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JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (“JHVIT” or the “Trust”), formerly John Hancock Trust, is an open-end management investment company, commonly known as a mutual fund. Shares of JHVIT are not offered directly to the public but are sold only to insurance companies and their separate accounts as the underlying investment medium for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts (“variable contracts”). JHVIT provides a range of investment objectives through 107 separate investment portfolios or funds (each a “fund,” collectively the “funds”). The following funds are described in this Prospectus:


	Ticker
Fund Name	Series I		Series II

Active Bond Trust		JEABX
American Asset Allocation Trust				JAATX
American Global Growth Trust				JAOTX
American Global Small Capitalization Trust				JASTX
American Growth Trust
American Growth-Income Trust
American High-Income Bond Trust				JAHTX
American International Trust
American New World Trust				JANTX
Blue Chip Growth Trust
Bond Trust				JBNJX
Capital Appreciation Value Trust
Core Allocation Plus Trust				JGAIX
Core Global Diversification Trust				JCGTX
Core Strategy Trust				JIATX
Core Fundamental Holdings Trust				JCFTX
Disciplined Diversification Trust				JGBTX
Equity-Income Trust
Franklin Templeton Founding Allocation Trust				JFATX
Fundamental Holdings Trust (formerly American Fundamental Holdings Trust)				JFHTX
Fundamental Value Trust
Global Bond Trust
Global Diversification Trust (formerly American Global Diversification Trust)				JGDTX
International Value Trust
Investment Quality Bond Trust
Lifestyle Balanced Trust		JELBX		JLBTX
Lifestyle Conservative Trust		JELCX		JLCTX
Lifestyle Growth Trust		JELGX		JLGTX
Lifestyle Moderate Trust		JELMX		JLMTX
Money Market Trust		JHOXX		JMMXX
Strategic Income Opportunities Trust		JESNX
Total Bond Market Trust A				JEBBX
Ultra Short Term Bond Trust				JUSDX

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. No person, including any dealer or salesperson, has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, unless the information or representation is set forth in this Prospectus. If any such unauthorized information or representation is given, it should not be relied upon as having been authorized by JHVIT, the adviser or any subadvisers to JHVIT or the principal underwriter of the shares. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell shares of JHVIT in any state where such offer or sale would be prohibited.

Prospectus dated April 30, 2012

ACTIVE BOND TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek income and capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if shares of the fund are held by separate accounts of certain John Hancock insurance companies that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts. They are based on expenses incurred during the fund’s most recent fiscal year expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets during the year. In subsequent periods, the fund’s expense ratio may increase due to decreases in fund assets attributable to redemptions and declines in portfolio valuation. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any separate account that may use the fund as its underlying investment medium and would be higher if they did.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series I

0.60%

0.05%

0.03%

0.01%

0.69%

Series II

0.60%

0.25%

0.03%

0.01%

0.89%

¹“Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are based on the indirect net expenses associated with the fund’s investment in underlying funds and are included in “Total Fund Operating Expenses”. The Total Fund Operating Expenses shown may not correlate to the fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the “Financial Highlights” section of the fund prospectus, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Examples. The examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The examples assume that $10,000 is invested in the fund for the periods indicated and then all shares are redeemed at the end of those periods. The examples also assume that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	70	$	221	$	384	$	859

Series II	$	91	$	284	$	493	$	1,096

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. 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 101% 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 a diversified mix of debt securities and instruments. The fund seeks to invest its assets in debt securities and instruments with an average duration of between 4 to 6 years, however, there is no limit on the fund’s average maturity. As part of its investment strategy, the fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities to a significant extent.

Eligible investments include, but are not limited to:


	•	U.S. Treasury and agency securities;
	•	Asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities, both investment grade and non-investment grade, including mortgage pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”);
	•	Corporate bonds, both U.S. and foreign, and without any limit on credit quality; and
	•	Foreign government and agency securities.

The fund may invest in asset-backed securities rated, at the time of purchase, less than A (but not rated lower than B by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Each subadviser uses proprietary research and economic and industry analysis to identify specific bonds, bond sectors and industries that are attractively priced. Due to this process, the fund may have a higher than average portfolio turnover ratio, which may increase expenses and affect performance results.

The foreign securities in which the fund invests may be denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currency.

The fund employs a multi-manager approach with two subadvisers, Declaration Management & Research LLC (“Declaration”) and John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC (“John Hancock Asset Management”), each of which employs its own investment approach and independently manages its portion of the fund. The fund will be rebalanced periodically so that the subadvisers manage the following portions of the fund:

50%* Declaration

50%* John Hancock Asset Management

*Percentages are approximate. Since the fund is only rebalanced periodically, the actual portion of the fund managed by each subadviser will vary.

This allocation methodology may change in the future.

Declaration

Declaration uses a combination of proprietary research and quantitative tools and seeks to identify bonds and bond sectors that are attractively priced based upon market fundamentals and technical factors. Declaration opportunistically emphasizes bonds with yields in excess of U.S. Treasury securities.

This portion of the fund normally has no more than 10% of its total assets in high yield bonds (“junk bonds”) and normally invests in foreign securities only if U.S. dollar-denominated. This portion of the fund normally has an average credit rating of “A” or “AA.”

John Hancock Asset Management

John Hancock Asset Management uses proprietary research to identify specific bond sectors, industries and bonds that are attractively priced. John Hancock Asset Management tries to anticipate shifts in the business cycle, using economic and industry analysis to determine which sectors and industries might benefit over the next 12 months.

This portion of the fund normally has no more than 25% of its total assets in high yield bonds (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”) and may invest in both U.S. dollar-denominated and foreign currency-denominated foreign securities. This portion of the fund normally has an average credit rating of “A” or “AA.”

Under normal circumstances, no more than 15% of the total assets of the portion of the fund managed by John Hancock Asset Management will be invested in asset-backed securities rated lower than A by both rating agencies.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury futures and options, index derivatives, credit default swaps and forwards.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Changing distribution levels risk The distribution amounts paid by the fund generally depend on the amount of income and/or dividends received by the fund’s investments. As a result of market, interest rate and other circumstances, the amount of cash available for distribution by the fund and the fund’s distribution rate may vary or decline. The risk of such variability is accentuated in currently prevailing market and interest rate circumstances.

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 a fund’s securities may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Funds that invest in fixed-income securities are subject to varying degrees of risk that the issuers of the securities will have their credit rating downgraded or will default, potentially reducing a fund’s share price and income level.

Economic and market events risk Events in the financial markets have resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. In addition, reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets may adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Fixed-income securities risk Fixed-income securities are affected by changes in interest rates and credit quality. A rise in interest rates typically causes bond prices to fall. The longer the average maturity of the bonds held by the fund, the more sensitive the fund is likely to be to interest-rate changes. There is the possibility that the issuer of the security will not repay all or a portion of the principal borrowed and will not make all interest payments.

Foreign securities risk As compared to U.S. companies, there may be less publicly available information relating to foreign companies. Foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxes. The value of foreign securities is subject to currency fluctuations and adverse political and economic developments.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. The use of derivative instruments could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Futures contracts Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions) and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving futures contracts.

Options Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions) and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving options. Counterparty risk does not apply to exchange-traded options.

Swaps Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), interest-rate risk, settlement risk, risk of default of the underlying reference obligation and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving swaps.

Swaptions Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), interest-rate risk, risk of default of the underlying reference obligation and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving swaptions.

High portfolio turnover risk Actively trading securities can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance).

Issuer risk An issuer of a security may perform poorly and, therefore, the value of its stocks and bonds may decline. An issuer of securities held by the fund could default or have its credit rating downgraded.

Liquidity risk Exposure exists when trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions impair the ability to sell particular securities or close derivative positions at an advantageous price.

Lower-rated fixed-income securities risk and high-yield securities risk Lower-rated fixed-income securities and high-yield fixed-income securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater credit quality risk and risk of default than higher-rated fixed-income securities. These securities may be considered speculative and the value of these securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments and can be difficult to resell.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk Different types of mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities are subject to different combinations of prepayment, extension, interest-rate and/or other market risks.

Inverse interest-only securities Inverse interest-only securities that are mortgage-backed securities are subject to the same risks as other mortgage-backed securities. In addition, the coupon on an inverse interest-only security can be extremely sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates.

TBA mortgage contracts TBA mortgage contracts involve a risk of loss if the value of the underlying security to be purchased declines prior to delivery date. The yield obtained for such securities may be higher or lower than yields available in the market on delivery date.

Past Performance

information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		9.92% (Quarter ended 9/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −5.96% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series I

5.81%

6.95%

6.01%

4/29/2005

Series II

5.70%

6.75%

5.88%

4/29/2005

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

7.84%

6.50%

5.78%

3/29/1986

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Declaration Management & Research LLC		Peter Farley, CFA. Senior Vice President; managed fund since 2005. Joshua Kuhnert, CFA. Vice President; managed fund since 2009.
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC		Jeffrey N. Given. Vice President; managed fund since 2006. Howard C. Greene. Senior Vice President; managed fund since 2005.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

For important information about the purchase and sale of fund shares, taxes and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Additional Information about the Funds” at page 129 of the Prospectus.

AMERICAN ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with preservation of capital over the long term.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.30%

0.75%

0.04%

1.09%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	111	$	347	$	601	$	1,329

Portfolio Turnover

The fund, which operates as a feeder fund, does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the master fund (or “turns over” its portfolio). A master fund does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio, and a higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the performance of the master fund and of the fund. During its most recent fiscal year, the master fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 43% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the Asset Allocation Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The master fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and other equity securities, bonds and other intermediate and long-term debt securities, and money market instruments (debt securities maturing in one year or less). Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund’s investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size. In addition, the master fund may invest up to 25% of its debt assets in lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below and BB+ or below by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) designated by the fund’s investment adviser or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund’s investment adviser). Such securities are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.”

In seeking to pursue its investment objective, the fund varies its mix of equity securities, debt securities and money market instruments. Under normal market conditions, the master fund’s investment adviser expects (but is not required) to maintain an investment mix falling within the following ranges: 40% — 80% in equity securities, 20% — 50% in debt securities and 0% — 40% in money market instruments. The proportion of equities, debt and money market securities held by the master fund will vary with market conditions and the investment adviser’s assessment of their relative attractiveness as investment opportunities. The master fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S. and up to 5% of its assets in debt securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Asset allocation risk Although asset allocation among different asset categories generally limits risk and exposure to any one category, the risk remains that the adviser may favor an asset category that performs poorly relative to the other asset categories.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Income stock risk Income provided by the fund may be affected by changes in the dividend polices of the companies in which the fund invests and the capital resources available for such payments at such companies.

Medium and smaller company risk The prices of medium and smaller company stocks can change more frequently and dramatically than those of large company stocks. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its market capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time.

Past Performance

oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 60% of the S&P 500 Index and 40% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		12.40% (Quarter ended 6/30/2003) Worst Quarter: −16.41% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series II

0.86%

0.68%

3.85%

5/1/2007

S&P 500 Index

2.11%

−0.25%

2.92%

5/1/2007

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

7.84%

6.50%

5.78%

5/1/2007

Combined Index

4.69%

2.84%

4.40%

5/1/2007

Management

Investment Adviser of the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management Company

Portfolio Managers

Alan N. Berro. Senior Vice President; Senior Vice President - Capital World Investors; managed the fund since 2000.
David A. Daigle. Senior Vice President - Fixed Income, Capital Research Company; managed the fund since 2009.
Jefferey T. Lager. Senior Vice President - Capital World Investors; managed the fund since 2007.
James R. Mulally. Senior Vice President - Fixed Income, CRMC; managed the fund since 2006.
Eugene P. Stein. Senior Vice President - Capital World Investors; managed the fund since 2008.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

AMERICAN GLOBAL GROWTH TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.53%

0.75%

0.07%

1.35%

¹“Other Expenses’’ reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	137	$	428	$	739	$	1,624

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the Global Growth Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The Global Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies located around the world that the adviser believes have potential for growth. The Global Growth Fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging market countries and expects to be invested in numerous countries around the world. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund’s investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Funds that invest in fixed-income securities are subject to varying degrees of risk that the issuers of the securities will have their credit rating downgraded or will default, potentially reducing a fund’s share price and income level.

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

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. The performance of the fund’s oldest share class, for periods prior to its inception, is the performance of the master fund share class in which the fund invests, adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the fund’s oldest class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		22.00% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −20.17% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

AMERICAN GLOBAL SMALL CAPITALIZATION TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.70%

0.75%

0.11%

1.56%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	159	$	493	$	850	$	1,856

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the Global Small Capitalization Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. Under normal circumstances, the Global Small Capitalization Fund invests primarily in stocks of smaller companies located around the world. Normally, the Global Small Capitalization Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in growth-oriented common stocks and other equity securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) of companies with small market capitalizations, measured at the time of purchase.

The Global Small Capitalization Fund’s holdings of small capitalization stocks may fall below the 80% threshold due to subsequent market movements. The adviser currently defines “small market capitalization” companies to be companies with market capitalizations of $4.0 billion or less. The adviser has periodically reevaluated and adjusted this definition and may continue to do so in the future.

Under normal circumstances, the Global Small Capitalization Fund invests a significant portion of its assets outside the United States. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging and developing countries. The fund expects to be invested in numerous countries around the world.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		29.18% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −31.38% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series II

−19.63%

−2.61%

7.16%

5/1/2007

MSCI AC World Small Cap Index (gross of foreign withholding taxes on dividends)

−10.96%

0.69%

9.27%

5/1/2007

S&P / Citigroup Global ex. US < 2 Billion Index

−19.61%

−1.00%

11.12%

5/1/2007

Management

Investment Adviser of the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management Company


Portfolio Managers

Gordon Crawford. Senior Vice President - Capital Research Global Investors; managed the fund since 1998. Mark E. Denning. Senior Vice President - Capital Research Global Investors; managed the fund since 1998. J. Blair Frank. Senior Vice President - Capital Research Global Investors; managed the fund since 2003. Harold H. La. Senior Vice President - Capital Research Global Investors; managed the fund since 2008. Dylan J. Yolles. Senior Vice President - Capital Research Global Investors; managed the fund since 2011.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

AMERICAN GROWTH TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.32%

0.75%

0.05%

1.12%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	114	$	356	$	617	$	1,363

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the Growth Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. The Growth Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund’s investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		20.80% (Quarter ended 6/30/2003) Worst Quarter: −26.20% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

AMERICAN GROWTH-INCOME TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide growth of capital and income.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.27%

0.75%

0.04%

1.06%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	108	$	337	$	585	$	1,294

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the Growth-Income Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The Growth-Income Fund invests primarily in common stocks or other securities which demonstrate the potential for appreciation and/or dividends. Although the Growth-Income Fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, its investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size. The Growth-Income Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets, at the time of purchase, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S. The Growth-Income Fund is designed for investors seeking both capital appreciation and income.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		16.83% (Quarter ended 6/30/2003) Worst Quarter: −22.05% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME BOND TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.46%

0.75%

0.08%

1.29%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	131	$	409	$	708	$	1,556

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the High-Income Bond Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The High-Income Bond Fund invests primarily in higher yielding and generally lower quality debt securities (rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below by NRSROs designated by the master fund’s investment adviser or unrated but determined by the master fund’s investment adviser to be of equivalent quality), including corporate loan obligations. Such securities are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.

The High-Income Bond Fund is designed for investors seeking a high level of current income and who are able to tolerate greater credit risk and price fluctuations than funds investing in higher quality debt securities.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

the issuers of the securities will have their credit rating downgraded or will default, potentially reducing a fund’s share price and income level.

Past Performance

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		15.92% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −16.26% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek to provide long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.49%

0.75%

0.07%

1.31%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	133	$	415	$	718	$	1,579

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the International Fund^(SM), a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The International Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies located outside the United States, including in emerging and developing countries, that the adviser believes have the potential for growth. Although the fund focuses on investments in medium to larger capitalization companies, the fund’s investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		24.34% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −21.95% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)

AMERICAN NEW WORLD TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.73%

0.75%

0.12%

1.60%

¹“Other Expenses” reflect the administrative services fee for the master fund which was added effective January 1, 2012.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	163	$	505	$	871	$	1,900

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of its master fund, the New World Fund ^®, a series of American Funds Insurance Series. The New World Fund invests primarily in stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with developing economies and/or markets that the adviser believes have potential of providing capital appreciation. The fund may invest in companies without regard to market capitalization, including companies with small market capitalizations.

The New World Fund may also invest in debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds (rated Ba1 or below and BB+ or below by NRSROs designated by the fund’s investment adviser or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality by the fund’s adviser), with exposure to these countries. Bonds rated Ba1 or below or BB+ or below are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.”

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 35% of its assets in equity and debt securities of issuers primarily based in qualified countries that have developing economies and/or markets.

The New World Fund may invest in equity securities of any company, regardless of where it is based, if the New World Fund’s investment adviser determines that a significant portion of the company’s assets or revenues (generally 20% or more) is attributable to developing countries. In addition, the New World Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in nonconvertible debt securities of issuers, including issuers of lower rated bonds (“junk bonds”) and government bonds, primarily based in qualified countries or that have a significant portion of their assets or revenues attributable to developing countries. The New World Fund may also, to a limited extent, invest in securities of issuers based in nonqualified developing countries.

In determining whether a country is qualified, the New World Fund will consider such factors as the country’s per capita gross domestic product; the percentage of the country’s economy that is industrialized; market capital as a percentage of gross domestic product; the overall regulatory environment; the presence of government regulation limiting or banning foreign ownership; and restrictions on repatriation of initial capital, dividends, interest and/or capital gains. The New World Fund’s investment adviser will maintain a list of qualified countries and securities in which the fund may invest. Qualified developing countries in which the fund may invest currently include, but are not limited to, Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		23.90% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −22.35% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series II

−14.41%

2.37%

10.60%

5/1/2007

MSCI AC World Index (gross of foreign withholding taxes on dividends)

−6.86%

−1.41%

4.76%

5/1/2007

Management

Investment Adviser of the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management Company

Portfolio Managers

Carl M. Kawaja. Vice President; Senior Vice President - Capital World Investors; managed the fund since 1999.
Robert W. Lovelace. Vice President; Senior Vice President - Capital World Investors; managed the fund since 1999.
Robert H. Neithart. Senior Vice President - Fixed Income, Capital Research and Management Company; managed the fund since 2011.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

BLUE CHIP GROWTH TRUST

Investment Objective

To provide long-term growth of capital. Current income is a secondary objective.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.78%

0.05%

0.03%

0.86%

Series II

0.78%

0.25%

0.03%

1.06%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	88	$	274	$	477	$	1,061

Series II	$	108	$	337	$	585	$	1,294

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of large and medium-sized blue chip growth companies. These are firms that, in the subadviser’s view, are well established in their industries and have the potential for above-average earnings growth.

