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Investment objective: The fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

The Board of Trustees can change the fund’s investment objective and strategies without shareholder approval.

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three year period is above its cost of capital. Return on invested capital quantifies how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business, while its cost of capital refers to the cost of raising money to fund its business. These companies will have a leading share of industry sales, the ability to generate consistent sales growth over time as their products and services attract a larger customer base, and a strong record of return on capital invested in the company with a sustainable competitive advantage, meaning bargaining power with buyers and/or sellers, and a unique product or process which is difficult to replicate or substitute and hard for others to compete with.

Under normal market conditions, at least 40% of the value of the fund’s net assets will be invested in issuers domiciled outside of the United States, which includes securities for which the relevant reference entity is domiciled outside the United States, such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that trade on U.S. exchanges. The subadviser seeks to validate a company’s competitive advantage through an in-depth fundamental research process that focuses on key growth drivers and qualitative factors such as competitive positioning, financial strength and evidence of management’s ability to create shareholder value. The fund seeks to add value primarily through stock selection.

The subadviser conducts securities analysis using a variety of sources, including third-party research and public sources such as company filings. The subadviser’s primary method of analysis is fundamental analysis, which is the ability to assess the health of a company, its competitive positioning, strength of management and its competitive advantages. The subadviser’s research includes detailed fundamental company models using key assumptions that drive sales, margins and capital deployment.

Investment decisions are a function of finding stocks that possess the qualitative factors as outlined above and the subadviser believes are trading at a significant discount to the subadviser’s estimation of value.

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Temporary defensive investing

The fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or money market instruments for the purpose of:


•	meeting redemption requests,

•	making other anticipated cash payments, or

•	protecting the fund in the event the subadviser determines that market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a defensive posture.

To the extent that the fund is in a defensive position, its ability to achieve its investment goal will be limited. In abnormal circumstances, the fund may temporarily invest extensively in investment-grade short-term securities. In these and other cases, the fund might not achieve its investment objective.

Below are descriptions of the main factors that may play a role in shaping the fund’s overall risk profile. The descriptions appear in alphabetical order, not in order of importance. For further details about fund risks, including additional risk factors that are not discussed in this prospectus because they are not considered primary factors, see the fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Active management risk

A fund that relies on the manager’s ability to pursue the fund’s investment objective is subject to active management risk. The manager will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for a fund and there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. A fund generally does not attempt to time the market and instead generally stays fully invested in the relevant asset class, such as domestic equities or foreign equities. Notwithstanding its benchmark, a fund may buy securities not included in its benchmark or hold securities in very different proportions than its benchmark. To the extent a fund invests in those securities, its performance depends on the ability of the manager to choose securities that perform better than securities that are included in the benchmark.

Economic and market events risk

Events in the financial sector have resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. These events have included, but are not limited to, the U.S. government’s placement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship, the bankruptcy filings of Lehman Brothers, Chrysler and General Motors, the sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, the U.S. government support of American International Group and Citigroup, the sale of Wachovia to Wells Fargo, reports of credit and liquidity issues involving certain money market mutual funds, emergency measures by the U.S. and foreign governments banning short-selling, measures to address U.S. federal and state budget deficits, debt crises in the eurozone and S&P’s downgrade of U.S. long-term sovereign debt. Both domestic and foreign equity markets have been experiencing increased volatility and turmoil, with issuers that have exposure to the real estate, mortgage and credit markets particularly affected, and it is uncertain whether or for how long these conditions will continue.

In addition to the unprecedented volatility in financial markets, the reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets may adversely

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affect many issuers worldwide. This reduced liquidity may result in less money being available to purchase raw materials, goods and services from emerging markets, which may, in turn, bring down the prices of these economic staples. It may also result in emerging-market issuers having more difficulty obtaining financing, which may, in turn, cause a decline in their stock prices. These events and possible continuing market volatility may have an adverse effect on the fund.

Equity securities risk

Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities will fluctuate, and can decline and reduce the value of a fund investing in equities. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions. The value of equity securities purchased by a fund could decline if the financial condition of the companies in which the fund is invested declines, or if overall market and economic conditions deteriorate. Even a fund that invests in high-quality or “blue chip” equity securities, or securities of established companies with large market capitalizations (which generally have strong financial characteristics), can be negatively impacted by poor overall market and economic conditions. Companies with large market capitalizations may also have less growth potential than smaller companies and may be less able to react quickly to changes in the marketplace.

The fund may maintain substantial exposure to equities and generally does not attempt to time the market. Because of this exposure, the possibility that stock market prices in general will decline over short or extended periods subjects the fund to unpredictable declines in the value of its investments, as well as periods of poor performance.

Foreign securities risk

Funds that invest in securities traded principally in securities markets outside the United States are subject to additional and more varied risks, as the value of foreign securities may change more rapidly and extremely than the value of U.S. securities. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Additionally, issuers of foreign securities may not be subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting and auditing standards of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. There are generally higher commission rates on foreign portfolio transactions, transfer taxes, higher custodial costs and the possibility that foreign taxes will be charged on dividends and interest payable on foreign securities, some or all of which may not be reclaimable. Also, for lesser-developed countries, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency or assets from a country), political changes or diplomatic developments could adversely affect a fund’s investments. In the event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, the fund could lose its entire investment in a foreign security. All funds that invest in foreign securities are subject to these risks. Some of the foreign risks are also applicable to funds that invest a material portion of their assets in securities of foreign issuers traded in the U.S.

Emerging markets risk. Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in the securities of issuers based in countries with “emerging market” economies are subject to greater levels of foreign investment risk than funds investing primarily in more-developed foreign markets, since emerging market securities may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political and other risks greater than, or in addition to, the risks of investing in developed foreign countries. These risks include: high currency exchange-rate fluctuations; increased risk of default (including both government and private issuers); greater social, economic and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war); more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on a fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; unavailability of currency hedging techniques in certain emerging market countries; the fact that companies in emerging market countries may be newly organized, smaller and less seasoned; the difference in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in the unavailability of material information about issuers; different clearance and settlement procedures, which may be unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions or otherwise make it difficult to engage in such transactions; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments in foreign jurisdictions; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of emerging market issuers.

Currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of a fund’s investments. Currency risk includes both the risk that currencies in which a fund’s investments are traded, or currencies in which a fund has taken an active investment position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly for a number of reasons, including the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets, actual or perceived changes in interest rates and intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. Certain funds may engage in proxy hedging of currencies by entering into derivative transactions with respect to a currency whose value is expected to correlate to the value of a currency the fund owns or wants to own. This presents the risk that the two currencies may not move in relation to one another as expected. In that case, the fund could lose money on its investment and also lose money on the position designed to act as a proxy hedge. Certain funds may also take active currency positions and may cross-hedge currency exposure represented by their securities into another foreign currency. This may result in a fund’s currency exposure being substantially different than that suggested by its securities investments. All funds with foreign currency holdings and/or that invest or trade in securities denominated in foreign currencies or related derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Derivative foreign currency transactions (such as futures, forwards and swaps) may also involve leveraging risk, in addition to currency risk. Leverage may disproportionately increase a fund’s portfolio losses and reduce opportunities for gain when interest rates, stock prices or currency rates are changing.

Large company risk

Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time. The fund is not obligated to sell a company’s security simply because, subsequent to its purchase, the company’s market capitalization has changed to be outside the capitalization range for the fund.

Medium and smaller company risk

Market risk and liquidity risk may be pronounced for securities of companies with medium-sized market capitalizations and are particularly pronounced for securities of companies with smaller market

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capitalizations. These companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or they may depend on a few key employees. The securities of companies with medium and smaller market capitalizations may trade less frequently and in lesser volume than more widely held securities, and their value may fluctuate more sharply than those securities. They may also trade in the over-the-counter market or on a regional exchange, or may otherwise have limited liquidity. Investments in less-seasoned companies with medium and smaller market capitalizations may present greater opportunities for growth and capital appreciation, but also involve greater risks than customarily are associated with more established companies with larger market capitalizations. These risks apply to all funds that invest in the securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, each of which primarily makes investments in companies with smaller- or medium-sized market capitalizations. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time. The fund is not obligated to sell a company’s security simply because, subsequent to its purchase, the company’s market capitalization has changed to be outside the capitalization range for the fund.

Non-diversified risk

Overall risk can be reduced by investing in securities from a diversified pool of issuers, while overall risk is increased by investing in securities of a small number of issuers. Certain funds are not “diversified” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers, which may result in greater susceptibility to associated risks. As a result, credit, market and other risks associated with a non-diversified fund’s investment strategies or techniques may be more pronounced than for funds that are “diversified.”

Sector investing risk

When a fund’s investments are focused in a particular sector of the economy, they are not as diversified as the investments of most mutual funds and are far less diversified than the broad securities markets. This means that such funds tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the values of their investments tend to go up and down more rapidly. In addition, a fund that invests in a particular sector is particularly susceptible to the impact of market, economic, regulatory and other factors affecting that sector.

Companies in the consumer discretionary sector can be significantly affected by the performance of the overall economy, interest rates, competition, consumer confidence and spending, and changes in demographics and consumer tastes. Companies in the consumer staples sector can be significantly affected by demographic and product trends, competitive pricing, food fads, marketing campaigns, environmental factors, and government regulation, the performance of overall economy, interest rates, and consumer confidence.

Investing in Class A shares

The following are the names of the various entities involved with the fund’s investment and business operations, along with brief descriptions of the role each entity performs.

Trustees

Oversee the fund’s business activities and retain the services of the various firms that carry out the fund’s operations.

Investment adviser

Manages the fund’s business and investment activities.

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

The adviser administers the business and affairs of the fund and retains and compensates the investment subadviser to manage the assets of the fund. John Hancock is one of the most recognized and respected names in the financial services industry. The adviser’s parent company has been helping individuals and institutions work toward their financial goals since 1862. The adviser offers investment solutions managed by leading institutional money managers, taking a disciplined team approach to portfolio management and research, leveraging the expertise of seasoned investment professionals. As of March 31, 2012, the adviser had total assets under management of approximately $125.5 billion.

The adviser does not itself manage any of the fund’s portfolio assets but has ultimate responsibility to oversee the subadviser and recommend its hiring, termination and replacement. In this connection, the adviser: (i) monitors the compliance of the subadviser with the investment objectives and related policies of the fund, (ii) reviews the performance of the subadviser and (iii) reports periodically on such performance to the Board of Trustees.

The fund relies on an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permitting the adviser, subject to Board approval, to appoint a subadviser or change the terms of a subadvisory agreement without obtaining shareholder approval. The fund, therefore, is able to change subadvisers or the fees paid to a subadviser from time to time without the expense and delays associated with obtaining shareholder approval of the change. This order does not, however, permit the adviser to appoint a subadviser that is an affiliate of the adviser or the fund (other than by reason of serving as a subadviser to the fund), or to increase the subadvisory fee of an affiliated subadviser, without the approval of the shareholders.

Management fee

The fund pays the adviser a management fee for its services to the fund. The fee is stated as an annual percentage of the aggregate net assets of the fund (together with the assets of any other applicable fund identified in the advisory agreement) determined in accordance with the following schedule, and that rate is applied to the average daily net assets of the fund.


	Annual
Average Daily Net Assets	Rate




First $1 billion		0	.80%

Excess over $1 billion		0	.78%

Out of these fees, the investment adviser in turn pays the fees of the subadviser.

The basis for the Trustees’ approval of the advisory fees and the subadvisory fees, and of the investment advisory agreement overall, including the subadvisory agreement, will be discussed in the fund’s first shareholder report.

Additional information about fund expenses

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decrease in average net assets may result in an increase in the expense ratio because certain fund expenses do not decrease as asset levels decrease; or (iii) fees may be incurred for extraordinary events such as fund tax expenses.

The adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee for certain funds (the participating funds) of the Trust and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust. The waiver equals, on an annualized basis, 0.01% of that portion of the aggregate net assets of all the participating funds that exceeds $75 billion but is less than $100 billion; and 0.015% of that portion of the aggregate net assets of all the participating funds that equals or exceeds $100 billion. The amount of the reimbursement is calculated daily and allocated among all the participating funds in proportion to the daily net assets of each fund. This voluntary arrangement may be amended or terminated at any time by the adviser upon notice to the funds.

The adviser voluntarily agrees to reduce its management fee for the fund, or if necessary make payment to the fund, in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the fund exceed 0.25% of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) of the fund. “Expenses” means all the expenses of the fund, excluding (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund’s business (e) advisory fees, (f) 12b-1 fees, (g) transfer agency fees and service fees, (h) blue-sky fees, (i) printing and postage fees, (j) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”) and (k) short dividend expenses. This voluntary expense reimbursement will continue in effect until terminated at any time by the adviser on notice to the fund.

The adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadviser

Handles the fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional investors and is a wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation) and, as of March 31, 2012, had total assets under management of approximately $136.85 billion.

Following are brief biographical profiles of the leaders of the fund’s investment management team. These managers share portfolio management responsibilities. For more about these individuals, including information about their compensation, other accounts they manage and any investments they may have in the fund, see the SAI.

Walter T. McCormick, CFA


•	Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined subadviser in 2010

•	Managing director and senior portfolio manager, Wells Capital Management (2002–2010)

•	Began business career in 1970

Emory W. Sanders, Jr., CFA


•	Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager

•	Lead Manager of the fund since inception

•	Joined subadviser in 2010

•	Director, portfolio manager, senior equity analyst, Wells Capital Management (1997–2010)

•	Began business career in 1997

Custodian

Holds the fund’s assets, settles all portfolio trades and collects most of the valuation data required for calculating the fund’s net asset value.

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Principal distributor

Markets the fund and distributes shares through selling brokers, financial planners and other financial representatives.

John Hancock Funds, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Transfer agent

Handles shareholder services, including recordkeeping and statements, distribution of dividends and processing of buy and sell requests.

John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 55913
Boston, MA 02205-5913

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Your account

Class A shares’ cost structure includes a Rule 12b-1 plan that allows it to pay fees for the sale, distribution and service of its shares.

Class A


•	A front-end sales charge, as described in the section “How sales charges are calculated.”

•	Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees of 0.30%.

Rule 12b-1 fees

Rule 12b-1 fees will be paid to the fund’s distributor, John Hancock Funds, LLC, and may be used by the distributor for expenses relating to the distribution of, and shareholder or administrative services for holders of, the shares of the class and for the payment of service fees that come within Rule 2830(d)(5) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of the fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost shareholders more than other types of sales charges.

Your broker-dealer or agent may charge you a fee to effect transactions in fund shares.

Other share classes of the fund, which have their own expense structure, may be offered in separate prospectuses.

Additional payments to financial intermediaries

Shares of the fund are primarily sold through financial intermediaries, such as brokers, banks, registered investment advisers, financial planners and retirement plan administrators. These firms may be compensated for selling shares of the fund in two principal ways:


•	directly, by the payment of sales commissions, if any; and

•	indirectly, as a result of the fund paying Rule 12b-1 fees.

Certain firms may request, and the distributor may agree to make, payments in addition to sales commissions and Rule 12b-1 fees out of the distributor’s own resources. These additional payments are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing.” These payments assist in the distributor’s efforts to promote the sale of the fund’s shares. The distributor agrees with the firm on the methods for calculating any additional compensation, which may include the level of sales or assets attributable to the firm. Not all firms receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation varies. These payments could be significant to a firm. The distributor determines which firms to support and the extent of the payments it is willing to make. The distributor generally chooses to compensate firms that have a strong capability to distribute shares of the fund and that are willing to cooperate with the distributor’s promotional efforts.

