127,893 
Marks & Spencer Group PLC  390,267    5,248,685 
National Grid PLC, ADR  240,866    3,260,740 
Next Group PLC  102,537    3,593,921 
Northern Rock PLC  40,447    903,962 
Old Mutual PLC  646,154    2,112,088 
Rank Group PLC  149,952    820,852 
Reckitt Benckiser PLC  27,993    1,246,838 
Rio Tinto PLC  349,114    18,664,015 
Royal & Sun Alliance PLC  1,171,012    3,389,586 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC  701,352    25,438,625 
Scottish & Newcastle PLC  129,258    1,374,419 
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC  57,245    1,640,093 
Scottish Power PLC  231,802    3,446,133 
Severn Trent PLC *  74    2,130 
Smiths News PLC *  2,121    5,346 
Standard Chartered PLC  41,274    1,185,768 
Tate & Lyle PLC  167,909    2,631,813 
Taylor Woodrow PLC  605,439    4,655,426 
Tesco PLC  463,686    3,572,287 
Tomkins PLC  525,325    2,467,087 
United Utilities PLC  149,177    2,216,303 
Vodafone Group PLC  7,653,991    20,271,141 
William Morrison Supermarket PLC  599,870    3,065,226 
Wolseley PLC  32,661    765,322 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


 

International Core Fund (continued)     
    Shares or     
    Principal     
    Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)         
United Kingdom (continued)         
Xstrata PLC    127,149  $  5,708,418 

        275,125,483 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,007,644,748)    $ 1,200,902,633 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.39%         
Germany - 0.22%         
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (a)    10,400    574,530 
Henkel KGaA, Non-Voting    8,823    1,263,807 
RWE AG, Non-Voting    89    8,498 
Volkswagen AG, Non-Voting    14,465    1,005,101 

        2,851,936 
Italy - 0.17%         
IFI-Istituto Finanziario Industriale SpA * (a)    24,500    700,122 
Unipol SpA    463,153    1,429,467 

        2,129,589 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $3,200,482)    $  4,981,525 

 
RIGHTS - 0.00%         
Austria - 0.00%         
Austrian Airlines    390    5 

TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost $0)      $  5 

 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 17.84%         
State Street Navigator Securities         
Lending Prime Portfolio (c)  $  227,958,540  $  227,958,540 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS         
(Cost $227,958,540)      $  227,958,540 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 4.73%         
Repurchase Agreement with State         
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at         
3.95% to be repurchased at         
$60,445,632 on 12/01/2006,         
collateralized by $59,350,000         
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.25%         
due 04/15/2016 (valued at         
$61,649,813, including interest) (c)  $  60,439,000  $  60,439,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS         
(Cost $60,439,000)      $  60,439,000 

Total Investments (International Core Fund)         
(Cost $1,299,242,770) - 116.93%      $ 1,494,281,703 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (16.93)%      (216,370,099) 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $ 1,277,911,604 


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Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend

GBP – British Pound

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

* Non-Income Producing

(c) Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III         
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)         

 
The following is a summary of open futures contracts at November 30, 2006:       
          Unrealized 
          Appreciation 
Fund  Open Contracts  Number of Contracts  Position  Expiration Date  (Depreciation) 

 
International Core  CAC 40 10 Euro Index  37  Long  Dec 2006  ($66,519) 
  DAX Index  175  Long  Dec 2006  2,125,828 
  EOE Dutch Stock Index  10  Long  Dec 2006  (39,838) 
  Hang Seng Stock Index  1  Long  Dec 2006  (2,012) 
  IBEX 35 Index  4  Long  Dec 2006  (23,264) 
  MSCI Singapore Stock Index  274  Long  Dec 2006  (23,755) 
  OMX 30 Index  34  Long  Dec 2006  (19,545) 
  S&P / MIB 30 Index  3  Long  Dec 2006  (8,829) 
  TOPIX Index  164  Long  Dec 2006  150,428 
  FTSE 100 Index  56  Short  Dec 2006  (22,103) 
  S&P / Toronto Stock Exchange      Dec 2006   
  60 Index  135  Short    (1,619,387) 
  SPI 200 Index  79  Short  Dec 2006  (518,022) 

 
          ($67,018) 

At November 30, 2006 the value of securities loaned and cash collateral was as follows:   
 
 
Fund  Value of Securities Loaned  Value of Cash Collateral 

International Core  $216,838,167  $227,958,540 

At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  Unrealized  Unrealized  Net Unrealized 
Fund  Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
International Core  204,819,135  (9,780,202)  195,038,933 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Opportunities Fund     
  Shares or   
  Principal   
  Amount  Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.94%     
Aerospace - 0.39%                                                                                                                                                                                    
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. *  100      $ 7,731 
Orbital Sciences Corp., Class A *  400  7,248 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *  100  4,020 

    18,999 
Agriculture - 0.08%     
Andersons, Inc.  100  4,120 
 
Air Freight - 0.16%     
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. *  1,000  7,900 
 
Air Travel - 1.43%     
AMR Corp. *  600  19,176 
Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B *  700  28,448 
US Airways Group, Inc. *  400  22,704 

    70,328 
Aluminum - 0.07%     
Superior Essex, Inc. *  100  3,540 
 
Apparel & Textiles - 2.98%     
Bebe Stores, Inc.  200  3,982 
Columbia Sportswear Company  300  17,655 
Crocs, Inc. *  100  4,295 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. *  200  11,160 
Guess?, Inc. *  300  18,648 
K-Swiss, Inc., Class A  300  9,963 
Liz Claiborne, Inc.  300  12,825 
Oakley, Inc.  200  3,684 
Oxford Industries, Inc.  100  5,082 
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.  200  9,866 
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A  100  7,820 
Skechers United States of America, Inc.,     
Class A *  200  5,900 
The Gymboree Corp. *  500  19,900 
Timberland Company., Class A *  400  12,500 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.  100  2,906 

     146,186 
Auto Parts - 0.85%     
Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. *  100  3,587 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *  1,200  38,004 

    41,591 
Auto Services - 0.19%     
Copart, Inc. *  300  9,063 
  
Automobiles - 0.31%     
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.  300  15,297 
  
Banking - 1.75%     
BankUnited Financial Corp., Class A  200  5,100 
Cullen Frost Bankers, Inc.  100  5,450 
Digital Insight Corp. *  200  7,632 
Downey Financial Corp.  100  7,280 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.  100  1,505 
Hancock Holding Company  100  5,372 
Investors Financial Services Corp.  600  23,862 
People's Bank Corp.  100  4,459 

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)                                                                                                       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Banking (continued)                                                     
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.  200  $  3,684 
TCF Financial Corp.  500    13,060 
Wilmington Trust Corp.  200    8,312 

      85,716 
Biotechnology - 0.63%       
Cephalon, Inc. *  200    14,972 
Techne Corp. *  300    16,131 

      31,103 
Broadcasting - 0.06%       
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A  300    2,985 
 
Building Materials & Construction - 0.74%       
Eagle Materials, Inc.  300    12,900 
EMCOR Group, Inc. *  200    11,934 
Lennox International, Inc.  200    5,848 
NCI Building Systems, Inc. *  100    5,518 

