(John Hancock Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Classes A, C, I, R2, R4 and R6) | (John Hancock Emerging Markets Equity Fund)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

To seek long-term capital growth.

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 from your financial representative and on pages 18 to 20 of this prospectus under "Sales charge reductions and waivers" or pages 133 to 137 of the fund's Statement of Additional Information under "Initial sales charge on Class A shares."

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

Shareholder Fees - ­ - (John Hancock Emerging Markets Equity Fund) - USD ($)	Class A		Class C	Class I	Class R2	Class R4	Class R6
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases, as a % of purchase price	5.00%		none	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less	1.00%	[1]	1.00%	none	none	none	none
Small account fee (for fund account balances under $1,000) ($)	$ 20		$ 20	none	none	none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - ­ - (John Hancock Emerging Markets Equity Fund)		Class A	Class C	Class I	Class R2	Class R4		Class R6
Management fee		1.05%	1.05%	1.05%	1.05%	1.05%		1.05%
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees		0.30%	1.00%	none	0.25%	0.25%		none
Service plan fee	[1]	none	none	none	0.25%	0.10%		none
Additional other expenses	[1]	0.27%	0.27%	0.26%	0.17%	0.17%		0.17%
Total other expenses	[1]	0.27%	0.27%	0.26%	0.42%	0.27%		0.17%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[2]	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%		0.03%
Total annual fund operating expenses	[3]	1.65%	2.35%	1.34%	1.75%	1.60%		1.25%
Contractual expense reimbursement	[4]	(0.12%)	(0.12%)	(0.06%)	(0.12%)	(0.22%)	[5]	(0.02%)
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements		1.53%	2.23%	1.28%	1.63%	1.38%		1.23%

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 for the time periods indicated and then, except as shown below, assuming you sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example assumes a 5% average annual return and that 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:

Sold

Expense Example - (John Hancock Emerging Markets Equity Fund) - ­ - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years
Class A	648	983
Class C	326	722
Class I	130	419
Class R2	166	539
Class R4	140	483
Class R6	125	395

Not Sold

Expense Example, No Redemption - (John Hancock Emerging Markets Equity Fund)	1 Year	3 Years
Class C | ­ | USD ($)	226	722

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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. During the fiscal period from June 15, 2015, to October 31, 2015, the fund's portfolio turnover was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities of emerging-market issuers. The manager may consider, but is not limited to, the classifications by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, or the United Nations and its agencies in determining whether a country is an emerging- or a developed-market country. The fund seeks to invest in securities that the manager considers to be undervalued or otherwise offer good prospects for capital growth.

The fund intends to invest in equity securities listed on bona fide securities exchanges or actively traded on over-the-counter markets. Equity and equity-related securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants, and other similar securities. The fund may also invest in other investment companies (including closed-end funds) and other pooled investment vehicles that also invest in developing or emerging market economies.

Fundamentals-based stock selection lies at the heart of the manager's investment process, which focuses on high quality companies within a diverse range of dynamic emerging economies. The manager seeks to invest in companies with strong assets that exhibit balance sheet strength, superior management, and high levels of free cash-flow to support a sustainable dividend payout. There is no sector or geographical bias. The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

Due to volatile conditions in emerging markets, the fund's investment process may result in a higher-than-average portfolio turnover ratio, which could increase transaction costs.

The fund may attempt to mitigate the risk of unintended currency fluctuations through the use of exchange-listed or over-the-counter financial derivatives instruments, including currency forwards, non-deliverable forwards, currency options, and index options. The fund may also enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate the settlement of foreign securities purchases, repatriation of foreign currency balances, or exchange of one currency to another. The fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts and options on futures contracts to gain market exposure on uninvested cash, pending investment in securities, or to maintain liquidity to pay redemptions.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. Many factors affect performance, and fund shares will fluctuate in price, meaning you could lose money. The fund's investment strategy may not produce the intended results.

During periods of heightened market volatility or reduced liquidity, governments, their agencies, or other regulatory bodies, both within the United States and abroad, may take steps to intervene. These actions, which could include legislative, regulatory, or economic initiatives, might have unforeseeable consequences and could adversely affect the fund's performance or otherwise constrain the fund's ability to achieve its investment objective.

The fund's main risks 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.

Credit and counterparty risk. The counterparty to an over-the-counter derivatives contract or a borrower of fund securities may not make timely payments or otherwise honor its obligations.