The distributor hopes to benefit from revenue sharing by increasing the fund’s net assets, which, as well as benefiting the fund, would result in additional management and other fees for the adviser and its affiliates. In consideration for revenue sharing, a firm may feature the fund in its sales system or give preferential access to members of its sales force or management. In addition, the firm may agree to participate in the distributor’s marketing efforts by allowing the distributor or its affiliates to participate in conferences, seminars or other programs attended by the intermediary’s sales force. Although an intermediary may seek revenue-sharing payments to offset costs incurred by the firm in servicing its clients who have invested in the fund, the intermediary may earn a profit on these payments. Revenue-sharing payments may provide your firm with an incentive to favor the fund.

The SAI discusses the distributor’s revenue-sharing arrangements in more detail. Your intermediary may charge you additional fees other than those disclosed in this prospectus. You can ask your firm about any payments it receives from the distributor or the fund, as well as about fees and/or commissions it charges.

The distributor, adviser and their affiliates may have other relationships with your firm relating to the provisions of services to the fund, such as providing omnibus account services, transaction-processing services or effecting portfolio transactions for the fund. If your intermediary provides these services, the adviser or the fund may compensate the intermediary for these services. In addition, your intermediary may have other compensated relationships with the adviser or its affiliates that are not related to the fund.

Rollover program compensation

The broker-dealer of record for a pension, profit-sharing or other plan qualified under Section 401(a), or described in Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), that is funded by certain group annuity contracts issued by John Hancock insurance companies, is eligible to receive ongoing compensation (Rollover Compensation) when a plan participant terminates from the qualified plan and rolls over assets into a John Hancock-sponsored custodial IRA or a John Hancock custodial Roth IRA invested in shares of John Hancock funds. The Rollover Compensation is paid from a fund’s Rule 12b-1 fees to the plan’s broker-dealer of record at an annual rate not expected to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net eligible assets held in John Hancock funds (0.15% for John Hancock Money Market Fund) under the rollover program. Rollover Compensation is made in the first year and continues thereafter, quarterly in arrears. A John Hancock insurance company may also pay the third-party administrator for the plan a one-time nominal fee not expected to exceed $25 per participant rollover into a John Hancock fund for facilitating the transaction.

How sales charges are calculated

Class A sales charges are as follows:


	As a % of	As a % of
Your investment	offering price*	your investment


Up to $49,999	5.00%	5.26%


$50,000 – $99,999	4.50%	4.71%


$100,000 – $249,999	3.50%	3.63%


$250,000 – $499,999	2.50%	2.56%


$500,000 – $999,999	2.00%	2.04%


$1,000,000 and over	See below


*		Offering price is the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge

You may qualify for a reduced Class A sales charge if you own or are purchasing Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T, Class ADV, Class I, Class I2, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 or Class R6 shares of a John Hancock open-end mutual fund. To receive the reduced sales charge, you must tell your broker or financial representative at the time you purchase the fund’s Class A shares about any other John Hancock mutual funds held by you, your spouse or your

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children under the age of 21 living in the same household. This includes investments held in an individual retirement account, an employee benefit plan or with a broker or financial representative other than the one handling your current purchase. John Hancock will credit the combined value, at the current offering price, of all eligible accounts to determine whether you qualify for a reduced sales charge on your current purchase. You may need to provide documentation for these accounts, such as an account statement. For more information about these reduced sales charges, you may visit the fund’s Web site at www.jhfunds.com. You may also consult your broker or financial adviser, or refer to the section entitled “Initial Sales Charge on Class A Shares” in the fund’s SAI. You may request an SAI from your broker or financial adviser by accessing the fund’s Web site at www.jhfunds.com or by calling Signature Services at 1-800-225-5291.

Investments of $1 million or more

Class A shares are available with no front-end sales charge on investments of $1 million or more. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on any Class A shares upon which a commission or finder’s fee was paid that are sold within one year of purchase, as follows:

Class A deferred charges on investments of $1 million or more


Years after purchase	CDSC




1^st year		1	.00%

After 1^st year		None

For purposes of this CDSC, all purchases made during a calendar month are counted as having been made on the first day of that month.

The CDSC is based on the lesser of the original purchase cost or the current market value of the shares being sold, and is not charged on shares you acquired by reinvesting your dividends. To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to sell shares we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC.

Sales charge reductions and waivers

Reducing your Class A sales charges

There are several ways you can combine multiple purchases of shares of John Hancock funds to take advantage of the breakpoints in the sales charge schedule. The first three ways can be combined in any manner.


•	Accumulation Privilege — lets you add the value of any class of shares of any John Hancock open-end fund you already own to the amount of your next Class A investment for purposes of calculating the sales charge. However, Class A shares of money market funds will not qualify unless you have already paid a sales charge on those shares.

•	Letter of Intention — lets you purchase Class A shares of a fund over a 13-month period and receive the same sales charge as if all shares had been purchased at once. You can use a Letter of Intention to qualify for reduced sales charges if you plan to invest at least in a John Hancock fund’s Class A and Class T shares during the next 13 months. The calculation of this amount would include accumulations and combinations as well as your current holdings of all classes of John Hancock funds, which include any reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. However, Class A shares of money market funds will be excluded unless you have already paid a sales charge. When you sign this letter, the fund agrees to charge you the reduced sales charges. Completing a Letter of Intention does not obligate you to purchase additional shares. However, if you do not buy enough shares to qualify for the lower sales charges by the earlier of the end of the 13-month period or when you sell your shares, your sales charges will be recalculated to reflect your actual purchase level. Also available for individual retirement plan investors is a 48-month Letter of Intention, described in the SAI.

•	Combination Privilege — lets you combine shares of all funds for purposes of calculating the Class A sales charge.

To utilize any reduction, you must complete the appropriate section of your application, or contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Group investment program

A group may be treated as a single purchaser under the accumulation and combination privileges. Each investor has an individual account, but the group’s investments are lumped together for sales charge purposes, making the investors potentially eligible for reduced sales charges. There is no charge or obligation to invest (although initial investments per account opened must satisfy minimum initial investment requirements specified in the section entitled “Opening an account”), and individual investors may close their accounts at any time.

To utilize this program, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services to find out how to qualify. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

CDSC waivers

As long as Signature Services is notified at the time you sell, the CDSC for each share class will be waived in the following cases:


•	certain retirement plans participating in Merrill Lynch, The Princeton Retirement Group, Inc. or PruSolutions^SM programs

•	redemptions pursuant to the fund’s right to liquidate an account that is below the minimum account value stated below in “Dividends and account policies,” under the subsection “Small accounts”

•	redemptions of Class A shares made after one year from the inception of a retirement plan at John Hancock

•	to make certain distributions from a retirement plan

•	because of shareholder death or disability

•	rollovers, contract exchanges or transfers of John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) account assets required by John Hancock as a result of its decision to discontinue maintaining and administering 403(b)(7) accounts

To utilize a waiver, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Reinstatement privilege

If you sell shares of a John Hancock fund, you may reinvest some or all of the proceeds back into the same share class of the same fund and account from which it was removed, within 120 days without a sales charge, subject to fund minimums, as long as Signature Services or your financial representative is notified before you reinvest. If you paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, you will be credited with the amount of the CDSC. Consult the SAI for additional details.

To utilize this privilege, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Waivers for certain investors

Class A shares may be offered without front-end sales charges or CDSCs to the following individuals and institutions:


•	selling brokers and their employees and sales representatives (and their Immediate Family, as defined in the SAI)

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•	financial representatives utilizing fund shares in certain eligible retirement platforms, fee-based or wrap investment products under a signed agreement with the distributor

•	fund trustees and other individuals who are affiliated with these or other John Hancock funds, including employees of John Hancock companies or Manulife Financial Corporation (and their Immediate Family, as defined in the SAI)

•	individuals transferring assets held in a SIMPLE IRA, SEP or SAR-SEP invested in John Hancock funds directly to an IRA

•	individuals converting assets held in an IRA, SIMPLE IRA, SEP or SAR-SEP invested in John Hancock funds directly to a Roth IRA

•	individuals recharacterizing assets from an IRA, Roth IRA, SEP, SAR-SEP or SIMPLE IRA invested in John Hancock funds back to the original account type from which it was converted

•	participants in certain 529 plans that have a signed agreement with the distributor (one-year CDSC may apply)

•	participants in certain retirement plans with at least 100 eligible employees (one-year CDSC applies)

•	certain retirement plans participating in Merrill Lynch, The Princeton Retirement Group, Inc. or PruSolutions^SM programs

•	terminating participants rolling over (directly or within 60 days after distribution) assets held in a pension, profit sharing or other plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, or described in Section 457(b) of the Code, that is funded by certain John Hancock group annuity contracts, to a John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial Roth IRA that invests in John Hancock funds, such participants and their Immediate Family (as defined in the SAI) subsequently establishing or rolling over assets into a new John Hancock account through the John Hancock Personal Financial Services (PFS) Group, including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

•	participants rolling over (directly or within 60 days after distribution) from a terminating pension, profit sharing or other plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, or described in Section 457(b) of the Code (the assets of which, immediately prior to its termination, were held in certain John Hancock group annuity contracts but are now transferred from such contracts and held either: (i) in trust by a distribution processing organization; or (ii) in a custodial IRA or custodial Roth IRA sponsored by an authorized third party trust company and made available through John Hancock), to a John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial Roth IRA that invests in John Hancock funds, such participants and their Immediate Family (as defined in the SAI) subsequently establishing or rolling over assets into a new John Hancock account through the PFS Group, including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

•	participants actively enrolled in a John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) plan account rolling over or transferring assets into a new John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial ROTH IRA that invests in John Hancock funds through the John Hancock PFS Group (to the extent such assets are otherwise prohibited from rolling over or transferring into such participant’s John Hancock RPS plan account), including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

•	individuals rolling over assets held in a John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) account into a John Hancock custodial IRA account

•	former employees/associates of John Hancock, its affiliates or agencies rolling over (directly or indirectly within 60 days after distribution) to a new John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial Roth IRA from the John Hancock Employee Investment-Incentive Plan (TIP), John Hancock Savings Investment Plan (SIP) or the John Hancock Pension Plan and such participants and their Immediate Family (as defined in the SAI) subsequently establishing or rolling over assets into a new John Hancock account through the John Hancock PFS Group, including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

To utilize a waiver, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Other waivers

Front-end sales charges and CDSCs are not imposed in connection with the following transactions:


•	exchanges from one John Hancock fund to the same class of any other John Hancock fund (see “Transaction policies” in this prospectus for additional details)

•	dividend reinvestments (see “Dividends and account policies” in this prospectus for additional details)


1	Read this prospectus carefully.

2	Determine how much you want to invest. The minimum initial investment for Class A shares of the fund is $2,500 except as follows:


	•	Coverdell ESAs: $2,000 (or such other maximum contribution requirement set forth in the Internal Revenue Code)

	•	there is no minimum initial investment for certain group retirement plans using salary deduction or similar group methods of payment

	•	group investments: $250

	•	there is no minimum initial investment for fee-based or wrap accounts of selling firms that have executed a fee-based or wrap agreement with the distributor


3	All shareholders must complete the account application, carefully following the instructions. If you have any questions, contact your financial representative or call Signature Services at 1-800-225-5291.

4	Complete the appropriate parts of the account privileges application. By applying for privileges now, you can avoid the delay and inconvenience of having to file an additional application if you want to add privileges later.

5	Make your initial investment using the instructions under “Buying shares.” You and your financial representative can initiate any purchase, exchange or sale of shares.

Important information about opening a new account

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account.

For individual investors opening an account When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, residential address, date of birth and Social Security number.

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Opening an account		Adding to an account

By check
• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • Deliver the check and your completed application to your financial representative or mail them to Signature Services (address below).		• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • Fill out the detachable investment slip from an account statement. If no slip is available, include a note specifying the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. • Deliver the check and your investment slip or note to your financial representative, or mail them to Signature Services (address below).




By exchange
• Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.		• Log on to the Web site below to process exchanges between funds. • Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.




By wire
• Deliver your completed application to your financial representative or mail it to Signature Services. • Obtain your account number by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.		• Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.




By Internet
• See “By exchange” and “By wire.”		• Verify that your bank or credit union is a member of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system. • Complete the “Bank information” section on your account application. • Log on to the Web site below to initiate purchases using your authorized bank account.




By phone
• See “By exchange” and “By wire.”		• Verify that your bank or credit union is a member of the ACH system. • Complete the “To purchase, exchange or redeem shares via telephone” and “Bank information” sections on your account application. • Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or call Signature Services between 8:00 A.M. and 7:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday and on Fridays between 8:00 A.M. and 6 P.M., Eastern Time. To add to an account using the Monthly Automatic Accumulation Program, see “Additional investor services.”



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-338-8080	1-800-225-5291

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		To sell some or all of your shares

By letter
• Accounts of any type. • Sales of any amount.		• Write a letter of instruction or complete a stock power indicating the fund name, the share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to sell. • Include all signatures and any additional documents that may be required (see next page). • Mail the materials to Signature Services (address below). • A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address in which the account is registered, or otherwise according to your letter of instruction.




By Internet
• Most accounts. • Sales of up to $100,000.		• Log on to the Web site below to initiate redemptions from your fund.




By phone
• Most accounts. • Sales of up to $100,000.		• Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or call Signature Services between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday and on Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.




By wire or electronic funds transfer (EFT)
• Requests by letter to sell any amount. • Requests by Internet or phone to sell up to $100,000.		• To verify that the Internet or telephone redemption privilege is in place on an account, or to request the form to add it to an existing account, call Signature Services. • Funds requested by wire will generally be wired the next business day. A $4 fee will be deducted from your account. Your bank may also charge you a fee for this service. • Funds requested by EFT are generally available by the second business day. Your bank may charge you a fee for this service.




By exchange
• Accounts of any type. • Sales of any amount.		• Obtain a current prospectus for the fund into which you are exchanging by accessing the fund’s Web site by Internet, or by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • Log on to the Web site below to process exchanges between your funds. • Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange. To sell shares through a systematic withdrawal plan, see “Additional investor services.”



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-338-8080	1-800-225-5291

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Selling shares in writing

In certain circumstances, you will need to make your request to sell shares in writing. You may need to include additional items with your request, unless they were previously provided to Signature Services and are still accurate. These items are shown in the table below. You may also need to include a signature guarantee, which protects you against fraudulent orders. You will need a signature guarantee if:


•	your address of record has changed within the past 30 days;

•	you are selling more than $100,000 worth of shares (this requirement is waived for certain entities operating under a signed fax trading agreement with John Hancock); or

•	you are requesting payment other than by a check mailed to the address/bank of record and payable to the registered owner(s).

You will need to obtain your signature guarantee from a member of the Medallion Signature Guarantee Program. Most broker-dealers, banks, credit unions and securities exchanges are members of this program. A notary public CANNOT provide a signature guarantee.