      36,200 
Business Services - 6.97%       
Acxiom Corp.  200    4,984 
Administaff, Inc.  200    8,416 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. *  600    38,826 
Brinks Company  100    5,614 
Ceridian Corp. *  300    7,353 
Corporate Executive Board Company  200    18,924 
CSG Systems International, Inc. *  300    8,319 
DST Systems, Inc. *  100    6,240 
Ezcorp, Inc., Class A *  200    9,344 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.  700    37,016 
Fair Isaac Corp.  200    8,324 
Geo Group, Inc. *  100    3,756 
Global Payments, Inc.  300    13,740 
Iron Mountain, Inc. *  300    12,930 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. *  200    16,774 
Manpower, Inc.  500    35,500 
Monster Worldwide, Inc. *  600    26,190 
MPS Group, Inc. *  700    10,493 
On Assignment, Inc. *  100    1,092 
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.  300    12,456 
Robert Half International, Inc.  600    23,154 
Scansource, Inc. *  300    9,156 
Sonicwall, Inc. *  400    4,020 
Spherion Corp. *  400    2,880 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. *  200    2,890 
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. *  100    4,666 
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc., Class A  200    9,280 

      342,337 
Cellular Communications - 0.33%       
Brightpoint, Inc. *  1,160    16,020 
 
Chemicals - 1.54%       
Airgas, Inc.  300    12,765 
Albemarle Corp.  200    13,948 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Chemicals (continued)       
Hercules, Inc. *  400  $  7,452 
Newmarket Corp.  200    12,556 
OM Group, Inc. *  200    9,410 
PolyOne Corp. *  600    4,608 
W. R. Grace & Company *  800    14,696 

      75,435 
Colleges & Universities - 1.01%       
Career Education Corp. *  600    15,150 
ITT Educational Services, Inc. *  500    34,285 

      49,435 
Commercial Services - 0.24%       
Cenveo, Inc. *  200    3,976 
Pool Corp.  100    4,097 
Vertrue, Inc. *  100    3,831 

      11,904 
Computers & Business Equipment - 2.80%       
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. *  300    7,287 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. *  1,900    17,575 
CDW Corp.  500    35,250 
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. *  100    2,450 
Foundry Networks, Inc. *  400    5,724 
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A *  800    16,304 
National Instruments Corp.  200    5,816 
Plexus Corp. *  500    12,075 
Sybase, Inc. *  200    4,788 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. *  200    3,446 
Tech Data Corp. *  100    4,182 
Western Digital Corp. *  1,100    22,572 

      137,469 
Construction & Mining Equipment - 0.27%       
Bucyrus International, Inc., Class A  100    4,270 
Joy Global, Inc.  200    8,780 

      13,050 
Construction Materials - 1.68%       
Columbus McKinnon Corp. *  200    4,646 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.  200    2,698 
Florida Rock Industries, Inc.  300    13,512 
Granite Construction, Inc.  200    10,320 
JLG Industries, Inc.  200    5,582 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.  200    19,862 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.  300    9,291 
USG Corp. *  300    16,719 

      82,630 
Containers & Glass - 0.87%       
Packaging Corp. of America  200    4,510 
Pactiv Corp. *  1,000    34,450 
Sonoco Products Company  100    3,699 

      42,659 
Correctional Facilities - 0.19%       
Corrections Corp. of America *  200    9,090 

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)   
  Shares or   
  Principal   
  Amount  Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)     
Cosmetics & Toiletries - 0.38%     
Alberto-Culver Company *  200 $  4,014 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A  200  8,258 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.  100  4,711 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. *  200  1,852 

    18,835 
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas - 0.27%     
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.  200  5,542 
Vaalco Energy, Inc. *  900  7,551 

    13,093 
Domestic Oil - 1.07%     
Frontier Oil Corp.  500  15,820 
Holly Corp.  400  21,604 
Oil States International, Inc. *  200  6,962 
St. Mary Land & Exploration Company  200  8,016 

    52,402 
Drugs & Health Care - 0.98%     
Abaxis, Inc. *  400  7,724 
Alpharma Inc., Class A  200  4,380 
Candela Corp. *  500  6,600 
CNS, Inc.  200  7,464 
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  200  1,666 
Immucor, Inc. *  100  2,690 
Mannatech, Inc.  200  2,984 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. *  100  3,399 
OraSure Technologies, Inc. *  100  861 
Parexel International Corp. *  200  5,554 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.  100  4,910 

    48,232 
Educational Services - 0.07%     
Renaissance Learning, Inc.  200  3,378 
Electrical Equipment - 3.09%     
A.O. Smith Corp.  100  3,579 
Anaren, Inc. *  200  4,110 
Anixter International, Inc. *  100  5,862 
Encore Wire Corp. *  400  9,864 
General Cable Corp. *  400  17,000 
Genlyte Group, Inc. *  100  8,486 
Greatbatch, Inc. *  200  5,202 
Lamson & Sessions Company *  400  8,600 
Littelfuse, Inc. *  100  3,128 
Molex, Inc.  700  22,400 
Tektronix, Inc.  600  18,336 
Watsco, Inc.  100  5,168 
Wesco International, Inc. *  600  40,140 

    151,875 
Electrical Utilities - 0.13%     
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  400  6,540 
Electronics - 2.37%     
Avnet, Inc. *  300  7,437 
AVX Corp.  700  10,878 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)   
  Shares or   
  Principal   
  Amount  Value 
                                                                                                                      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)     
Electronics (continued)     
Daktronics, Inc.  500   $ 18,090 
Mentor Graphics Corp. *  500  8,455 
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. *  300  6,471 
Rogers Corp. *  100  6,948 
Supertex, Inc. *  100  4,692 
Technitrol, Inc.  200  5,496 
Thomas & Betts Corp. *  500  25,935 
Trimble Navigation, Ltd. *  200  9,594 
TTM Technologies, Inc. *  500  6,305 
Zoran Corp. *  400  5,964 

    116,265 
Financial Services - 6.64%     
A.G. Edwards, Inc.  200  11,570 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. *  100  10,211 
AmeriCredit Corp. *  200  4,690 
Bankrate, Inc. *  100  3,650 
Blackrock, Inc., Class A (c)  200  28,674 
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B  300  9,954 
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.  200  9,190 
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. *  200  19,650 
International Securities Exchange     
Holdings, Inc.  100  5,318 
Investment Technology Group, Inc. *  300  11,250 
Jefferies Group, Inc.  600  17,394 
Knight Capital Group, Inc. *  800  14,088 
Leucadia National Corp.  300  8,277 
Moneygram International, Inc.  800  24,400 
Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. *  200  13,014 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.  550  17,330 
SEI Investments Company  500  29,095 
Student Loan Corp.  100  20,700 
SWS Group, Inc.  100  3,237 
The First Marblehead Corp.  800  59,872 
World Acceptance Corp. *  100  4,539 

    326,103 
Food & Beverages - 0.98%     
Corn Products International, Inc.  300  10,896 
Flowers Foods, Inc.  100  2,664 
Hansen Natural Corp. *  100  2,813 
McCormick & Company, Inc.  400  15,488 
MGP Ingredients, Inc.  200  4,362 
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. *  100  5,065 
Seabord Corp.  1  1,678 
Smithfield Foods, Inc. *  200  5,276 