In identifying blue chip companies, the subadviser generally considers the following characteristics:

Leading market positions. Blue chip companies often have leading market positions that are expected to be maintained or enhanced over time. Strong positions, particularly in growing industries, can give a company pricing flexibility as well as the potential for good unit sales. These factors, in turn, can lead to higher earnings growth and greater share price appreciation.

Seasoned management teams. Seasoned management teams with a track record of providing superior financial results are important for a company’s long-term growth prospects. The subadviser’s analysts will evaluate the depth and breadth of a company’s management experience.

Strong financial fundamentals. Companies should demonstrate faster earnings growth than their competitors and the market in general; high profit margins relative to competitors; strong cash flow; a healthy balance sheet with relatively low debt; and a high return on equity with a comparatively low dividend payout ratio.

This investment approach reflects the subadviser’s belief that the combination of solid company fundamentals (with emphasis on the potential for above-average growth in earnings or operating cash flow) along with a positive industry outlook will ultimately

reward investors with strong investment performance. Some of the companies the subadviser targets will have good prospects for dividend growth.

While most of the assets of the fund are invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may also purchase or invest in other types of securities, including (i) U.S. and foreign currency-denominated foreign securities (up to 20% of its net assets) including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), (ii) convertible stocks, warrants and bonds, and (iii) futures and options. Investments in convertible securities, preferred stocks and debt securities are limited to 25% of total assets.

The fund may invest in debt securities of any type, including municipal securities, without restrictions on quality or rating. Such securities would be issued by companies which meet the investment criteria for the fund but may include non-investment-grade debt securities (“junk bonds”). The fund will not purchase a non-investment-grade debt security if, immediately after such purchase, the fund would have more than 5% of its total assets invested in such securities.

The fund’s debt securities may include privately negotiated notes or loans, including loan participations and assignments (“bank loans”). These investments will only be made in companies, municipalities or entities that meet the fund’s investment criteria. Direct investments in bank loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the fund to the risks of being a direct lender. Since the fund invests primarily in equity securities, the risks associated with fixed-income securities will not affect the fund as much as they would a fund that invests more of its assets in fixed-income securities.

The fund holds a certain portion of its assets in money market reserves which can consist of shares of the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund (or any other internal T. Rowe Price money market fund) as well as U.S. dollar- and foreign currency-denominated money market securities, including repurchase agreements, in the two highest rating categories, maturing in one year or less. The fund may invest reserves in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.

The fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in hybrid instruments. Hybrid instruments are a type of high-risk derivative which can combine the characteristics of securities, futures and options. Such securities may bear interest or pay dividends at below (or even relatively nominal) rates.

The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons such as to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.

In pursuing the fund’s investment objective, the subadviser has the discretion to deviate from its normal investment criteria, as described above, and purchase securities the subadviser believes will provide an opportunity for substantial appreciation. These special situations might arise when the subadviser believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons including a change in management, an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or a favorable competitive development. The fund may invest significantly in the information technology sector.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Convertible securities risk The market values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as interest rates decline. In addition, as the market price of the underlying common stock declines below the conversion price, the price of the convertible security tends to be increasingly influenced more by the yield of the convertible security.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Hybrid instrument risk Hybrid instruments are potentially more volatile and carry greater market risk than traditional debt instruments. Hybrid instruments may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below market rates and may be illiquid.

Information technology risk The information technology sector can be significantly affected by rapid obsolescence of existing technology, short product cycles, falling prices and profits, competition from new market entrants, government regulation and general economic conditions.

Loan participations risk Participations and assignments involve special types of risks, including credit risk, interest-rate risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and the risks of being a lender.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		17.43% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −24.87% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

BOND TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek income and capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series II

0.57%

0.25%

0.04%

0.86%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	88	$	274	$	477	$	1,061

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Eligible investments include, but are not limited to:


	•	U.S. Treasury and agency securities as well as notes backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
	•	Mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”)
	•	U.S. and foreign corporate bonds, and
	•	Foreign government and agency securities.

The subadviser uses proprietary research and economic and industry analysis to identify specific bonds, bond sectors and industries that are attractively priced. Due to this process, the fund may have a higher than average portfolio turnover ratio which may affect performance results.

The foreign securities in which the fund invests may be denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currency.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

High portfolio turnover risk Actively trading securities can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance).

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

CAPITAL APPRECIATION VALUE TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.85%

0.25%

0.05%

0.03%

1.18%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	120	$	375	$	649	$	1,432

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in common stocks of established U.S. companies that have above-average potential for capital growth. Common stocks typically constitute at least 50% of the fund’s total assets. The remaining assets are generally invested in other securities, including convertible securities, corporate and government debt, bank loans (which represent an interest in amounts owed by a borrower to a syndicate of lenders), foreign securities, futures and options. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities.

The fund’s common stocks generally fall into one of two categories: the larger category comprises long-term core holdings whose prices when purchased by the fund are considered low in terms of company assets, earnings, or other factors; the smaller category comprises opportunistic investments whose prices the subadviser expects to rise in the short term but not necessarily over the long term. There are no limits on the market capitalization of the issuers of the stocks in which the fund invests. Since the subadviser attempts to prevent losses as well as achieve gains, the subadviser typically uses a value approach in selecting investments. The subadviser’s in-house research team seeks to identify companies that seem undervalued by various measures, such as price/book value, and may be temporarily out of favor but are believed to have good prospects for capital appreciation. The subadviser may establish relatively large positions in companies it finds particularly attractive.

In addition, the subadviser searches for the best risk/reward values among all types of securities. The portion of the fund invested in a particular type of security, such as common stocks, results largely from case-by-case investment decisions, and the size of the fund’s cash reserve may reflect the subadviser’s ability to find companies that meet valuation criteria rather than its market outlook.

Bonds, bank loans and convertible securities may be purchased to gain additional exposure to a company or for their income or other features; maturity and quality are not necessarily major considerations in determining whether to purchase a particular security. The fund’s investments in non-investment grade debt securities and loans are limited to 15% of total assets. The fund may also purchase other securities, including bank debt, loan participations and assignments and futures and options. The fund’s investments in options, if any, will be primarily in an effort to protect against downside risk or to generate additional income.

The fund holds a certain portion of its assets in money market reserves which can consist of shares of the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund (or any other internal T. Rowe Price money market fund) as well as U.S. dollar and foreign currency-denominated money market securities, including repurchase agreements, in the two highest rating categories, maturing in one year or less.

The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons such as to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.

In pursuing the fund’s investment objective, the subadviser has the discretion to purchase some securities that do not meet its normal investment criteria, as described above, when it perceives an unusual opportunity for gain. These special situations might arise when the subadviser believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons including a change in management, an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or a favorable competitive development.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Large company risk Large-capitalization stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the fund to underperform investments that focus on small- or medium-capitalization stocks. Larger, more established companies may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller companies. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its market capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		17.62% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −11.42% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

Prior to December 16, 2011, the fund compared its performance to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. After this date, the fund replaced the Russell 1000 Growth Index with the S&P 500 Index, which better reflects its investment strategy.

CORE ALLOCATION PLUS TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series II

0.91%

0.25%

0.08%

1.24%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	126	$	393	$	681	$	1,500

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in equity and fixed-income securities of issuers located within and outside the U.S. The fund will allocate its assets between fixed-income securities, which may include investment-grade and below-investment-grade debt securities with maturities that range from short to longer term, and equity securities based upon the subadviser’s targeted asset mix, which may change over time.

Under normal circumstances, the targeted asset mix may range between 75%-50% equity instruments and 50%-25% fixed-income instruments and will generally reflect the subadviser’s long-term, strategic asset allocation analysis. The subadviser anticipates that adjustments to the targeted asset allocation will result primarily from changes to its outlook for the global and domestic economies, industry sectors and financial markets and, to a lesser extent, its opinion of the relative attractiveness of each asset class.

When selecting particular equity or equity-related securities or instruments, the subadviser relies primarily on proprietary fundamental analysis. Fundamental analysis involves the assessment of a company through such factors as its business environment, management, balance sheet, income statement, anticipated earnings, revenues and other related measures of value.

When selecting fixed-income or fixed-income-related securities or instruments, the subadviser relies primarily on sector analysis and credit research. Sector analysis focuses on the differences in yields among security types, issuers and industry sectors. Credit research focuses on both quantitative and qualitative criteria established by the subadviser.

The fund may invest in listed and unlisted domestic and foreign equity and equity-related securities or instruments, including, but not limited to, common stock, preferred stock, depositary receipts (including American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts), index-related securities (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), real estate investment structures

(including real estate investment trusts (REITs)), convertible securities, preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, rights, warrants, derivatives linked to equity securities or indexes and other similar equity equivalents. These equity and equity-related instruments may include equity securities of, or derivatives linked to emerging-market issuers or indexes.

The fund may also invest in fixed-income securities, fixed-income-related instruments and cash and cash-equivalents, including, but not limited to, government, agency, supranational, mortgage-backed, corporate, asset-backed, cash equivalents and other fixed-income securities, as well as derivatives such as interest-rate futures and interest-rate swaps, currency forwards and fixed-income securities and instruments. These debt obligations may include non-investment-grade and emerging-market debt issues.

Derivatives may be used to obtain long or short exposure to a particular security, asset class, region, industry, currency, commodity (with the prior approval of the adviser’s Complex Securities Committee) or index, or to other securities, groups of securities or events. Derivatives may be used to transfer value added in one strategy to a market exposure other than the benchmark of that strategy. The fund may invest in over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives, including, but not limited to, futures, forward contracts, interest rate and credit default swaps, options, options on futures, swaptions, structured notes and market access products such as warrants and zero strike options. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, derivative instruments will be classified as equity- or fixed-income-related instruments based upon the characteristics of the derivative instrument and the underlying asset to which the derivative is linked.

The fund may invest in initial public offerings (IPOs). The fund’s investment process may, at times, result in a higher-than-average portfolio turnover ratio and increased trading expenses.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Credit default swaps Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), interest-rate risk, risk of default of the underlying reference obligation and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving credit default swaps.

Foreign currency forward contracts Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), foreign currency risk and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving foreign currency forward contracts.

Foreign currency swaps Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), foreign currency risk and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving foreign currency swaps.

Interest-rate swaps Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), interest-rate risk and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving interest-rate swaps.

High portfolio turnover risk Actively trading securities can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance).

Initial public offerings risk IPO shares may have a magnified impact on fund performance and are frequently volatile in price. They can be held for a short period of time causing an increase in portfolio turnover.

Real estate securities risk Investing in securities of companies in the real estate industry subjects a fund to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 70% of the MSCI World Index and 30% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

CORE FUNDAMENTAL HOLDINGS TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Net

Distribution

fees

fund

Contractual

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

expense

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

reimbursement²

expenses

Series II

0.05%

0.55%

0.04%

0.41%

1.05%

0.01%

1.06%

²The Adviser has contractually limited other fund level expenses to 0.05%. These expenses consist of operating expenses of the fund, excluding advisory, 12b-1, short dividends, acquired fund fees, taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business. The current expense limitation agreement expires on April 30, 2013 unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	108	$	335	$	580	$	1,283

Portfolio Turnover

The fund, which operates as a fund of funds and invests in underlying funds, does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying funds (or “turns over” its portfolio). An underlying fund does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio, and a higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the performance of the underlying funds and of the fund. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests in other funds and other investment companies (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) as well as other types of investments as described below.

The fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in Underlying Funds that are series of the American Funds Insurance Series but is authorized to invest without limitation in other Underlying Funds and in other types of investments as described below.

Bond Trust, American International Trust and American New World Trust. When purchasing shares of other JHVIT funds, the fund only purchases Class NAV shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees).

The Underlying Funds as a group hold a wide range of equity type securities in their portfolios. These include small-, mid- and large capitalization stocks, domestic and foreign securities (including emerging market securities) and sector holdings such as utilities and science and technology stocks. Each of the Underlying Funds has its own investment strategy which, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks and/or may invest in derivatives such as options on securities and futures contracts. Certain of the Underlying Funds in which the fund invests focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) with maturities that range from short to longer term. The fixed-income Underlying Funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments such as corporate bonds, government issued, domestic and international securities.

The fund may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) and in the securities of other investment companies and make direct investments in other types of investments, such as equity and fixed-income securities including U.S. government securities, closed-end funds and partnerships. See “Other Permitted Investments by the Funds of Funds” below. The fund may also engage in short selling.

The investment performance of the fund will reflect both its subadviser’s allocation decisions with respect to Underlying Funds and the investments and investment decisions made by the Underlying Funds’ subadvisers.

The fund anticipates that the fund’s allocation through the Underlying Funds to equity, fixed-income, and foreign securities will generally be within the following ranges, however, the fund reserves the right to invest outside these ranges at any time:

equity securities: 50% to 75%

fixed-income securities: 25% to 50%

foreign securities: 0% to 40%

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Exchange-traded notes risk Similar to ETFs, owning an ETN generally reflects the risks of owning the assets that comprise the underlying market benchmark or strategy that the ETN is designed to reflect. ETNs also are subject to issuer and fixed-income risk.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Industry or sector investing risk The performance of a fund that focuses on a single industry or sector of the economy depends in large part on the performance of that industry or sector. As a result, the value of an investment may fluctuate more widely than it would in a fund that is diversified across industries or sectors.

Short sales risk Short sales involve costs and risk. The fund must pay the lender interest on the security it borrows, and the fund will lose money if the price of the security increases between the time of the short sale and the date when the fund replaces the borrowed security.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 60% of the S&P 500 Index and 40% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

CORE GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATION TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.05%

0.55%

0.04%

0.47%

1.11%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	113	$	353	$	612	$	1,352

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests in other funds and other investment companies (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) as well as other types of investments as described below. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest a significant portion of its assets, directly or indirectly through Underlying Funds, in securities that are located outside the U.S.

The fund may purchase shares of any Underlying Fund except other JHVIT funds of funds and the following JHVIT feeder funds: the American Asset Allocation Trust, American Blue Chip Income and Growth Trust, American Global Growth Trust, American Global Small Capitalization Trust, American Growth Trust, American Growth-Income Trust, American High-Income Bond Trust, American International Trust and American New World Trust. When purchasing shares of other JHVIT funds, the fund only purchases NAV Class shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees).

utilities and science and technology stocks. Each of the Underlying Funds has its own investment strategy which, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks and/or may invest in derivatives such as options on securities and futures contracts. Certain of the Underlying Funds in which the fund invests focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade debt securities (“commonly known as “junk bonds”) with maturities that range from short to longer term. The fixed-income Underlying Funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments such as corporate bonds, government issued, domestic and international securities.

equity securities: 50% to 75%

fixed-income securities: 25% to 50%

foreign securities: 40% or more

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 65% of the MSCI World Index and 35% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		10.66% (Quarter ended 9/30/2010) Worst Quarter: −11.28% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Since

Date of

Year

Inception

Series II

−3.75%

9.83%

5/1/2009

MSCI World Index (gross of foreign withholding taxes on dividends)

−5.02%

14.06%

5/1/2009

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

7.84%

7.39%

5/1/2009

Combined Index

−0.35%

12.11%

5/1/2009

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC		Bob Boyda. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Steve Medina. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010.
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited		Steve Orlich. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Portfolios; managed fund since 2009.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

CORE STRATEGY TRUST

Investment Objective

Seeks long term growth of capital. Current income is also a consideration.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.05%

0.25%

0.02%

0.49%

0.81%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	83	$	259	$	450	$	1,002

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in other funds of JHVIT and other investment companies (including exchange traded funds) (“Underlying Funds”) as well as other types of investments, see “Other Permitted Investments by the Funds of Funds.” The fund invests approximately 70% of its total assets in equity securities and Underlying Funds which invest primarily in equity securities (“Equity Investments”) and approximately 30% of its total assets in fixed income securities and Underlying Funds which invest primarily in fixed income securities (“Fixed Income Investments”).

The fund may also invest in various Underlying Funds that as a group hold a wide range of equity type securities in their portfolios. These include small-, mid- and large-capitalization stocks, domestic and foreign securities (including emerging market securities) and sector holdings such as utilities and science and technology stocks. Each of the Underlying Funds has its own investment strategy which, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks and/or may invest in derivatives such as options on securities and futures contracts. Certain of the Underlying Funds in which the fund invests focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade debt securities with maturities that range from short to longer term. The fixed-income Underlying Funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments such as corporate bonds and mortgage backed, government issued, domestic and international securities.

Variations in the target percentage allocations between Equity Investments and Fixed Income Investments are permitted up to 10% in either direction. For example, based on its investment allocation of approximately 70% of assets in Equity Investments and 30% of assets in Fixed Income Investments, the fund may have an equity/fixed income allocation of 80%/20% or 60%/40%. Variations beyond the permissible deviation range of 10% are not permitted except that, in light of market or economic conditions, the subadviser may determine that the normal percentage limitations should be exceeded to protect the fund or to achieve the fund’s objective.

The fund is monitored daily. To maintain target allocations in the Underlying Funds, daily cash flow for the fund will be directed to the Underlying Fund that most deviates from target. Quarterly, the subadviser may also rebalance the fund’s Underlying Funds to maintain target allocations. The subadviser may from time to time adjust the percent of assets invested in any specific Underlying Fund held by the fund. Such adjustments may be made to increase or decrease the fund’s holdings of particular asset classes, such as common stocks of foreign issuers, or to adjust portfolio quality or the duration of fixed income securities. Adjustments may also be made to increase or reduce the percent of the fund’s assets subject to the management of a particular Underlying Fund subadviser. In addition, changes may be made to reflect fundamental changes in the investment environment.

