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(John Hancock Diversified Real Assets Fund)
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
To seek a long-term total return in excess of inflation.
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)
Shareholder Fees - (John Hancock Diversified Real Assets Fund)
Class NAV
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) 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 Diversified Real Assets Fund)
Class NAV
Management fee 0.85%
Other expenses 0.09%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.94%
Contractual expense reimbursement (0.06%) [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements 0.88%
[1] The advisor contractually agrees to reduce its management fee by an annual rate of 0.05% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2020, 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. The advisor also contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2021, 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.
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 $10,000 investment for the time periods indicated and then assuming you sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example assumes a 5% average annual return and that fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example - (John Hancock Diversified Real Assets Fund)
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Class NAV | USD ($) 90 294 514 1,149
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 its most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 73% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of real asset companies worldwide. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets among the following types of real asset companies: real estate companies (real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies); natural resources companies (companies that primarily own, explore, mine, process or otherwise develop commodities and natural resources); infrastructure companies (publicly-listed companies in sectors such as utilities, telecommunications and industrials); master limited partnerships (MLPs) that are engaged in the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, production, or mining of natural resources in the energy sector (up to a maximum of 25% of the fund's net assets); and agriculture and timber companies (collectively, Real Asset Companies). Real Asset Companies may include tangible assets and investments that have the potential to perform well in periods of inflation. The securities in which the fund may invest include: common stock, depositary receipts, preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock, rights, warrants, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The fund may also invest in cash, cash equivalents, and derivative instruments. Derivatives may be used to reduce risk, obtain efficient market exposure, and/or enhance investment returns, and may include swaps, forward contracts, options, currency derivatives (including currency forwards, futures, options, and spot transactions), and similar instruments or combinations thereof. The fund may also invest in debt securities, including convertible bonds, without any maturity limit and of any credit quality, including high-yield securities (i.e., junk bonds).
In managing the fund, the fund's manager determines the fund's strategic asset allocation among general investment categories, which are executed by multiple subadvisors. The allocations may vary from time to time, and the fund may add additional investment categories. The fund concentrates its investments (invests more than 25% of its net assets) in the Real Asset Companies group of industries. Except for the foregoing concentration policy, the fund retains considerable latitude in allocating its assets. The fund may invest in equity securities regardless of market capitalization size (small, medium, or large) and style (growth or value). The fund may also invest in securities of companies worldwide. Country and regional weights are driven by bottom-up security selection and are typically unconstrained; however, the fund will generally be diversified regionally across global equity markets, including emerging markets. The fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers, including through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs).
The fund may trade securities actively, which could result in a higher-than-average portfolio turnover rate and increase its transaction costs (thus lowering performance).
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 6 of the prospectus.
Allocation risk. The fund is subject to risks related to conflicts of interest associated with the advisor's ability to determine the fund's strategic asset allocation among general investment categories, which are executed by multiple unaffiliated and/or affiliated subadvisors
Commodity risk. Commodity prices may be volatile due to fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation, and other factors. Certain commodity investments may have no active trading market at times.
Concentration risk. Because the fund may focus on one or more industries or sectors of the economy, its performance depends in large part on the performance of those sectors or industries. As a result, the value of an investment may fluctuate more widely than it would in a fund that is diversified across industries and sectors. A downturn in the real estate industry may significantly detract from performance.
Credit and counterparty risk. The issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, 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. A downgrade or default affecting any of the fund's securities could affect the fund's performance.
Cybersecurity and operational 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. Operational risk may arise from human error, error by third parties, communication errors, or technology failures, among other causes.
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.
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.
Exchange-traded funds risk. An ETF generally reflects the risks of the underlying securities of the index it is designed to track. However, at times, an ETF's portfolio composition and performance may not match that of such index. A fund bears ETF fees and expenses indirectly.
Fixed-income securities risk. A rise in interest rates typically causes bond prices to fall. The longer the average maturity or duration of the bonds held by a fund, the more sensitive it will likely be to interest-rate fluctuations. An issuer may not make all interest payments or repay all or any of the principal borrowed. Changes in a security's credit quality may adversely affect fund performance.
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. Depositary receipts are subject to most of the risks associated with investing in foreign securities directly because the value of a depositary receipt is dependent upon the market price of the underlying foreign equity security. Depositary receipts are also subject to liquidity risk.
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). Regulatory changes in derivative markets could impact the cost of or the fund's ability to engage in derivatives transactions. Derivatives and other strategic transactions that the fund intends to utilize include: foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, options, foreign currency swaps, interest-rate swaps and swaps. Foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, options, and swaps generally are subject to counterparty risk. In addition, swaps may be subject to interest-rate and settlement risk, and the risk of default of the underlying reference obligation. 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.
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 (if at all) to which a security may be sold or a derivative position closed without negatively impacting its market value may be impaired by reduced market activity or participation, legal restrictions, or other economic and market impediments. Liquidity risk may be magnified in rising interest rate environments due to higher than normal redemption rates. Widespread selling of fixed-income securities to satisfy redemptions during periods of reduced demand may adversely impact the price or salability of such securities. Periods of heavy redemption could cause the fund to sell assets at a loss or depressed value, which could negatively affect performance. Redemption risk is heightened during periods of declining or illiquid markets.
Lower-rated and high-yield fixed-income securities risk. Lower-rated and high-yield fixed-income securities (junk bonds) are subject to greater credit quality risk, risk of default, and price volatility than higher-rated fixed-income securities, may be considered speculative, and can be difficult to resell.
Master limited partnership risk. MLPs generally reflect the risks associated with their underlying assets and with pooled investment vehicles. MLPs with credit-related holdings are subject to interest-rate risk and risk of default. Many MLPs in which the fund may invest operate oil, natural gas, petroleum, or other facilities within the energy sector, which makes the fund susceptible to adverse economic, environmental, or regulatory developments impacting the sector.
Midstream energy infrastructure sector risk. Midstream energy infrastructure companies, such as companies that provide crude oil, refined product, and natural gas services, are subject to supply-and-demand fluctuations in the markets they serve, which may be impacted by a wide range of factors.
Natural resources industry risk. The natural resources industry can be significantly affected by international political and economic developments, energy conservation and exploration efforts, commodity prices, and taxes and other governmental regulations, among other factors.
Preferred and convertible securities risk. Preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer's board. Preferred stock may be subject to redemption provisions. The market values of convertible securities tend to fall as interest rates rise and rise as interest rates fall. Convertible preferred stock's value can depend heavily upon the underlying common stock's value.
Real estate investment trust risk. REITs, pooled investment vehicles that typically invest in real estate directly or in loans collateralized by real estate, carry risks associated with owning real estate, including the potential for a decline in value due to economic or market conditions.
Real estate securities risk. Securities of companies in the real estate industry carry risks associated with owning real estate, including the potential for a decline in value due to economic or market conditions.
Small and mid-sized company risk. Small and mid-sized companies are generally less established and may be more volatile than larger companies. Small and/or mid-capitalization securities may underperform the market as a whole.
Telecommunications sector risk. Telecommunication services companies are subject to government regulation of services and rates of return and can be significantly affected by intense competition, among other factors.
Transportation sector risk. Transportation companies can be significantly affected by economic changes, fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs, labor relations, and government regulation, among other factors.
Utilities sector risk. Utilities companies' performance may be volatile due to variable fuel, service, and financing costs, conservation efforts, government regulation, and other factors.
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 return has varied from year to year, along with a broad-based market index for reference. Performance information is not shown because the fund has been in operation for less than a full calendar year.