Seller		Requirements for written requests

Owners of individual, joint or UGMA/UTMA accounts (custodial accounts for minors)		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signatures and titles of all persons authorized to sign for the account, exactly as the account is registered. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners of corporate, sole proprietorship, general partner or association accounts		• Letter of instruction. • Corporate business/organization resolution, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock business/organization certification form. • On the letter and the resolution, the signature of the person(s) authorized to sign for the account. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners or trustees of trust accounts		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signature(s) of the trustee(s). • Copy of the trust document, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock trust certification form. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Joint tenancy shareholders with rights of survivorship with deceased co-tenant(s)		• Letter of instruction signed by surviving tenant(s). • Copy of death certificate. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Executors of shareholder estates		• Letter of instruction signed by executor. • Copy of order appointing executor, certified within the past 12 months. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Administrators, conservators, guardians and other sellers or account types not listed above		• Call Signature Services for instructions.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-338-8080	1-800-225-5291

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Valuation of shares

The net asset value (NAV) for each class of shares of the fund is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each business day that the NYSE is open. On holidays or other days when the NYSE is closed, the NAV is not calculated and the fund does not transact purchase or redemption requests. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each class of shares of the fund has its own NAV, which is computed by dividing the total assets, minus liabilities, allocated to each share class by the number of fund shares outstanding for that class.

Valuation of securities

Except as noted below, securities held by the fund are primarily valued on the basis of market quotations or official closing prices. Certain short-term debt instruments are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Shares of other open-end investment companies held by the fund are valued based on the NAVs of those investment companies.

If market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value for a security, or if a security’s value has been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, the security will be valued at its fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees. The Trustees have delegated the responsibility to fair value securities to the fund’s Pricing Committee, and the actual calculation of a security’s fair value may be made by persons acting pursuant to the direction of the Trustees.

In deciding whether to fair value a security, the fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,

	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the foreign market and

	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed-income securities:


	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,

	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry and

	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Fair value pricing of securities is intended to help ensure that a fund’s NAV reflects the fair market value of the fund’s portfolio securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (as opposed to a value that no longer reflects market value as of such close), thus limiting the opportunity for aggressive traders or market timers to purchase shares of the fund at deflated prices reflecting stale security valuations and promptly sell such shares at a gain, thereby diluting the interests of long-term shareholders. However, a security’s valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value, and no assurance can be given that fair value pricing of securities will successfully eliminate all potential opportunities for such trading gains. The use of fair value pricing has the effect of valuing a security based upon the price the fund might reasonably expect to receive if it sold that security in an orderly transaction between market participants, but does not guarantee that the security can be sold at the fair value price. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty and subjective nature of fair valuation, a fair valuation price may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a readily available market price for the investment existed and these differences could be material. With respect to any portion of a fund’s assets that is invested in another open-end investment company, that portion of the fund’s NAV is calculated based on the NAV of that investment company. The prospectus for the other investment company explains the circumstances and effects of fair value pricing for that other investment company.

If the fund has portfolio securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the fund does not price its shares, the NAV of the fund’s shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem the fund’s shares.

Buy and sell prices

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV, plus any applicable sales charges, as described earlier. When you sell shares, you receive the NAV, minus any applicable deferred sales charges.

Execution of requests

The fund is open on those days when the NYSE is open, typically Monday through Friday. Buy and sell requests are executed at the next NAV to be calculated after Signature Services receives your request in good order. In unusual circumstances, the fund has the right to redeem in kind.

At times of peak activity, it may be difficult to place requests by telephone. During these times, consider using EASI-Line, accessing www.jhfunds.com or sending your request in writing.

In unusual circumstances, the fund may temporarily suspend the processing of sell requests or may postpone payment of proceeds for up to three business days or longer, as allowed by federal securities laws.

Telephone transactions

For your protection, telephone requests may be recorded in order to verify their accuracy. Also for your protection, telephone redemption transactions are not permitted on accounts in which names or mailing addresses have changed within the past 30 days. Proceeds from telephone transactions can only be mailed to the address of record.

Exchanges

You may exchange shares of a class of the fund for shares of the same class of any other John Hancock fund that is then offering that class, generally without paying any sales charges. The registration for both accounts must be identical.

The fund may change or cancel its exchange policies at any time, upon 60 days’ written notice to its shareholders. For further details, see “Additional Services and Programs” in the SAI (see the back cover of this prospectus).

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Excessive trading

The fund is intended for long-term investment purposes only and does not knowingly accept shareholders who engage in market timing or other types of excessive short-term trading. Short-term trading into and out of the fund can disrupt portfolio investment strategies and may increase fund expenses for all shareholders, including long-term shareholders who do not generate these costs.

Right to reject or restrict purchase and exchange orders

Purchases and exchanges should be made primarily for investment purposes. The fund reserves the right to restrict, reject or cancel (with respect to cancellations within one day of the order), for any reason and without any prior notice, any purchase or exchange order, including transactions representing excessive trading and transactions accepted by any shareholder’s financial intermediary. For example, the fund may, in its discretion, restrict, reject or cancel a purchase or exchange order even if the transaction is not subject to a specific limitation on exchange activity, as described below, if the fund or its agent determines that accepting the order could interfere with the efficient management of the fund’s portfolio, or otherwise not be in the fund’s best interest in light of unusual trading activity related to your account. In the event that the fund rejects or cancels an exchange request, neither the redemption nor the purchase side of the exchange will be processed. If you would like the redemption request to be processed even if the purchase order is rejected, you should submit separate redemption and purchase orders rather than placing an exchange order. The fund reserves the right to delay for up to one business day, consistent with applicable law, the processing of exchange requests in the event that, in the fund’s judgment, such delay would be in the fund’s best interest, in which case both the redemption and purchase side of the exchange will receive the fund’s NAV at the conclusion of the delay period. The fund, through its agents in their sole discretion, may impose these remedial actions at the account holder level or the underlying shareholder level.

Exchange limitation policies

The Board of Trustees has adopted the following policies and procedures by which the fund, subject to the limitations described below, takes steps reasonably designed to curtail excessive trading practices.

Limitation on exchange activity

The fund or its agent may reject or cancel a purchase order, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege or terminate the ability of an investor to invest in John Hancock funds if the fund or its agent determines that a proposed transaction involves market timing or disruptive trading that it believes is likely to be detrimental to the fund. The fund or its agent cannot ensure that it will be able to identify all cases of market timing or disruptive trading, although it attempts to have adequate procedures in place to do so. The fund or its agent may also reject or cancel any purchase order (including an exchange) from an investor or group of investors for any other reason. Decisions to reject or cancel purchase orders (including exchanges) in the fund are inherently subjective and will be made in a manner believed to be in the best interest of the fund’s shareholders. The fund does not have any arrangement to permit market timing or disruptive trading.

Exchanges made on the same day in the same account are aggregated for purposes of counting the number and dollar amount of exchanges made by the account holder. The exchange limits referenced above will not be imposed or may be modified under certain circumstances. For example, these exchange limits may be modified for accounts held by certain retirement plans to conform to plan exchange limits, ERISA considerations or Department of Labor regulations. Certain automated or pre-established exchange, asset-allocation and dollar-cost-averaging programs are not subject to these exchange limits. These programs are excluded from the exchange limitation since the fund believes that they are advantageous to shareholders and do not offer an effective means for market timing or excessive trading strategies. These investment tools involve regular and predetermined purchase or redemption requests made well in advance of any knowledge of events affecting the market on the date of the purchase or redemption.

These exchange limits are subject to the fund’s ability to monitor exchange activity, as discussed under “Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices” below. Depending upon the composition of the fund’s shareholder accounts, and in light of the limitations on the ability of the fund to detect and curtail excessive trading practices, a significant percentage of the fund’s shareholders may not be subject to the exchange limitation policy described above. In applying the exchange limitation policy, the fund considers information available to it at the time and reserves the right to consider trading activity in a single account or multiple accounts under common ownership, control or influence.

Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices

Shareholders seeking to engage in excessive trading practices sometimes deploy a variety of strategies to avoid detection and, despite the efforts of the fund to prevent excessive trading, there is no guarantee that the fund or its agent will be able to identify such shareholders or curtail their trading practices. The ability of the fund and its agent to detect and curtail excessive trading practices may also be limited by operational systems and technological limitations. Because the fund will not always be able to detect frequent trading activity, investors should not assume that the fund will be able to detect or prevent all frequent trading or other practices that disadvantage the fund. For example, the ability of the fund to monitor trades that are placed by omnibus or other nominee accounts is severely limited in those instances in which the financial intermediary, including a financial adviser, broker, retirement plan administrator or fee-based program sponsor, maintains the records of the fund’s underlying beneficial owners. Omnibus or other nominee account arrangements are common forms of holding shares of the fund, particularly among certain financial intermediaries, such as financial advisers, brokers, retirement plan administrators or fee-based program sponsors. These arrangements often permit the financial intermediary to aggregate its clients’ transactions and ownership positions and do not identify the particular underlying shareholder(s) to the fund. However, the fund will work with financial intermediaries as necessary to discourage shareholders from engaging in abusive trading practices and to impose restrictions on excessive trades. In this regard, the fund has entered into information-sharing agreements with financial intermediaries pursuant to which these intermediaries are required to provide to the fund, at the fund’s request, certain information relating to their customers investing in the fund through omnibus or other nominee accounts. The fund will use this information to attempt to identify excessive trading practices. Financial intermediaries are contractually required to follow any instructions from the fund to restrict or prohibit future purchases from shareholders that are found to have engaged in excessive trading in violation of the fund’s policies. The fund cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided to it from financial intermediaries and so cannot ensure that it will be able to detect abusive trading practices that occur through omnibus or other nominee accounts. As a consequence, the fund’s ability to monitor and discourage excessive trading practices in these types of accounts may be limited.

Excessive trading risk

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would, such as maintaining higher cash balances, using its line of credit and engaging in increased portfolio transactions. Increased portfolio transactions and use of the line of credit would correspondingly increase the fund’s operating costs and decrease the fund’s investment performance. Maintenance of higher levels of cash balances would likewise result in lower fund investment performance during periods of rising markets.

While excessive trading can potentially occur in the fund, certain types of funds are more likely than others to be targets of excessive trading. For example:


•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in small- or mid-capitalization stocks or securities in particular industries that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” entails a greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

•	A fund that invests a material portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers may be a potential target for excessive trading if investors seek to engage in price arbitrage based upon general trends in the securities markets that occur subsequent to the close of the primary market for such securities.

•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in below-investment-grade (junk) bonds that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” incurs greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

Any frequent trading strategies may interfere with efficient management of a fund’s portfolio and raise costs. A fund that invests in the types of securities discussed above may be exposed to this risk to a greater degree than a fund that invests in highly liquid securities. These risks would be less significant, for example, in a fund that primarily invests in U.S. government securities, money market instruments, investment-grade corporate issuers or large-capitalization U.S. equity securities. Any successful price arbitrage may cause dilution in the value of the fund shares held by other shareholders.

Account information

The fund is required by law to obtain information for verifying an account holder’s identity. For example, an individual will be required to supply his or her name, residential address, date of birth and Social Security number. If you do not provide the required information, we may not be able to open your account. If verification is unsuccessful, the fund may close your account, redeem your shares at the next NAV minus any applicable sales charges and take any other steps that it deems reasonable.

Certificated shares

The fund does not issue share certificates. Shares are electronically recorded.

Sales in advance of purchase payments

When you place a request to sell shares for which the purchase money has not yet been collected, the request will be executed in a timely fashion, but the fund will not release the proceeds to you until your purchase payment clears. This may take up to ten business days after the purchase.

Account statements

In general, you will receive account statements as follows:


•	after every transaction (except a dividend reinvestment, automatic investment or systematic withdrawal) that affects your account balance

•	after any changes of name or address of the registered owner(s)

•	in all other circumstances, every quarter

Every year you should also receive, if applicable, a Form 1099 tax information statement, mailed by January 31.

Dividends

The fund typically declares and pays income dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Dividend reinvestments

Most investors have their dividends reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the same fund. If you choose this option, or if you do not indicate any choice, your dividends will be reinvested. Alternatively, you may choose to have your dividends and capital gains sent directly to your bank account or a check may be mailed if your combined dividend and capital gains amount is $10 or more. However, if the check is not deliverable or the combined dividend and capital gains amount is less than $10, your proceeds will be reinvested. If five or more of your dividend or capital gains checks remain uncashed after 180 days, all subsequent dividends and capital gains will be reinvested. No front-end sales charge or CDSC will be imposed on shares derived from reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

Taxability of dividends

For investors who are not exempt from federal income taxes, dividends you receive from the fund, whether reinvested or taken as cash, are generally considered taxable. Dividends from the fund’s short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends from the fund’s long-term capital gains are taxable at a lower rate. Whether gains are short-term or long-term depends on the fund’s holding period. Some dividends paid in January may be taxable as if they had been paid the previous December.

The Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January, if applicable, details your dividends and their federal tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.

Returns of capital

If the fund’s distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder’s cost basis in the fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.

Taxability of transactions

Any time you sell or exchange shares, it is considered a taxable event for you if you are not exempt from federal income taxes. Depending on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you sell or exchange, you may have a gain or a loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions.

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Small accounts

If the value of your account is less than $2,500, you may be asked to purchase more shares within 30 days. If you do not take action, the fund may close out your account and mail you the proceeds. Alternatively, the fund may charge you $20 a year to maintain your account. You will not be charged a CDSC if your account is closed for this reason.

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Monthly Automatic Accumulation Program

MAAP lets you set up regular investments from paychecks or bank accounts to the John Hancock fund(s). Investors determine the frequency and amount of investments ($25 minimum per month), and they can terminate the program at any time. To establish, you must satisfy the minimum initial investment requirements specified in the section “Opening an account” and complete the appropriate parts of the account application.

Systematic withdrawal plan

This plan may be used for routine bill payments or periodic withdrawals from your account. To establish:


•	Make sure you have at least $5,000 worth of shares in your account.

•	Make sure you are not planning to invest more money in this account (buying shares during a period when you are also selling shares of the same fund is not advantageous to you because of sales charges).

•	Specify the payee(s). The payee may be yourself or any other party, and there is no limit to the number of payees you may have, as long as they are all on the same payment schedule.

•	Determine the schedule: monthly, quarterly, semiannually, annually or in certain selected months.

•	Fill out the relevant part of the account application. To add a systematic withdrawal plan to an existing account, contact your financial representative or Signature Services.

Retirement plans

John Hancock funds offer a range of retirement plans, including traditional and Roth IRAs, Coverdell ESAs, SIMPLE plans and SEPs. Using these plans, you can invest in any John Hancock fund (except tax-free income funds). To find out more, call Signature Services at 1-800-225-5291.

John Hancock does not accept requests to establish new John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) accounts; does not accept requests for exchanges or transfers into your existing John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) accounts; and requires additional disclosure documentation if you direct John Hancock to exchange or transfer some or all of your John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) account assets to another 403(b)(7) contract or account. In addition, the fund no longer accepts salary deferrals into 403(b)(7) accounts. Please refer to the SAI for more information regarding these restrictions.

Disclosure of fund holdings

The following information for the fund is posted on the Web site, www.jhfunds.com, generally on the fifth business day after month end: top ten holdings; top ten sector analysis; total return/yield; top ten countries; average quality/maturity; beta/alpha; and top ten portfolio composition. The holdings of the fund will be posted to the Web site no earlier than 15 days after each calendar month end. The holdings of the fund are also disclosed quarterly to the SEC on Form N-Q as of the end of the first and third quarters of the fund’s fiscal year and on Form N-CSR as of the second and fourth quarters of the fund’s fiscal year. A description of the fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio securities is available in the SAI.

