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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>The Chefs' Warehouse Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300JYEDC8C547E980</lei>
        <title>CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC/THE COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>163086101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1630861011"/>
          <ticker value="CHEF US"/>
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        <balance>567097</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18759568.76</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</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>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Advanced Energy Industries Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300756XI3QLFT2U27</lei>
        <title>ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.001</title>
        <cusip>007973100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0079731008"/>
          <ticker value="AEIS US"/>
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        <balance>214435</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>20551450.4</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alkami Technology Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.001</title>
        <cusip>01644J108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US01644J1088"/>
          <ticker value="ALKT US"/>
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        <balance>988324</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>23788958.68</valUSD>
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        <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>Allegro Microsystems Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>01749D105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US01749D1054"/>
          <ticker value="ALGM US"/>
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        <balance>787839</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>23390939.91</valUSD>
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        <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>Arcosa Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ARCOSA INC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>039653100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0396531008"/>
          <ticker value="ACA US"/>
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        <balance>466873</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>35491685.46</valUSD>
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        <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>Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.33</title>
        <cusip>04911A107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04911A1079"/>
          <ticker value="AUB US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>962582</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>30581230.14</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.5848702571</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>Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>04956D107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04956D1072"/>
          <ticker value="ATMU US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>598232</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18120447.28</valUSD>
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        <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>Avient Corporation</name>
        <lei>SM8L9RZYIB34LNTWO040</lei>
        <title>AVIENT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>05368V106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05368V1061"/>
          <ticker value="AVNT US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>674253</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28601812.26</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.4822870546</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>The AZEK Company Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>AZEK CO INC/THE COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>05478C105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05478C1053"/>
          <ticker value="AZEK US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>437468</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19966039.52</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.0347386957</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>Banner Corporation</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BANNER CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>06652V208</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US06652V2088"/>
          <ticker value="BANR US"/>
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        <balance>434978</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18978090.14</valUSD>
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        <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>Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300ZC1GPV35XYDK53</lei>
        <title>BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001</title>
        <cusip>090572207</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0905722072"/>
          <ticker value="BIO US"/>
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        <balance>57512</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>15513862</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.8040048861</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Boot Barn Holdings Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001</title>
        <cusip>099406100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0994061002"/>
          <ticker value="BOOT US"/>
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        <balance>235867</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>25112759.49</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bumble Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BUMBLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>12047B105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US12047B1052"/>
          <ticker value="BMBL US"/>
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        <balance>1538384</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>15537678.4</valUSD>
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        <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>Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS C COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>55825T103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US55825T1034"/>
          <ticker value="MSGS US"/>
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        <balance>202398</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>37629836.16</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Magnolia Oil and Gas Corporation</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>MAGNOLIA OIL and GAS CORP COMMON STOCK USD.0001</title>
        <cusip>559663109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5596631094"/>
          <ticker value="MGY US"/>
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        <balance>1381776</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>34641124.32</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Malibu Boats Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>MALIBU BOATS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>56117J100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US56117J1007"/>
          <ticker value="MBUU US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>382870</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13025237.4</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MasTec Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300TMDIT8WREDOF45</lei>
        <title>MASTEC INC COMMON STOCK USD.1</title>
        <cusip>576323109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5763231090"/>
          <ticker value="MTZ US"/>
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        <balance>260615</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>23113944.35</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Merit Medical Systems Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300OYTY138SP2CE83</lei>
        <title>MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>589889104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5898891040"/>
          <ticker value="MMSI US"/>
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        <balance>240659</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>17832831.9</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.9241853499</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>
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      </invstOrSec>
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    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns are reported without deduction of sales loads and redemption fees, if applicable." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2024-05-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Investment Trust</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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</edgarSubmission>
