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        <name>Sun Communities Inc.</name>
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          <ticker value="SUI US"/>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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        <name>TC Energy Corporation</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TC ENERGY CORP W/I COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>87807B107</cusip>
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          <isin value="CA87807B1076"/>
          <ticker value="TRP US"/>
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        <balance>36153</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2408512.86</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AstraZeneca PLC</name>
        <lei>PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08</lei>
        <title>ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK USD.25</title>
        <cusip>G0593M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB0009895292"/>
          <ticker value="AZN US"/>
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        <balance>20381</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3784140.27</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.6340689023</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TE Connectivity plc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TE CONNECTIVITY PLC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>G87052109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000IVNQZ81"/>
          <ticker value="TEL US"/>
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        <balance>5285</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1127871.85</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.1889857180</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AGCO Corporation</name>
        <lei>LYOM0B2GCF1JWXK5ZG04</lei>
        <title>AGCO CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>001084102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0010841023"/>
          <ticker value="AGCO US"/>
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        <balance>32003</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3593296.84</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.6020912599</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Advanced Micro Devices Inc.</name>
        <lei>R2I72C950HOYXII45366</lei>
        <title>ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>007903107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0079031078"/>
          <ticker value="AMD US"/>
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        <balance>20821</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10745718.1</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.8005478638</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Airbus SE</name>
        <lei>MINO79WLOO247M1IL051</lei>
        <title>AIRBUS SE COMMON STOCK EUR1.0</title>
        <cusip>401225909</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0000235190"/>
          <ticker value="AIR FP"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1481</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.857339"/>
        <valUSD>309272.99</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.0518216481</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>3M Company</name>
        <lei>LUZQVYP4VS22CLWDAR65</lei>
        <title>3M CO COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>88579Y101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88579Y1010"/>
          <ticker value="MMM US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>8085</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1238056.05</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.2074481347</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Accenture Public Limited Company</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ACCENTURE PLC COMMON STOCK USD.0000225</title>
        <cusip>G1151C101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00B4BNMY34"/>
          <ticker value="ACN US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4747</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>888021.29</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.1487964622</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns are reported without deduction of sales loads and redemption fees, if applicable." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <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>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
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