The fund may also invest in the securities of other investment companies including exchange traded funds (ETFs) and may invest directly in other type of investments, such as equity and fixed-income securities including U.S. government securities, closed-end funds and partnerships. See “Other Permitted Investments by the Funds of Funds.” The fund may also engage in short selling.

The investment performance of the fund will reflect both its subadviser’s allocation decisions with respect to Underlying Funds and the investment decisions made by the Underlying Funds’ subadvisers. The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

When purchasing shares of other JHVIT funds, the fund only purchases Class NAV shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees).

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

the size and timing of its cash flows, may result in the fund’s performance being different than that of its index. Moreover, the fund will generally reflect the performance of its target index even when the index does not perform well.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index is comprised of 70% S&P 500 Index and 30% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		13.17% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −14.86% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

DISCIPLINED DIVERSIFICATION TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series II

0.73%

0.25%

0.13%

1.11%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	113	$	353	$	612	$	1,352

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in equity securities and fixed-income securities of domestic and international issuers, including equities of issuers in emerging markets, in accordance with the following range of allocations:


	Target Allocation			Range of Allocation
Equity Securities		70	%		65	%-75%
Fixed-Income Securities		30	%		25	%-35%

The fund may invest outside these ranges and may invest defensively during unusual or unsettled market conditions.

Equity securities will include securities of small, medium, and large size companies. The fund will target weights efficiently to achieve a higher exposure to small and value companies relative to the market. Increased exposure to small and value companies may be achieved by decreasing the allocation of the fund’s assets to large growth companies relative to their weight in the universe in which the fund normally invests.

For its fixed income investments, the fund is eligible to invest in a variety of fixed income securities which may be issued by domestic or foreign issuers and may be denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies. They include, but are not limited to:


	•	Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury which are direct obligations of the U.S. government, including bills, notes and bonds.
	•	U.S. government agency obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities and federal agencies, which have different levels of credit support.
	•	Nonconvertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures), which are issued by companies whose commercial paper is rated Prime1 by Moody’s or A1 or better by S&P or F1 or better by Fitch and dollar-denominated obligations of


		foreign issuers issued in the U.S. If the issuer’s commercial paper is unrated, then the debt security would have to be rated at least AA by S&P or Aa2 by Moody’s or AA by Fitch. If there is neither a commercial paper rating nor a rating of the debt security, then the subadviser must determine that the debt security is of comparable quality to equivalent issues of the same issuer rated at least AA by S&P or Fitch or Aa2 by Moody’s.


	•	Obligations of U.S. banks and savings and loan associations and dollar-denominated obligations of U.S. subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks, such as certificates of deposit (including marketable variable rate certificates of deposit) and bankers’ acceptances. Bank certificates of deposit will only be acquired from banks having assets in excess of $1 billion.
	•	Commercial paper rated, at the time of purchase, A1 or better by S&P or Prime1 by Moody’s or F1 or better by Fitch, or, if unrated, issued by a corporation having an outstanding unsecured debt issue rated Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P or AAA by Fitch.
	•	Repurchase Agreements: instruments through which the fund purchase securities (“underlying securities”) from a bank or a registered U.S. government securities dealer, with an agreement by the seller to repurchase the securities at an agreed price, plus interest at a specified rate.
	•	Bills, notes, bonds and other debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments, or their agencies and instrumentalities.
	•	Debt securities of supranational organizations such as the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community and the World Bank, which are chartered to promote economic development.
	•	Debt securities of foreign issuers rated AA or better by S&P or Aa2 or better by Moody’s or AA or better by Fitch.
	•	Debt securities of domestic or foreign issuers denominated in U.S. dollars but not trading in the U.S.

The fund may invest in registered or unregistered money market funds affiliated or unaffiliated with the fund’s subadviser. Investments in money market funds may involve a duplication of certain fees and expenses.

The fund is not required to invest in all eligible categories of securities described above and may invest in any combination of such categories of securities. Fixed-income securities may have fixed, variable, or floating rates of interest, including rates of interest that vary inversely at a multiple of a designated or floating rate, or that vary according to change in relative values of currencies.

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. The fund may enter into futures contracts and options on futures contracts for foreign or U.S. securities or indices. The fund may also enter into forward currency contracts to hedge foreign currency exposure as well as to facilitate the settlement of equity or fixed-income purchases of foreign securities, repatriation of foreign currency balances or exchange of one foreign currency to another currency.

The fund’s investment process may, at times, result in a higher than average portfolio turnover ratio and increased trading expenses.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index is comprised of 70% MSCI World Index and 30% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

EQUITY-INCOME TRUST

Investment Objective

To provide substantial dividend income and also long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.78%

0.05%

0.03%

0.86%

Series II

0.78%

0.25%

0.03%

1.06%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	88	$	274	$	477	$	1,061

Series II	$	108	$	337	$	585	$	1,294

Portfolio Turnover

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 securities, with at least 65% in common stocks of well-established companies paying above-average dividends. The fund employs a “value” approach and invests in stocks and other securities that appear to be undervalued by various measures and may be temporarily out of favor but have good prospects for capital appreciation and dividend growth.

Under normal market conditions, substantial dividend income means that the yield on the fund’s portfolio securities generally exceeds the yield on the fund’s benchmark. The subadviser believes that income can contribute significantly to total return over time and expects the fund’s yield to exceed that of the S&P 500 Index. Stocks paying a high level of dividend income tend to be less volatile than those with below-average dividends and may help offset losses in falling markets.

The fund will generally consider companies in the aggregate with one or more of the following characteristics:


	•	established operating histories;
	•	above-average dividend yield relative to the S&P 500 Index;
	•	low price/earnings ratios relative to the S&P 500 Index;
	•	sound balance sheets and other positive financial characteristics; and
	•	low stock price relative to a company’s underlying value, as measured by assets, cash flow or business franchises.

The fund may also purchase other types of securities in keeping with its objective, including:


	•	U.S. dollar-and foreign currency-denominated foreign securities including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) (up to 25% of total assets);
	•	preferred stocks;
	•	convertible stocks, bonds, and warrants;
	•	futures and options; and
	•	bank debt, loan participations and assignments.

The fund may invest in fixed-income securities without restrictions on quality or rating, including up to 10% in non-investment grade fixed-income securities (“junk bonds”). The fund’s fixed-income investments may include privately negotiated notes or loans, including loan participations and assignments (“bank loans”). These investments will only be made in companies, municipalities or entities that meet the fund’s investment criteria. Direct investments in bank loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the fund to the risks of being a direct lender. Since the fund invests primarily in equity securities, the risks associated with fixed income securities will not effect the fund as much as they would a fund that invests more of its assets in fixed-income securities.

The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons such as to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		19.64% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −22.37% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FOUNDING ALLOCATION TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.04%

0.25%

0.03%

0.93%

1.25%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	127	$	397	$	686	$	1,511

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests in other funds and in other investment companies (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) as well as other types of investments as described below.

The fund currently invests primarily in three JHVIT Underlying Funds: Global Trust, Income Trust and Mutual Shares Trust. However, it is also authorized to invest without limitation in other Underlying Funds including exchange traded funds and in other types of investments.

The fund may purchase any funds except other JHVIT funds of funds and the JHVIT American Feeder Funds. When purchasing shares of other JHVIT funds, the fund only purchases Class NAV shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees).

The fund may invest in other types of investments, such as equity and fixed-income securities including U.S. government securities, closed-end funds and partnerships, described under “Other Permitted Investments by the Funds of Funds.” The fund may also engage in short selling.

The fund is monitored daily. To maintain target allocations in the Underlying Funds, daily cash flow for the fund will be directed to its Underlying Funds that most deviate from its target allocation. Quarterly, the subadviser may also rebalance the fund’s Underlying Funds to maintain target allocations.

The fund may at any time invest any percentage of its assets in any of the different investments described above. The subadviser may from time to time adjust the percentage of assets invested in any specific investment held by the fund. Such adjustments may be made, for example, to increase or decrease the fund’s holdings of particular asset classes, to adjust portfolio quality or the duration of fixed income securities or to increase or reduce the percent of the fund’s assets subject to the management of a particular Underlying Fund subadviser. In addition, changes may be made to reflect fundamental changes in the investment environment.

The investment performance of the fund will reflect both its adviser’s allocation decisions with respect to its investments and the investment decisions made by the adviser or subadviser to an investment company or similar entity in which the fund invests.

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 70% of the S&P 500 Index and 30% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		17.54% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −18.01% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

FUNDAMENTAL HOLDINGS TRUST (FORMERLY AMERICAN FUNDAMENTAL HOLDINGS TRUST)

Investment Objective

To seek long term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.04%

0.75%

0.02%

0.37%

1.18%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	120	$	375	$	649	$	1,432

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

When purchasing shares of the American Funds Insurance Series, the fund purchases only Class 1 shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees). When purchasing shares of other JHVIT Funds, the fund purchases only NAV shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees).

The fund may not invest in other JHVIT funds of funds or the following JHVIT feeder funds: American Asset Allocation Trust, American Blue Chip Income and Growth Trust, American Global Growth Trust, American Global Small Capitalization Trust, American Growth Trust, American Growth-Income Trust, American High-Income Bond Trust, American International Trust and American New World Trust.

The Underlying Funds as a group hold a wide range of equity type securities in their portfolios. These include small-, mid- and large-capitalization stocks, domestic and foreign securities (including emerging market securities) and sector holdings such as utilities and science and technology stocks. Each of these funds has its own investment strategy which, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks and/or may invest in derivatives such as options on securities and futures contracts. Certain of these funds focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade debt securities with maturities that range from short to longer term. The fixed-income funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments such as corporate bonds and mortgage-backed, government issued, domestic and foreign securities.

The fund may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The fund also may make direct investments in other types of investments such as equity and fixed-income securities including U.S. government securities, closed-end funds and partnerships. See “Other Permitted Investments by the Funds of Funds.” The fund also may engage in short selling.

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information about the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 65% of the S&P 500 Index and 35% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		13.49% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −16.22% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

FUNDAMENTAL VALUE TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee¹

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.75%

0.05%

0.04%

0.84%

Series II

0.75%

0.25%

0.04%

1.04%

¹The management fee has been restated to reflect contractual changes to the Advisory Agreement.


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	86	$	268	$	466	$	1,037

Series II	$	106	$	331	$	574	$	1,271

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion. The fund may also invest in companies with smaller capitalizations.

The subadviser uses the Davis Investment Discipline in managing the fund’s portfolio. The Davis Investment Discipline involves conducting extensive research to try to identify companies with durable business models that can be purchased at attractive valuations relative to their intrinsic value. The subadviser emphasizes individual stock selection and believes that the ability to evaluate management is critical. The subadviser routinely visits managers at their places of business in order to gain insight into the relative value of different businesses. Such research, however rigorous, involves predictions and forecasts that are inherently uncertain.

The subadviser has developed the following list of characteristics that it believes help companies to create shareholder value over the long term and manage risk. While few companies possess all of these characteristics at any given time, the subadviser seeks to invest in companies that demonstrate a majority, or an appropriate mix of these characteristics, although there is no guarantee that it will be successful in doing so.


	•	Proven track record
	•	Significant alignment of interest in business
	•	Strong balance sheet


	•	Low cost structure
	•	High returns on capital
	•	Non-obsolescent products/services
	•	Dominant or growing market share
	•	Global presence and brand names
	•	Intelligent application of capital

The subadviser’s goal is to invest in companies for the long term. The subadviser considers selling a security if it believes the stock’s market price exceeds its estimates of intrinsic value, or if the ratio of the risks and rewards of continuing to own the stock is no longer attractive.

The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities and up to 20% of total assets in fixed-income securities.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Past Performance

performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		20.60% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −24.81% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series I

−3.78%

−1.97%

3.22%

4/30/2001

Series II

−3.99%

−2.15%

3.02%

1/28/2002

S&P 500 Index

2.11%

−0.25%

2.92%

4/30/2001

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.		Christopher C. Davis. Chairman; managed fund since 2001. Kenneth Charles Feinberg. Co-Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2001.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

GLOBAL BOND TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay indirectly if shares of the fund are held by an exempt separate account of certain John Hancock insurance companies that fund exempt group annuity contracts issued by those insurance companies to qualified retirement plans. They are based on expenses incurred during the fund’s most recent fiscal year expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets during the year. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any separate account that may use the fund as its underlying investment medium and would be higher if they did.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.70%

0.05%

0.07%

0.82%

Series II

0.70%

0.25%

0.07%

1.02%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	84	$	262	$	455	$	1,014

Series II	$	104	$	325	$	563	$	1,248

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed-income instruments that are economically tied to at least three countries (one of which may be the United States), which may be represented by futures contracts (including related options) with respect to such securities, and options on such securities. These fixed-income instruments may be denominated in foreign currencies or in U.S. dollars, which may be represented by forwards or derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, or swap agreements.

In selecting securities for the fund, the subadviser utilizes economic forecasting, interest rate anticipation, credit and call risk analysis, foreign currency exchange rate forecasting, and other security selection techniques. The proportion of the fund’s assets committed to investment in securities with particular characteristics (such as maturity, type and coupon rate) will vary based on the subadviser’s outlook for the U.S. and foreign economies, the financial markets, and other factors.

The types of fixed-income securities in which the fund may invest include the following securities which, unless otherwise noted, may be issued by domestic or foreign issuers and may be denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies:


	•	securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises;
	•	corporate debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including convertible securities and corporate commercial paper;
	•	mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities;
	•	inflation-indexed bonds issued by both governments and corporations;
	•	structured notes, including hybrid or “indexed” securities and event-linked bonds;
	•	loan participations and assignments;
	•	delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities;


	•	bank certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits and bankers’ acceptances;
	•	debt securities issued by states or local governments and their agencies, authorities and other government-sponsored enterprises;
	•	repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements;
	•	obligations of non-U.S. governments or their subdivisions, agencies and government-sponsored enterprises; and
	•	obligations of international agencies or supranational entities.

Fixed-income securities may have fixed, variable, or floating rates of interest, including rates of interest that vary inversely at a multiple of a designated or floating rate, or that vary according to change in relative values of currencies.

Depending on the subadviser’s current opinion as to the proper allocation of assets among domestic and foreign issuers, investments instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries will normally be at 25% of the fund’s net assets. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade but rated B or higher by Moody’s or equivalently rated by S&P or Fitch, or, if unrated, determined by the subadviser to be of comparable quality. The fund may invest in baskets of foreign currencies (such as the euro) and directly in currencies. The average portfolio duration of this fund normally varies within two years (plus or minus) of the duration of the benchmark index, as calculated by PIMCO.

The fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in preferred stocks. The fund may have significant investments in fixed-income instruments issued by companies in the financial services sector.

The fund’s investment process may, at times, result in a higher than average portfolio turnover ratio and increased trading expenses.

The fund may make short sales of a security including short sales “against the box.”

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

The fund may:


	•	purchase and sell options on domestic and foreign securities, securities indexes and currencies,
	•	purchase and sell futures and options on futures,
	•	purchase and sell currency or securities on a forward basis, and
	•	enter into interest rate, index, equity, total return, currency, and credit default swap agreements.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Inverse floating rate securities Liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions), interest-rate risk, issuer risk and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving inverse floating rate securities.

High portfolio turnover risk Actively trading securities can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance).

Non-diversified risk Overall risk can be reduced by investing in securities from a diversified pool of issuers and is increased by investing in securities of a small number of issuers. Investments in a non-diversified fund may magnify the fund’s losses from adverse events affecting a particular issuer.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		11.03% (Quarter ended 9/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −9.49% (Quarter ended 9/30/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series I

9.08%

7.77%

8.13%

3/19/1988

Series II

8.85%

7.55%

7.94%

1/28/2002

JP Morgan Global (Unhedged) Government Bond Index

7.22%

7.61%

7.96%

3/19/1988

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC		Scott Mather. Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2008.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATION TRUST (FORMERLY AMERICAN GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATION TRUST)

Investment Objective

To seek long term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series II

0.04%

0.75%

0.03%

0.55%

1.37%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	139	$	434	$	750	$	1,646

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund invests in other funds and other investment companies (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) as well as other types of investments as described below. Underlying Funds may include other JHVIT funds and funds of American Fund Insurance Series. However, the fund is authorized to invest without limitation in other Underlying Funds and in other types of investments. The fund intends to invest, under normal circumstances, a portion of its assets in funds that invest primarily in foreign securities or in foreign securities directly.

When purchasing shares of the American Funds Insurance Series, the fund purchases only Class 1 shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees). When purchasing shares of other JHVIT Funds, the fund only purchases NAV shares (which are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees).

The Underlying Funds as a group hold a wide range of equity type securities in their portfolios. These include small-, mid- and large-capitalization stocks, domestic and foreign securities (including emerging market securities) and sector holdings such as utilities and science and technology stocks. Each of these funds has its own investment strategy which, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks and/or may invest in derivatives such as options on securities and futures contracts. Certain of these funds focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade debt securities with maturities that range from short to longer term. The fixed-income funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments such as corporate bonds and mortgage backed, government issued, domestic and foreign securities.

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 65% of the MSCI World Index and 35% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		18.19% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −18.04% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

INTERNATIONAL VALUE TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.80%

0.05%

0.12%

0.97%

Series II

0.80%

0.25%

0.12%

1.17%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	99	$	309	$	536	$	1,190

Series II	$	119	$	372	$	644	$	1,420

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located outside the U.S., including in emerging markets.

Equity securities generally entitle the holder to participate in a company’s general operating results. These include common stocks and preferred stocks. The fund also invests in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), which are certificates typically issued by a bank or trust company that give their holders the right to receive securities issued by a foreign or domestic company.

The subadviser’s investment philosophy is “bottom-up,” value-oriented, and long-term. In choosing equity investments, the subadviser will focus on the market price of a company’s securities relative to its evaluation of the company’s long-term earnings, asset value and cash flow potential. A company’s historical value measure, including price/earnings ratio, profit margins and liquidation value, will also be considered.