    48,242 
Furniture & Fixtures - 0.47%     
American Woodmark Corp.  100  3,899 
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.  400  14,192 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.  200  4,756 

    22,847 

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)   
  Shares or   
  Principal   
  Amount  Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)     
Healthcare Products - 2.52%     
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.  100 $  3,600 
Cytyc Corp. *  300  7,866 
DENTSPLY International, Inc.  500  15,965 
Henry Schein, Inc. *  300  15,459 
ICU Medical, Inc. *  100  4,041 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *  400  33,860 
Owens & Minor, Inc.  200  6,206 
Patterson Companies, Inc. *  200  7,422 
PSS World Medical, Inc. *  400  8,376 
Respironics, Inc. *  500  18,030 
Thoratec Corp. *  200  2,946 

    123,771 
Healthcare Services - 2.17%     
AMERIGROUP Corp. *  400  13,676 
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. *  500  12,485 
Cerner Corp. *  100  4,807 
Covance, Inc. *  200  11,974 
Emdeon Corp. *  600  7,110 
Health Net, Inc. *  400  18,456 
Lincare Holdings, Inc. *  500  18,835 
Magellan Health Services, Inc. *  100  4,398 
Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. *  400  4,952 
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. *  200  9,630 

    106,323 
Holdings Companies/Conglomerates - 0.30%     
United Industrial Corp.  300  14,667 
 
Homebuilders - 0.92%     
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.  100  4,566 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A *  100  3,551 
KB Home  100  5,169 
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.  200  11,426 
M/I Homes, Inc.  200  7,456 
Ryland Group, Inc.  200  10,550 
Standard Pacific Corp.  100  2,566 

    45,284 
Hotels & Restaurants - 2.06%     
Applebee's International, Inc.  300  6,825 
Brinker International, Inc.  400  18,188 
CBRL Group, Inc.  100  4,289 
CEC Entertainment, Inc. *  100  3,981 
Choice Hotels, Inc.  200  9,120 
CKE Restaurants, Inc.  400  7,376 
Jack in the Box, Inc. *  100  6,149 
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. *  300  2,913 
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.  100  3,910 
Papa Johns International, Inc. *  600  18,600 
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.  300  8,097 
Sonic Corp. *  500  11,740 

    101,188 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Household Products - 1.26%       
Church & Dwight, Inc.  100                       $  4,191 
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *  500    33,045 
Select Comfort Corp. *  700    12,117 
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. *  400    8,432 
Tupperware Brands Corp.  200    4,246 

      62,031 
Industrial Machinery - 5.10%       
AGCO Corp. *  400    12,492 
Ceradyne, Inc. *  200    10,564 
Cummins, Inc.  100    11,992 
Flowserve Corp. *  200    10,768 
FMC Technologies, Inc. *  600    36,006 
Gardner Denver, Inc. *  300    11,472 
Graco, Inc.  200    8,354 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.  300    18,255 
Middleby Corp. *  100    10,150 
Rofin Sinar Technologies, Inc. *  100    5,812 
Terex Corp. *  1,400    78,428 
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.  500    30,120 
Valmont Industries, Inc.  100    5,925 

      250,338 
Industrials - 1.43%       
Crane Company  300    11,430 
Fastenal Company  1,200    43,188 
Harsco Corp.  200    15,606 

      70,224 
Insurance - 2.24%       
Brown & Brown, Inc.  1,300    37,700 
Erie Indemnity Company., Class A  100    5,628 
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.  200    6,038 
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. *  100    4,455 
PMI Group, Inc.  100    4,331 
Radian Group, Inc.  100    5,321 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  200    11,034 
Triad Guaranty, Inc. *  100    5,380 
Universal American Financial Corp. *  100    1,875 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  800    28,088 

      109,850 
Internet Content - 0.13%       
Travelzoo, Inc. *  200    6,190 
 
Internet Retail - 0.37%       
PetMed Express, Inc. *  800    10,288 
Priceline.com, Inc. *  200    7,898 

      18,186 
Internet Software - 2.46%       
Akamai Technologies, Inc. *  1,600    78,192 
Checkfree Corp. *  300    12,543 
Digital River, Inc. *  200    11,782 
RealNetworks, Inc. *  400    4,600 
TIBCO Software, Inc. *  700    6,517 

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Internet Software (continued)       
WebEx Communications, Inc. *  200                       $  7,180 

      120,814 
Leisure Time - 0.16%       
Brunswick Corp.  100    3,237 
Movie Gallery, Inc. *  100    284 
Polaris Industries, Inc.  100    4,502 

      8,023 
Life Sciences - 0.68%       
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.  900    28,431 
Waters Corp. *  100    5,004 

      33,435 
Liquor - 0.28%       
Brown Forman Corp., Class B  200    13,890 
 
Manufacturing - 1.09%       
Acuity Brands, Inc.  300    15,801 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.  100    8,189 
Insteel Industries, Inc.  200    3,848 
Kaydon Corp.  300    11,985 
Nordson Corp.  200    9,658 
Trinity Industries, Inc.  100    3,780 

      53,261 
Medical-Hospitals - 0.66%       
Manor Care, Inc.  400    19,008 
RehabCare Group, Inc. *  100    1,253 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B  100    5,521 
VCA Antech, Inc. *  200    6,448 

      32,230 
Metal & Metal Products - 2.11%       
A. M. Castle & Company  100    2,652 
Commercial Metals Company  900    26,145 
Ladish Company, Inc. *  200    6,748 
Matthews International Corp., Class A  100    4,015 
Mueller Industries, Inc.  200    6,820 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company  1,000    38,490 
Timken Company  300    8,922 
Titanium Metals Corp. *  300    9,591 

      103,383 
Mining - 0.25%       
AMCOL International Corp.  200    5,552 
Stillwater Mining Company *  500    6,930 

      12,482 
Mobile Homes - 0.97%       
Thor Industries, Inc.  900    40,734 
Winnebago Industries, Inc.  200    6,960 

      47,694 
Office Furnishings & Supplies - 0.55%       
Herman Miller, Inc.  100    3,511 
HNI Corp.  100    4,684 
OfficeMax, Inc.  300    14,121 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)   
  Shares or   
  Principal   
  Amount  Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)     
Office Furnishings & Supplies     
(continued)     
United Stationers, Inc. *  100  $  4,638 

    26,954 
Petroleum Services - 0.99%     
Oceaneering International, Inc. *  300  13,083 
RPC, Inc.  400  9,000 
TETRA Technologies, Inc. *  200  5,168 
Tidewater, Inc.  100  5,533 
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. *  100  6,295 
W-H Energy Services, Inc. *  100  4,775 
World Fuel Services Corp.  100  4,850 

    48,704 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.66%     
Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. *  400  10,844 
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Company, Inc. *  100  1,425 
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  1,000  16,530 
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A  100  3,688 

    32,487 
Publishing - 0.15%     
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. *  100  5,850 
Valassis Communications, Inc. *  100  1,546 

    7,396 
Railroads & Equipment - 0.07%     
Wabtec Corp.  100  3,285 
 
Real Estate - 0.77%     
Home Properties, Inc., REIT  100  6,181 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., REIT  200  18,200 
SL Green Realty Corp., REIT  100  13,524 

