John Hancock Balanced Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—12 to the current Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares Prospectus

In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following:

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 R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		None		None		None		None		None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		None		None		None		None		None

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
Management fee		0.60		0.60		0.60		0.60		0.60
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.50		0.25		0.50		0.151		0.00
Other expenses		0.35		0.37		0.26		0.21		0.16
Service plan fee		0.23		0.25		0.15		0.102		0.052
Additional expenses		0.12		0.123		0.11		0.11		0.11
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.45		1.22		1.36		0.96		0.76

1	The fund’s distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on February 28, 2014, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. Excluding this waiver would result in a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.
2	The “Service plan fees” shown have been restated to reflect current fees and expenses.
3	“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R2 shares.

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 R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
1 Year		148		124		138		98		78
3 Years		459		387		431		327		243
5 Years		792		670		745		575		422
10 Years		1,735		1,477		1,635		1,285		942

John Hancock Large Cap Equity Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—12 to the current Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares Prospectus

In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following:

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 R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price		None		None		None		None		None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less		None		None		None		None		None

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
Management fee		0.62		0.62		0.62		0.62		0.62
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.50		0.25		0.50		0.151		0.00
Other expenses		0.33		0.36		0.26		0.19		0.12
Service plan fee		0.22		0.25		0.15		0.09		0.02
Additional expenses		0.11		0.112		0.11		0.10		0.10
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.45		1.23		1.38		0.96		0.74

1	The fund’s distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on February 28, 2014, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. Excluding this waiver would result in a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.
2	“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R2 shares.

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 R1		Class R2		Class R3		Class R4		Class R5
1 Year		148		125		140		98		76
3 Years		459		390		437		327		237
5 Years		792		676		755		575		411
10 Years		1,735		1,489		1,657		1,285		918

John Hancock Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—12 to the current Class A, Class B and Class C shares Prospectus

In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following:

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 14 to 16 of the prospectus under “Sales charge reductions and waivers” or pages 78 to 81 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	Class B		Class C
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price	5.00		None		None
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)			5.00		1.00

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class A		Class B		Class C
Management fee1		0.88		0.88		0.88
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees		0.30		1.00		1.00
Other expenses		0.27		0.55		0.31
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.45		2.43		2.19

¹ “Management fee” has been restated to reflect the new management fee rate effective June 1, 2012.

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 in the fund for the time periods indicated (Kept column) and then assuming a redemption of all of your shares at the end of those periods (Sold column). 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 A				Class B				Class C
Shares	Sold		Kept		Sold		Kept		Sold		Kept
1 Year		640		640		746		246		322		222
3 Years		936		936		1,058		758		685		685
5 Years		1,253		1,253		1,496		1,296		1,175		1,175
10 Years		2,148		2,148		2,524		2,524		2,524		2,524

John Hancock Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—12 to the current Class I shares Prospectus

In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following:

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)	Class I
Management fee1		0.88
Other expenses2		0.23
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.11

1	“Management fee” has been restated to reflect the new management fee rate effective June 1, 2012.
2	“Other expenses” do not reflect the expenses incurred during the most recent fiscal year, as they have been restated to reflect current transfer agency and service fees.

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		113
3 Years		353
5 Years		612
10 Years		1,352

John Hancock Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—12 to the current Class NAV shares Prospectus

In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following:

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)	Class NAV
Management fee1		0.88
Other expenses		0.06
Total annual fund operating expenses		0.94

¹ “Management fee” has been restated to reflect the new management fee rate effective June 1, 2012.

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		96
3 Years		300
5 Years		520
10 Years		1,155

John Hancock Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 6—5—12 to the current Class R6 shares Prospectus

In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following:

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 R6
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)	Class R6
Management fee1		0.88
Other expenses2		16.48
Total annual fund operating expenses		17.36
Contractual expense reimbursement3		-16.26
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements		1.10

1	“Management fee” has been restated to reflect the new management fee rate effective June 1, 2012.
2	“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R6 shares.
3	The adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse or pay operating expenses of the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund’s total operating expenses at 1.10% for Class R6 shares, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on February 28, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.

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 R6
1 Year		112
3 Years		3,287
5 Years		5,726
10 Years		9,627