The fund may invest in equity-linked notes, the value of which is tied to a single stock or a basket of stocks. The fund may also invest significantly in issuers in the telecommunications sector and issuers located in the United Kingdom.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Equity-linked notes are subject to risks similar to those related to investing in the underlying securities. An equity-linked note is dependent on the individual credit of the note’s issuer. Equity-linked notes often are privately placed and may not be rated. The secondary market for equity-linked notes may be limited.

Sector risk Because the fund may from time to time focus on one or more sectors of the economy, at such times its performance will depend in large part on the performance of those sectors. As a result, at such times, the value of your investment may fluctuate more widely than it would in a fund that is invested across sectors.

Telecommunications risk The telecommunications services industry is subject to government regulation of rates of return and services that may be offered and can be significantly affected by intense competition.

Past Performance

market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjustedto reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		24.18% (Quarter ended 6/30/2003) Worst Quarter: −23.56% (Quarter ended 9/30/2002)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series I

−12.85%

−4.31%

5.22%

5/1/1999

Series II

−12.99%

−4.48%

5.03%

1/28/2002

MSCI EAFE Index (gross of foreign withholding taxes on dividends)

−11.73%

−4.26%

5.12%

5/1/1999

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC		Tucker Scott, CFA. Lead Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President; managed fund since 1999. Cindy Sweeting, CFA. Executive Vice President and Chairman; managed fund since 1999. Peter Nori, CFA. Executive Vice President; managed fund since 2006. Neil Devlin, CFA. Senior Vice President; managed fund since 2006.

Sub-Subadviser: Templeton Global Advisors Limited

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

INVESTMENT QUALITY BOND TRUST

Investment Objective

To provide a high level of current income consistent with the maintenance of principal and liquidity.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.58%

0.05%

0.68%

Series II

0.58%

0.25%

0.05%

0.88%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	69	$	218	$	379	$	847

Series II	$	90	$	281	$	488	$	1,084

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds rated investment grade at the time of investment. The fund will tend to focus on corporate bonds and U.S. government bonds with intermediate- to longer-term maturities.

The subadviser’s investment decisions derive from a three-pronged analysis, including:


	•	sector analysis,
	•	credit research, and
	•	call protection.

Sector analysis focuses on the differences in yields among security types, issuers, and industry sectors. Credit research focuses on both quantitative and qualitative criteria established by the subadviser, such as call protection (payment guarantees), an issuer’s industry, operating and financial profiles, business strategy, management quality, and projected financial and business conditions. Individual purchase and sale decisions are made on the basis of relative value and the contribution of a security to the desired characteristics of the overall fund. Factors considered include:


	•	relative valuation of available alternatives,
	•	impact on portfolio yield, quality and liquidity, and
	•	impact on portfolio maturity and sector weights.

The subadviser attempts to maintain a high, steady and possibly growing income stream.

At least 80% of the fund’s net assets are invested in bonds and debentures, including:


	•	marketable debt securities of U.S. and foreign issuers (payable in U.S. dollars), rated as investment grade by Moody’s or S&P at the time of purchase, including privately placed debt securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities;
	•	securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, including mortgage-backed securities; and
	•	cash and cash equivalent securities which are authorized for purchase by the Money Market Fund.

The balance (no more than 20%) of the fund’s net assets may be invested in below-investment-grade bonds and other securities including privately placed debt securities:


	•	U.S. and foreign debt securities,
	•	preferred stocks,
	•	convertible securities (including those issued in the Euromarket),
	•	securities carrying warrants to purchase equity securities,
	•	foreign exchange contracts for purposes of hedging portfolio exposures to foreign currencies or for purposes of obtaining exposure to foreign currencies, and
	•	non-investment-grade and investment-grade foreign currency fixed-income securities, including up to 5% emerging market fixed-income securities.

In pursuing its investment objective, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in U.S. and foreign high yield (high risk) corporate and government debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). These instruments are rated “Ba” or below by Moody’s or “BB” or below by S&P (or, if unrated, are deemed of comparable quality as determined by the subadviser). No minimum rating standard is required for a purchase of high yield securities by the fund. While the fund may only invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities rated in these rating categories at the time of investment, it is not required to dispose of bonds that may be downgraded after purchase, even though such downgrade may cause the fund to exceed this 20% maximum.

The fund normally maintains an average portfolio duration of between three and seven years. However, the fund may invest in individual securities of any duration. Duration is an approximate measure of the sensitivity of the market value of a security to changes in interest rates.

The fund may invest in derivatives such as interest rate futures and options, interest rate swaps, currency forwards, options on financial indices and credit default swaps to manage duration and yield curve positioning, implement foreign interest rate and currency positions, hedge against risk and/or as a substitute for investing directly in a security.

The fund may make short sales of a security including short sales “against the box.”

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Currency risk Fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of a fund’s investments. Currency risk includes both the risk that currencies in which a fund’s investments are traded, or currencies in which a fund has taken an active position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 50% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Bond Index and 50% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		6.55% (Quarter ended 9/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −3.39% (Quarter ended 9/30/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011


	One		Five		Ten		Date of
	Year		Year		Year		Inception

Series I		8.07%		6.40%		5.97%		6/19/1985
Series II		7.85%		6.19%		5.79%		1/28/2002
Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index		9.02%		6.56%		5.59%		6/19/1985
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index		8.35%		6.80%		6.35%		6/19/1985
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index		7.84%		6.50%		5.78%		6/19/1985
Combined Index		8.71%		6.73%		6.00%		6/19/1985

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Wellington Management Company, LLP		Lucius T. (L.T.) Hill III. Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Campe Goodman, CFA. Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Christopher A. Jones, CFA. Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2006. Joseph F. Marvan, CFA. Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, managed fund since 2010.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

LIFESTYLE BALANCED TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek a balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series I

0.04%

0.05%

0.02%

0.69%

0.80%

Series II

0.04%

0.25%

0.02%

0.69%

1.00%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	82	$	255	$	444	$	990

Series II	$	102	$	318	$	552	$	1,225

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund, except as otherwise described below, normally invests approximately 50% of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities and approximately 50% of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities.

Variations in the target percentage allocation between underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities and underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities are permitted up to 10% in either direction. Thus, based on its target percentage allocation of approximately 50% of its assets in equity underlying funds and 50% of its assets in fixed-income underlying funds, the fund may have an equity/fixed-income underlying funds allocation ranging between 60%/40% and 40%/60%. Although variations beyond the 10% range are generally not permitted, the subadviser may determine in light of market or economic conditions that the normal percentage limitations should be exceeded to protect the fund or achieve its objective.

Within the prescribed percentage allocation, the subadviser selects the percentage level to be maintained in specific underlying funds. The subadviser may from time to time change the allocation in specific underlying funds or rebalance the underlying funds. To maintain target allocation in the underlying funds, daily cash flows for the fund will be directed to its underlying funds that most deviate from target.

The fund may invest in various underlying funds that as a group hold a wide range of equity type securities. These include small-, mid- and large-capitalization stocks, domestic and foreign securities (including emerging market securities) and sector holdings such as utilities and science and technology stocks. Each of these underlying funds has its own investment strategy which, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks and/or may invest in derivatives such as options on securities and futures contracts. Certain of these underlying funds focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment grade and below investment grade debt securities with maturities that range from short to longer term. The fixed-income underlying funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments, such as corporate bonds and mortgage backed, government issued, domestic and international securities.

The fund may also invest in the securities of other investment companies including exchange traded funds (ETFs) and may invest directly in other types of investments, such as equity and fixed-income securities including U.S. government securities, closed-end funds and partnerships. See “Other Permitted Investments by the Funds of Funds.” The fund may also engage in short selling.

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options. The fund is not presently expected to invest significantly in derivatives although it may do so in the future.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Industry or sector risk Because the fund may focus on one or more industry or sector of the economy, its performance depends in large part on the performance of those sectors or industries. As a result, the value of your investment may fluctuate more widely than it would in a fund that is diversified across industries and sectors.

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 50% of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and 50% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		15.83% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −17.72% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011


	One		Five		Ten		Date of
	Year		Year		Year		Inception

Series I		0.62%		1.47%		5.08%		1/8/1997
Series II		0.42%		1.25%		4.93%		1/28/2002
S&P 500 Index		2.11%		−0.25%		2.92%		1/8/1997
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index		7.84%		6.50%		5.78%		1/8/1997
Combined Index		5.28%		3.54%		4.70%		1/8/1997

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC		Bob Boyda. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Steve Medina. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010.
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited		Steve Orlich. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Portfolios; managed fund since 2007.
QS Investors, LLC		Serves as a subadvisory consultant to the fund.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

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LIFESTYLE CONSERVATIVE TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek a high level of current income with some consideration given to growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series I

0.04%

0.05%

0.02%

0.65%

0.76%

Series II

0.04%

0.25%

0.02%

0.65%

0.96%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	78	$	243	$	422	$	942

Series II	$	98	$	306	$	531	$	1,178

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund, except as otherwise described below, normally invests approximately 80% of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities and approximately 20% in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities.

Variations in the target percentage allocation between underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities and underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities are permitted up to 10% in either direction. Thus, based on its target percentage allocation of approximately 20% of assets in equity underlying funds and 80% in fixed-income underlying funds, the fund may have an equity/fixed income underlying fund allocation ranging between 10%/90% and 30%/70%. Although variations beyond the 10% range are generally not permitted, the subadviser may determine in light of market or economic conditions that the normal percentage limitations should be exceeded to protect the fund or to achieve its goal.

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underlying funds. To maintain target allocation in the underlying funds, daily cash flows for the fund will be directed to its underlying funds that most deviate from target.

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options. The fund is not presently expected to invest significantly in derivatives although it may do so in the future.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

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Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

103

Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 20% of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and 80% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

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Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		10.58% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −8.32% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011


	One		Five		Ten		Date of
	Year		Year		Year		Inception

Series I		4.23%		4.26%		5.41%		1/8/1997
Series II		4.04%		4.06%		5.26%		1/28/2002
S&P 500 Index		2.11%		−0.25%		2.92%		1/8/1997
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index		7.84%		6.50%		5.78%		1/8/1997
Combined Index		6.89%		5.42%		5.43%		1/8/1997

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC		Bob Boyda. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Steve Medina. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010.
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited		Steve Orlich. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Portfolios; managed fund since 2007.
QS Investors, LLC		Serves as a subadvisory consultant to the fund.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

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LIFESTYLE GROWTH TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek long-term growth of capital. Current income is also a consideration.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series I

0.04%

0.05%

0.02%

0.70%

0.81%

Series II

0.04%

0.25%

0.02%

0.70%

1.01%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	83	$	259	$	450	$	1,002

Series II	$	103	$	322	$	558	$	1,236

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund, except as otherwise described below, normally invests approximately 70% of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities and approximately 30% of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities.

Variations in the target percentage allocation between underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities and underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities are permitted up to 10% in either direction. Thus, based on its target percentage allocation of approximately 70% of its assets in equity underlying funds and 30% of its assets in fixed-income underlying funds, the fund may have an equity/fixed-income underlying funds allocation ranging between 80%/20% and 60%/40%. Although variations beyond the 10% range are generally not permitted, the subadviser may determine in light of market or economic conditions that the normal percentage limitations should be exceeded to protect the fund or achieve its objective.

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The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options. The fund is not presently expected to invest significantly in derivatives although it may do so in the future.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

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Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

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Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 70% of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and 30% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

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Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		17.89% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −20.75% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series I

−1.60%

0.21%

4.53%

1/8/1997

Series II

−1.80%

0.01%

4.38%

1/28/2002

S&P 500 Index

2.11%

−0.25%

2.92%

1/8/1997

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

7.84%

6.50%

5.78%

1/8/1997

Combined Index

4.08%

2.13%

4.08%

1/8/1997

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC		Bob Boyda. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Steve Medina. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010.
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited		Steve Orlich. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Portfolios; managed fund since 2007.
QS Investors, LLC		Serves as a subadvisory consultant to the fund.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

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LIFESTYLE MODERATE TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek a balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on income.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series I

0.04%

0.05%

0.02%

0.67%

0.78%

Series II

0.04%

0.25%

0.02%

0.67%

0.98%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	80	$	249	$	433	$	966

Series II	$	100	$	312	$	542	$	1,201

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund, except as otherwise described below, normally invests approximately 60% of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities and approximately 40% in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities.

Variations in the target percentage allocation between underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities and underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities are permitted up to 10% in either direction. Thus, based on its target percentage allocation of approximately 40% of assets in equity underlying funds and 60% in fixed-income underlying funds, the fund may have an equity/fixed income underlying fund allocation ranging between 50%/50% and 30%/70%. Although variations beyond the 10% range are generally not permitted, the subadviser may determine in light of market or economic conditions that the normal percentage limitations should be exceeded to protect the fund or to achieve its goal.

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underlying funds. To maintain target allocation in the underlying funds, daily cash flows for the fund will be directed to its underlying funds that most deviate from target.

The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under “Additional Information About the Funds’ Principal Risks — Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk” including, without limitation, investing in credit default swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate swaps and options. The fund is not presently expected to invest significantly in derivatives although it may do so in the future.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund of Funds

The Fund of Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund of Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Commodity risk Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

Fund of funds risk The fund is subject to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. In addition, the use of derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

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Investment company securities risk The fund bears its own expenses and indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Underlying Funds

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying Funds include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

Exchange-traded funds risk Owning an ETF generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track.

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Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The Combined Index represents 40% of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and 60% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

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Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		13.89% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −13.28% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011


	One		Five		Ten		Date of
	Year		Year		Year		Inception

Series I		2.33%		2.81%		5.18%		1/8/1997
Series II		2.13%		2.60%		5.04%		1/28/2002
S&P 500 Index		2.11%		−0.25%		2.92%		1/8/1997
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index		7.84%		6.50%		5.78%		1/8/1997
Combined Index		5.84%		4.20%		4.97%		1/8/1997

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC		Bob Boyda. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010. Steve Medina. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; managed fund since 2010.
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited		Steve Orlich. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Portfolios; managed fund since 2007.
QS Investors, LLC		Serves as a subadvisory consultant to the fund.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

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MONEY MARKET TRUST

Investment Objective

To obtain maximum current income consistent with preservation of principal and liquidity.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series I

0.47%

0.05%

0.03%

0.55%

Series II

0.47%

0.25%

0.03%

0.75%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	56	$	176	$	307	$	689

Series II	$	77	$	240	$	417	$	930

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments.

The subadviser may invest the fund’s assets in high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments of the following types:

• obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, or any agency or authority controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the U.S. Government pursuant to authority granted by Congress (“U.S. Government Securities”), or obligations of foreign governments including those issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the Government of Canada, the government of any province of Canada, or any Canadian or provincial Crown agency (any foreign obligation acquired by the fund must be payable in U.S. dollars);

• certificates of deposit, bank notes, time deposits, Eurodollars, Yankee obligations and bankers’ acceptances of U.S. banks, foreign branches of U.S. banks, foreign banks and U.S. savings and loan associations which at the date of investment have capital, surplus and undivided profits as of the date of their most recent published financial statements in excess of $100 million (or less than $100 million if the principal amount of such bank obligations is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Saving Association Insurance Fund);

• commercial paper which at the date of investment is rated (or guaranteed by a company whose commercial paper is rated) within the two highest rating categories by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) (such as “P-1” or “P-2” by Moody’s or “A-1” or “A-2” by Standard & Poor’s) or, if not rated, is issued by a company which the subadviser acting pursuant to guidelines established by the fund’s Board of Trustees, has determined to be of minimal credit risk and comparable quality. Securities in the highest rating category and their unrated equivalents are referred to as “First Tier” securities. Securities in the second-highest rating category and their equivalents are referred to as “Second Tier” securities;

• corporate obligations maturing in 397 days or less which at the date of investment are rated in the highest rating category by any NRSRO (such as “Aaa” by Moody’s or “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s);

• corporate obligations maturing in 45 days or less which at the date of investment are rated in the second highest rating category by any NRSRO (such as “Aa” by Moody’s or “AA” by Standard & Poor’s);

• short-term obligations issued by state and local governmental issuers;

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• securities that have been structured to be eligible money market instruments such as participation interests in special purpose trusts that meet the quality and maturity requirements in whole or in part due to features for credit enhancement or for shortening effective maturity; and

• repurchase agreements with respect to any of the foregoing obligations.

Commercial paper may include variable amount master demand notes, which are obligations that permit investment of fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest. Such notes are direct lending arrangements between the fund and the note issuer. The subadviser monitors the creditworthiness of the note issuer and its earning power and cash flow. The subadviser will also consider situations in which all holders of such notes would redeem at the same time. Variable amount master demand notes are redeemable on demand.

All of the fund’s investments in First Tier securities will mature in 397 days or less and the fund’s investments in Second Tier securities will mature in 45 days or less. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 60 days or less, and a dollar-weighted average life of 120 days or less. Unlike the fund’s weighted average maturity, the fund’s weighted average life is calculated without reference to the re-set dates of variable rate debt obligations held by the fund. By limiting the maturity of its investments, the fund seeks to lessen the changes in the value of its assets caused by fluctuations in short-term interest rates. In addition, the fund invests only in securities which the fund’s Board of Trustees determines to present minimal credit risks and which at the time of purchase are “eligible securities” as defined by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.

The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in any of the U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities described above. The fund will not acquire any security if, after doing so, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in illiquid securities. An “illiquid security” is a security that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven calendar days at approximately the value ascribed to it by the fund. The fund may not invest more than 3% of its total assets in Second Tier securities or more than 0.50% in Second Tier securities of a single issuer. The fund is not authorized to enter into mortgage dollar rolls or warrants.

The fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) per share of $1.00.