    37,905 
Retail Grocery - 0.23%     
Pathmark Stores, Inc. *  300  3,387 
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company,     
Inc. *  300  7,890 

    11,277 
Retail Trade - 12.60%     
Abercrombie & Fitch Company., Class A  100  6,744 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.  200  7,120 
Aeropostale, Inc. *  500  15,120 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.  1,700  76,806 
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. *  700  24,150 
Big Lots, Inc. *  400  8,924 
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *  200  6,460 
CarMax, Inc. *  700  32,298 
Cash America International, Inc.  100  4,414 
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. *  400  12,068 
Charming Shoppes, Inc. *  600  8,118 
Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc. *  200  12,904 
Christopher & Banks Corp.  400  7,516 
Circuit City Stores, Inc.  500  12,480 
Claire's Stores, Inc.  800  25,528 

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Retail Trade (continued)       
Conn's, Inc. *  300                                 $  6,408 
Dillard's, Inc., Class A  300    10,671 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. *  1,200    36,012 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  1,500    41,835 
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. *  400    8,172 
Fossil, Inc. *  300    6,306 
Genesco, Inc. *  100    3,832 
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. *  150    4,728 
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Class A  100    2,390 
Longs Drug Stores Corp.  100    4,109 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc., Class A  300    11,673 
NBTY, Inc. *  400    14,540 
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. *  500    9,840 
Pantry, Inc. *  100    4,902 
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. *  300    9,357 
PETsMART, Inc.  500    14,790 
RadioShack Corp.  400    7,012 
Regis Corp.  100    3,831 
Rent-A-Center, Inc. *  700    19,138 
Ross Stores, Inc.  300    9,297 
Steven Madden, Ltd. *  500    18,385 
Talbots, Inc.  100    2,492 
The Buckle, Inc.  100    4,699 
The Dress Barn, Inc. *  800    19,376 
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.  500    19,150 
The Yankee Candle, Inc.  100    3,406 
Tiffany & Company  200    7,686 
Tween Brands, Inc. *  600    25,152 
United Rentals, Inc. *  500    12,530 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  500    15,860 

      618,229 
Sanitary Services - 0.21%       
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. *  800    10,144 
 
Semiconductors - 2.50%       
Amkor Technology, Inc. *  900    9,198 
Atmel Corp. *  2,300    11,638 
Cymer, Inc. *  100    4,725 
Diodes, Inc. *  100    4,133 
Intersil Corp., Class A  300    7,431 
Lam Research Corp. *  300    15,780 
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. *  600    23,880 
Micrel, Inc. *  600    6,930 
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. *  1,200    19,548 
QLogic Corp. *  300    6,675 
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. *  400    12,888 

       122,826 
Software - 2.77%       
BEA Systems, Inc. *  1,300    17,901 
BMC Software, Inc. *  800    26,048 
Citrix Systems, Inc. *  1,600    45,984 
Macrovision Corp. *  500    13,825 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Software (continued)       
Mantech International Corp. *  100  $  3,628 
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A *  100    11,847 
Neoware Systems, Inc. *  300    3,351 
Novell, Inc. *  500    3,140 
Transaction Systems Architects, Inc., Class A *  200    6,766 
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. *  100    3,376 

      135,866 
Steel - 3.22%       
AK Steel Holding Corp. *  1,400    23,086 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.  400    35,860 
Carpenter Technology Corp.  200    21,362 
Olympic Steel, Inc.  100    2,594 
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. *  100    6,294 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.  1,200    39,024 
United States Steel Corp.  400    29,916 

      158,136 
Telecommunications Equipment &       
Services - 1.81%       
ADTRAN, Inc.  300    6,537 
Atheros Communications, Inc. *  200    4,548 
Commscope, Inc. *  800    24,136 
InterDigital Communication Corp. *  100    3,195 
Level 3 Communications, Inc. *  2,900    15,486 
Polycom, Inc. *  800    23,072 
Tellabs, Inc. *  1,200    12,048 

      89,022 
Telephone - 0.26%       
Harris Corp.  300    12,633 
 
Tires & Rubber - 0.17%       
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company *  500    8,425 
 
Toys, Amusements & Sporting Goods - 0.17%       
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. *  300    8,430 
 
Transportation - 0.60%       
American Commercial Lines, Inc. *  100    6,934 
Kirby Corp. *  400    14,416 
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.  100    5,756 
Saia, Inc. *  100    2,479 

      29,585 
Trucking & Freight - 3.06%       
Arkansas Best Corp.  300    11,370 
Celadon Group, Inc. *  400    7,408 
EGL, Inc. *  600    19,164 
Forward Air Corp.  300    9,990 
Hub Group, Inc., Class A *  200    5,708 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.  700    15,323 
Landstar Systems, Inc.  400    18,016 
Navistar International Corp. *  100    3,199 
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. *  300    8,043 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.  400    19,204 
Ryder Systems, Inc.  300                 15,651 

Growth Opportunities Fund (continued)     
    Shares or     
    Principal     
                                                                                                               Amount                 Value 

     
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)         
Trucking & Freight (continued)         
Swift Transportation, Inc. *    600  $  17,022 

        150,098 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,578,046)    $  4,905,535 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 9.33%       
Repurchase Agreement with State         
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at         
3.95% to be repurchased at         
$458,050 on 12/01/2006,         
collateralized by $450,000 Federal         
Home Loan Bank, 5.375% due         
05/15/2019 (valued at $469,125,         
including interest) (c)  $  458,000  $  458,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS         
(Cost $458,000)      $  458,000 

Total Investments (Growth Opportunities Fund)       
(Cost $5,036,046) - 109.27%      $  5,363,535 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (9.27)%      (454,842) 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $  4,908,693 


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Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend 
REIT –  Real Estate Investment Trust 
*  Non-Income Producing 
(c)  Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)


At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized 
appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:   
 
 
 
  Unrealized  Unrealized  Net Unrealized 
Fund  Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
Growth Opportunities  435,112  (107,623)  327,489 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Fund       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.25%       
Aerospace - 2.60%       
General Dynamics Corp.  800  $  59,872 
Lockheed Martin Corp.  2,400    217,080 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  2,000    133,860 
Raytheon Company  1,300    66,352 
United Technologies Corp.  4,000    258,120 

      735,284 
Agriculture - 0.68%       
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company  5,500    193,050 
 
Aluminum - 0.31%       
Alcoa, Inc.  2,800    87,276 
 
Apparel & Textiles - 0.18%       
Liz Claiborne, Inc.  300    12,825 
Mohawk Industries, Inc. *  300    23,229 
Timberland Company., Class A *  500    15,625 

       51,679 
Auto Parts - 0.87%       
AutoZone, Inc. *  600    68,166 
Johnson Controls, Inc.  1,700    138,261 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *  1,300    41,171 

      247,598 
Auto Services - 0.22%       
AutoNation, Inc. *  3,000    61,830 
 
Automobiles - 0.21%       
PACCAR, Inc.  900    58,770 
 
Biotechnology - 0.75%       
Amgen, Inc. *  1,100    78,100 
Applera Corp.  2,200    80,168 
Biogen Idec, Inc. *  600    31,356 
Techne Corp. *  400    21,508 