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For more information

Two documents are available that offer further information on the fund:

Annual/Semiannual report to shareholders

Includes financial statements, a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected performance, as well as the auditors’ report (in annual report only).

Statement of Additional Information

The SAI contains more detailed information on all aspects of the fund and includes a summary of the fund’s policy regarding disclosure of its portfolio holdings, as well as legal and regulatory matters. A current SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into (and is legally a part of) this prospectus.

To obtain a free copy of these documents

There are several ways you can get a current annual/semiannual report, prospectus or SAI from John Hancock:

Online: www.jhfunds.com


By mail:	John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913

By EASI-Line: 1-800-338-8080

By phone: 1-800-225-5291

By TDD: 1-800-554-6713

You can also view or obtain copies of these documents through the SEC:

Online: www.sec.gov

By e-mail (duplicating fee required): publicinfo@sec.gov


By mail (duplicating fee required):	Public Reference Section Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549-1520

In person: at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
For access to the Reference Room call 1-202-551-8090.

John Hancock Funds, LLC

MEMBER FINRA | SIPC

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210-2805

www.jhfunds.com

Electronic delivery now available at

www.jhfunds.com/edelivery

Fund summary

John Hancock

Investment objective

The fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.


Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class I

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		None

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		None


Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)¹	Class I

Management fee		0.80

Other expenses		0.24

Total annual fund operating expenses		1.04


1		“Annual fund operating expenses” have been estimated for the fund’s first year of operations.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


Expenses ($)	Class I

1 Year		106

3 Years		331

Portfolio turnover

Principal investment strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three year period is above its cost of capital. These companies will have a leading share of industry sales that is able to generate consistent sales growth over time as their products and services attract a larger customer base, a strong record of return on capital invested in the company with a sustainable competitive advantage, bargaining power with buyers and/or sellers and a unique product or process which is difficult to replicate or substitute and hard for others to compete with.

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

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Principal risks

The fund’s main risk factors are listed below in alphabetical order. Before investing, be sure to read the additional descriptions of these risks beginning on page 5 of the prospectus.

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past performance

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Investment management

Investment adviser John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadviser John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

Portfolio management


Walter T. McCormick, CFA Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception		Emory W. Sanders, Jr., CFA Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager Lead Manager of the fund since inception

Purchase and sale of fund shares

The minimum initial investment requirement for Class I shares of the fund is $250,000. There are no subsequent investment requirements. You may redeem shares of the fund on any business day by mail: Mutual Fund Operations, John Hancock Signature Services, Inc., P.O. Box 55913, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5913; or for most account types through our Web site: www.jhfunds.com or by telephone: 1-888-972-8696.

Taxes

Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries

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Fund details

Investment objective: The fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

The Board of Trustees can change the fund’s investment objective and strategies without shareholder approval.

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three year period is above its cost of capital. These companies will have a leading share of industry sales that is able to generate consistent sales growth over time as their products and services attract a larger customer base, a strong record of return on capital invested in the company with a sustainable competitive advantage, bargaining power with buyers and/or sellers, and a unique product or process which is difficult to replicate or substitute and hard for others to compete with.

Under normal market conditions, at least 40% of the value of the fund’s net assets will be invested in issuers domiciled outside of the United States, which includes securities for which the relevant reference entity is domiciled outside the United States, such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) which trade on U.S. exchanges. The subadviser seeks to validate a company’s competitive advantage through an in-depth fundamental research process that focuses on key growth drivers and qualitative factors such as competitive positioning, financial strength and evidence of management’s ability to create shareholder value. The fund seeks to add value primarily through stock selection.

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Temporary defensive investing

The fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or money market instruments for the purpose of:


•	meeting redemption requests,

•	making other anticipated cash payments, or

•	protecting the fund in the event the subadviser determines that market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a defensive posture.

Active management risk

Economic and market events risk

In addition to the unprecedented volatility in financial markets, the reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets may adversely affect many issuers worldwide. This reduced liquidity may result in less money being available to purchase raw materials, goods and services from emerging markets, which may, in turn, bring down the prices of these economic staples. It may also result in emerging-market issuers having more difficulty obtaining financing, which may, in turn, cause a

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decline in their stock prices. These events and possible continuing market volatility may have an adverse effect on the fund.

Equity securities risk

Foreign securities risk

Large company risk

Medium and smaller company risk

Market risk and liquidity risk may be pronounced for securities of companies with medium-sized market capitalizations and are particularly pronounced for securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations. These companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or they may depend on a few key employees. The securities of companies with medium and smaller market capitalizations may trade less frequently and in lesser volume than more widely held securities, and their value may fluctuate more sharply than those

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securities. They may also trade in the over-the-counter market or on a regional exchange, or may otherwise have limited liquidity. Investments in less-seasoned companies with medium and smaller market capitalizations may present greater opportunities for growth and capital appreciation, but also involve greater risks than customarily are associated with more established companies with larger market capitalizations. These risks apply to all funds that invest in the securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, each of which primarily makes investments in companies with smaller- or medium-sized market capitalizations. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time. The fund is not obligated to sell a company’s security simply because, subsequent to its purchase, the company’s market capitalization has changed to be outside the capitalization range for the fund.

Non-diversified risk

Sector investing risk

The following are the names of the various entities involved with the fund’s investment and business operations, along with brief descriptions of the role each entity performs.

Trustees

Oversee the fund’s business activities and retain the services of the various firms that carry out the fund’s operations.

Investment adviser

Manages the fund’s business and investment activities.

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Management fee


	Annual
Average Daily Net Assets	Rate




First $1 billion		0	.80%

Excess over $1 billion		0	.78%

Out of these fees, the investment adviser in turn pays the fees of the subadviser.

Additional information about fund expenses

The fund’s annual operating expenses will likely vary throughout the period and from year to year. The fund’s expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher than the expenses listed in the fund’s “Annual fund operating expenses” table, for some of the following reasons: (i) a significant decrease in average net assets may result in a higher advisory fee rate if advisory fee breakpoints are not achieved; (ii) a significant decrease in average net assets may result in an increase in the expense ratio because certain fund expenses do not decrease as asset levels decrease; or (iii) fees may be incurred for extraordinary events such as fund tax expenses.

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The adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadviser

Handles the fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199

Walter T. McCormick, CFA


•	Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager


•	Managed the fund since inception


•	Joined subadviser in 2010

•	Managing director and senior portfolio manager, Wells Capital Management (2002–2010)

•	Began business career in 1970

Emory W. Sanders, Jr., CFA


•	Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager


•	Lead Manager of the fund since inception


•	Joined subadviser in 2010

•	Director, portfolio manager, senior equity analyst, Wells Capital Management (1997–2010)

•	Began business career in 1997

Custodian

Holds the fund’s assets, settles all portfolio trades and collects most of the valuation data required for calculating the fund’s net asset value.

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Principal distributor

Markets the fund and distributes shares through selling brokers, financial planners and other financial representatives.

John Hancock Funds, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Transfer agent

Handles shareholder services, including recordkeeping and statements, distribution of dividends and processing of buy and sell requests.

John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 55913
Boston, MA 02205-5913

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Your account

Class I shares are offered without any sales charge to the following types of investors if they also meet the minimum initial investment requirement for purchases of Class I shares (see “Opening an account”):


•	Class I shares are only available to clients of financial intermediaries who: (i) charge such clients a fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services; or (ii) have entered into an agreement with John Hancock Funds to offer Class I shares through a no-load program or investment platform.

•	Retirement and other benefit plans

•	Endowment funds and foundations

•	Any state, county or city, or its instrumentality, department, authority or agency

•	Accounts registered to insurance companies, trust companies and bank trust departments

•	Any entity that is considered a corporation for tax purposes

•	Investment companies, both affiliated and not affiliated with the adviser

•	Fund trustees and other individuals who are affiliated with the fund and other John Hancock funds

Your broker-dealer or agent may charge you a fee to effect transactions in fund shares.

Other share classes of the fund, which have their own expense structure, may be offered in separate prospectuses.

Additional payments to financial intermediaries

Class I shares do not carry sales commissions or pay Rule 12b-1 fees. However, certain financial intermediaries may request, and the distributor may agree to make, payments out of the distributor’s own resources. These additional payments are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing.” These payments assist in the distributor’s efforts to promote the sale of the fund’s shares. The distributor agrees with the firm on the methods for calculating any additional compensation, which may include the level of sales or assets attributable to the firm. Not all firms receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation varies. These payments could be significant to a firm. The distributor determines which firms to support and the extent of the payments it is willing to make. The distributor generally chooses to compensate firms that have a strong capability to distribute shares of the fund and that are willing to cooperate with the distributor’s promotional efforts.


1	Read this prospectus carefully.

2	Determine if you are eligible by referring to “Who can buy shares.”

3	Determine how much you want to invest. The minimum initial investment is $250,000. The minimum initial investment requirement may be waived, in the fund’s sole discretion, for investors in certain fee-based, wrap or other investment platform programs that do not require the fund to pay any type of administrative payments per shareholder account to any third party. The fund may waive the minimum initial investment for other categories of investors at its discretion. There are no minimum investment requirements for subsequent purchases to existing accounts.

4	All shareholders must complete the account application, carefully following the instructions. If you have any questions, please contact your financial representative or call John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (Signature Services) at 1-888-972-8696.

5	Make your initial investment using the instructions on the next page.

Important information about opening a new account

For individual investors opening an account When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, residential address, date of birth and Social Security number.

For investors other than individuals When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account, such as name, residential address, date of birth and Social Security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Signature Services identify the entity. Please see the Mutual Fund Account Application for more details.

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Opening an account		Adding to an account

By check
• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • Deliver the check and your completed application to your financial representative or mail them to Signature Services (address below).		• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • If your account statement has a detachable investment slip, please complete it in its entirety. If no slip is available, include a note specifying the fund name, your share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. • Deliver the check and your investment slip or note to your financial representative, or mail them to Signature Services (address below).




By exchange
• Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.		• Log on to the Web site below to process exchanges between funds. • Call EASI-Line for account balance, fund inquiry and transaction processing on some account types. • You may exchange Class I shares for other Class I shares or John Hancock Money Market Fund Class A shares. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.




By wire
• Deliver your completed application to your financial representative or mail it to Signature Services. • Obtain your account number by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.		• Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.




By phone
• See “By exchange” and “By wire.”		• Verify that your bank or credit union is a member of the ACH system. • Complete the “To purchase, exchange or redeem shares via telephone” and “Bank information” sections on your account application. • Call EASI-Line for account balance, fund inquiry and transaction processing on some account types. • Call your financial representative or call Signature Services between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on most business days.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-597-1897	1-888-972-8696

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		To sell some or all of your shares

By letter
• Sales of any amount.		• Write a letter of instruction or complete a stock power indicating the fund name, the share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to sell. • Include all signatures and any additional documents that may be required (see next page). • Mail the materials to Signature Services (address below). • A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address in which the account is registered, or otherwise according to your letter of instruction. • Certain requests will require a Medallion Signature Guarantee. Please refer to “Selling shares in writing” on the next page.




By phone
Amounts up to $100,000: • Most accounts. Amounts up to $5 million: • Available to the following types of accounts: custodial accounts held by banks, trust companies or broker-dealers; endowments and foundations; corporate accounts; group retirement plans; and pension accounts (excluding IRAs, 403(b) plans and all John Hancock custodial retirement accounts).		• Call EASI-Line for account balance, general fund inquiry and transaction processing on some account types. • Redemption proceeds of up to $100,000 may be sent by wire or by check. A check will be mailed to the exact name(s) and address on the account. • To place your request with a representative at John Hancock, call Signature Services between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on most business days, or your financial representative. • Redemption proceeds exceeding $100,000 will be wired to your designated bank account, unless a Medallion Signature Guaranteed letter is provided requesting payment by check. Please refer to “Selling shares in writing.”




By wire or electronic funds transfer (EFT)
• Requests by letter to sell any amount. • Qualified requests by phone to sell to $5 million (accounts with telephone redemption privileges).		• To verify that the telephone redemption privilege is in place on an account, or to request the form to add it to an existing account, call Signature Services. • Amounts of $5 million or more will be wired on the next business day. • Amounts up to $100,000 may be sent by EFT or by check. Funds from EFT transactions are generally available by the second business day. Your bank may charge a fee for this service.




By exchange
• Sales of any amount.		• Obtain a current prospectus for the fund into which you are exchanging by accessing the fund’s Web site by Internet, or by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • You may only exchange Class I shares for other Class I shares or John Hancock Money Market Fund Class A shares. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-597-1897	1-888-972-8696

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Selling shares in writing


•	your address of record has changed within the past 30 days;

•	you are selling more than $100,000 worth of shares and are requesting payment by check (this requirement is waived for certain entities operating under a signed fax trading agreement with John Hancock);

•	you are selling more than $5 million worth of shares from the following types of accounts: custodial accounts held by banks, trust companies or broker-dealers; endowments and foundations; corporate accounts; group retirement plans; and pension accounts (excluding IRAs, 403(b) plans and all John Hancock custodial retirement accounts); or

•	you are requesting payment other than by a check mailed to the address/bank of record and payable to the registered owner(s).


Seller		Requirements for written requests

Owners of individual, joint or UGMA/UTMA accounts (custodial accounts for minors)		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signatures and titles of all persons authorized to sign for the account, exactly as the account is registered. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners of corporate, sole proprietorship, general partner or association accounts		• Letter of instruction. • Corporate business/organization resolution, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock business/organization certification form. • On the letter and the resolution, the signature of the person(s) authorized to sign for the account. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners or trustees of trust accounts		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signature(s) of the trustee(s). • Copy of the trust document, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock trust certification form. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Joint tenancy shareholders with rights of survivorship with deceased co-tenant(s)		• Letter of instruction signed by surviving tenant(s). • Copy of death certificate. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Executors of shareholder estates		• Letter of instruction signed by executor. • Copy of order appointing executor, certified within the past 12 months. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Administrators, conservators, guardians and other sellers or account types not listed above		• Call Signature Services for instructions.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-597-1897	1-888-972-8696

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Valuation of shares

Valuation of securities

In deciding whether to fair value a security, the fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,

	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the foreign market and

	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed-income securities:


	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,

	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry and

	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Buy and sell prices

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV. When you sell shares, you receive the NAV.

Execution of requests

At times of peak activity, it may be difficult to place requests by telephone. During these times, consider using EASI-Line, accessing www.jhfunds.com or sending your request in writing.

Telephone transactions

Exchanges

You may exchange Class I shares of one John Hancock fund for Class I shares of any other John Hancock fund or for John Hancock Money Market Fund Class A shares. The registration for both accounts involved must be identical. Note: Once exchanged into John Hancock Money Market Fund Class A shares, shares may only be exchanged back to Class I shares.

Excessive trading

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out of the fund can disrupt portfolio investment strategies and may increase fund expenses for all shareholders, including long-term shareholders who do not generate these costs.

Right to reject or restrict purchase and exchange orders

Exchange limitation policies

Limitation on exchange activity

Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices

Excessive trading risk

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the fund’s operating costs and decrease the fund’s investment performance. Maintenance of higher levels of cash balances would likewise result in lower fund investment performance during periods of rising markets.