The fund generally expects to declare and pay dividends from net investment income on a daily basis on each share class as long as the income attributable to a class exceeds the expenses attributable to that class on each day. If class expenses exceed class income on any day, the fund will not pay a dividend on the class on that day and will resume paying dividends only when, on a future date, the accumulated net investment income of the class is positive. The fund has adopted this policy because, in the current investment environment of low interest rates, it may find that on any given day or on a number of consecutive days, its investment returns may be less than the expenses attributable to a class. For a more complete description of this policy, which can result in the fund not paying dividends on one or more classes for one or more periods that may be as short as a day or quite lengthy, see “General Information — Dividends” below. For a description of the allocation of expenses among fund share classes, see “Multiclass Pricing; Rule 12b-1 Plans” in the prospectus.

An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of a shareholder’s investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. For example, the fund could lose money if a security purchased by the fund is downgraded and the fund must sell the security at less than the cost of the security. There is no assurance that the fund will be able to maintain a constant per share NAV of $1.00.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

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Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect toany other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expensesof any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		1.18% (Quarter ended 9/30/2006) Worst Quarter: 0.00% (Quarter ended 12/31/2011)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Ten

Date of

Year

Inception

Series I

0.07%

1.30%

1.61%

6/15/1985

Series II

0.07%

1.20%

1.46%

1/28/2002

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadviser: John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

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STRATEGIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

Investment Objective

To seek a high level of current income.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Acquired

Fund

Total

Distribution

fees

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

and

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses¹

expenses

Series I

0.66%

0.05%

0.08%

0.04%

0.83%

Series II

0.66%

0.25%

0.08%

0.04%

1.03%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series I	$	85	$	265	$	460	$	1,025

Series II	$	105	$	328	$	569	$	1,259

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in the following types of securities: foreign government and corporate debt securities from developed and emerging markets, U.S. government and agency securities, and high-yield bonds.

The fund may also invest in preferred stock and other types of debt securities.

Although the fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities rated at the time of purchase as low as D (in default) by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) (or their unrated equivalents), it seeks to keep its average credit quality in the investment-grade range (AAA to BBB). There is no limit on the fund’s average maturity.

In managing the fund, the subadviser allocates assets among the three major types of securities (U.S. government debt and mortgages; corporate debt — primarily high yield; and foreign debt — both government and corporate, including emerging markets) based on analysis of economic factors, such as projected international interest rate movements, industry cycles and political trends. However, the subadviser may invest up to 100% of the fund’s total assets in any one sector. Within each type of

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security, the subadviser looks for investments that are appropriate for the overall fund in terms of yield, credit quality, structure and industry distribution. In selecting securities, relative yields and risk/reward ratios are the primary considerations.

The fund may use certain higher-risk investments, including restricted or illiquid securities and derivatives, which include futures contracts on securities, indices and foreign currency; options on futures contracts, securities, indices and foreign currency; interest rate, foreign currency and credit default swaps; and foreign currency forward contracts, in each case, for the purposes of reducing risk, obtaining efficient market exposure and/or enhancing investment returns. In addition, the fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in domestic or foreign stocks.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

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Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series I:


Best Quarter:		9.61% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −8.83% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)

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TOTAL BOND MARKET TRUST A

Investment Objective

To seek to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Barclays Index”) (which represents the U.S. investment grade bond market).

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series II

0.47%

0.25%

0.02%

0.74%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	76	$	237	$	411	$	918

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities listed in the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Barclays Index).

The fund is an index fund, which differs from actively managed funds. Actively managed funds seek to outperform their respective indices through research and analysis. Over time, their performance may differ significantly from their respective indices. The fund is a passively managed fund that seeks to mirror the performance of its target index, minimizing performance differences over time.

An index is an unmanaged group of securities whose overall performance is used as an investment benchmark. Indices may track broad investment markets, such as the global equity market, or more narrow investment markets, such as the U.S. small cap equity market. The fund attempts to match the performance of the Barclays Index by holding a representative sample of the securities that comprise the Barclays Index. However, an index fund has operating expenses and transaction costs, while a market index does not. Therefore, the fund, while it attempts to track its target index closely, typically will be unable to match the performance of the target index exactly.

The fund is an intermediate term bond fund of high and medium credit quality that seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Index, which broadly represents the U.S. investment grade bond market.

The subadviser employs a passive management strategy using quantitative techniques to select individual securities that provide a representative sample of the securities in the Barclays Index.

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The Barclays Index consists of dollar-denominated, fixed rate, investment grade debt securities with maturities generally greater than one year and outstanding par values of at least $200 million, including:


	•	U.S. Treasury and agency securities;
	•	Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage pass-through securities and commercial mortgage- backed securities (“CMBS”) and collateralized mortgage offerings (“CMOs”);
	•	Corporate bonds, both U.S. and foreign (if dollar-denominated); and
	•	Foreign government and agency securities (if dollar-denominated).

The subadviser selects securities to match, as closely as practicable, the Barclays Index’s duration, cash flow, sector, credit quality, callability and other key performance characteristics.

The Barclays Index’s composition may change from time to time. The subadviser will reflect those changes as soon as practicable.

The fund may purchase other types of securities that are not primary investment vehicles. These would include, for example, certain derivatives (investments whose value is based on indexes or other securities) such as futures contracts, interest-rate swaps and options.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Index management risk Certain factors may cause a fund that is an index fund to track its target index less closely. For example, a subadviser may select securities that are not fully representative of the index, and the fund’s transaction expenses, and the size and timing of its cash flows, may result in the fund’s performance being different than that of its index. Moreover, the fund will generally reflect the performance of its target index even when the index does not perform well.

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Past Performance

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how average annual returns for specified periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Unless all share classes shown in the table have the same inception date, performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of a class is the performance of the fund’s oldest share class. This pre-inception performance, with respect to any other share class of the fund, has not been adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees of that class. As a result, the pre-inception performance shown for a share class other than the oldest share class may be higher or lower than it would be if adjustedto reflect the 12b-1 fees of the class. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment medium. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower. The past performance of the fund is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

Calendar year total returns for Series II:


Best Quarter:		4.70% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008) Worst Quarter: −1.59% (Quarter ended 12/31/2010)

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended 12/31/2011

One

Five

Since

Date of

Year

Inception

Series II

6.84%

5.74%

5.49%

5/3/2007

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

7.84%

6.50%

6.30%

2/10/2006

Management

Investment Adviser: John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Declaration Management & Research LLC		Peter Farley,CFA. Senior Vice President; managed fund since 2005. Joshua Kuhnert, CFA. Vice President; managed fund since 2009.

Other Important Information Regarding the Fund

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ULTRA SHORT TERM BOND TRUST

Investment Objective

The fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with the maintenance of liquidity and the preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Total

Distribution

fund

Management

and service (12b-1)

Other

operating

Share Class

fee

fees

Expenses

expenses

Series II

0.55%

0.25%

0.09%

0.89%


	Year 1		Year 3		Year 5		Year 10
Series II	$	91	$	284	$	493	$	1,096

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of domestic, investment grade, debt securities. Debt securities may be issued by governments, companies or special purpose entities and may include notes, discount notes, bonds, debentures, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities and assignments, participations and other interests in bank loans. The fund may also invest in cash and cash equivalents.

Investment grade securities include securities that are rated in one of the four highest rating categories as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, such as Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”), Fitch Investors Service, Inc. (“Fitch”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or are unrated securities determined by the subadviser to be of comparable quality.

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that are rated BBB by S&P or Fitch or Baa by Moody’s or unrated securities determined by the subadviser to be of comparable quality. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign debt securities including up to 5% of its nets assets in foreign debt securities that are denominated in a foreign currency.

Under normal circumstances, the fund’s dollar weighted average maturity will be two years or less and its duration will be one year or less. Up to 15% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in securities with maturities greater than three years.

Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use various hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions described under “Additional Information about the Funds’ Principal Risks – Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk.”

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The fund may invest in derivatives, including futures, currency forwards, options, swap contracts and other derivative instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, including, for example, to seek to enhance returns or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

The fund is not a money market fund. The fund’s value will fluctuate and you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in the fund include:

Active management risk The subadviser’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

High portfolio turnover risk Actively trading securities can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance).

Past Performance

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

Taxes

For federal income tax purposes, each of the funds is treated as a separate entity, intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and intends to meet the diversification requirements that are applicable to mutual funds that serve as underlying investments for insurance company separate accounts. A fund that qualifies as a regulated investment company will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its net investment income and net capital gain that it distributes to its shareholders in each taxable year (provided that it distributes at least 90% of its net investment income and net tax exempt interest income for the taxable year). Insurance company separate accounts, the principal shareholders of the funds, generally do not pay tax on dividends and capital gain distributions from the funds.

Because shares of the funds may be purchased only through variable insurance contracts and qualified plans, it is expected that any dividends or capital gains distributions made by the funds will be exempt from current federal taxation if left to accumulate within the variable contract or qualified plan. Holders of variable insurance contracts should consult the prospectuses of their respective contracts for information on the federal income tax consequences to such holders.

Variable contract owners should consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of investments in the funds, including the application of state and local taxes.

More information about taxes is located in the SAI under the heading “Additional Information Concerning Taxes.”

Compensation of Financial Intermediaries

The funds are not sold directly to the general public but instead are offered as underlying investment options for variable insurance contracts. The distributors of these contracts, the insurance companies that issue the contracts and their related companies may pay compensation to broker-dealers and other intermediaries for distribution and other services and may enter into revenue sharing arrangements with certain intermediaries. The source of funds for these payments to intermediaries may be the fees paid by the funds under their agreements with insurance and related companies for management, distribution and other services. Payments by insurance and related companies to intermediaries may create a conflict of interest by influencing them and their salespersons to recommend such contracts over other investments. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information. In addition, payments by the funds to insurance and related companies may be a factor that an insurance company considers in including the funds as underlying investment options in variable insurance contracts. The prospectus (or other offering document) for your variable insurance contract may contain additional information about these payments.

Temporary Defensive Investing (applicable to all funds except Money Market Trust)

During unusual or unsettled market conditions, for purposes of meeting redemption requests, or pending investment of its assets, a fund generally may invest all or a portion of its assets in cash and securities that are highly liquid, including: (a) high quality money market instruments, such as short-term U.S. government obligations, commercial paper, repurchase agreements or other cash equivalents; and (b) money market funds. In the case of funds investing extensively in foreign securities, these investments may be denominated in either U.S. dollars or foreign currencies and may include debt of foreign corporations, governments and supranational organizations. To the extent a fund is in a defensive position, its ability to achieve its investment objective will be limited.

OTHER PERMITTED INVESTMENTS BY THE FUNDS OF FUNDS

A fund of funds may directly:


	•	Purchase U.S. government securities and short-term paper.
	•	Purchase shares of other registered open-end investment companies (and registered unit investment trusts) within the same “group of investment companies” as that term is defined in Section 12 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act).
	•	Purchase shares of other registered open-end investment companies (and registered unit investment trusts) where the adviser is not the same as, or affiliated with, the adviser to the fund, including ETFs.
	•	Invest in domestic and foreign equity securities, which may include common and preferred stocks of large-, medium- and small-capitalization companies in both developed (including the U.S.) and emerging markets.
	•	Invest in domestic and foreign fixed-income securities, which may include debt securities of governments throughout the world (including the U.S.), their agencies and instrumentalities, debt securities of corporations and supranationals, inflation protected securities, convertible bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralized debt securities. Investments in fixed-income securities may include securities of issuers in both developed (including the U.S.) and emerging markets and may include fixed-income securities rated below investment grade.
	•	Purchase securities of registered closed-end investment companies.

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	•	Invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities of entities such as limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles, such as hedge funds.
	•	Make short sales of securities (borrow and sell securities not owned by the fund with the prior approval of the adviser’s Complex Securities Committee), either to realize appreciation when a security that the fund does not own declines in value or as a hedge against potential declines in the value of a fund security.
	•	Invest in “qualified” publicly traded partnerships and other publicly traded partnerships that at the time of investment the adviser believes will generate only good income for purposes of qualifying as a regulated investment company under the Code, including such publicly traded partnerships that invest principally in commodities or commodities-linked derivatives (with the prior approval of the adviser’s Complex Securities Committee).
	•	A fund of funds may directly invest in exchange traded notes (ETNs).

A fund of funds may use various investment strategies such as hedging and other related transactions. For example, a fund of funds may use derivative instruments (such as options, futures and swaps) for hedging purposes, including hedging various market risks and managing the effective maturity or duration of debt instruments held by the fund. In addition, these strategies may be used to gain exposure to a particular security or securities market. A fund of funds also may purchase and sell commodities and may enter into swap contracts and other commodity-linked derivative instruments including those linked to physical commodities. Please refer to “Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions Risk” in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

⁺The Funds of Funds are:

Each Lifestyle Trust

Fundamental Holdings Trust

Global Diversification Trust

Core Fundamental Holdings Trust

Core Global Diversification Trust

Core Strategy Trust

Franklin Templeton Founding Allocation Trust

(Collectively the “Funds of Funds”)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS OF FUNDS’
PRINCIPAL RISKS

The principal risks of investing in each fund of funds are summarized in the description of that fund above. These risks are more fully described below. The risks are described in alphabetical order and not in order of importance. JHVIT’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) dated the same date as this prospectus contains further details about these risks as well as information about additional risks.

Active management risk

A fund is subject to management risk because it relies on the subadviser’s ability to pursue the fund’s objective. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The fund generally does not attempt to time the market and instead generally stays fully invested in the relevant asset class, such as domestic equities or foreign equities. Notwithstanding its benchmark, the fund may buy securities not included in its benchmark or hold securities in very different proportions than its benchmark. To the extent the fund invests in those securities, its performance depends on the ability of the subadviser to choose securities that perform better than securities that are included in the benchmark.

Commodity risk

Commodity investments involve the risk of volatile market price fluctuations of commodities resulting from fluctuating demand, supply disruption, speculation and other factors.

Exchange traded funds risk (“ETFs”)

These are a type of investment company bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market index. A fund could purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities it is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in it being more volatile. ETFs have management fees, which increase their costs.

Exchange-traded note (ETN) risk

ETNs are a type of unsecured, unsubordinated debt security that have characteristics and risks similar to those of fixed-income securities and trade on a major exchange similar to shares of ETFs. This type of debt security differs, however, from other types of bonds and notes because ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees, no period coupon payments are distributed, and no principal protections exist. The purpose of ETNs is to create a type of security that combines the aspects of both bonds and ETFs. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities or securities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity or security. The fund’s decision to sell its ETN holdings also may be limited by the availability of a secondary market. If the fund must sell some or all of its ETN holdings and the secondary market is weak, it may have to sell such holdings at a discount. If the fund holds its investment in an ETN until maturity, the issuer will give the fund a cash amount that would be equal to principal amount (subject to the day’s index factor). ETNs also are subject to counterparty credit risk and fixed income risk.

Fund of funds risk

A fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective will depend largely on the ability of the subadviser to select the appropriate mix of Underlying Funds. In addition, achieving the fund’s objective will depend on the performance of the Underlying Funds which depends on the Underlying Funds’ ability to meet their investment objectives. There can be no assurance that either the fund or the Underlying Funds will achieve their investment objectives. A fund is subject to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests. Each fund invests in Underlying Funds that invest in fixed-income securities (including in some cases high yield securities) and equity securities, including foreign securities, and engage in hedging and other strategic transactions. To the extent that a fund invests in these securities directly or engages in hedging and other strategic transactions, the fund will be subject to the same risks. As a fund’s asset mix becomes more conservative, the fund becomes more susceptible to risks associated with fixed-income securities.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk

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are different from those needed to select a fund’s securities. Even if the subadviser only uses hedging and other strategic transactions in a fund primarily for hedging purposes or to gain exposure to a particular securities market, if the transaction is not successful, it could result in a significant loss to a fund. The amount of loss could be more than the principal amount invested. These transactions may also increase the volatility of a fund and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risks assumed, thereby magnifying the impact of any resulting gain or loss. For example, the potential loss from the use of futures can exceed a fund’s initial investment in such contracts. In addition, these transactions could result in a loss to a fund if the counterparty to the transaction does not perform as promised.

A fund may invest in derivatives, which are financial contracts with a value that depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates or indexes. Examples of derivative instruments include options contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and swap agreements (including, but not limited to, credit default swaps and swaps on exchange-traded funds). Derivatives may relate to stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates and related indexes. A fund may use derivatives for many purposes, including for hedging, and as a substitute for direct investment in securities or other assets. Derivatives may be used to efficiently adjust the exposure of a fund to various securities, markets and currencies without a fund actually having to sell existing investments and make new investments. This generally will be done when the adjustment is expected to be relatively temporary or in anticipation of effecting the sale of fund assets and making new investments over time. Further, since many derivatives have a leverage component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. When a fund uses derivatives for leverage, investments in that fund will tend to be more volatile, resulting in larger gains or losses in response to market changes. To limit leverage risk, a fund may segregate assets determined to be liquid or, as permitted by applicable regulation, enter into certain offsetting positions to cover its obligations under derivative instruments. For a description of the various derivative instruments the fund may utilize, refer to the SAI.

The use of derivative instruments may involve risks different from, or potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional assets. In particular, the use of derivative instruments exposes a fund to the risk that the counterparty to an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise to honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction, although either party may engage in an offsetting transaction that puts that party in the same economic position as if it had closed out the transaction with the counterparty or may obtain the other party’s consent to assign the transaction to a third party. If the counterparty defaults, the fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that the counterparty will meet its contractual obligations or that, in the event of default, the fund will succeed in enforcing them. For example, because the contract for each OTC derivatives transaction is individually negotiated with a specific counterparty, a fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty may interpret contractual terms (e.g., the definition of default) differently than the fund when the fund seeks to enforce its contractual rights. If that occurs, the cost and unpredictability of the legal proceedings required for the fund to enforce its contractual rights may lead it to decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty. The fund, therefore, assumes the risk that it may be unable to obtain payments owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts or that those payments may be delayed or made only after the fund has incurred the costs of litigation. While a subadviser intends to monitor the creditworthiness of counterparties, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will meet its obligations, especially during unusually adverse market conditions. To the extent a fund contracts with a limited number of counterparties, the fund’s risk will be concentrated and events that affect the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the fund. Derivatives also are subject to a number of other risks, including market risk and liquidity risk. Since the value of derivatives is calculated and derived from the value of other assets, instruments or references, there is a risk that they will be improperly valued. Derivatives also involve the risk that changes in their value may not correlate perfectly with the assets, rates or indexes they are designed to hedge or closely track. Suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The fund is also subject to the risk that the counterparty closes out the derivatives transactions upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. In addition, a subadviser may determine not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce risk exposure.