Cybersecurity risk. Cybersecurity breaches may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to fund assets, customer data, or proprietary information, or cause a fund or its service providers to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. Similar incidents affecting issuers of a fund's securities may negatively impact performance.

Economic and market events risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide. Banks and financial services companies could suffer losses if interest rates rise or economic conditions deteriorate.

Emerging-market risk. The risks of investing in foreign securities are magnified in emerging markets. Emerging-market countries may experience higher inflation, interest rates, and unemployment and greater social, economic, and political uncertainties than more developed countries.

Greater China risk. Investments in the Greater China region may be subject to less developed trading markets, acute political risks such as possible negative repercussions resulting from China's relationship with Taiwan or Hong Kong, and restrictions on monetary repatriation or other adverse government actions. For example, a government may restrict investment in companies or industries considered important to national interests, or intervene in the financial markets, such as by imposing trading restrictions, or banning or curtailing short selling. A small number of companies and industries represent a relatively large portion of the Greater China market.

Equity securities risk. The price of equity securities may decline due to changes in a company's financial condition or overall market conditions. Growth company securities may fluctuate more in price than other securities because of the greater emphasis on earnings expectations. Securities the manager believes are undervalued may never realize their full potential value, and in certain markets value stocks may underperform the market as a whole.

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.

Foreign securities risk. Less information may be publicly available regarding foreign issuers. Foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxes and may be more volatile than U.S. securities. Currency fluctuations and political and economic developments may adversely impact the value of foreign securities. The risks of investing in foreign securities are magnified in emerging markets.

Hedging, derivatives, and other strategic transactions risk. Hedging, derivatives, and other strategic transactions may increase a fund's volatility and could produce disproportionate losses, potentially more than the fund's principal investment. Risks of these transactions are different from and possibly greater than risks of investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Under certain market conditions, derivatives could become harder to value or sell and may become subject to liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions). Derivatives and other strategic transactions that the fund intends to utilize include: foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, and options. Foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, and options generally are subject to counterparty risk. Derivatives associated with foreign currency transactions are subject to currency risk.

High portfolio turnover risk. Trading securities actively and frequently can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance) and taxable distributions.

Investment company securities risk. A fund bears underlying fund fees and expenses indirectly.

Large company risk. Larger companies may grow more slowly than smaller companies or be slower to respond to business developments. Large-capitalization securities may underperform the market as a whole.

Liquidity risk. The extent to which a security may be sold or a derivative position closed without negatively impacting its market value, if at all, may be impaired by reduced market activity or participation, legal restrictions, or other economic and market impediments.

Sector risk. When a fund focuses its investments in certain sectors of the economy, its performance may be driven largely by sector performance and could fluctuate more widely than if the fund were invested more evenly across sectors.

Small and mid-sized company risk. Small and mid-sized companies are generally less established and may be more volatile than larger companies. Small capitalization securities may underperform the market as a whole.

Warrants risk. The prices of warrants may not precisely reflect the prices of their underlying securities. Warrant holders do not receive dividends or have voting or credit rights. A warrant ceases to have value if not exercised prior to its expiration date.

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 has less than a full calendar year of operations, there is no past performance to report.

[1] (on certain purchases, including those of $1 million or more)

[1] "Other expenses" have been estimated for the fund's first year of operations.

[2] "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are based on the estimated indirect net expenses associated with the fund's anticipated investments in underlying investment companies.

[3] The "Total annual fund operating expenses" shown may not correlate to the fund's ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the "Financial highlights" section of the fund's prospectus, which does not include "Acquired fund fees and expenses."

[4] The advisor contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R2, and Class R4 shares in an amount equal to the amount by which the expenses of Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R2, and Class R4 shares, as applicable, exceed 1.50%, 2.20%, 1.25%, 1.60%, and 1.35%, respectively, of the average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class. For purposes of this agreement, "expenses of Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R2, and Class R4 shares" means all expenses of the applicable class (including fund expenses attributable to the class), excluding (a) taxes; (b) portfolio 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) acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly; (f) borrowing costs; (g) prime brokerage fees; and (h) short dividend expense. The advisor also contractually agrees to waive and/or reimburse all class-specific expenses for Class R6 shares to the extent they exceed 0.00% of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class. Each agreement expires on February 28, 2017, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.

[5] The distributor contractually agrees to waive 0.10% of Rule 12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. This agreement expires on February 28, 2017, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.