       211,132 
Broadcasting - 0.55%       
News Corp.  6,700    138,020 
Univision Communications, Inc., Class A *  500    17,795 

       155,815 
Building Materials & Construction - 0.30%       
American Standard Companies, Inc.  1,200    53,772 
Masco Corp.  1,100    31,559 

       85,331 
Business Services - 2.80%       
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Class A *  800    40,440 
Ceridian Corp. *  1,300    31,863 
Computer Sciences Corp. *  600    31,320 
DST Systems, Inc. *  100    6,240 
Fair Isaac Corp.  200    8,324 
First Data Corp.  2,700    68,175 
Fluor Corp.  400    34,832 
Global Payments, Inc.  700    32,060 
Manpower, Inc.  1,400    99,400 
Monster Worldwide, Inc. *  900    39,285 

Growth Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Business Services (continued)       
Moody's Corp.  4,100  $  284,868 
Paychex, Inc.  200    7,882 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.  800    36,872 
Robert Half International, Inc.  1,800    69,462 

      791,023 
Cable and Television - 1.35%       
Comcast Corp., Class A *  7,000    283,220 
DIRECTV Group, Inc. *  4,400    100,100 

      383,320 
Chemicals - 0.34%       
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company  1,900    89,167 
PPG Industries, Inc.  100    6,430 

      95,597 
Colleges & Universities - 0.12%       
ITT Educational Services, Inc. *  500    34,285 
 
Computers & Business Equipment - 6.11%       
CDW Corp.  1,000    70,500 
Cisco Systems, Inc. *  25,500    685,440 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,       
Class A *  1,300    106,028 
Dell, Inc. *  9,500    258,780 
Hewlett-Packard Company  4,900    193,354 
International Business Machines Corp.  1,900    174,648 
Lexmark International, Inc. *  1,700    117,266 
Network Appliance, Inc. *  2,700    105,867 
Tech Data Corp. *  400    16,728 

      1,728,611 
Containers & Glass - 0.17%       
Pactiv Corp. *  1,400    48,230 
 
Cosmetics & Toiletries - 0.74%       
Avon Products, Inc.  2,000    65,280 
Colgate-Palmolive Company  700    45,535 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A  300    12,387 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  1,300    86,411 

      209,613 
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas - 0.71%       
Devon Energy Corp.  400    29,348 
Marathon Oil Corp.  900    84,942 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  1,700    85,578 

      199,868 
Drugs & Health Care - 0.07%       
Wyeth  400    19,312 
 
Electrical Equipment - 1.53%       
Emerson Electric Company  3,900    338,130 
Molex, Inc.  1,300    41,600 
Wesco International, Inc. *  800    53,520 

       433,250 
Electronics - 0.94%       
Agilent Technologies, Inc. *  5,100    162,384 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Electronics (continued)       
Amphenol Corp., Class A  300  $  20,439 
AVX Corp.  700    10,878 
Harman International Industries, Inc.  400    41,536 
Thomas & Betts Corp. *  400    20,748 
Trimble Navigation, Ltd. *  200    9,594 

      265,579 
Financial Services - 7.09%       
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.  600    91,488 
Charles Schwab Corp.  9,000    165,060 
Chicago Merchantile Exchange Holdings, Inc.  100    53,560 
E*TRADE Financial Corp. *  4,700    113,129 
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B  1,000    33,180 
Fiserv, Inc. *  600    30,666 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  2,300    448,040 
Investment Technology Group, Inc. *  300    11,250 
Jefferies Group, Inc.  1,200    34,788 
JP Morgan Chase & Company  6,700    310,076 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  1,700    125,239 
Mellon Financial Corp.  2,700    108,621 
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.  2,100    183,603 
Moneygram International, Inc.  1,600    48,800 
Morgan Stanley  2,700    205,632 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.  400    12,604 
State Street Corp. (c)  500    31,065 

      2,006,801 
Food & Beverages - 3.21%       
Campbell Soup Company  1,200    45,684 
Corn Products International, Inc.  300    10,896 
H.J. Heinz Company  1,800    80,010 
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A  1,000    35,050 
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.  900    28,188 
Sara Lee Corp.  1,900    31,502 
Starbucks Corp. *  13,600    479,944 
The Coca-Cola Company  4,200    196,686 

      907,960 
Healthcare Products - 3.15%       
Baxter International, Inc.  500    22,370 
Becton, Dickinson & Company  900    64,548 
Biomet, Inc.  400    15,124 
Henry Schein, Inc. *  100    5,153 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *  200    16,930 
Johnson & Johnson  8,300    547,053 
Medtronic, Inc.  900    46,917 
Respironics, Inc. *  1,200    43,272 
Stryker Corp.  800    41,488 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. *  1,800    88,596 

      891,451 
Healthcare Services - 3.78%       
Cardinal Health, Inc.  1,700    109,854 
Caremark Rx, Inc.  700    33,110 
Express Scripts, Inc. *  2,500    170,500 

Growth Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Healthcare Services (continued)       
Health Net, Inc. *  500  $  23,070 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *  300    21,240 
Lincare Holdings, Inc. *  1,100    41,437 
McKesson Corp.  1,800    88,920 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.  2,700    143,559 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  8,800    431,904 
Weight Watchers International, Inc.  100    4,894 

      1,068,488 
Holdings Companies/Conglomerates - 0.28%       
Textron, Inc.  800    77,960 
Homebuilders - 0.14%       
Centex Corp.  600    33,204 
Lennar Corp., Class A  100    5,250 

      38,454 
Hotels & Restaurants - 0.45%       
Applebee's International, Inc.  400    9,100 
Brinker International, Inc.  800    36,376 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A  1,800    81,270 

      126,746 
Household Appliances - 0.18%       
Whirlpool Corp.  600    51,180 
Household Products - 0.16%       
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *  600    39,654 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.  200    5,698 

      45,352 
Industrial Machinery - 2.62%       
Caterpillar, Inc.  4,100    254,323 
Cummins, Inc.  600    71,952 
Deere & Company  900    86,400 
Flowserve Corp. *  600    32,304 
FMC Technologies, Inc. *  1,000    60,010 
Graco, Inc.  100    4,177 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.  400    24,340 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.  800    66,784 
Terex Corp. *  2,000    112,040 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.  400    28,944 

      741,274 
Industrials - 0.38%       
Crane Company  300    11,430 
Fastenal Company  2,700    97,173 

      108,603 
Insurance - 4.12%       
AFLAC, Inc.  4,000    176,560 
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.  600    51,384 
American International Group, Inc.  6,000    421,920 
Aon Corp.  2,000    71,360 
Brown & Brown, Inc.  1,100    31,900 
Lincoln National Corp.  400    25,436 
MBIA, Inc.  500    34,825 
Old Republic International Corp.  200    4,510 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Insurance (continued)       
PMI Group, Inc.  1,200  $  51,972 
Progressive Corp.  5,600    126,280 
Radian Group, Inc.  200    10,642 
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.  1,200    62,172 
Torchmark Corp.  400    25,288 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  2,000    70,220 

       1,164,469 
International Oil - 3.85%       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., ADR  1,800    88,848 
ChevronTexaco Corp.  900    65,088 
ConocoPhillips  900    60,570 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  11,400    875,634 