A detailed discussion of various hedging and other strategic transactions appears in the SAI. To the extent a fund of funds utilizes hedging and other strategic transactions, it will be subject to the same risks.

Investment company securities risk

A fund may invest in securities of other investment companies. The total return on such investments will be reduced by the operating expenses and fees of such other investment companies, including advisory fees. Investments in closed-end funds may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such investment companies’ portfolio securities.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ PRINCIPAL RISKS

The principal risks of investing in each fund are summarized in the description of that fund above. These risks are more fully described below. The risks are described in alphabetical order and not in order of importance. The funds’ Statement of Additional Information dated the same date as this prospectus (the “SAI”) contains further details about these risks as well as information about additional risks.

An investment in a fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. A fund’s shares will go up and down in price, meaning that you could lose money by investing in the fund. Many factors influence a mutual fund’s performance.

Instability in the financial markets has led many governments, including the United States government, to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced extreme volatility and, in some cases, a lack of liquidity. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Customer Protection Act includes a number of statutory provisions, rulemaking directives and required studies that could directly or indirectly impact the funds through: (i) provisions impacting the regulatory framework; (ii) provisions impacting the funds as investors; (iii) enhancements to the enforcement authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iv) risk regulation of “systematically important” financial institutions; and (v) mandated studies that may have further effects on the funds. Such legislation may impact the funds in ways that are unforeseeable. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude a fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Governments or their agencies may acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and acquire ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and performance of a fund’s portfolio holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose a fund to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty in valuing portfolio instruments.

Active management risk

A fund that relies on its manager’s ability to pursue the fund’s goal is subject to management risk. The manager will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for a fund and there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. A fund generally does not attempt to time the market and instead generally stays fully invested in the relevant asset class, such as domestic equities or foreign equities. Notwithstanding its benchmark, a fund may buy securities not included in its benchmark or hold securities in very different proportions than its benchmark. To the extent a fund invests in those securities, its performance depends on the ability of the subadviser to choose securities that perform better than securities that are included in the benchmark.

Asset allocation risk

Although asset allocation among different asset categories generally limits risk and exposure to any one category, the risk remains that the sub-adviser may favor an asset category that performs poorly relative to the other asset categories. To the extent that alternative asset categories underperform the general stock market, the fund would perform poorly relative to a fund invested primarily in the general stock market.

Changing distribution levels risk

The distribution amounts paid by the fund generally depend on the amount of income and/or dividends received by the fund’s investments. As a result of market, interest rate and other circumstances, the amount of cash available for distribution by the fund and the fund’s distribution rate may vary or decline. The risk of such variability is accentuated in currently prevailing market and interest rate circumstances.

As a result of market, interest rate and other circumstances, the amount of cash available for distribution and the fund’s distribution rate may vary or decline. The risk of variability and/or reduction in distribution levels is accentuated in the currently prevailing market and interest-rate circumstances. Interest rates available on investments have decreased as illustrated by the declines in effective yield on leading high yield bond indexes. In addition, as a result of these circumstances, many higher-yielding securities have been called by the issuers and refinanced with lower-yielding securities. Moreover, the fund’s investments in equity, equity-like, distressed and special situation securities may result in significant holdings that currently pay low or no income, but that the subadviser believes represent positive long-term investment opportunities. A combination of the above factors has contributed to a significant decline in certain funds’ distributions rate effective in the last year.

Convertible securities risk

Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible fixed-income securities of similar credit quality because of the potential for capital appreciation. The market values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as interest rates decline. However, a convertible security’s market value also tends to

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reflect the market price of common stock of the issuing company, particularly when that stock price is greater than the convertible security’s “conversion price.” The conversion price is defined as the predetermined price or exchange ratio at which the convertible security can be converted or exchanged for the underlying common stock. As the market price of the underlying common stock declines below the conversion price, the price of the convertible security tends to be increasingly influenced by the yield of the convertible security. Thus, it may not decline in price to the same extent as the underlying common stock. In the event of a liquidation of the issuing company, convertible securities generally entail less risk than its common stock.

Credit and counterparty risk

This is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, the counterparty to an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contract (see “Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk”), or a borrower of a fund’s securities, will be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments, or otherwise to honor its obligations. Credit risk associated with investments in fixed-income securities relates to the ability of the issuer to make scheduled payments of principal and interest on an obligation. A fund that invests in fixed-income securities is subject to varying degrees of risk that the issuers of the securities will have their credit ratings downgraded or will default, potentially reducing the fund’s share price and income level. Nearly all fixed-income securities are subject to some credit risk, which may vary depending upon whether the issuers of the securities are corporations, domestic or foreign governments, or their sub-divisions or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk depending upon whether the securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S. government agency, instrumentality, corporation or otherwise supported by the United States. For example, issuers of many types of U.S. government securities (e.g., the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Banks), although chartered or sponsored by Congress, are not funded by Congressional appropriations, and their fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, are neither guaranteed nor insured by the U.S. government. An agency of the U.S. government has placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship, a statutory process with the objective of returning the entities to normal business operations. It is unclear what effect this conservatorship will have on the securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. As a result, these securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds). When a fixed-income security is not rated, a subadviser may have to assess the risk of the security itself. Asset-backed securities, whose principal and interest payments are supported by pools of other assets, such as credit card receivables and automobile loans, are subject to further risks, including the risk that the obligors of the underlying assets default on payment of those assets.

Funds that invest in below investment-grade securities (also called junk bonds), which are fixed-income securities rated “Ba” or lower by Moody’s or “BB” or lower by Standard & Poor’s (S&P), or “determined” by a subadviser to be of comparable quality to securities so rated, are subject to increased credit risk. The sovereign debt of many foreign governments, including their sub-divisions and instrumentalities, falls into this category. Below investment-grade securities offer the potential for higher investment returns than higher-rated securities, but they carry greater credit risk: their issuers’ continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments is considered speculative, and they are more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions, and may be less liquid than higher-rated securities.

In addition, a fund is exposed to credit risk to the extent it makes use of OTC derivatives (such as forward foreign currency contracts and/or swap contracts) and engages to a significant extent in the lending of fund securities or the use of repurchase agreements. OTC derivatives transactions can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction. If the counterparty defaults, a fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that the counterparty will be able to meet its contractual obligations or that, in the event of default, a fund will succeed in enforcing them. A fund, therefore, assumes the risk that it may be unable to obtain payments owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts or that those payments may be delayed or made only after the fund has incurred the costs of litigation. While the subadviser intends to monitor the creditworthiness of contract counterparties, there can be no assurance that the counterparty will be in a position to meet its obligations, especially during unusually adverse market conditions.

Economic and market events risk

Events in the financial sector have resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. These events have included, but are not limited to, the U.S. Government’s placement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship (see “Investment Policies — U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations — U.S. Instrumentality Obligations”), the bankruptcy filings of Lehman Brothers, Chrysler and General Motors, the sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, the U.S. Government’s support of American International Group and Citigroup, the sale of Wachovia to Wells Fargo, reports of credit and liquidity issues involving certain money market mutual funds, emergency measures by the U.S. and foreign governments banning short-selling, measures to address U.S. federal and state budget deficits, debt crisis in the eurozone and S&P’s downgrade of U.S. long-term sovereign debt. Both domestic and foreign equity markets have experienced increased volatility and turmoil, with issuers that have exposure to the real estate, mortgage and credit markets particularly affected, and it is uncertain whether or for how long these conditions will continue.

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In addition to the unprecedented volatility in financial markets, the reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets may adversely affect many issuers worldwide. This reduced liquidity may result in less money being available to purchase raw materials, goods and services from emerging markets, which may, in turn, bring down the prices of these economic staples. It may also result in emerging market issuers having more difficulty obtaining financing, which may, in turn, cause a decline in their stock prices. These events and possible continuing market volatility may have an adverse effect on the funds.

Equity securities risk

Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities will fluctuate, and can decline and reduce the value of a fund investing in equities. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions. The value of equity securities purchased by a fund could decline if the financial condition of the companies in which the fund is invested declines, or if overall market and economic conditions deteriorate. Even a fund that invests in high-quality or “blue chip” equity securities, or securities of established companies with large market capitalizations (which generally have strong financial characteristics), can be negatively impacted by poor overall market and economic conditions. Companies with large market capitalizations may also have less growth potential than smaller companies and may be less able to react quickly to changes in the marketplace.

Value investing risk. Certain equity securities (generally referred to as value securities) are purchased primarily because they are selling at prices below what a subadviser believes to be their fundamental value and not necessarily because the issuing companies are expected to experience significant earnings growth. The funds bear the risk that the companies that issued these securities may not overcome the adverse business developments or other factors causing their securities to be perceived by the subadvisers to be underpriced or that the market may never come to recognize their fundamental value. A value stock may not increase in price, as anticipated by the subadviser investing in such securities, if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value and bid up the price or invest in markets favoring faster growing companies. A fund’s strategy of investing in value stocks also carries the risk that in certain markets value stocks will underperform growth stocks.

Growth investing risk. Certain equity securities (generally referred to as growth securities) are purchased primarily because a subadviser believes that these securities will experience relatively rapid earnings growth. Growth securities typically trade at higher multiples of current earnings than other securities. Growth securities are often more sensitive to market fluctuations than other securities because their market prices are highly sensitive to future earnings expectations. At times when it appears that these expectations may not be met, growth stock prices typically fall.

Exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) risk

These are a type of investment company bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market index. A fund could purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in it being more volatile and ETFs have management fees which increase their costs.

Fixed-income securities risk

Fixed-income securities are generally subject to two principal types of risks: (a) interest-rate risk and (b) credit quality risk.

Interest-rate risk. Fixed-income securities, including those backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, are affected by changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the market value of the fixed-income securities generally can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the market value of fixed-income securities generally can be expected to decline. The longer the duration or maturity of a fixed-income security, the more susceptible it is to interest-rate risk.

Credit quality risk. Fixed-income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer of the security will not repay all or a portion of the principal borrowed and will not make all interest payments. If the credit quality of a fixed-income security deteriorates after a fund has purchased the security, the market value of the security may decrease and lead to a decrease in the value of the fund’s investments. Funds that may invest in lower-rated fixed-income securities, commonly referred to as “junk” securities, are riskier than funds that may invest in higher-rated fixed-income securities. Additional information on the risks of investing in investment-grade fixed-income securities in the lowest-rating category and lower-rated fixed-income securities is set forth below.

Investment-grade fixed-income securities in the lowest-rating category risk. Investment-grade fixed-income securities in the lowest-rating category (rated “Baa” by Moody’s or “BBB” by S&P and comparable unrated securities) involve a higher degree of risk than fixed-income securities in the higher-rating categories. While such securities are considered investment-grade quality and are deemed to have adequate capacity for payment of principal and interest, such securities lack outstanding investment characteristics and have speculative characteristics as well. For example, changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to make principal and interest payments than is the case with higher-grade securities.

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Lower-rated fixed-income securities risk and high-yield securities risk. Lower-rated fixed-income securities are defined as securities rated below investment grade (rated “Ba” and below by Moody’s, and “BB” and below by S&P) (also called “junk bonds”). The general risks of investing in these securities are as follows:


	•	Risk to principal and income. Investing in lower-rated fixed-income securities is considered speculative. While these securities generally provide greater income potential than investments in higher-rated securities, there is a greater risk that principal and interest payments will not be made. Issuers of these securities may even go into default or become bankrupt.
	•	Price volatility. The price of lower-rated fixed-income securities may be more volatile than securities in the higher-rating categories. This volatility may increase during periods of economic uncertainty or change. The price of these securities is affected more than higher-rated fixed-income securities by the market’s perception of their credit quality, especially during times of adverse publicity. In the past, economic downturns or an increase in interest rates have, at times, caused more defaults by issuers of these securities and may do so in the future. Economic downturns and increases in interest rates have an even greater affect on highly leveraged issuers of these securities.
	•	Liquidity. The market for lower-rated fixed-income securities may have more limited trading than the market for investment-grade fixed-income securities. Therefore, it may be more difficult to sell these securities, and these securities may have to be sold at prices below their market value in order to meet redemption requests or to respond to changes in market conditions.
	•	Dependence on subadviser’s own credit analysis. While a subadviser may rely on ratings by established credit-rating agencies, it will also supplement such ratings with its own independent review of the credit quality of the issuer. Therefore, the assessment of the credit risk of lower-rated fixed-income securities is more dependent on the subadviser’s evaluation than the assessment of the credit risk of higher-rated securities.

Additional risks regarding lower-rated corporate fixed-income securities. Lower-rated corporate fixed-income securities (and comparable unrated securities) tend to be more sensitive to individual corporate developments and changes in economic conditions than higher-rated corporate fixed-income securities. Issuers of lower-rated corporate fixed-income securities may also be highly leveraged, increasing the risk that principal and income will not be repaid.

Additional risks regarding lower-rated foreign government fixed-income securities. Lower-rated foreign government fixed-income securities are subject to the risks of investing in foreign countries described under “Foreign securities risk.” In addition, the ability and willingness of a foreign government to make payments on debt when due may be affected by the prevailing economic and political conditions within the country. Emerging-market countries may experience high inflation, interest rates and unemployment, as well as exchange rate trade difficulties and political uncertainty or instability. These factors increase the risk that a foreign government will not make payments when due.

Prepayment of principal. Many types of debt securities, including floating-rate loans, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security’s maturity. Securities subject to prepayment risk can offer less potential for gains when the credit quality of the issuer improves.

Foreign securities risk

Funds that invest in securities traded principally in securities markets outside the United States are subject to additional and more varied risks, as the value of foreign securities may change more rapidly and extremely than the value of U.S. securities. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Additionally, issuers of foreign securities may not be subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting and auditing standards of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. There are generally higher commission rates on foreign portfolio transactions, transfer taxes, higher custodial costs and the possibility that foreign taxes will be charged on dividends and interest payable on foreign securities. Also, for lesser developed countries, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations (which may include the suspension of the ability to transfer currency or assets from a country), political changes or diplomatic developments could adversely affect a fund’s investments. In the event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, a fund could lose its entire investment in a foreign security. All funds that invest in foreign securities are subject to these risks. Some of the foreign risks are also applicable to funds that invest a material portion of their assets in securities of foreign issuers traded in the U.S.

Emerging markets risk. Funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in the securities of issuers based in countries with “emerging market” economies are subject to greater levels of foreign investment risk than funds investing primarily in more developed foreign markets, since emerging market securities may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political and other risks greater than, or in addition to, risks of investing in developed foreign countries. These risks include: high currency exchange-rate fluctuations; increased risk of default (including both government and private issuers); greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including the risk of war); more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on a fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; unavailability of currency hedging techniques in certain emerging market countries; the fact that companies in emerging market countries may be newly organized and may be smaller and less seasoned; the difference in, or lack of, auditing and financial

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reporting standards, which may result in the unavailability of material information about issuers; different clearance and settlement procedures, which may be unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions or otherwise make it difficult to engage in such transactions; difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments in foreign jurisdictions; and significantly smaller market capitalizations of emerging market issuers.

Currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of a fund’s investments. Currency risk includes both the risk that currencies in which a fund’s investments are traded, or currencies in which a fund has taken an active investment position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly for a number of reasons, including the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, and intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. Certain funds may engage in proxy hedging of currencies by entering into derivative transactions with respect to a currency whose value is expected to correlate to the value of a currency the fund owns or wants to own. This presents the risk that the two currencies may not move in relation to one another as expected. In that case, the fund could lose money on its investment and also lose money on the position designed to act as a proxy hedge. Certain funds may also take active currency positions and may cross-hedge currency exposure represented by their securities into another foreign currency. This may result in a fund’s currency exposure being substantially different than that suggested by its securities investments. All funds with foreign currency holdings and/or that invest or trade in securities denominated in foreign currencies or related derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Derivative foreign currency transactions (such as futures, forwards and swaps) may also involve leveraging risk, in addition to currency risk. Leverage may disproportionately increase a fund’s portfolio losses and reduce opportunities for gain when interest rates, stock prices or currency rates are changing.

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk

The ability of a fund to utilize derivatives, hedging and other strategic transactions successfully will depend in part on its subadviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements and market risk, counterparty risk, credit risk, interest rate risk and other risk factors, none of which can be assured. The skills required to successfully utilize hedging and other strategic transactions are different from those needed to select a fund’s securities. Even if the subadviser only uses hedging and other strategic transactions in a fund primarily for hedging purposes or to gain exposure to a particular securities market, if the transaction is not successful, it could result in a significant loss to a fund. The amount of loss could be more than the principal amount invested. These transactions may also increase the volatility of a fund and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risks assumed, thereby magnifying the impact of any resulting gain or loss. For example, the potential loss from the use of futures can exceed a fund’s initial investment in such contracts. In addition, these transactions could result in a loss to a fund if the counterparty to the transaction does not perform as promised.

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enforce its contractual rights. If that occurs, the cost and unpredictability of the legal proceedings required for the fund to enforce its contractual rights may lead it to decide not to pursue its claims against the counterparty. The fund, therefore, assumes the risk that it may be unable to obtain payments owed to it under OTC derivatives contracts or that those payments may be delayed or made only after the fund has incurred the costs of litigation. While a subadviser intends to monitor the creditworthiness of counterparties, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will meet its obligations, especially during unusually adverse market conditions. To the extent a fund contracts with a limited number of counterparties, the fund’s risk will be concentrated and events that affect the creditworthiness of any of those counterparties may have a pronounced effect on the fund. Derivatives also are subject to a number of other risks, including market risk and liquidity risk. Since the value of derivatives is calculated and derived from the value of other assets, instruments or references, there is a risk that they will be improperly valued. Derivatives also involve the risk that changes in their value may not correlate perfectly with the assets, rates or indexes they are designed to hedge or closely track. Suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The fund is also subject to the risk that the counterparty closes out the derivatives transactions upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. In addition, a subadviser may determine not to use derivatives to hedge or otherwise reduce risk exposure.

