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        <name>Alphabet Inc.</name>
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        <name>Amazon.com Inc.</name>
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        <name>Apple Inc.</name>
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        <name>Booking Holdings Inc.</name>
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        <name>Broadcom Inc.</name>
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        <name>Carvana Co.</name>
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        <name>Carvana Co.</name>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Carvana Co.</name>
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          <isin value="US146869AN20"/>
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        <name>The Charles Schwab Corporation</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <name>Adyen N.V.</name>
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        <name>ASML Holding N.V.</name>
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        <name>Constellation Energy Corporation</name>
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        <name>CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.</name>
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        <name>Danaher Corporation</name>
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        <name>Datadog Inc.</name>
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        <name>DoorDash Inc.</name>
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        <name>GE Vernova Inc.</name>
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        <name>General Electric Company</name>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.</name>
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        <name>HEICO Corporation</name>
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        <name>Eli Lilly and Company</name>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-06-29</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Funds II</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
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