       1,090,140 
Internet Service Provider - 0.69%       
Google, Inc., Class A *  400    193,968 
Internet Software - 0.04%       
Checkfree Corp. *  300    12,543 
Leisure Time - 1.41%       
International Game Technology, Inc.  4,300    188,254 
Walt Disney Company  6,400    211,520 

      399,774 
Life Sciences - 0.08%       
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.  700    22,113 
Liquor - 0.82%       
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.  4,600    218,546 
Brown Forman Corp., Class B  200    13,890 

      232,436 
Manufacturing - 2.55%       
Cameron International Corp. *  300    16,296 
Danaher Corp.  3,500    255,920 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.  1,200    88,524 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.  4,900    231,280 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.  2,000    130,160 

      722,180 
Medical-Hospitals - 0.15%       
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A  700    14,350 
Manor Care, Inc.  600    28,512 

      42,862 
Metal & Metal Products - 0.24%       
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company  1,800    69,282 
 
Mobile Homes - 0.19%       
Thor Industries, Inc.  1,200    54,312 
 
Office Furnishings & Supplies - 0.63%       
Office Depot, Inc. *  4,700    177,942 
 
Petroleum Services - 0.42%       
Baker Hughes, Inc.  1,600    117,488 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 8.54%       
Abbott Laboratories  5,100    237,966 

Growth Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Pharmaceuticals (continued)       
Allergan, Inc.  1,200  $  139,896 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  200    9,198 
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  800    40,864 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  3,400    84,422 
Celgene Corp. *  1,500    83,595 
Forest Laboratories, Inc. *  5,400    262,980 
Gilead Sciences, Inc. *  800    52,736 
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *  1,600    26,448 
Merck & Company, Inc.  20,100    894,651 
Pfizer, Inc.  21,200    582,788 

      2,415,544 
Railroads & Equipment - 1.40%       
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  2,800    210,448 
Norfolk Southern Corp.  2,300    113,275 
Union Pacific Corp.  800    72,416 

      396,139 
Retail Grocery - 0.38%       
The Kroger Company  5,000    107,300 
 
Retail Trade - 13.56%       
Abercrombie & Fitch Company., Class A  400    26,976 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.  1,400    63,252 
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. *  1,000    34,500 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *  2,700    104,625 
Best Buy Company, Inc.  2,100    115,437 
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. *  400    12,920 
Circuit City Stores, Inc.  2,200    54,912 
Claire's Stores, Inc.  2,300    73,393 
Costco Wholesale Corp.  3,200    167,232 
CVS Corp.  1,300    37,401 
Dollar General Corp.  3,200    49,728 
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. *  1,400    42,014 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  2,300    64,147 
Gap, Inc.  700    13,104 
Home Depot, Inc.  24,500    930,265 
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.  600    46,404 
Kohl's Corp. *  4,200    292,320 
Limited Brands, Inc.  1,900    60,211 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.  19,700    594,152 
PETsMART, Inc.  700    20,706 
Staples, Inc.  4,800    122,256 
Target Corp.  100    5,809 
The TJX Companies, Inc.  1,600    43,872 
Walgreen Company  4,500    182,205 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  14,700    677,670 

       3,835,511 
Sanitary Services - 0.71%       
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. *  1,000    12,680 
Ecolab, Inc.  1,000    44,350 
Waste Management, Inc.  3,900    142,779 

      199,809 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


Growth Fund (continued)       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
Semiconductors - 0.46%       
Intel Corp.  5,000           $  106,750 
Lam Research Corp. *  300    15,780 
Micron Technology, Inc. *  500    7,300 

      129,830 
Software - 3.26%       
BEA Systems, Inc. *  7,200    99,144 
BMC Software, Inc. *  2,400    78,144 
Citrix Systems, Inc. *  3,100    89,094 
Intuit, Inc. *  1,700    53,516 
Microsoft Corp.  5,600    164,248 
Oracle Corp. *  23,000    437,690 

       921,836 
Steel - 0.44%       
Nucor Corp.  2,100    125,685 
 
Telecommunications Equipment &       
Services - 1.96%       
ADTRAN, Inc.  700    15,253 
Corning, Inc. *  1,300    28,028 
QUALCOMM, Inc.  13,200    482,988 
Tellabs, Inc. *  2,800    28,112 

      554,381 
Telephone - 1.62%       
AT&T, Inc.  4,100    139,031 
BellSouth Corp.  5,500    245,245 
Harris Corp.  600    25,266 
Qwest Communications International, Inc. *  6,300    48,447 

      457,989 
Tobacco - 1.16%       
Altria Group, Inc.  3,000    252,630 
Reynolds American, Inc.  200    12,848 
UST, Inc.  1,100    61,578 

      327,056 
Toys, Amusements & Sporting Goods - 0.04%       
Mattel, Inc.  500    10,975 
 
Transportation - 1.48%       
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.  4,200    184,800 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.  5,200    235,248 

      420,048 
Trucking & Freight - 3.06%       
CSX Corp.  2,000    71,720 
Fedex Corp.  6,300    727,209 
Landstar Systems, Inc.  200    9,008 
Ryder Systems, Inc.  1,100    57,387 

      865,324 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $25,392,120)    $ 27,227,658 


Growth Fund (continued)       
    Shares or   
    Principal   
    Amount  Value 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 6.64%     
Repurchase Agreement with State       
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at       
3.95% to be repurchased at       
$1,879,206 on 12/01/2006,       
collateralized by $1,840,000       
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.375%       
due 05/15/2019 (valued at       
$1,918,200, including interest) (c)  $  1,879,000  $  1,879,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS       
(Cost $1,879,000)      $ 1,879,000 

Total Investments (Growth Fund)       
(Cost $27,271,120) - 102.89%      $ 29,106,658 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.89)%    (816,226) 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $  28,290,432 


Page 4


Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

* Non-Income Producing

(c) Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank

Page 5


JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)


The following is a summary of open futures contracts at November 30, 2006:       
          Unrealized 
          Appreciation 
Fund  Open Contracts  Number of Contracts  Position  Expiration Date  (Depreciation) 

 
Growth  S&P 500 Index  1  Long  Dec 2006  ($832) 

 
          ($832) 
 
At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized 
appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:     
 
    Unrealized  Unrealized    Net Unrealized 
Fund    Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
Growth    $2,097,231  ($261,693)    $1,835,538 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
(showing percentage of total net assets)


International Growth Fund       
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.33%       
 
Australia - 4.98%       
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group,       
Ltd.  2,763  $  62,068 
BHP Billiton, Ltd.  2,238    46,352 
Coles Myer, Ltd.  3,379    35,378 
CSL, Ltd.  1,568    73,419 
CSR, Ltd.  17,494    44,202 
Lihir Gold, Ltd. *  8,098    19,438 
Macquarie Bank, Ltd.  932    53,589 
Newcrest Mining, Ltd.  1,573    32,156 
NRMA Insurance Group, Ltd.  17,611    80,375 
Promina Group, Ltd.  14,114    72,996 
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.  3,351    68,504 
Rio Tinto, Ltd.  1,708    100,069 
Westpac Banking Corp., Ltd.  1,557    29,998 
Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.  692    20,523 
Woolworths, Ltd.  1,871    32,501 
WorleyParsons, Ltd.  2,114    31,932 
Zinifex, Ltd.  11,249    151,264 