High portfolio turnover risk

A high fund portfolio turnover rate (over 100%) generally involves correspondingly greater brokerage commission expenses, which must be borne directly by a fund. The portfolio turnover rate of a fund may vary from year to year, as well as within a year.

Hybrid instrument risk

The risks of investing in hybrid instruments are a combination of the risks of investing in securities, options, futures and currencies. Therefore, an investment in a hybrid instrument may include significant risks not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt instrument. The risks of a particular hybrid instrument will depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include, without limitation, the possibility of significant changes in the benchmark for the hybrid instrument or the prices of underlying assets to which the instrument is linked. These risks generally depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid instrument and that may not be readily foreseen by the purchaser. Such factors include economic and political events, the supply and demand for the underlying assets, and interest rate movements. In recent years, various benchmarks and prices for underlying assets have been highly volatile, and such volatility may be expected in the future. Hybrid instruments may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below-market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Hybrid instruments may also carry liquidity risk since the instruments are often “customized” to meet the needs of a particular investor. Therefore, the number of investors that would be willing and able to buy such instruments in the secondary market may be smaller than for more traditional debt securities.

Index management risk

Certain factors may cause a fund that is an index fund to track its target index less closely. For example, a subadviser may select securities that are not fully representative of the index, and the fund’s transaction expenses and the size and timing of its cash flows, may result in the fund’s performance being different than that of its index. Moreover, the fund will generally reflect the performance of its target index even when the index does not perform well.

Industry or sector investing risk

When a fund’s investments are concentrated in a particular industry or sector of the economy, they are not as diversified as the investments of most mutual funds and are far less diversified than the broad securities markets. This means that concentrated funds tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the values of their investments tend to go up and down more rapidly. In addition, a fund which invests in a particular industry or sector is particularly susceptible to the impact of market, economic, regulatory and other factors affecting that industry or sector.

Banking. Commercial banks (including “money center” regional and community banks), savings and loan associations and holding companies of the foregoing are especially subject to adverse effects of volatile interest rates, concentrations of loans in particular industries (such as real estate or energy) and significant competition. The profitability of these businesses is to a significant degree dependent upon the availability and cost of capital funds. Banks, thrifts and their holding companies are especially subject to the adverse effects of economic recession. Economic conditions in the real estate market may have a particularly strong effect on certain banks and savings associations. Commercial banks and savings associations are subject to extensive federal and, in many instances, state regulation. Neither such extensive regulation nor the federal insurance of deposits ensures the solvency or profitability of companies in this industry, and there is no assurance against losses in securities issued by such companies.

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Financial Services Industry. A fund investing principally in securities of companies in the financial services industry is particularly vulnerable to events affecting that industry. Companies in the financial services industry include commercial and industrial banks, savings and loan associations and their holding companies, consumer and industrial finance companies, diversified financial services companies, investment banking, securities brokerage and investment advisory companies, leasing companies and insurance companies.

These companies compete with banks and thrifts to provide traditional financial service products, in addition to their traditional services, such as brokerage and investment advice. In addition, all financial service companies face shrinking profit margins due to new competitors, the cost of new technology and the pressure to compete globally.

Insurance companies are engaged in underwriting, selling, distributing or placing of property and casualty, life or health insurance. Insurance company profits are affected by many factors, including interest rate movements, the imposition of premium rate caps, competition and pressure to compete globally. Property and casualty insurance profits may also be affected by weather catastrophes and other disasters. Life and health insurance profits may be affected by mortality rates. Already extensively regulated, insurance companies’ profits may also be adversely affected by increased government regulations or tax law changes.

Insurance companies. Insurance companies are particularly subject to government regulation and rate setting, potential anti-trust and tax law changes, and industry-wide pricing and competition cycles. Property and casualty insurance companies may also be affected by weather and other catastrophes. Life and health insurance companies may be affected by mortality and morbidity rates, including the effects of epidemics. Individual insurance companies may be exposed to reserve inadequacies, problems in investment portfolios (for example, due to real estate or “junk” bond holdings) and failures of reinsurance carriers.

Other Financial Services Companies. Many of the investment considerations discussed in connection with banks and insurance also apply to financial services companies. These companies are all subject to extensive regulation, rapid business changes, volatile performance dependent upon the availability and cost of capital and prevailing interest rates and significant competition. General economic conditions significantly affect these companies. Credit and other losses resulting from the financial difficulty of borrowers or other third parties have a potentially adverse effect on companies in this industry. Investment banking, securities brokerage and investment advisory companies are particularly subject to government regulation and the risks inherent in securities trading and underwriting activities.

Health Sciences. Companies in this sector are subject to the additional risks of increased competition within the health care industry, changes in legislation or government regulations, reductions in government funding, the uncertainty of governmental approval of a particular product, product liability or other litigation, patent expirations and the obsolescence of popular products. The prices of the securities of health sciences companies may fluctuate widely due to government regulation and approval of their products and services, which may have a significant effect on their price and availability. In addition, the types of products or services produced or provided by these companies may quickly become obsolete. Moreover, liability for products that are later alleged to be harmful or unsafe may be substantial and may have a significant impact on a company’s market value or share price.

Materials. Issuers in the materials sector could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, exchange rates, import controls and increased competition. Production of industrial materials often exceeds demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns. Issuers in the materials sector are at risk for environmental damage and product liability claims and may be adversely affected by depletion of resources, technical progress, labor relations and government regulations.

Metals. The specific political and economic risks affecting the price of metals include changes in U.S. or foreign tax, currency or mining laws, increased environmental costs, international monetary and political policies, economic conditions within an individual country, trade imbalances, and trade or currency restrictions between countries. The prices of metals, in turn, are likely to affect the market prices of securities of companies mining or processing metals, and accordingly, the value of investments in such securities may also be affected. Metal-related investments as a group have not performed as well as the stock market in general during periods when the U.S. dollar is strong, inflation is low and general economic conditions are stable. In addition, returns on metal-related investments have traditionally been more volatile than investments in broader equity or debt markets.

Telecommunications. Companies in the telecommunications sector are subject to the additional risks of rapid obsolescence, lack of standardization or compatibility with existing technologies, an unfavorable regulatory environment and a dependency on patent and copyright protection. The prices of the securities of companies in the telecommunications sector may fluctuate widely due to both federal and state regulations governing rates of return and services that may be offered, fierce competition for market share, and competitive challenges in the U.S. from foreign competitors engaged in strategic joint ventures with U.S. companies and in foreign markets from both U.S. and foreign competitors. In addition, recent industry consolidation trends may lead to increased regulation of telecommunications companies in their primary markets.

Technology companies. A fund investing in technology companies, including companies engaged in Internet-related activities, is subject to the risk of short product cycles and rapid obsolescence of products and services and competition from new and existing companies. The realization of any one of these risks may result in significant earnings loss and price volatility. Some

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technology companies also have limited operating histories and are subject to the risks of a small or unseasoned company described under “Medium and smaller company risk.”

Utilities. Issuers in the utilities sector are subject to many risks, including the following: increases in fuel and other operating costs; restrictions on operations; increased costs and delays as a result of environmental and safety regulations; coping with the impact of energy conservation and other factors reducing the demand for services; technological innovations that may render existing plants, equipment or products obsolete; the potential impact of natural or man-made disasters; difficulty in obtaining adequate returns on invested capital; difficulty in obtaining approval for rate increases; the high cost of obtaining financing, particularly during periods of inflation; increased competition resulting from deregulation, overcapacity and pricing pressures; and the negative impact of regulation. Because utility companies are faced with the same obstacles, issues and regulatory burdens, their securities may react similarly and more in unison to these or other market conditions.

Initial public offerings (IPOs) risk

Certain funds may invest a portion of their assets in shares of IPOs. IPOs may have a magnified impact on the performance of a fund with a small asset base. The impact of IPOs on a fund’s performance likely will decrease as the fund’s asset size increases, which could reduce the fund’s returns. IPOs may not be consistently available to a fund for investing, particularly as the fund’s asset base grows. IPO shares frequently are volatile in price due to the absence of a prior public market, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. Therefore, a fund may hold IPO shares for a very short period of time. This may increase the turnover of a fund and may lead to increased expenses for a fund, such as commissions and transaction costs. In addition, IPO shares can experience an immediate drop in value if the demand for the securities does not continue to support the offering price.

Investment company securities risk

A fund may invest in securities of other investment companies. The total return on such investments will be reduced by the operating expenses and fees of such other investment companies, including advisory fees. Investments in closed end funds may involve the payment of substantial premiums above the value of such investment companies’ portfolio securities.

Issuer risk

An issuer of a security purchased by a fund may perform poorly and, therefore, the value of its stocks and bonds may decline and the issuer may default on its obligations. Poor performance may be caused by poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, or other factors.

Large company risk

Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

Liquidity risk

A fund is exposed to liquidity risk when trading volume, lack of a market maker, or legal restrictions impair the fund’s ability to sell particular securities or close derivative positions at an advantageous price. Funds with principal investment strategies that involve investments in securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, foreign securities, derivatives, or securities with substantial market and/or credit risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Exposure to liquidity risk may be heightened for funds that invest in emerging markets and related derivatives that are not widely traded, and that may be subject to purchase and sale restrictions.

Loan participations risk

A fund’s ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignments or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by a fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan or a loan participation, because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason, would adversely affect the income of the fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Investments in loan participations and assignments present the possibility that a fund could be held liable as a co-lender under emerging legal theories of lender liability. Even with secured loans, there is no assurance that the collateral securing the loan will be sufficient to protect a fund against losses in value or a decline in income in the event of a borrower’s non-payment of principal or interest, and in the event of a bankruptcy of a borrower, the fund could experience delays or limitations in its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing the loan. Furthermore, the value of any such collateral may decline and may be difficult to liquidate. Because a significant percent of loans and loan participations are not generally rated by independent credit rating agencies, a decision by a fund to invest

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in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the subadviser’s credit analysis of the borrower, and in the case of a loan participation, the intermediary. A fund may have limited rights to enforce the terms of an underlying loan.

Lower-rated fixed-income securities risk

Lower-rated fixed-income securities and high-yield fixed-income securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to the same risks as other fixed-income securities but have greater credit quality risk and may be considered speculative. In addition, lower-rated corporate debt securities (and comparable unrated securities) tend to be more sensitive to individual corporate developments and changes in economic conditions than higher-rated corporate fixed-income securities. Issuers of lower-rated corporate debt securities may also be highly leveraged, increasing the risk that principal and income will not be repaid. Lower-rated foreign government fixed-income securities are subject to the risks of investing in foreign countries described under “Foreign securities risk.” In addition, the ability and willingness of a foreign government to make payments on debt when due may be affected by the prevailing economic and political conditions within the country. Emerging-market countries may experience high inflation, interest rates and unemployment, as well as exchange rate trade difficulties and political uncertainty or instability. These factors increase the risk that a foreign government will not make payments when due.

Medium and smaller company risk

Market risk and liquidity risk may be pronounced for securities of companies with medium-sized market capitalizations and are particularly pronounced for securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations. These companies may have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources or they may depend on a few key employees. The securities of companies with medium and smaller market capitalizations may trade less frequently and in lesser volume than more widely held securities, and their value may fluctuate more sharply than those securities. They may also trade in the over-the-counter market or on a regional exchange, or may otherwise have limited liquidity. Investments in less seasoned companies with medium and smaller market capitalizations may present greater opportunities for growth and capital appreciation, but also involve greater risks than customarily are associated with more established companies with larger market capitalizations. These risks apply to all funds that invest in the securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations, each of which primarily makes investments in companies with smaller- or medium-sized market capitalizations.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk

Mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities represent participating interests in pools of residential mortgage loans, which are guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. However, the guarantee of these types of securities relates to the principal and interest payments, and not to the market value of such securities. In addition, the guarantee only relates to the mortgage-backed securities held by the fund and not to the purchase of shares of the fund.

Mortgage-backed securities are issued by lenders, such as mortgage bankers, commercial banks, and savings and loan associations. Such securities differ from conventional debt securities, which provide for the periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts (usually semiannually) with principal payments at maturity or on specified dates. Mortgage-backed securities provide periodic payments which are, in effect, a “pass-through” of the interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans. A mortgage-backed security will mature when all the mortgages in the pool mature or are prepaid. Therefore, mortgage-backed securities do not have a fixed maturity and their expected maturities may vary when interest rates rise or fall.

When interest rates fall, homeowners are more likely to prepay their mortgage loans. An increased rate of prepayments on the fund’s mortgage-backed securities will result in an unforeseen loss of interest income to the fund as the fund may be required to reinvest assets at a lower interest rate. Because prepayments increase when interest rates fall, the prices of mortgaged-backed securities do not increase as much as other fixed-income securities when interest rates fall.

When interest rates rise, homeowners are less likely to prepay their mortgages loans. A decreased rate of prepayments lengthens the expected maturity of a mortgage-backed security. Therefore, the prices of mortgage-backed securities may decrease more than prices of other fixed-income securities when interest rates rise.

The yield of mortgage-backed securities is based on the average life of the underlying pool of mortgage loans. The actual life of any particular pool may be shortened by unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest. Principal prepayments may result from the sale of the underlying property, or the refinancing or foreclosure of underlying mortgages. The occurrence of prepayments is affected by a wide range of economic, demographic and social factors and, accordingly, it is not possible to accurately predict the average life of a particular pool. The actual prepayment experience of a pool of mortgage loans may cause the yield realized by the fund to differ from the yield calculated on the basis of the average life of the pool. In addition, if the fund purchases mortgage-backed securities at a premium, the premium may be lost in the event of early prepayment, which may result in a loss to the fund.

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Prepayments tend to increase during periods of falling interest rates, while during periods of rising interest rates, prepayments are likely to decline. Monthly interest payments received by a fund have a compounding effect, which will increase the yield to shareholders as compared to debt obligations that pay interest semiannually. Because of the reinvestment of prepayments of principal at current rates, mortgage-backed securities may be less effective than Treasury bonds of similar maturity at maintaining yields during periods of declining interest rates. Also, although the value of debt securities may increase as interest rates decline, the value of these pass-through type of securities may not increase as much, due to their prepayment feature.

Collateralized mortgage obligations. A fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities called collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in separate classes with different stated maturities. As the mortgage pool experiences prepayments, the pool pays off investors in classes with shorter maturities first. By investing in CMOs, a fund may manage the prepayment risk of mortgage-backed securities. However, prepayments may cause the actual maturity of a CMO to be substantially shorter than its stated maturity.

Asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities include interests in pools of debt securities, commercial or consumer loans, or other receivables. The value of these securities depends on many factors, including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the credit quality of the underlying assets, the market’s perception of the servicer of the pool and any credit enhancement provided. In addition, asset-backed securities have prepayment risks similar to mortgage-backed securities.

Non-diversified risk

Overall risk can be reduced by investing in securities from a diversified pool of issuers, while overall risk is increased by investing in securities of a small number of issuers. Certain funds are not “diversified” within the meaning of 1940 Act. This means they are allowed to invest in the securities of a relatively small number of issuers, which may result in greater susceptibility to associated risks. As a result, credit, market and other risks associated with a fund’s investment strategies or techniques may be more pronounced for these funds than for funds that are “diversified.”

Real estate securities risk

Investing in securities of companies in the real estate industry subjects a fund to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. These risks include:


	•	Declines in the value of real estate;
	•	Risks related to general and local economic conditions;
	•	Possible lack of availability of mortgage funds;
	•	Overbuilding;
	•	Extended vacancies of properties;
	•	Increased competition;
	•	Increases in property taxes and operating expenses;
	•	Changes in zoning laws;
	•	Losses due to costs resulting from the clean-up of environmental problems;
	•	Liability to third parties for damages resulting from environmental problems;
	•	Casualty or condemnation losses;
	•	Limitations on rents;
	•	Changes in neighborhood values and the appeal of properties to tenants; and
	•	Changes in interest rates.

Therefore, for a fund investing a substantial amount of its assets in securities of companies in the real estate industry, the value of the fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different industries.

Securities of companies in the real estate industry include equity real estate investment trusts (“REIT“s) and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITS, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further, equity and mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified. Equity and mortgage REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidations. In addition, equity and mortgage REITs could possibly fail to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Code, as amended, or to maintain their exemptions form registration under the 1940 Act. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower’s or a lessee’s ability to meet its obligations to a REIT. In the event of a default by a borrower or lessee, a REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments.

In addition, even the larger REITs in the industry tend to be small to medium-sized companies in relation to the equity markets as a whole. Moreover, shares of REITs may trade less frequently and, therefore, are subject to more erratic price movements, than securities of larger issuers.

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Short sales risk

Certain funds may make short sales of securities. This means a fund may sell a security that it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. A fund generally borrows the security to deliver to the buyer in a short sale. The fund must then buy the security at its market price when the borrowed security must be returned to the lender. Short sales involve costs and risk. The fund must pay the lender interest on the security it borrows, and the fund will lose money if the price of the security increases between the time of the short sale and the date when the fund replaces the borrowed security. A fund may also make short sales “against the box.” In a short sale against the box, at the time of sale, the fund owns or has the right to acquire the identical security, or one equivalent in kind or amount, at no additional cost.

Until a fund closes its short position or replaces a borrowed security, a fund will (i) segregate with its custodian cash or other liquid assets at such a level that the amount segregated plus the amount deposited with the lender as collateral will equal the current market value of the security sold short or (ii) otherwise cover its short position.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES (INCLUDING EACH FUND OF FUNDS)

Subject to certain restrictions and except as noted below, a fund may use the following investment strategies and purchase the following types of securities.

Foreign Repurchase Agreements

A fund may enter into foreign repurchase agreements. Foreign repurchase agreements may be less well secured than U.S. repurchase agreements, and may be denominated in foreign currencies. They also may involve greater risk of loss if the counterparty defaults. Some counterparties in these transactions may be less creditworthy than those in U.S. markets.

Illiquid Securities

A fund is precluded from investing in excess of 15% of its net assets (or 5% in the case of the Money Market Fund) in securities that are not readily marketable. Investment in illiquid securities involves the risk that, because of the lack of consistent market demand for such securities, a fund may be forced to sell them at a discount from the last offer price.