While excessive trading can potentially occur in the fund, certain types of funds are more likely than others to be targets of excessive trading. For example:


•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in small- or mid-capitalization stocks or securities in particular industries that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” entails a greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

•	A fund that invests a material portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers may be a potential target for excessive trading if investors seek to engage in price arbitrage based upon general trends in the securities markets that occur subsequent to the close of the primary market for such securities.

•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in below-investment-grade (junk) bonds that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” incurs greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

Account information

Certificated shares

The fund does not issue share certificates. Shares are electronically recorded.

Sales in advance of purchase payments

Account statements

In general, you will receive account statements as follows:


•	after every transaction (except a dividend reinvestment) that affects your account balance

•	after any changes of name or address of the registered owner(s)

•	in all other circumstances, every quarter

Every year you should also receive, if applicable, a Form 1099 tax information statement, mailed by January 31.

Dividends

The fund typically declares and pays income dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Dividend reinvestments

Taxability of dividends

The Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January, if applicable, details your dividends and their federal tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.

Returns of capital

Taxability of transactions

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Disclosure of fund holdings

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For more information

Two documents are available that offer further information on the fund:

Annual/Semiannual report to shareholders

Includes financial statements, a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected performance, as well as the auditors’ report (in annual report only).

Statement of Additional Information

To obtain a free copy of these documents

There are several ways you can get a current annual/semiannual report, prospectus or SAI from John Hancock:

Online: www.jhfunds.com


By mail:	John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913

By phone: 1-888-972-8696

By TDD: 1-800-554-6713

By EASI-Line: 1-800-597-1897

You can also view or obtain copies of these documents through the SEC:

Online: www.sec.gov

By e-mail (duplicating fee required): publicinfo@sec.gov


By mail (duplicating fee required):	Public Reference Section Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549-1520

In person: at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
For access to the Reference Room call 1-202-551-8090.

John Hancock Funds, LLC

MEMBER FINRA | SIPC

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210-2805

www.jhfunds.com

Electronic delivery now available at

www.jhfunds.com/edelivery

Fund summary

John Hancock

Investment objective

The fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.


Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class NAV

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		None

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		None


Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)¹	Class NAV

Management fee		0.80

Other expenses		0.13

Total annual fund operating expenses		0.93


1		“Annual fund operating expenses” have been estimated for the fund’s first year of operations.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


Expenses ($)	Class NAV

1 Year		95

3 Years		296

Portfolio turnover

Principal investment strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three year period is above its cost of capital. These companies will have a leading share of industry sales that is able to generate consistent sales growth over time as their products and services attract a larger customer base, a strong record of return on capital invested in the company with a sustainable competitive advantage, bargaining power with buyers and/or sellers and a unique product or process which is difficult to replicate or substitute and hard for others to compete with.

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

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Principal risks

The fund’s main risk factors are listed below in alphabetical order. Before investing, be sure to read the additional descriptions of these risks beginning on page 5 of the prospectus.

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past performance

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Investment management

Investment adviser John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadviser John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

Portfolio management


Walter T. McCormick, CFA Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception		Emory W. Sanders, Jr., CFA Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager Lead Manager of the fund since inception

Purchase and sale of fund shares

There are no minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements for Class NAV shares of the fund. The fund’s shares are redeemable on any business day on instruction to the fund.

Taxes

Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries

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Fund details

Investment objective: The fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

The Board of Trustees can change the fund’s investment objective and strategies without shareholder approval.

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three year period is above its cost of capital. These companies will have a leading share of industry sales that is able to generate consistent sales growth over time as their products and services attract a larger customer base, a strong record of return on capital invested in the company with a sustainable competitive advantage, bargaining power with buyers and/or sellers, and a unique product or process which is difficult to replicate or substitute and hard for others to compete with.

Under normal market conditions, at least 40% of the value of the fund’s net assets will be invested in issuers domiciled outside of the United States, which includes securities for which the relevant reference entity is domiciled outside the United States, such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) which trade on U.S. exchanges. The subadviser seeks to validate a company’s competitive advantage through an in-depth fundamental research process that focuses on key growth drivers and qualitative factors such as competitive positioning, financial strength and evidence of management’s ability to create shareholder value. The fund seeks to add value primarily through stock selection.

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Temporary defensive investing

The fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or money market instruments for the purpose of:


•	meeting redemption requests,

•	making other anticipated cash payments, or

•	protecting the fund in the event the subadviser determines that market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a defensive posture.

Active management risk

Economic and market events risk

– Fund details

decline in their stock prices. These events and possible continuing market volatility may have an adverse effect on the fund.

Equity securities risk

Foreign securities risk

Large company risk

Medium and smaller company risk

– Fund details

Non-diversified risk

Sector investing risk

The following are the names of the various entities involved with the fund’s investment and business operations, along with brief descriptions of the role each entity performs.

Trustees

Oversee the fund’s business activities and retain the services of the various firms that carry out the fund’s operations.

Investment adviser

Manages the fund’s business and investment activities.

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Management fee


	Annual
Average Daily Net Assets	Rate




First $1 billion		0	.80%

Excess over $1 billion		0	.78%

Out of these fees, the investment adviser in turn pays the fees of the subadviser.

Additional information about fund expenses

– Fund details

The adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadviser

Handles the fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199

Walter T. McCormick, CFA


•	Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined subadviser in 2010

•	Managing director and senior portfolio manager, Wells Capital Management (2002–2010)

•	Began business career in 1970

Emory W. Sanders, Jr., CFA


•	Senior managing director and senior portfolio manager

•	Lead Manager of the fund since inception

•	Joined subadviser in 2010

•	Director, portfolio manager, senior equity analyst, Wells Capital Management (1997–2010)

•	Began business career in 1997

Custodian

Holds the fund’s assets, settles all portfolio trades and collects most of the valuation data required for calculating the fund’s net asset value.

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Principal distributor

Markets the fund and distributes shares through selling brokers, financial planners and other financial representatives.

John Hancock Funds, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

– Fund details

Your account

Class NAV shares are sold to certain affiliated funds, each of which is a fund of funds that invests in various other funds. Class NAV shares are also sold to retirement plans and to certain institutional investors, including the Education Trust of Alaska, the issuer of interests in the John Hancock Freedom 529 plan.

Class cost structure


•	No sales charges

•	No distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees

Other share classes of the fund, which have their own expense structures, may be offered in separate prospectuses.

Your broker-dealer or agent may charge you a fee to effect transactions in fund shares.

Additional payments to financial intermediaries

Class NAV shares do not pay sales commissions or Rule 12b-1 fees. However, certain financial intermediaries (firms) may request, and the distributor may agree to make, payments out of the distributor’s own resources. These additional payments are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing.” These payments assist in the distributor’s efforts to promote the sale of the fund’s shares. The distributor agrees with the firm on the methods for calculating any additional compensation, which may include the level of sales or assets attributable to the firm. Not all firms receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation varies. These payments could be significant to a firm. The distributor determines which firms to support and the extent of the payments it is willing to make. The distributor generally chooses to compensate firms that have a strong capability to distribute shares of the fund and that are willing to cooperate with the distributor’s promotional efforts.


1	Read this prospectus carefully.

2	Determine if you are eligible by referring to “Who can buy shares.”

3	Permitted entities generally may open an account and purchase Class NAV shares by contacting any broker-dealer, or other financial service firm authorized to sell Class NAV shares of the fund. There is no minimum initial investment for Class NAV shares.

Valuation of shares

Valuation of securities

In deciding whether to fair value a security, the fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,

	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the foreign market and

	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed-income securities:

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	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,

	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry and

	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Buy and sell prices

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV. When you sell shares, you receive the NAV.

Execution of requests

The fund is open on those days when the NYSE is open, typically Monday through Friday. Buy and sell requests are executed at the NAV to be calculated after receipt of your request in good order.

In unusual circumstances, any fund may temporarily suspend the processing of sell requests, or may postpone payment of proceeds for up to three business days or longer, as allowed by federal securities laws. The fund also reserves the right to redeem in kind.

Excessive trading

Right to reject or restrict purchase and exchange orders

Exchange limitation policies

Limitation on exchange activity

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made well in advance of any knowledge of events affecting the market on the date of the purchase or redemption.

Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices

Excessive trading risk

To the extent that the fund or its agent is unable to curtail excessive trading practices in the fund, these practices may interfere with the efficient management of the fund’s portfolio and may result in the fund engaging in certain activities to a greater extent than it otherwise would, such as maintaining higher cash balances, using its line of credit and engaging in increased portfolio transactions. Increased portfolio transactions and use of the line of credit would correspondingly increase the fund’s operating costs and decrease the fund’s investment performance. Maintenance of higher levels of cash balances would likewise result in lower fund investment performance during periods of rising markets.

While excessive trading can potentially occur in the fund, certain types of funds are more likely than others to be targets of excessive trading. For example:


•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in small- or mid-capitalization stocks or securities in particular industries that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” entails a greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

•	A fund that invests a material portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers may be a potential target for excessive trading if investors seek to engage in price arbitrage based upon general trends in the securities markets that occur subsequent to the close of the primary market for such securities.

•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in below-investment-grade (junk) bonds that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” incurs greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

Account statements

In general, you will receive account statements from your plan’s recordkeeper. Every year you should also receive, if applicable, a Form 1099 tax information statement, mailed by January 31 by your plan’s recordkeeper.

Dividends

The fund typically declares and pays income dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Dividend reinvestments

Taxability of dividends

For investors who are not exempt from federal income taxes, dividends you receive from the fund, whether reinvested or taken as cash, are

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generally considered taxable. Dividends from the fund’s short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends from the fund’s long-term capital gains are taxable at a lower rate. Whether gains are short-term or long-term depends on the fund’s holding period. Some dividends paid in January may be taxable as if they had been paid the previous December.

The Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January, if applicable, details your dividends and their federal tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.

Returns of capital

Taxability of transactions

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Disclosure of fund holdings

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For more information

Two documents are available that offer further information on the fund:

Annual/Semiannual report to shareholders

Includes financial statements, a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected performance, as well as the auditors’ report (in annual report only).

Statement of Additional Information

To obtain a free copy of these documents

There are several ways you can get a current annual/semiannual report, prospectus or SAI from John Hancock:

Online: www.jhfunds.com


By mail:	John Hancock Funds 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210-2805

By phone: 1-800-344-1029

You can also view or obtain copies of these documents through the SEC:

Online: www.sec.gov

By e-mail (duplicating fee required): publicinfo@sec.gov


By mail (duplicating fee required):	Public Reference Section Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549-1520

In person: at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
For access to the Reference Room call 1-202-551-8090.

John Hancock Funds, LLC

MEMBER FINRA | SIPC

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210-2805

www.jhfunds.com

Electronic delivery now available at

www.jhfunds.com/edelivery

Fund summary

John Hancock

Investment objective

To seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the John Hancock family of funds. More information about these and other discounts is available on pages 13 to 14 of the prospectus under “Sales charge reductions and waivers” or pages 69 to 71 of the fund’s statement of additional information under “Initial Sales Charge on Class A Shares.”


Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class A

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		5.00

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		1.00 (on certain purchases, including those of $1 million or more	)


Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)¹	Class A

Management fee		0.86

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.30

Other expenses		0.39

Total annual fund operating expenses		1.55


1		“Annual fund operating expenses” have been estimated for the fund’s first year of operations.

Expense example


Expenses ($)	Class A

Shares		Sold	Kept

1 Year		650	650

3 Years		965	965

Portfolio turnover

Principal investment strategies

The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks issued by companies domiciled outside the United States. The fund does not usually focus its investments in a particular industry or country. A significant part of the Fund’s assets will normally be divided among continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). The fund may invest up to 30% (measured at the time of purchase) of its total assets in countries in emerging markets when the fund’s investment team believes it would be appropriate to do so. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

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reflect those rates of growth. The investment team looks for companies that it believes have strong competitive positions within attractive industries, strong balance sheets and a positive approach toward shareholders. Research is conducted with a five-year time horizon and the portfolio is expected to have a correspondingly low rate of turnover. To determine how to allocate the fund’s assets geographically, the fund’s investment team evaluates economic, market, and political trends worldwide. Among the factors considered are the growth potential of economies and securities markets, technological developments, currency exchange rates and political and social conditions.

The fund also may invest in foreign issuers through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), or similar investment vehicles.

Principal risks

The fund’s main risk factors are listed below in alphabetical order. Before investing, be sure to read the additional descriptions of these risks beginning on page 6 of the prospectus.

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Currency risk Fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of a fund’s investments. Currency risk includes both the risk that currencies in which a fund’s investments are traded, or currencies in which a fund has taken an active position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.

Asia Specific risks include political and economic factors affecting issuers in Pacific Basin countries and restrictions in some Asian countries regarding the extent to which foreigners may invest in their securities markets. Securities of issuers located in some Asian countries tend to have volatile prices and may offer significant potential for loss as well as gain. Certain companies in Asia may not have firmly established product markets, may lack depth of management, or may be more vulnerable to political or economic developments such as nationalization of their own industries.

Eastern Europe Specific risks vary greatly between markets but include corporate governance, fiscal stability, banking regulations, European Union accession, global commodity prices, political stability and market liquidity.

Latin America Specific risks include high inflation rates and high interest rates. The emergence of the Latin American economies and securities markets will require continued economic and fiscal discipline which has been lacking at times in the past, as well as stable political and social conditions. Recovery may also be influenced by international economic conditions, particularly those in the United States, and by world prices for oil and other commodities.

South Africa Specific risks include the transfer of assets to Black Economic Empowerment groups, tax increases, corporate governance, banking regulations, commodity prices, political changes and asset appropriation.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Asia (including Australia and New Zealand) The Developed Asian economies are heavily dependent on international trade and can be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange controls and other measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade, principally, the U.S., Japan, China, and the European Union. The countries in this region are also heavily dependent on exports and are thus particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. The Australia and New Zealand economies are dependent on the economies of Asian countries and on the price and demand for agricultural products and natural resources. Additionally, Australia and New Zealand are located in a region that has historically been prone to natural disasters. Any natural disaster in the region could negatively impact the economies of Australia and New Zealand and affect the value of securities held by the fund.

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Europe European securities may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting European issuers. All countries in Europe may be significantly affected by fiscal and monetary controls implemented by the European Economic and Monetary Union. Eastern European markets are relatively undeveloped and may be particularly sensitive to economic and political events affecting those countries.

Liquidity risk Exposure exists when trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions impair the ability to sell particular securities or close derivative positions at an advantageous price.

Medium company risk The prices of medium company stocks can change more frequently and dramatically than those of large company stocks. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its market capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time.

Small company risk Stocks of smaller companies are more volatile than stocks of larger companies. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its market capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time.

Past performance

This section normally shows how the fund’s total returns have varied from year to year, along with a broad-based market index for reference. Because the fund had not yet commenced operations prior to the date of this prospectus, there is no past performance to report.

Investment management

Investment adviser John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadviser Baillie Giffords Overseas Ltd (BG Overseas)

Portfolio management


James Anderson Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception	Tom Record, CFA Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception	Nick Thomas, CFA Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception


Tom Coutts Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.	David Salter Director Managed the fund since inception.	Kave Sigaroudinia Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.


Sarah Whitley Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.