      954,764 
Austria - 0.17%       
OMV AG  621    33,351 
 
Belgium - 2.14%       
Belgacom SA  1,196    51,290 
Colruyt SA  104    19,707 
Fortis Group SA  3,429    140,003 
Interbrew  647    42,512 
KBC Bancassurance Holding NV  616    69,391 
UCB SA  855    54,308 
Union Miniere SA  222    33,412 

      410,623 
Bermuda - 0.22%       
Esprit Holdings, Ltd.  4,000    41,475 
 
Canada - 1.81%       
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.  1,000    54,234 
EnCana Corp.  1,900    98,816 
Goldcorp, Inc.  1,000    31,287 
Petro-Canada  1,100    49,625 
Royal Bank of Canada  1,600    74,690 
Teck Cominco, Ltd.  500    37,697 

      346,349 
Cayman Islands - 0.20%       
Foxconn International Holdings, Ltd. *  13,000    39,277 
 
Denmark - 0.49%       
Novo Nordisk AS  900    69,567 
Topdanmark AS *  150    23,989 

      93,556 
Finland - 2.36%       
Fortum Corp. Oyj  1,800    52,679 
Metso Oyj  1,300    59,956 
Nokia AB Oyj  8,221    165,593 

International Growth Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Finland (continued)       
Rautaruukki Oyj  1,700  $  61,970 
Sampo Oyj, A Shares  2,400    60,691 
YIT Oyj  2,000    52,034 

      452,923 
France - 10.30%       
BNP Paribas SA  1,439    155,231 
Carrefour SA  1,637    102,481 
Casino Guich-Perrachon SA  262    23,938 
Credit Agricole SA  1,271    53,883 
Electricite de France *  375    24,068 
European Aeronautic Defence &       
Space Company  1,326    39,053 
Gaz de France  547    23,646 
Groupe Danone SA  214    32,975 
L'Oreal SA  949    95,766 
LVMH Moet Hennessy SA  210    21,804 
Peugeot SA  1,705    106,444 
Publicis Groupe SA  486    18,831 
Renault Regie Nationale SA  1,386    166,330 
Sanofi-Aventis  353    31,035 
Societe Generale  979    164,223 
Societe Television Francaise 1  530    19,636 
Total SA  10,977    779,477 
Vallourec SA  437    117,519 

      1,976,340 
Germany - 4.59%       
Altana AG  1,163    67,918 
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG  1,284    70,932 
Beiersdorf AG  320    18,909 
Continental AG  390    44,352 
Deutsche Boerse AG  508    85,147 
Fresenius Medical Care AG  384    51,598 
Hypo Real Estate Holding AG  494    28,784 
Merck & Company AG  160    17,578 
Metro AG  319    19,903 
Puma AG  200    72,471 
Salzgitter AG  849    102,179 
SAP AG  279    58,403 
Solarworld AG  948    57,952 
Thyssen Krupp AG  1,914    73,959 
United Internet AG  3,772    57,021 
Volkswagen AG  496    54,098 

      881,204 
Hong Kong - 0.38%       
Hong Kong Electric Holdings, Ltd.  10,000    47,184 
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing, Ltd.  3,000    26,420 

      73,604 
Ireland - 1.44%       
Allied Irish Banks PLC  759    21,186 
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC  1,784    33,947 
Bank of Ireland  1,263    27,132 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


International Growth Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Ireland (continued)       
C&C Group PLC  3,710  $  56,576 
CRH PLC  2,276    85,865 
Depfa Bank PLC  1,556    28,288 
Irish Life & Permanent PLC  911    22,953 

      275,947 
Italy - 3.98%       
Banco Popolare Di Verona e Novara SpA  3,248    91,395 
Enel SpA  3,885    39,720 
Eni SpA  14,350    470,392 
Saipem SpA  2,112    53,268 
UniCredito Italiano SpA  12,592    108,868 

      763,643 
Japan - 24.95%       
AEON Company, Ltd.  2,400    56,698 
Aiful Corp.  450    14,408 
Aisin Seiki Company  1,500    47,378 
Asahi Breweries, Ltd.  1,000    14,451 
Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  1,500    65,680 
Canon, Inc.  7,700    407,788 
Central Japan Railway Company, Ltd.  5    54,084 
Chiyoda Corp.  1,000    18,951 
Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc.  1,800    54,206 
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.  1,800    55,452 
Daikin Industries, Ltd.  1,000    31,931 
Denso Corp.  2,800    106,369 
East Japan Railway Company  11    77,293 
Fanuc, Ltd.  300    27,388 
Fast Retailing Company, Ltd.  500    44,176 
Honda Motor Company, Ltd.  14,900    528,643 
Hoya Corp.  2,600    102,596 
Ibiden Company, Ltd.  500    25,095 
Inpex Holdings, Inc. *  2    17,255 
Itochu Corp.  7,000    56,637 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.  4    17,757 
JFE Holdings, Inc.  1,600    73,936 
Kansai Electric Power Company, Ltd.  2,100    52,518 
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.  4,000    14,261 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.  4,000    28,660 
KDDI Corp.  3    20,093 
Keyence Corp.  100    23,001 
Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.  3,000    42,368 
Komatsu, Ltd.  3,000    54,647 
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.  2,500    36,345 
Kubota Corp.  2,000    17,636 
LeoPalace21 Corp.  1,100    37,028 
Mazda Motor Corp.  4,000    27,484 
Mitsubishi Corp.  1,000    18,692 
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Ltd.  4,000    98,996 
Mitsubishi Gas & Chemicals Company, Inc.  4,000    39,079 
Mitsubishi Rayon Company, Ltd.  3,000    20,457 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.  13    166,494 

International Growth Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Japan (continued)       
Mitsui Fudosan Company, Ltd.  3,000  $  70,613 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.  4,000    36,725 
Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.  5,000    53,133 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.  4    29,491 
Nikon Corp.  1,000    20,682 
Nintendo Company, Ltd.  500    119,418 
Nippon Oil Corp.  4,000    28,487 
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha  7,000    49,126 
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.  17,300    211,385 
Nitto Denko Corp.  700    33,861 
Nomura Holdings, Inc.  3,100    54,457 
Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.  1,000    31,412 
Orix Corp.  170    46,634 
Osaka Gas Company, Ltd.  14,000    50,519 
Resona Holdings, Inc. *  50    148,408 
Ricoh Company, Ltd.  4,000    76,151 
SBI Holdings, Inc.  66    23,217 
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.  1,200    30,270 
Sekisui House, Ltd.  2,000    30,305 
Seven & I Holdings Company, Ltd.  1,100    35,125 
Sharp Corp.  1,000    16,866 
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company, Ltd.  1,200    79,439 
Shinsei Bank, Ltd.  3,000    17,809 
SOFTBANK Corp.  2,200    46,166 
Sony Corp.  1,100    43,596 
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.  6,000    40,395 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.  4,000    52,406 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.  3    31,672 
Sumitomo Realty &       
Development Company, Ltd.  2,000    63,863 
Suzuki Motor Corp.  1,300    37,349 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.  2,100    137,383 
TDK Corp.  200    15,334 
Terumo Corp.  1,000    40,671 
Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd.  9,000    44,704 
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Company, Ltd.  1,100    16,315 
Toray Industries, Inc.  4,000    29,803 
Toyota Motor Corp.  4,200    255,140 
Toyota Tsusho Corp.  1,000    26,134 
Trend Micro, Inc.  500    15,144 

