JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II
601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
September 20, 2013
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: |
John Hancock Funds II (the “Trust”) on behalf of: |
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Global Equity Fund (the “Fund”) |
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File Nos. 333-126293; 811-21779 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Trust, transmitted for filing pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information for the Fund.
The interactive data files included as exhibits to this filing relate to the prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2013 on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(e) (Accession No. 0001133228-13-003541), each of which is incorporated by reference into this Rule 497 Document.
If you have any questions or comments, please call me at (617) 663-4326.
Sincerely,
/s/ Christopher Sechler
Christopher Sechler
Assistant Secretary
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Investment objective |
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To seek long-term capital appreciation. |
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Fees and expenses |
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This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. |
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Annual fund operating expenses (%) (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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Expense example |
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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 for the time periods indicated assuming you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. 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: |
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Portfolio turnover |
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The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. Because the fund has not reached the end of its first fiscal year, there is no portfolio turnover to report. |
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Principal investment strategies |
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The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. 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, including in emerging markets, 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. There are no limits on the market capitalization ranges of the companies in which the fund may invest. The fund may invest in the securities of large, medium or small companies. In managing the fund, the subadvisor seeks to identify undervalued companies that exhibit attractive valuations, solid business franchises, sustainable margins/cash flow, disciplined capital allocation, strong management teams and strong balance sheets. The subadvisor employs an unconstrained, bottom-up stock selection process based on disciplined fundamental research with the aim to create a diversified portfolio of quality global stocks of any size that not only demonstrate compelling value but also generate sustainable cash flows. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks and their equivalents, including depositary receipts, warrants, rights and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks. The decision-making process involves candidate companies being screened for valuation, quality and dividends, together with a detailed examination of the challenges and opportunities that exist for that business. The subadvisor will assess the valuation opportunity for that company by establishing base case, upside and downside price targets. The subadvisor will take into consideration the diversification benefits and the liquidity of the security before making the final investment decision. |
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Principal risks |
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An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund's shares will go up and down in price, meaning that you could lose money by investing in the fund. Many factors influence a mutual fund's performance. Instability in the financial markets has led many governments, including the United States government, to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced extreme volatility and, in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Federal, state, and other governments, and their regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations, may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which the fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the fund itself is regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude the fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. Governments or their agencies may also acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and acquire ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation, and performance of the fund's portfolio holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the fund to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty in valuing portfolio instruments held by the fund. 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 subadvisor'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 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. 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. Preferred and convertible securities risk Unlike interest on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer's board. Also, preferred stock may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions. The value of convertible preferred stock can depend heavily upon the value of the security into which such convertible preferred stock is converted, depending on whether the market price of the underlying security exceeds the conversion price. Value investing risk Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause a fund to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. Foreign securities risk As compared to U.S. companies, there may be less publicly available information relating to foreign companies. Foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxes. The value of foreign securities is subject to currency fluctuations and adverse political and economic developments. Investments in emerging-market countries are subject to greater levels of foreign investment risk. Large company risk Large-capitalization stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the fund to underperform investments that focus on small- or medium-capitalization stocks. Larger, more established companies may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller 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. 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 and smaller company risk The prices of medium and smaller 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. |
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Past performance |
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This section normally shows how the fund's total return has varied from year to year, along with a broad-based market index for reference. Because the fund has existed for less than a full calendar year, there is no past performance to report. |
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