Purchase and sale of fund shares

Taxes

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Fund details

Investment objective: To seek long-term capital appreciation.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks issued by companies domiciled outside the United States. The fund does not usually focus its investments in a particular industry or country. A significant part of the fund’s assets will normally be divided among continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). The fund may invest up to 30% (measured at the time of purchase) of its total assets in countries in emerging markets when the fund’s investment team believes it would be appropriate to do so. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

The fund’s investment team uses rigorous fundamental research and a bottom-up approach to country and asset allocation, with the objective of making long-term investments in companies it believes can sustain above-average growth rates and that currently trade at prices that do not fully reflect those rates of growth. The investment team looks for companies that it believes have strong competitive positions within attractive industries, strong balance sheets and a positive approach toward shareholders. Research is conducted with a five-year time horizon and the portfolio is expected to have a correspondingly low rate of turnover. To determine how to allocate the fund’s assets geographically, the fund’s investment team evaluates economic, market, and political trends worldwide. Among the factors considered are the growth potential of economies and securities markets, technological developments, currency exchange rates and political and social conditions.

The fund also may invest in foreign issuers through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), or similar investment vehicles.

Temporary defensive investing

While the fund expects to remain fully invested in equities during normal conditions, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or money market instruments for the purpose of:


•	meeting redemption requests,

•	making other anticipated cash payments, or

•	protecting the fund in the event the subadviser determines that market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a defensive posture.

Active management risk

Economic and market events risk

Equity securities risk

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Foreign securities risk

Japan A fund that holds Japanese securities may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting Japanese issuers. The Japanese securities markets may have less liquidity and may be more volatile than U.S. or other securities markets and market developments may affect Japanese markets differently from U.S. or other securities markets. Direct or indirect government intervention to stabilize the Japanese securities markets, as well as cross-shareholdings in Japanese companies, may affect trading prices and volumes in these markets. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about Japanese companies than about those U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Japanese companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies.

Securities prices in Japan are subject to political, economic, financial and social factors that apply in Japan. The Japanese economy, after achieving high growth in the 1980s, faltered dramatically in the 1990s. While Japan’s recent economic performance has shown improvements with positive GDP growth, the Japanese government continues to deal with high tax and unemployment rates, unstable banking and financial service sectors, and low consumer spending. Should any or all of these problems persist or worsen, a Fund invested in such securities could be adversely affected. A small number of industries, including the electronic machinery industry, comprise a large portion of the Japanese market, and therefore weakness in any of these industries could have profound negative impact on the entire market.

United Kingdom A fund that holds U.K. securities may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting U.K. issuers. Responses to the high level of public and private debt by the U.K. government, central bank and others, may not work, and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Furthermore, the U.K. is closely tied to Continental Europe and may be impacted to a greater extent than other countries by euro common currency economic and political events. A small number of industries, including the financial services and oil and gas industries, comprise a large portion of the U.K. market, and therefore weakness in any of these industries could have a profound negative impact on the entire market.

Asia. The Fund is susceptible to political and economic factors affecting issuers in Pacific Basin countries. Many of the countries of the Pacific Basin are developing both economically and politically. Some Asian countries restrict the extent to which foreigners may invest in their securities markets. Securities of issuers located in some Asian countries tend to have volatile prices and may offer significant potential for loss as well as gain. Further, certain companies in Asia may not have firmly established product markets, may lack depth of

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management, or may be more vulnerable to political or economic developments such as nationalization of their own industries.

Eastern Europe. Specific risks vary greatly between markets but include corporate governance, fiscal stability, banking regulations, European Union accession, global commodity prices, political stability and market liquidity.

Latin America. Although there have been significant improvements in recent years, the Latin American economies continue to experience significant problems, including high inflation rates and high interest rates. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have very negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain Latin American countries. The emergence of the Latin American economies and securities markets will require continued economic and fiscal discipline which has been lacking at times in the past, as well as stable political and social conditions. There is no assurance that economic initiatives will be successful. Recovery may also be influenced by international economic conditions, particularly those in the United States, and by world prices for oil and other commodities.

South Africa. Specific risks include the transfer of assets to Black Economic Empowerment groups, tax increases, corporate governance, banking regulations, commodity prices, political changes and asset appropriation.

Large company risk

Liquidity risk

A fund is exposed to liquidity risk when trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions impair the fund’s ability to sell particular securities or close derivative positions at an advantageous market price. Funds with principal investment strategies that involve investments in securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, foreign securities, derivatives or securities with substantial market and/or credit risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Exposure to liquidity risk may be heightened for funds that invest in emerging markets and related derivatives that are not widely traded, and that may be subject to purchase and sale restrictions.

Medium company risk

Market risk and liquidity risk may be pronounced for securities of companies with medium-sized market capitalizations. These companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or they may depend on a few key employees. The securities of companies with medium market capitalizations may trade less frequently and in lesser volume than more widely held securities, and their value may fluctuate more sharply than those securities. They may also trade in the over-the-counter market or on a regional exchange, or may otherwise have limited liquidity. Investments in less seasoned companies with medium market capitalizations may present greater opportunities for growth and capital appreciation, but also involve greater risks than customarily are associated with more established companies with larger market capitalizations. These risks apply to all funds that invest in the securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, each of which primarily makes investments in companies with smaller- or medium-sized market capitalizations. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time. The fund is not obligated to sell a company’s security simply because, subsequent to its purchase, the company’s market capitalization has changed to be outside the capitalization range for the fund.

Small company risk

Stocks of small companies tend to be more volatile than those of large or medium-size companies, and may under-perform stocks of either large or medium-size companies over any given period of time. Equity securities risk and liquidity risk may be greater for securities of small companies as compared to mid-cap or large-cap companies. Small-cap companies may have limited product lines or markets, less access to financial resources or less operating experience, or may depend on a few key employees. Stocks of small-cap companies may not be widely known to investors and may be thinly traded or may trade only in certain markets, making it difficult to buy or sell them in large volume. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time. The fund is not obligated to sell a company’s security simply because, subsequent to its purchase, the company’s market capitalization has changed to be outside the capitalization range for the fund.

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Investing in Class A shares

The following are the names of the various entities involved with the fund’s investment and business operations, along with brief descriptions of the role each entity performs.

Trustees

Oversee the fund’s business activities and retain the services of the various firms that carry out the fund’s operations.

Investment adviser

Manages the fund’s business and investment activities.

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Management fee


	Annual
Average Daily Net Assets	Rate




First $100 million		0	.975%

Next $300 million		0	.850%

Excess over $400 million		0	.750%

Out of these fees, the investment adviser in turn pays the fees of the subadviser.

Additional information about fund expenses

The adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadviser

Handles the fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd (BG Overseas)
Carlton Square, 1 Greenside Row
Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland

BG Overseas is responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the fund, which includes buying and selling securities, choosing broker-dealers (including broker-dealers that may be affiliated with BG Overseas), and negotiating commissions. BG Overseas is wholly owned by a Scottish investment company, Baillie Gifford & Co. (“Baillie Gifford”). Founded in 1908, Baillie Gifford manages money primarily for institutional clients. It is one of the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom. As of March 31, 2012, BG Overseas had total assets under management of approximately $76.5 billion.

Following are brief biographical profiles of the leaders of the subadviser’s investment management team. These managers share

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portfolio management responsibilities. For more details about these individuals, including information about their compensation, other accounts they manage and any investments they may have in the fund, see the SAI.

James Anderson


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1983; became a Partner in 1987; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2003.

Tom Record, CFA


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 2002; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2006.

Nick Thomas, CFA


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1998; became partner in 2010; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2004.

Tom Coutts


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1999; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2008.

David Salter


•	Director

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 2001; became partner in 2011; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2007.

Kave Sigaroudinia


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1999; became partner in 2012; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2005.

Sarah Whitley


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1980; became partner in 1986; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2003.

Custodian

Holds the fund’s assets, settles all portfolio trades and collects most of the valuation data required for calculating the fund’s net asset value.

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Principal distributor

Markets the fund and distributes shares through selling brokers, financial planners and other financial representatives.

John Hancock Funds, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Transfer agent

Handles shareholder services, including recordkeeping and statements, distribution of dividends and processing of buy and sell requests.

John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 55913
Boston, MA 02205-5913

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Your account

Class A shares’ cost structure includes a Rule 12b-1 plan that allows it to pay fees for the sale, distribution and service of its shares.

Class A


•	A front-end sales charge, as described in the section “How sales charges are calculated.”

•	Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees of 0.30%.

Rule 12b-1 fees

Your broker-dealer or agent may charge you a fee to effect transactions in fund shares.

Other share classes of the fund, which have their own expense structure, may be offered in separate prospectuses.

Additional payments to financial intermediaries


•	directly, by the payment of sales commissions, if any; and

•	indirectly, as a result of the fund paying Rule 12b-1 fees.

Rollover program compensation

How sales charges are calculated

Class A sales charges are as follows:


	As a % of	As a % of
Your investment	offering price*	your investment


Up to $49,999	5.00%	5.26%


$50,000 – $99,999	4.50%	4.71%


$100,000 – $249,999	3.50%	3.63%


$250,000 – $499,999	2.50%	2.56%


$500,000 – $999,999	2.00%	2.04%


$1,000,000 and over	See below


*		Offering price is the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge

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Investments of $1 million or more

Class A deferred charges on investments of $1 million or more


Years after purchase	CDSC




1^st year		1	.00%

After 1^st year		None

For purposes of this CDSC, all purchases made during a calendar month are counted as having been made on the first day of that month.

Sales charge reductions and waivers

Reducing your Class A sales charges


•	Accumulation Privilege — lets you add the value of any class of shares of any John Hancock open-end fund you already own to the amount of your next Class A investment for purposes of calculating the sales charge. However, Class A shares of money market funds will not qualify unless you have already paid a sales charge on those shares.

•	Letter of Intention — lets you purchase Class A shares of a fund over a 13-month period and receive the same sales charge as if all shares had been purchased at once. You can use a Letter of Intention to qualify for reduced sales charges if you plan to invest at least in a John Hancock fund’s Class A and Class T shares during the next 13 months. The calculation of this amount would include accumulations and combinations as well as your current holdings of all classes of John Hancock funds, which include any reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. However, Class A shares of money market funds will be excluded unless you have already paid a sales charge. When you sign this letter, the fund agrees to charge you the reduced sales charges. Completing a Letter of Intention does not obligate you to purchase additional shares. However, if you do not buy enough shares to qualify for the lower sales charges by the earlier of the end of the 13-month period or when you sell your shares, your sales charges will be recalculated to reflect your actual purchase level. Also available for individual retirement plan investors is a 48-month Letter of Intention, described in the SAI.

•	Combination Privilege — lets you combine shares of all funds for purposes of calculating the Class A sales charge.

Group investment program

CDSC waivers

As long as Signature Services is notified at the time you sell, the CDSC for each share class will be waived in the following cases:


•	certain retirement plans participating in Merrill Lynch, The Princeton Retirement Group, Inc. or PruSolutions^SM programs

•	redemptions pursuant to the fund’s right to liquidate an account that is below the minimum account value stated below in “Dividends and account policies,” under the subsection “Small accounts”

•	redemptions of Class A shares made after one year from the inception of a retirement plan at John Hancock

•	to make certain distributions from a retirement plan

•	because of shareholder death or disability

•	rollovers, contract exchanges or transfers of John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) account assets required by John Hancock as a result of its decision to discontinue maintaining and administering 403(b)(7) accounts

To utilize a waiver, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Reinstatement privilege

To utilize this privilege, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Waivers for certain investors

Class A shares may be offered without front-end sales charges or CDSCs to the following individuals and institutions:


•	selling brokers and their employees and sales representatives (and their Immediate Family, as defined in the SAI)

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•	financial representatives utilizing fund shares in certain eligible retirement platforms, fee-based or wrap investment products under a signed agreement with the distributor

•	fund trustees and other individuals who are affiliated with these or other John Hancock funds, including employees of John Hancock companies or Manulife Financial Corporation (and their Immediate Family, as defined in the SAI)

•	individuals transferring assets held in a SIMPLE IRA, SEP or SAR-SEP invested in John Hancock funds directly to an IRA

•	individuals converting assets held in an IRA, SIMPLE IRA, SEP or SAR-SEP invested in John Hancock funds directly to a Roth IRA

•	individuals recharacterizing assets from an IRA, Roth IRA, SEP, SAR-SEP or SIMPLE IRA invested in John Hancock funds back to the original account type from which it was converted

•	participants in certain 529 plans that have a signed agreement with the distributor (one-year CDSC may apply)

•	participants in certain retirement plans with at least 100 eligible employees (one-year CDSC applies)

•	certain retirement plans participating in Merrill Lynch, The Princeton Retirement Group, Inc. or PruSolutions^SM programs

•	terminating participants rolling over (directly or within 60 days after distribution) assets held in a pension, profit sharing or other plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, or described in Section 457(b) of the Code, that is funded by certain John Hancock group annuity contracts, to a John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial Roth IRA that invests in John Hancock funds, such participants and their Immediate Family (as defined in the SAI) subsequently establishing or rolling over assets into a new John Hancock account through the John Hancock Personal Financial Services (PFS) Group, including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

•	participants rolling over (directly or within 60 days after distribution) from a terminating pension, profit sharing or other plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, or described in Section 457(b) of the Code (the assets of which, immediately prior to its termination, were held in certain John Hancock group annuity contracts but are now transferred from such contracts and held either: (i) in trust by a distribution processing organization; or (ii) in a custodial IRA or custodial Roth IRA sponsored by an authorized third party trust company and made available through John Hancock), to a John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial Roth IRA that invests in John Hancock funds, such participants and their Immediate Family (as defined in the SAI) subsequently establishing or rolling over assets into a new John Hancock account through the PFS Group, including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

•	participants actively enrolled in a John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) plan account rolling over or transferring assets into a new John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial ROTH IRA that invests in John Hancock funds through the John Hancock PFS Group (to the extent such assets are otherwise prohibited from rolling over or transferring into such participant’s John Hancock RPS plan account), including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

•	individuals rolling over assets held in a John Hancock custodial 403(b)(7) account into a John Hancock custodial IRA account

•	former employees/associates of John Hancock, its affiliates or agencies rolling over (directly or indirectly within 60 days after distribution) to a new John Hancock custodial IRA or John Hancock custodial Roth IRA from the John Hancock Employee Investment-Incentive Plan (TIP), John Hancock Savings Investment Plan (SIP) or the John Hancock Pension Plan and such participants and their Immediate Family (as defined in the SAI) subsequently establishing or rolling over assets into a new John Hancock account through the John Hancock PFS Group, including subsequent investments into such accounts and which are held directly at John Hancock funds or at the PFS Financial Center

To utilize a waiver, you must contact your financial representative or Signature Services. Consult the SAI for additional details (see the back cover of this prospectus).

Other waivers

Front-end sales charges and CDSCs are not imposed in connection with the following transactions:


•	exchanges from one John Hancock fund to the same class of any other John Hancock fund (see “Transaction policies” in this prospectus for additional details)

•	dividend reinvestments (see “Dividends and account policies” in this prospectus for additional details)


1	Read this prospectus carefully.

2	Determine how much you want to invest. The minimum initial investment for Class A shares of the fund is $2,500 except as follows:


	•	Coverdell ESAs: $2,000 (or such other maximum contribution requirement set forth in the Internal Revenue Code)

	•	there is no minimum initial investment for certain group retirement plans using salary deduction or similar group methods of payment

	•	group investments: $250

	•	there is no minimum initial investment for fee-based or wrap accounts of selling firms that have executed a fee-based or wrap agreement with the distributor


3	All shareholders must complete the account application, carefully following the instructions. If you have any questions, contact your financial representative or call Signature Services at 1-800-225-5291.