      4,785,539 
Netherlands - 7.02%       
ABN AMRO Holdings NV  3,957    119,164 
Akzo Nobel NV  753    43,226 
ASML Holding NV *  724    18,011 
Euronext NV  781    89,635 
Heineken NV  2,722    132,830 
ING Groep NV  8,968    382,804 
Randstad Holdings NV  943    60,548 
Reed Elsevier NV  1,898    32,014 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares  6,368    225,706 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares  5,120    183,186 

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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


International Growth Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Netherlands (continued)       
TNT Post Group NV  1,386  $  58,390 

      1,345,514 
Norway - 0.85%       
Norsk Hydro ASA  1,342    33,260 
Statoil ASA  2,350    65,308 
Telenor ASA  3,800    65,307 

      163,875 
Portugal - 0.09%       
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA  1,360    17,529 
 
Singapore - 0.59%       
CapitaLand, Ltd. *  14,000    56,916 
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.  30,000    56,201 

      113,117 
Spain - 2.12%       
Acerinox SA  977    26,727 
ACS Actividades SA  631    35,294 
Banco Popular Espanol SA  2,197    38,660 
Gamesa Corp. Tecno SA  1,038    27,364 
Iberdrola SA  1,345    59,748 
Industria de Diseno Textil SA  2,782    141,181 
Repsol SA  569    20,448 
Telefonica SA  2,780    56,365 

      405,787 
Sweden - 4.17%       
Alfa Laval AB  700    27,198 
Assa Abloy AB, Series B  2,000    40,757 
Atlas Copco AB, Series A  2,000    58,978 
Atlas Copco AB, Series B  1,800    51,631 
Boliden AB  2,950    71,234 
Electrolux AB, Series B  2,300    43,253 
Getinge AB, Series B  1,000    18,879 
Hennes & Mauritz AB, Series B  450    21,008 
Nordea Bank AB  3,400    48,066 
Sandvik AB  4,200    54,090 
Scania AB, Series B  800    54,675 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Series A  2,000    58,831 
SKF AB, Series B  3,200    52,451 
Ssab Svenskt Stal AB, Series A  2,400    50,577 
Svenska Cellulosa AB, Series B  1,700    83,469 
Swedish Match AB  3,600    63,880 

      798,977 
Switzerland - 5.80%       
Actelion, Ltd. *  267    47,685 
Adecco SA  559    37,094 
Compagnie Financiere       
Richemont AG, Series A  352    18,989 
Credit Suisse Group AG  826    54,708 
Geberit AG  57    82,793 
Nestle SA  204    72,117 
Novartis AG  2,546    148,626 

International Growth Fund (continued)     
  Shares or     
  Principal     
  Amount    Value 

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)       
 
Switzerland (continued)       
Phonak Holding AG  294  $  22,027 
Roche Holdings AG  812    146,921 
Serono AG, Series B  69    62,798 
Societe Generale de Surveillance Holdings AG  17    18,171 
Swatch Group AG, BR shares  97    20,571 
Swiss Re  804    68,739 
Synthes AG  369    43,421 
UBS AG *(c)  3,756    226,167 
Zurich Financial Services AG  157    40,872 

      1,111,699 
United Kingdom - 17.68%       
Alliance & Leicester PLC  867    18,609 
Anglo American PLC  8,878    412,917 
AstraZeneca Group PLC  4,288    249,083 
Aviva PLC  4,569    70,850 
Barclays PLC  5,393    72,265 
Barratt Developments PLC  3,513    76,403 
BG Group PLC  2,860    38,549 
BHP Billiton PLC  3,264    62,022 
British American Tobacco Australasia, Ltd.  1,180    33,436 
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC  3,003    31,251 
BT Group PLC  25,233    141,233 
Capita Group PLC  5,094    57,526 
Centrica PLC  29,226    190,343 
Compass Group PLC  4,252    24,029 
Countrywide PLC  1,729    17,295 
Dixons Group PLC  8,113    31,152 
George Wimpey PLC  5,315    57,876 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC  10,212    271,665 
HSBC Holdings PLC  2,614    48,281 
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC  3,216    118,357 
Inchcape PLC  2,409    23,706 
International Power PLC  3,507    23,427 
Ladbrokes PLC  3,543    28,133 
Land Securities Group PLC  946    39,584 
Man Group PLC  17,785    165,997 
Marks & Spencer Group PLC  10,699    143,891 
National Grid PLC, ADR  5,704    77,218 
Next Group PLC  3,078    107,884 
Northern Rock PLC  2,835    63,360 
Persimmon PLC  884    25,414 
Reckitt Benckiser PLC  1,251    55,721 
Rio Tinto PLC  3,908    208,926 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC  4,473    162,240 
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC  1,533    43,921 
Tesco PLC  5,014    38,628 
Travis Perkins PLC  867    29,620 
William Morrison Supermarket PLC  25,417    129,876 

      3,390,688 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $16,289,113)    $  18,475,781 


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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS - November 30, 2006 (Unaudited) - continued
(showing percentage of total net assets)


International Growth Fund (continued)     
    Shares or     
    Principal     
    Amount    Value 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.19%         
 
Germany - 0.19%         
Porsche AG, Non-Voting    32  $  37,173 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $30,139)    $  37,173 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 2.12%       
Repurchase Agreement with State         
Street Corp. dated 11/30/2006 at         
3.95% to be repurchased at         
$407,045 on 12/01/2006,         
collateralized by $400,000 Federal         
Home Loan Bank, 5.375% due         
05/15/2019 (valued at $417,000,         
including interest) (c)  $  407,000  $  407,000 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS         
(Cost $407,000)      $  407,000 

Total Investments (International Growth Fund)       
(Cost $16,726,252) - 98.64%      $  18,919,954 
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.36%      260,517 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%      $  19,180,471 


Page 4


Footnotes

Percentages are states as a percent of net assets.

 

Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

* Non-Income Producing

(c) Investment is an affiliate of the Trust’s subadvisor or custodian bank

 

Page 5


JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)


The following is a summary of open futures contracts at November 30, 2006:

          Unrealized 
          Appreciation 
Fund  Open Contracts  Number of Contracts  Position  Expiration Date  (Depreciation) 

 
 
International Growth  TOPIX Index  1  Long  Dec 2006  ($1,881) 

          ($1,881) 

At November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of investments was the same for federal income tax and financial statement purposes. The net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  Unrealized  Unrealized  Net Unrealized 
Fund  Appreciation  (Depreciation)  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
 
International Growth  2,261,224  (67,522)  2,193,702 

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal accounting officers have concluded, based upon their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recently ended fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

(a) Certifications of principal executive and principal accounting officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Funds III

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
-------------------------------------
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 26, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
-------------------------------------
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 26, 2007

By: /s/ John G. Vrysen
-------------------------------------
John G. Vrysen
Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 26, 2007