4	Complete the appropriate parts of the account privileges application. By applying for privileges now, you can avoid the delay and inconvenience of having to file an additional application if you want to add privileges later.

5	Make your initial investment using the instructions under “Buying shares.” You and your financial representative can initiate any purchase, exchange or sale of shares.

Important information about opening a new account

For individual investors opening an account When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, residential address, date of birth and Social Security number.

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Opening an account		Adding to an account

By check
• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • Deliver the check and your completed application to your financial representative or mail them to Signature Services (address below).		• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • Fill out the detachable investment slip from an account statement. If no slip is available, include a note specifying the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. • Deliver the check and your investment slip or note to your financial representative, or mail them to Signature Services (address below).




By exchange
• Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.		• Log on to the Web site below to process exchanges between funds. • Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.




By wire
• Deliver your completed application to your financial representative or mail it to Signature Services. • Obtain your account number by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.		• Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.




By Internet
• See “By exchange” and “By wire.”		• Verify that your bank or credit union is a member of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system. • Complete the “Bank information” section on your account application. • Log on to the Web site below to initiate purchases using your authorized bank account.




By phone
• See “By exchange” and “By wire.”		• Verify that your bank or credit union is a member of the ACH system. • Complete the “To purchase, exchange or redeem shares via telephone” and “Bank information” sections on your account application. • Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or call Signature Services between 8:00 A.M. and 7:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday and on Fridays between 8:00 A.M. and 6 P.M., Eastern Time. To add to an account using the Monthly Automatic Accumulation Program, see “Additional investor services.”



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-338-8080	1-800-225-5291

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		To sell some or all of your shares

By letter
• Accounts of any type. • Sales of any amount.		• Write a letter of instruction or complete a stock power indicating the fund name, the share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to sell. • Include all signatures and any additional documents that may be required (see next page). • Mail the materials to Signature Services (address below). • A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address in which the account is registered, or otherwise according to your letter of instruction.




By Internet
• Most accounts. • Sales of up to $100,000.		• Log on to the Web site below to initiate redemptions from your fund.




By phone
• Most accounts. • Sales of up to $100,000.		• Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or call Signature Services between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday and on Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.




By wire or electronic funds transfer (EFT)
• Requests by letter to sell any amount. • Requests by Internet or phone to sell up to $100,000.		• To verify that the Internet or telephone redemption privilege is in place on an account, or to request the form to add it to an existing account, call Signature Services. • Funds requested by wire will generally be wired the next business day. A $4 fee will be deducted from your account. Your bank may also charge you a fee for this service. • Funds requested by EFT are generally available by the second business day. Your bank may charge you a fee for this service.




By exchange
• Accounts of any type. • Sales of any amount.		• Obtain a current prospectus for the fund into which you are exchanging by accessing the fund’s Web site by Internet, or by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • Log on to the Web site below to process exchanges between your funds. • Call EASI-Line for automated service. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange. To sell shares through a systematic withdrawal plan, see “Additional investor services.”



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-338-8080	1-800-225-5291

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Selling shares in writing


•	your address of record has changed within the past 30 days;

•	you are selling more than $100,000 worth of shares (this requirement is waived for certain entities operating under a signed fax trading agreement with John Hancock); or

•	you are requesting payment other than by a check mailed to the address/bank of record and payable to the registered owner(s).


Seller		Requirements for written requests

Owners of individual, joint or UGMA/UTMA accounts (custodial accounts for minors)		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signatures and titles of all persons authorized to sign for the account, exactly as the account is registered. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners of corporate, sole proprietorship, general partner or association accounts		• Letter of instruction. • Corporate business/organization resolution, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock business/organization certification form. • On the letter and the resolution, the signature of the person(s) authorized to sign for the account. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners or trustees of trust accounts		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signature(s) of the trustee(s). • Copy of the trust document, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock trust certification form. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Joint tenancy shareholders with rights of survivorship with deceased co-tenant(s)		• Letter of instruction signed by surviving tenant(s). • Copy of death certificate. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Executors of shareholder estates		• Letter of instruction signed by executor. • Copy of order appointing executor, certified within the past 12 months. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Administrators, conservators, guardians and other sellers or account types not listed above		• Call Signature Services for instructions.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-338-8080	1-800-225-5291

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Valuation of shares

Valuation of securities

In deciding whether to fair value a security, the fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,

	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the foreign market and

	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed-income securities:


	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,

	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry and

	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Buy and sell prices

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV, plus any applicable sales charges, as described earlier. When you sell shares, you receive the NAV, minus any applicable deferred sales charges.

Execution of requests

At times of peak activity, it may be difficult to place requests by telephone. During these times, consider using EASI-Line, accessing www.jhfunds.com or sending your request in writing.

Telephone transactions

Exchanges

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Excessive trading

Right to reject or restrict purchase and exchange orders

Exchange limitation policies

Limitation on exchange activity

Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices

Excessive trading risk

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While excessive trading can potentially occur in the fund, certain types of funds are more likely than others to be targets of excessive trading. For example:


•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in small- or mid-capitalization stocks or securities in particular industries that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” entails a greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

•	A fund that invests a material portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers may be a potential target for excessive trading if investors seek to engage in price arbitrage based upon general trends in the securities markets that occur subsequent to the close of the primary market for such securities.

•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in below-investment-grade (junk) bonds that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” incurs greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

Account information

Certificated shares

The fund does not issue share certificates. Shares are electronically recorded.

Sales in advance of purchase payments

Account statements

In general, you will receive account statements as follows:


•	after every transaction (except a dividend reinvestment, automatic investment or systematic withdrawal) that affects your account balance

•	after any changes of name or address of the registered owner(s)

•	in all other circumstances, every quarter

Every year you should also receive, if applicable, a Form 1099 tax information statement, mailed by January 31.

Dividends

The fund typically declares and pays income dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Dividend reinvestments

Taxability of dividends

The Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January, if applicable, details your dividends and their federal tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.

Returns of capital

Taxability of transactions

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Small accounts

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Monthly Automatic Accumulation Program

Systematic withdrawal plan

This plan may be used for routine bill payments or periodic withdrawals from your account. To establish:


•	Make sure you have at least $5,000 worth of shares in your account.

•	Make sure you are not planning to invest more money in this account (buying shares during a period when you are also selling shares of the same fund is not advantageous to you because of sales charges).

•	Specify the payee(s). The payee may be yourself or any other party, and there is no limit to the number of payees you may have, as long as they are all on the same payment schedule.

•	Determine the schedule: monthly, quarterly, semiannually, annually or in certain selected months.

•	Fill out the relevant part of the account application. To add a systematic withdrawal plan to an existing account, contact your financial representative or Signature Services.

Retirement plans

Disclosure of fund holdings

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Appendix

Related Performance Information

Historical Performance of the Baillie Gifford EAFE Plus Alpha Composite

The John Hancock International Growth Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a series of John Hancock Funds II. Class A, I and NAV shares of the Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2012. The accounts included in the Baillie Gifford EAFE Plus Alpha Composite (“Baillie Gifford Composite”), have substantially similar investment objectives, policies and strategies as the fund. “Plus Alpha” means that the strategy has discretion to invest in emerging markets stocks in order to assist in the pursuit of the objectives. The performance presented in the Baillie Gifford Composite has been generated on a performance asset-weighted basis and includes the reinvestment of dividends.

This Appendix presents historical performance information for the Baillie Gifford Composite as a whole. The composite is comprised of 21 separately managed accounts and 4 commingled pool accounts, each of which has investment objectives, policies and strategies similar to those of the Fund. Because of the similarities between the Fund and the Baillie Gifford Composite, this information may help provide an indication of the Fund’s risks by showing how a similar composite has performed historically. The performance of the Baillie Gifford Composite, however, is not the performance of the Fund, and you should not assume that the Fund will have the same performance as the Baillie Gifford Composite. The performance of the Fund may be greater or less than the performance of the Baillie Gifford Composite due to, among other things, the number of holdings in and the composition of the portfolio in the Fund, as well as the asset size and cash flow differences between the Fund and the Baillie Gifford Composite. While the fund’s performance will be calculated using SEC standard methodology, the Baillie Gifford Composite performance is calculated pursuant to Global Investment Performance Standards (“GIPS”). The GIPS performance calculation method differs the Form N-1A performance calculation method required for mutual funds in several ways. The primary difference is that GIPS requires a calculation methodology that incorporates the time-weighted rate of return concept. A time-weighted rate of return removes the effects of external cash flows and their effect on performance. Most firms use the Modified Dietz method of calculation, which averages out the cash flows over the calculation period. Form N-1A requires a daily calculation, so actual (as opposed to average) cash flows are always included in the performance calculation. Another important difference is that GIPS requires monthly valuations, while Form N-1A requires daily valuations. The final important difference is that GIPS requires two levels of calculation, at the account level, and at the composite level (i.e., the composite performance is a combination of the performance of all of the accounts included in the composite and calculating the combined performance on an asset weighted basis). This concept does not exist in a mutual fund since the fund is one portfolio, unlike a composite, which is the combination of multiple portfolios that are managed in a substantially similar strategy. The GIPS calculation methods are widely used throughout the investment management profession.

Performance information — bar chart and table — are presented on the following page for the Baillie Gifford Composite. The bar chart shows how the Baillie Gifford Composite’s total returns have varied over time, and the table shows average annual returns as of the most recent quarter end for the one year, three years, five years and since the Baillie Gifford Composite’s inception, February 28, 2003 (as compared with a broad-based securities market index). The performance of the Baillie Gifford Composite has been calculated net of fees and expenses. All figures assume dividend reinvestment.

The past performance of the Baillie Gifford Composite is no guarantee of future results in managing the Fund. The information in this Appendix does not represent the performance of the Fund or any predecessor to it and is no indication of how it would have performed in the past or how it will perform in the future.

Class A shares of the Fund have front-end or deferred sales charges. The Baillie Gifford Composite does not have such charges. The other expenses of the Class A, I and NAV shares of the Fund, including Rule 12b-1 fees, are higher than the expenses of the Baillie Gifford Composite. As a result, the total operating fees and expenses of the Fund are higher than those of the Baillie Gifford Composite and, therefore, the performance shown in the bar chart and table for the Baillie Gifford Composite would be lower if adjusted to reflect the sales charges and higher fees and expenses of the Class A, I and NAV shares of the Fund. The majority of the accounts within the composite are not subject to the diversification and other requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If these accounts were subject to such requirements, the Baillie Gifford Composite performance would have differed.

An index is unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index. As such, year-by-year index figures do not account for any sales charges, fees or fund expenses. As indicated above, past performance does not indicate future results.

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For more information

Two documents are available that offer further information on the fund:

Annual/Semiannual report to shareholders

Includes financial statements, a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected performance, as well as the auditors’ report (in annual report only).

Statement of Additional Information

To obtain a free copy of these documents

There are several ways you can get a current annual/semiannual report, prospectus or SAI from John Hancock:

Online: www.jhfunds.com


By mail:	John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913

By EASI-Line: 1-800-338-8080

By phone: 1-800-225-5291

By TDD: 1-800-554-6713

You can also view or obtain copies of these documents through the SEC:

Online: www.sec.gov

By e-mail (duplicating fee required): publicinfo@sec.gov


By mail (duplicating fee required):	Public Reference Section Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549-1520

In person: at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
For access to the Reference Room call 1-202-551-8090.

John Hancock Funds, LLC

MEMBER FINRA | SIPC

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210-2805

www.jhfunds.com

Electronic delivery now available at

www.jhfunds.com/edelivery

Fund summary

John Hancock

Investment objective

To seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.


Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class I

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		None

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		None


Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)¹	Class I

Management fee		0.86

Other expenses		0.30

Total annual fund operating expenses		1.16


1		“Annual fund operating expenses” have been estimated for the fund’s first year of operations.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


Expenses ($)	Class I

1 Year		118

3 Years		368

Portfolio turnover

Principal investment strategies

The fund also may invest in foreign issuers through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), or similar investment vehicles.

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Principal risks

The fund’s main risk factors are listed below in alphabetical order. Before investing, be sure to read the additional descriptions of these risks beginning on page 5 of the prospectus.

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

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Past performance

Investment management

Investment adviser John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadviser Baillie Giffords Overseas Ltd (BG Overseas)

Portfolio management


James Anderson Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception	Tom Record, CFA Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception	Nick Thomas, CFA Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception


Tom Coutts Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.	David Salter Director Managed the fund since inception.	Kave Sigaroudinia Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.


Sarah Whitley Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.

Purchase and sale of fund shares

Taxes

Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries

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Fund details

Investment objective: To seek long-term capital appreciation.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks issued by companies domiciled outside the United States. The fund does not usually focus its investments in a particular industry or country. A significant part of the fund’s assets will normally be divided among continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). The fund may invest up to 30% (measured at the time of purchase) of its total assets in countries in emerging markets when the fund’s investment team believes it would be appropriate to do so. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

The fund also may invest in foreign issuers through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), or similar investment vehicles.

Temporary defensive investing

While the fund expects to remain fully invested in equities during normal conditions, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or money market instruments for the purpose of:


•	meeting redemption requests,

•	making other anticipated cash payments, or

•	protecting the fund in the event the subadviser determines that market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a defensive posture.

Active management risk

Economic and market events risk

Equity securities risk

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Foreign securities risk

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management, or may be more vulnerable to political or economic developments such as nationalization of their own industries.

Large company risk

Liquidity risk

Medium company risk

Small company risk

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The following are the names of the various entities involved with the fund’s investment and business operations, along with brief descriptions of the role each entity performs.

Trustees

Oversee the fund’s business activities and retain the services of the various firms that carry out the fund’s operations.

Investment adviser

Manages the fund’s business and investment activities.

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Management fee


	Annual
Average Daily Net Assets	Rate




First $100 million		0	.975%

Next $300 million		0	.850%

Excess over $400 million		0	.750%

Out of these fees, the investment adviser in turn pays the fees of the subadviser.

Additional information about fund expenses

The adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadviser

Handles the fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd (BG Overseas)
Carlton Square, 1 Greenside Row
Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland

Following are brief biographical profiles of the leaders of the subadviser’s investment management team. These managers share

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James Anderson


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1983; became a Partner in 1987; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2003.

Tom Record, CFA


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 2002; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2006.

Nick Thomas, CFA


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1998; became partner in 2010; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2004.

Tom Coutts


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1999; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2008.

David Salter


•	Director

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 2001; became partner in 2011; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2007.

Kave Sigaroudinia


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1999; became partner in 2012; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2005.

Sarah Whitley


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1980; became partner in 1986; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2003.

Custodian

Holds the fund’s assets, settles all portfolio trades and collects most of the valuation data required for calculating the fund’s net asset value.

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Principal distributor

Markets the fund and distributes shares through selling brokers, financial planners and other financial representatives.

John Hancock Funds, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Transfer agent

Handles shareholder services, including recordkeeping and statements, distribution of dividends and processing of buy and sell requests.

John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 55913
Boston, MA 02205-5913

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Your account


•	Class I shares are only available to clients of financial intermediaries who: (i) charge such clients a fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services; or (ii) have entered into an agreement with John Hancock Funds to offer Class I shares through a no-load program or investment platform.

•	Retirement and other benefit plans

•	Endowment funds and foundations

•	Any state, county or city, or its instrumentality, department, authority or agency

•	Accounts registered to insurance companies, trust companies and bank trust departments

•	Any entity that is considered a corporation for tax purposes

•	Investment companies, both affiliated and not affiliated with the adviser

•	Fund trustees and other individuals who are affiliated with the fund and other John Hancock funds

Your broker-dealer or agent may charge you a fee to effect transactions in fund shares.

Other share classes of the fund, which have their own expense structure, may be offered in separate prospectuses.

Additional payments to financial intermediaries


1	Read this prospectus carefully.

2	Determine if you are eligible by referring to “Who can buy shares.”

3	Determine how much you want to invest. The minimum initial investment is $250,000. The minimum initial investment requirement may be waived, in the fund’s sole discretion, for investors in certain fee-based, wrap or other investment platform programs that do not require the fund to pay any type of administrative payments per shareholder account to any third party. The fund may waive the minimum initial investment for other categories of investors at its discretion. There are no minimum investment requirements for subsequent purchases to existing accounts.

4	All shareholders must complete the account application, carefully following the instructions. If you have any questions, please contact your financial representative or call John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (Signature Services) at 1-888-972-8696.

5	Make your initial investment using the instructions on the next page.

Important information about opening a new account

For individual investors opening an account When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, residential address, date of birth and Social Security number.

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Opening an account		Adding to an account

By check
• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • Deliver the check and your completed application to your financial representative or mail them to Signature Services (address below).		• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to “John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.” • If your account statement has a detachable investment slip, please complete it in its entirety. If no slip is available, include a note specifying the fund name, your share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. • Deliver the check and your investment slip or note to your financial representative, or mail them to Signature Services (address below).




By exchange
• Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.		• Log on to the Web site below to process exchanges between funds. • Call EASI-Line for account balance, fund inquiry and transaction processing on some account types. • You may exchange Class I shares for other Class I shares or John Hancock Money Market Fund Class A shares. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.




By wire
• Deliver your completed application to your financial representative or mail it to Signature Services. • Obtain your account number by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.		• Obtain wiring instructions by calling Signature Services. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment. Specify the fund name, the share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.




By phone
• See “By exchange” and “By wire.”		• Verify that your bank or credit union is a member of the ACH system. • Complete the “To purchase, exchange or redeem shares via telephone” and “Bank information” sections on your account application. • Call EASI-Line for account balance, fund inquiry and transaction processing on some account types. • Call your financial representative or call Signature Services between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on most business days.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-597-1897	1-888-972-8696

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		To sell some or all of your shares

By letter
• Sales of any amount.		• Write a letter of instruction or complete a stock power indicating the fund name, the share class, your account number, the name(s) in which the account is registered and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to sell. • Include all signatures and any additional documents that may be required (see next page). • Mail the materials to Signature Services (address below). • A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address in which the account is registered, or otherwise according to your letter of instruction. • Certain requests will require a Medallion Signature Guarantee. Please refer to “Selling shares in writing” on the next page.




By phone
Amounts up to $100,000: • Most accounts. Amounts up to $5 million: • Available to the following types of accounts: custodial accounts held by banks, trust companies or broker-dealers; endowments and foundations; corporate accounts; group retirement plans; and pension accounts (excluding IRAs, 403(b) plans and all John Hancock custodial retirement accounts).		• Call EASI-Line for account balance, general fund inquiry and transaction processing on some account types. • Redemption proceeds of up to $100,000 may be sent by wire or by check. A check will be mailed to the exact name(s) and address on the account. • To place your request with a representative at John Hancock, call Signature Services between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on most business days, or your financial representative. • Redemption proceeds exceeding $100,000 will be wired to your designated bank account, unless a Medallion Signature Guaranteed letter is provided requesting payment by check. Please refer to “Selling shares in writing.”




By wire or electronic funds transfer (EFT)
• Requests by letter to sell any amount. • Qualified requests by phone to sell to $5 million (accounts with telephone redemption privileges).		• To verify that the telephone redemption privilege is in place on an account, or to request the form to add it to an existing account, call Signature Services. • Amounts of $5 million or more will be wired on the next business day. • Amounts up to $100,000 may be sent by EFT or by check. Funds from EFT transactions are generally available by the second business day. Your bank may charge a fee for this service.




By exchange
• Sales of any amount.		• Obtain a current prospectus for the fund into which you are exchanging by accessing the fund’s Web site by Internet, or by calling your financial representative or Signature Services. • You may only exchange Class I shares for other Class I shares or John Hancock Money Market Fund Class A shares. • Call your financial representative or Signature Services to request an exchange.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-597-1897	1-888-972-8696

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Selling shares in writing


•	your address of record has changed within the past 30 days;

•	you are selling more than $100,000 worth of shares and are requesting payment by check (this requirement is waived for certain entities operating under a signed fax trading agreement with John Hancock);

•	you are selling more than $5 million worth of shares from the following types of accounts: custodial accounts held by banks, trust companies or broker-dealers; endowments and foundations; corporate accounts; group retirement plans; and pension accounts (excluding IRAs, 403(b) plans and all John Hancock custodial retirement accounts); or

•	you are requesting payment other than by a check mailed to the address/bank of record and payable to the registered owner(s).


Seller		Requirements for written requests

Owners of individual, joint or UGMA/UTMA accounts (custodial accounts for minors)		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signatures and titles of all persons authorized to sign for the account, exactly as the account is registered. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners of corporate, sole proprietorship, general partner or association accounts		• Letter of instruction. • Corporate business/organization resolution, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock business/organization certification form. • On the letter and the resolution, the signature of the person(s) authorized to sign for the account. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Owners or trustees of trust accounts		• Letter of instruction. • On the letter, the signature(s) of the trustee(s). • Copy of the trust document, certified within the past 12 months, or a John Hancock trust certification form. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above).




Joint tenancy shareholders with rights of survivorship with deceased co-tenant(s)		• Letter of instruction signed by surviving tenant(s). • Copy of death certificate. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Executors of shareholder estates		• Letter of instruction signed by executor. • Copy of order appointing executor, certified within the past 12 months. • Medallion Signature Guarantee, if applicable (see above). • Inheritance tax waiver, if applicable.




Administrators, conservators, guardians and other sellers or account types not listed above		• Call Signature Services for instructions.



Regular mail	Express delivery	Web site	EASI-Line	Signature Services, Inc.
Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Mutual Fund Operations John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021	www.jhfunds.com	(24/7 automated service) 1-800-597-1897	1-888-972-8696

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Valuation of shares

Valuation of securities

In deciding whether to fair value a security, the fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,

	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the foreign market and

	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed-income securities:


	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,

	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry and

	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Buy and sell prices

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV. When you sell shares, you receive the NAV.

Execution of requests

At times of peak activity, it may be difficult to place requests by telephone. During these times, consider using EASI-Line, accessing www.jhfunds.com or sending your request in writing.

Telephone transactions

Exchanges

Excessive trading

International Growth Opportunities Fund – Your account

out of the fund can disrupt portfolio investment strategies and may increase fund expenses for all shareholders, including long-term shareholders who do not generate these costs.

Right to reject or restrict purchase and exchange orders

Exchange limitation policies

Limitation on exchange activity

Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices

Excessive trading risk

International Growth Opportunities Fund – Your account

While excessive trading can potentially occur in the fund, certain types of funds are more likely than others to be targets of excessive trading. For example:


•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in small- or mid-capitalization stocks or securities in particular industries that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” entails a greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

•	A fund that invests a material portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers may be a potential target for excessive trading if investors seek to engage in price arbitrage based upon general trends in the securities markets that occur subsequent to the close of the primary market for such securities.

•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in below-investment-grade (junk) bonds that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” incurs greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

Account information

Certificated shares

The fund does not issue share certificates. Shares are electronically recorded.

Sales in advance of purchase payments

Account statements

In general, you will receive account statements as follows:


•	after every transaction (except a dividend reinvestment) that affects your account balance

•	after any changes of name or address of the registered owner(s)

•	in all other circumstances, every quarter

Every year you should also receive, if applicable, a Form 1099 tax information statement, mailed by January 31.

Dividends

The fund typically declares and pays income dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Dividend reinvestments

Taxability of dividends

The Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January, if applicable, details your dividends and their federal tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.

Returns of capital

Taxability of transactions

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Disclosure of fund holdings

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Appendix

Related Performance Information

Historical Performance of the Baillie Gifford EAFE Plus Alpha Composite

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For more information

Two documents are available that offer further information on the fund:

Annual/Semiannual report to shareholders

Includes financial statements, a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected performance, as well as the auditors’ report (in annual report only).

Statement of Additional Information

To obtain a free copy of these documents

There are several ways you can get a current annual/semiannual report, prospectus or SAI from John Hancock:

Online: www.jhfunds.com


By mail:	John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913

By phone: 1-888-972-8696

By TDD: 1-800-554-6713

By EASI-Line: 1-800-597-1897

You can also view or obtain copies of these documents through the SEC:

Online: www.sec.gov

By e-mail (duplicating fee required): publicinfo@sec.gov


By mail (duplicating fee required):	Public Reference Section Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549-1520

In person: at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
For access to the Reference Room call 1-202-551-8090.

John Hancock Funds, LLC

MEMBER FINRA | SIPC

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210-2805

www.jhfunds.com

Electronic delivery now available at

www.jhfunds.com/edelivery

Fund summary

John Hancock

Investment objective

To seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.


Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)	Class NAV

Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		None

Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		None


Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)¹	Class NAV

Management fee		0.86

Other expenses		0.19

Total annual fund operating expenses		1.05


1		“Annual fund operating expenses” have been estimated for the fund’s first year of operations.

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


Expenses ($)	Class NAV

1 Year		107

3 Years		334

Portfolio turnover

Principal investment strategies

The fund also may invest in foreign issuers through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), or similar investment vehicles.

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Principal risks

The fund’s main risk factors are listed below in alphabetical order. Before investing, be sure to read the additional descriptions of these risks beginning on page 5 of the prospectus.

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

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Past performance

Investment management

Investment adviser John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadviser Baillie Giffords Overseas Ltd (BG Overseas)

Portfolio management


James Anderson Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception	Tom Record, CFA Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception	Nick Thomas, CFA Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception


Tom Coutts Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.	David Salter Director Managed the fund since inception.	Kave Sigaroudinia Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.


Sarah Whitley Portfolio manager Managed the fund since inception.

Purchase and sale of fund shares

There are no minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements for Class NAV shares of the fund. The fund’s shares are redeemable on any business day on instruction to the fund.

Taxes

Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries

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Fund details

Investment objective: To seek long-term capital appreciation.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks issued by companies domiciled outside the United States. The fund does not usually focus its investments in a particular industry or country. A significant part of the fund’s assets will normally be divided among continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). The fund may invest up to 30% (measured at the time of purchase) of its total assets in countries in emerging markets when the fund’s investment team believes it would be appropriate to do so. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

The fund also may invest in foreign issuers through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), or similar investment vehicles.

Temporary defensive investing

While the fund expects to remain fully invested in equities during normal conditions, the fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or money market instruments for the purpose of:


•	meeting redemption requests,

•	making other anticipated cash payments, or

•	protecting the fund in the event the subadviser determines that market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a defensive posture.

Active management risk

Economic and market events risk

Equity securities risk

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Foreign securities risk

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management, or may be more vulnerable to political or economic developments such as nationalization of their own industries.

Large company risk

Liquidity risk

Medium company risk

Small company risk

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The following are the names of the various entities involved with the fund’s investment and business operations, along with brief descriptions of the role each entity performs.

Trustees

Oversee the fund’s business activities and retain the services of the various firms that carry out the fund’s operations.

Investment adviser

Manages the fund’s business and investment activities.

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

Management fee


	Annual
Average Daily Net Assets	Rate




First $100 million		0	.975%

Next $300 million		0	.850%

Excess over $400 million		0	.750%

Out of these fees, the investment adviser in turn pays the fees of the subadviser.

Additional information about fund expenses

The adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadviser

Handles the fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd (BG Overseas)
Carlton Square, 1 Greenside Row
Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland

Following are brief biographical profiles of the leaders of the subadviser’s investment management team. These managers share

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James Anderson


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1983; became a Partner in 1987; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2003.

Tom Record, CFA


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 2002; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2006.

Nick Thomas, CFA


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1998; became partner in 2010; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2004.

Tom Coutts


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1999; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2008.

David Salter


•	Director

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 2001; became partner in 2011; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2007.

Kave Sigaroudinia


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1999; became partner in 2012; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2005.

Sarah Whitley


•	Portfolio manager

•	Managed the fund since inception.

•	Joined Baillie Gifford in 1980; became partner in 1986; member of the International Growth strategy’s portfolio construction group since 2003.

Custodian

Holds the fund’s assets, settles all portfolio trades and collects most of the valuation data required for calculating the fund’s net asset value.

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Principal distributor

Markets the fund and distributes shares through selling brokers, financial planners and other financial representatives.

John Hancock Funds, LLC
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805

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Your account

Class cost structure


•	No sales charges

•	No distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees

Other share classes of the fund, which have their own expense structures, may be offered in separate prospectuses.

Your broker-dealer or agent may charge you a fee to effect transactions in fund shares.

Additional payments to financial intermediaries


1	Read this prospectus carefully.

2	Determine if you are eligible by referring to “Who can buy shares.”

3	Permitted entities generally may open an account and purchase Class NAV shares by contacting any broker-dealer, or other financial service firm authorized to sell Class NAV shares of the fund. There is no minimum initial investment for Class NAV shares.

Valuation of shares

Valuation of securities

In deciding whether to fair value a security, the fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,

	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the foreign market and

	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed-income securities:

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	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,

	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry and

	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Buy and sell prices

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV. When you sell shares, you receive the NAV.

Execution of requests

The fund is open on those days when the NYSE is open, typically Monday through Friday. Buy and sell requests are executed at the NAV to be calculated after receipt of your request in good order.

Excessive trading

Right to reject or restrict purchase and exchange orders

Exchange limitation policies

Limitation on exchange activity

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made well in advance of any knowledge of events affecting the market on the date of the purchase or redemption.

Limitation on the ability to detect and curtail excessive trading practices

Excessive trading risk

While excessive trading can potentially occur in the fund, certain types of funds are more likely than others to be targets of excessive trading. For example:


•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in small- or mid-capitalization stocks or securities in particular industries that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” entails a greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

•	A fund that invests a material portion of its assets in securities of foreign issuers may be a potential target for excessive trading if investors seek to engage in price arbitrage based upon general trends in the securities markets that occur subsequent to the close of the primary market for such securities.

•	A fund that invests a significant portion of its assets in below-investment-grade (junk) bonds that may trade infrequently or are fair valued as discussed under “Valuation of securities” incurs greater risk of excessive trading, as investors may seek to trade fund shares in an effort to benefit from their understanding of the value of those types of securities (referred to as price arbitrage).

Account statements

Dividends

The fund typically declares and pays income dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Dividend reinvestments

Taxability of dividends

For investors who are not exempt from federal income taxes, dividends you receive from the fund, whether reinvested or taken as cash, are

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The Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January, if applicable, details your dividends and their federal tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.

Returns of capital

Taxability of transactions