Indexed/Structured Securities

Funds may invest in indexed/structured securities. These securities are typically short- to intermediate-term debt securities whose value at maturity or interest rate is linked to currencies, interest rates, equity securities, indices, commodity prices or other financial indicators. Such securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their value may increase or decrease if the reference index or instrument appreciates). Indexed/structured securities may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying instruments. A fund bears the market risk of an investment in the underlying instruments, as well as the credit risk of the issuer.

Lending of Fund Securities

A fund may lend its securities so long as such loans do not represent more than 331/3% of the fund’s total assets. As collateral for the loaned securities, the borrower gives the lending portfolio collateral equal to at least 100% of the value of the loaned securities. The collateral may consist of cash, cash equivalents or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The borrower must also agree to increase the collateral if the value of the loaned securities increases. As with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially.

Loan Participations

The funds may invest in fixed-and floating-rate loans, which investments generally will be in the form of loan participations and assignments of such loans. Participations and assignments involve special types of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and the risks of being a lender. Investments in loan participations and assignments present the possibility that a fund could be held liable as a co-lender under emerging legal theories of lender liability. If a fund purchases a participation, it may only be able to enforce its rights through the lender and may assume the credit risk of the lender in addition to the borrower.

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Mortgage Dollar Rolls

The funds may enter into mortgage dollar rolls. Under a mortgage dollar roll, a fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the future (generally within 30 days) and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date.

At the time a fund enters into a mortgage dollar roll, it will maintain on its records liquid assets such as cash or U.S. government securities equal in value to its obligations in respect of dollar rolls, and accordingly, such dollar rolls will not be considered borrowings.

The funds may only enter into covered rolls. A “covered roll” is a specific type of dollar roll for which there is an offsetting cash or cash equivalent security position that matures on or before the forward settlement date of the dollar roll transaction. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the funds may decline below the repurchase price of those securities. While a mortgage dollar roll may be considered a form of leveraging, and may, therefore, increase fluctuations in a fund’s NAV per share, the funds will cover the transaction as described above.

Repurchase Agreements

The funds may enter into repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements involve the acquisition by a fund of debt securities subject to an agreement to resell them at an agreed-upon price. The arrangement is in economic effect a loan collateralized by securities. The fund’s risk in a repurchase transaction is limited to the ability of the seller to pay the agreed-upon sum on the delivery date. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by the seller, the instrument purchased may decline in value, interest payable on the instrument may be lost and there may be possible delays and expense in liquidating the instrument. Securities subject to repurchase agreements will be valued every business day and additional collateral will be requested if necessary so that the value of the collateral is at least equal to the value of the repurchased obligation, including the interest accrued thereon. Repurchases agreements maturing in more than seven days are deemed to be illiquid.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The funds may enter into “reverse” repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund may sell a debt security and agree to repurchase it at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. The funds will maintain liquid assets such as cash, Treasury bills or other U.S. government securities having an aggregate value equal to the amount of such commitment to repurchase including accrued interest, until payment is made. While a reverse repurchase agreement may be considered a form of leveraging and may, therefore, increase fluctuations in a fund’s NAV per share, the funds will cover the transaction as described above.

U.S. Government Securities

The funds may invest in U.S. government securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government. Not all U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality, which depends entirely on its own resources to repay the debt. U.S. government securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States include U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association. Securities that are only supported by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality include Fannie Mae, FHLBs and Freddie Mac. See “Credit and counterparty risk” for additional information on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities.

Warrants

The funds may, subject to certain restrictions, purchase warrants, including warrants traded independently of the underlying securities. Warrants are rights to purchase securities at specific prices valid for a specific period of time. Their prices do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities, and warrant holders receive no dividends and have no voting rights or rights with respect to the assets of an issuer. Warrants cease to have value if not exercised prior to their expiration dates.

When-Issued/Delayed-Delivery/Forward Commitment Securities

A fund may purchase or sell debt or equity securities on a “when-issued,” delayed-delivery or “forward commitment” basis. These terms mean that the fund will purchase or sell securities at a future date beyond customary settlement (typically trade date plus 30 days or longer) at a stated price and/or yield. At the time delivery is made, the value of when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment securities may be more or less than the transaction price, and the yields then available in the market may be higher or lower than those obtained in the transaction.

These investment strategies and securities are described further in the SAI.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT EACH JHVIT FEEDER FUND’S AND EACH
AMERICAN FUNDS MASTER FUND’S INVESTMENTS

Master-Feeder Structure

Each of the American Asset Allocation Trust, American Global Growth Trust, American Global Small Capitalization Trust, American Growth Trust, American Growth-Income Trust, American High-Income Bond Trust, American International Trust and American New World Trust (the “JHVIT Feeder Funds”), operates as a “feeder fund.” A “feeder fund” is a fund that does not buy investment securities directly; instead, each invests in a “master fund” which in turn purchases investment securities. Each JHVIT Feeder Fund has the same investment objective and limitations as its master fund. Each master fund is a series of American Funds Insurance Series (“American Funds Master Funds”). Each JHVIT Feeder Fund’s master fund is listed below:


JHVIT Feeder Fund		American Funds Master Fund
American Asset Allocation Trust		Asset Allocation Fund (Class 1 shares)
American Global Growth Trust		Global Growth Fund (Class 1 shares)
American Global Small Capitalization Trust		Global Small Capitalization Fund (Class 1 shares)
American Growth Trust		Growth Fund (Class 1 shares)
American Growth-Income Trust		Growth-Income Fund (Class 1 shares)
American High-Income Bond Trust		High-Income Bond Fund (Class 1 shares)
American International Trust		International Fund (Class 1 shares)
American New World Trust		New World Fund (Class 1 shares)

Each master fund may have other shareholders, each of which will pay its proportionate share of the master fund’s expenses. A large shareholder of a master fund could have more voting power than a JHVIT feeder fund on matters of a master fund submitted to shareholder vote. In addition, a large redemption by another shareholder of the master fund may increase the proportionate share of the costs of the master fund borne by the remaining shareholders of the master fund, including a JHVIT Feeder Fund.

Each JHVIT Feeder Fund has the right to withdraw its entire investment from its corresponding master fund without shareholder approval if the Board determines that it is in the best interest of the JHVIT Feeder Fund and its shareholders to do so. At the time of such withdrawal, the Board would have to consider what action should be taken with respect to the JHVIT Feeder fund which may include: (a) investing all of the assets of the JHVIT Feeder Fund in another master fund; (b) electing to have another adviser manage the assets directly (either as an adviser to the JHVIT Feeder Fund or as a subadviser to the JHVIT Feeder Fund with John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC as the adviser); or (c) taking other appropriate action. A withdrawal by a JHVIT Feeder Fund of its investment in the corresponding master fund could result in a distribution in kind of portfolio securities (as opposed to a cash distribution) to the JHVIT Feeder Fund. Should such a distribution occur, the JHVIT Feeder Fund could incur brokerage fees or other transaction costs in converting such securities to cash in order to pay redemptions. In addition, a distribution in kind to a JHVIT Feeder Fund could result in a less diversified portfolio of investments and could affect adversely the liquidity of the JHVIT Feeder Fund.

Because each JHVIT Feeder Fund invests substantially all of its assets in a master fund, the JHVIT Feeder Fund will bear the fees and expenses of both the JHVIT Feeder Fund and the master fund. Therefore, JHVIT Feeder Fund fees and expenses may be higher than those of a fund that invests directly in securities.

The prospectus for the master fund is delivered together with this Prospectus.

Additional Investment Policies

Additional investment policies of the master funds are set forth in the statement of additional information of the master funds which is available upon request.

Advisory Arrangements

Because the JHVIT Feeder Funds invest solely in corresponding master funds, they do not have an investment adviser. See the master funds’ prospectus for a description of the master funds’ advisory arrangements.

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), an experienced investment management organization founded in 1931, serves as investment adviser to each American Funds Master Fund and to other mutual funds, including the American Funds. CRMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., is headquartered at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071. CRMC manages the investment portfolio and business affairs of each American Funds Master Fund.

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MANAGEMENT

Trustees

JHVIT is managed under the direction of its Trustees. The Board oversees the business activities of the funds and retains the services of the various firms that carry out the operations of the funds. The Board may change the investment objective and strategy of a fund without shareholder approval.

Investment Management

John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to JHVIT and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices located at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Its ultimate controlling parent is Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”), a publicly traded company based in Toronto, Canada. MFC and its subsidiaries operate as “Manulife Financial” in Canada and Asia and principally as “John Hancock” in the United States.

The Adviser administers the business and affairs of JHVIT and, except in the case of the JHVIT Feeder Funds, selects, contracts with and compensates subadvisers to manage the assets of most of the funds. The Adviser (i) monitors the compliance of the subadvisers with the investment objectives and related policies of the funds, (ii) reviews the performance of the subadvisers and (iii) reports periodically on such performance to the Board subject to Board approval, the Adviser may elect to directly manage fund assets directly and currently manages the assets of certain funds. As compensation for its services, the Adviser receives a fee from JHVIT computed separately for each fund. Appendix A to this Prospectus is a schedule of the management fees each fund currently is obligated to pay the Adviser.

Subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, the subadvisers manage the assets of the funds. Each subadviser formulates an investment program for each fund it subadvises, consistent with the fund’s investment goal and strategy, and regularly reports to the Adviser and the Board with respect to such program. The subadvisers are compensated by the Adviser and not by the funds.

An SEC order permits the Adviser to appoint a subadviser or change the terms of a subadvisory agreement (including subadvisory fees) without the expense and delays associated with obtaining shareholder approval. This order does not, however, permit the Adviser to appoint a subadviser that is an affiliate of the Adviser or JHVIT without obtaining shareholder approval.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the advisory and subadvisory agreements for the funds is available in the funds’ semi-annual report to shareholders for the periods ended June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2011.

For information on the advisory fee for the master fund for each of the JHVIT Feeder Funds, please refer to the master fund prospectus (the American Funds Insurance Series prospectus) which accompanies this Prospectus.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee or reimburse expenses (the Reimbursement) for certain participating funds of the Trust and John Hancock Funds II. The Reimbursement will equal, on an annualized basis, 0.01% of that portion of the aggregate net assets of all the participating funds that exceeds $75 billion but is less than $100 billion and 0.015% of that portion of the aggregate net assets of all the participating funds that equals or exceeds $100 billion. The amount of the Reimbursement will be calculated daily and allocated among all the participating funds in proportion to the daily net assets of each such fund. The Reimbursement may be terminated or modified at any time by the Adviser with the approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the Board).

Expense Recapture (applicable to all funds)

The Adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed or fees waived under previous expense limitation or waiver arrangements, for a period of three years following the beginning of the month in which such reimbursement or waivers occurred.

Subadvisers and Portfolio Managers

Set forth below, in alphabetical order by subadviser, is additional information about the subadvisers and the fund portfolio managers. The SAI includes additional details about the portfolio managers, including information about their compensation, accounts they manage other than the funds and their ownership of fund securities.

SUBADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT BIOGRAPHIES

The Adviser has entered into subadvisory agreements with the subadvisers to the funds. Under these agreements, the subadvisers manage the assets of the funds, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Trustees of JHT. Each subadviser formulates a continuous investment program for each fund it subadvises, consistent with the fund’s investment goal and strategy as

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described above. Each subadviser regularly reports to the Adviser and the Trustees of JHVIT with respect to the implementation of such programs.

Subadvisory Fees. Each subadviser is compensated by the Adviser, subject to Board approval, and not by the fund or funds that it subadvises.

Pursuant to an order received from the SEC, the Adviser is permitted to appoint a new subadviser for a fund or change the terms of a subadvisory agreement without obtaining shareholder approval. As a result, a fund is able from time to time to change fund subadvisers or the fees paid to subadvisers without the expense and delays associated with holding a shareholders’ meeting. The SEC order does not, however, permit the Adviser to appoint a subadviser that is an affiliate of the Adviser or a fund (other than by reason of serving as a subadviser) or change the subadvisory fee of an affiliated subadviser without shareholder approval. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of each subadvisory agreement is available in the funds’ most recent report to shareholders (except for funds that have not commenced operations).

Set forth below is information about the subadvisers and the portfolio managers for the funds, including a brief summary of the portfolio managers’ business careers over the past five years. The SAI includes additional details about the funds’ portfolio managers, including information about their compensation, accounts they manage other than the funds and their ownership of fund securities.

Capital Research Management Company (“CRMC”)

CRMC is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071. CRMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CRMC has been providing investment management services since 1931.

CRMC manages equity assets through two investment divisions, Capital World Investors and Capital Research Global Investors, and manages fixed-income assets through its Fixed Income division. Capital World Investors and Capital Research Global Investors make investment decisions on an independent basis.

CRMC uses a system of multiple portfolio counselors in managing mutual fund assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of a fund is divided into segments managed by individual counselors. Counselors decide how their respective segments will be invested, within the limits provided by a fund’s objective(s) and policies and by the oversight of the appropriate investment-related committees of CRMC and its investment divisions. In addition, CRMC’s investment analysts make investment decisions with respect to a portion of a fund’s portfolio.

The primary individual portfolio counselors for each of the master funds are:


	Primary Title with Investment
Portfolio Counselor	Adviser (or Affiliate)
for the Series/Title	and Investment Experience	Portfolio Counselor’s Role in
(If Applicable)	During Past Five Years	Management of the Fund(s)

Donald D. O’Neal President and Trustee	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 27 years in total, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth-Income Fund
Alan N. Berro Senior Vice President	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 26 years in total; 21 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Asset Allocation Fund
Carl M. Kawaja Vice President	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 25 years in total; 21 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for New World Fund
Sung Lee Vice President	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 18 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for International Fund

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	Primary Title with Investment
Portfolio Counselor	Adviser (or Affiliate)
for the Series/Title	and Investment Experience	Portfolio Counselor’s Role in
(If Applicable)	During Past Five Years	Management of the Fund(s)

Robert W. Lovelace Vice President	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 27 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Growth Fund and New World Fund
David C. Barclay	Senior Vice President — Fixed Income, CRMC Investment professional for 31 years in total; 24 years with CRMCor affiliate	Serves as a fixed-income portfolio counselor for High-Income Bond Fund
Donnalisa Parks Barnum	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 31 years in total; 26 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth Fund
L. Alfonso Barroso	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 18 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for International Fund
Gordon Crawford	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 41 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Small Capitalization Fund
David A. Daigle	Senior Vice President — Fixed Income, Capital Research Company Investment professional for 18 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as a fixed-income portfolio counselor for Asset Allocation Fund and High-Income Bond Fund
Mark E. Denning	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 30 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Small Capitalization Fund
J. Blair Frank	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 19 years in total; 18 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Small Capitalization Fund and Growth-Income Fund
Claudia P. Huntington	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 39 years in total; 37 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth-Income Fund

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	Primary Title with Investment
Portfolio Counselor	Adviser (or Affiliate)
for the Series/Title	and Investment Experience	Portfolio Counselor’s Role in
(If Applicable)	During Past Five Years	Management of the Fund(s)

Gregg E. Ireland	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 40 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth Fund
Martin Jacobs	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 24 years in total; 11 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Growth Fund
Gregory D. Johnson	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 19 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth Fund
Michael T. Kerr	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 29 years in total; 27 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth Fund
Harold H. La	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 14 years in total; 13 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Small Capitalization Fund
Jefferey T. Lager	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 17 years in total; 16 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Asset Allocation Fund
Marcus B. Linden	Senior Vice President — Fixed Income, Capital Research Company Investment professional for 17 years in total; 16 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an fixed-income portfolio counselor for High-Income Bond Fund
Jesper Lyckeus	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 17 years in total; 16 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for International Fund
Ronald B. Morrow	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 44 years in total; 15 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth Fund

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	Primary Title with Investment
Portfolio Counselor	Adviser (or Affiliate)
for the Series/Title	and Investment Experience	Portfolio Counselor’s Role in
(If Applicable)	During Past Five Years	Management of the Fund(s)

James R. Mulally	Senior Vice President, Fixed-Income, CRMC Investment professional for 36 years in total; 32 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as a fixed-income portfolio counselor for Asset Allocation Fund
Robert H. Neithart	Senior Vice President — Fixed Income, Capital Research and Management Company Investment professional for 25 years, all with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate	Serves as fixed-income portfolio counselor for New World Fund
William L. Robbins	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 20 years in total; 18 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth-Income Fund
Eugene P. Stein	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 41 years in total; 40 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Asset Allocation Fund
Christopher M. Thomsen	Senior Vice President, Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 15 years, all with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for International Fund
Steven T. Watson	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 25 years in total; 22 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Growth Fund
Paul A. White	Senior Vice President — Capital World Investors Investment professional for 24 years in total; 13 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Global Growth Fund
Dylan J. Yolles	Senior Vice President — Capital Research Global Investors Investment professional for 15 years in total; 12 years with CRMC or affiliate	Serves as an equity portfolio counselor for Growth-Income Fund and Global Small Capitalization Fund

Additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, management of other accounts, and ownership of securities in The American Funds Insurance Series can be found in the SAI.

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Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“Davis”)

Davis was organized in 1969 and serves as the investment adviser for all of the Davis Funds, other mutual funds and other institutional clients. The sole general partner of Davis is Davis Investments, LLC, which is controlled by Christopher C. Davis. Davis is located at 2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101, Tucson, Arizona 85756.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Fundamental Value Trust		Christopher C. Davis
		Kenneth Charles Feinberg


	•	Christopher C. Davis. Chairman; a Director, President or Vice President of each of the Davis Funds; a portfolio manager with Davis since 1995.
	•	Kenneth Charles Feinberg. Co-Portfolio Manager; joined Davis in 1992; has co-managed other equity funds advised by Davis and also served as a research analyst.

Declaration Management & Research LLC (“Declaration”)

Declaration is a Delaware limited liability company located at 1800 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 200, McLean, Virginia 22102-4858. Declaration is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (“JHLICO”). JHLICO is located at 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02117 and is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MFC based in Toronto, Canada. MFC is the holding company of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Manulife Financial.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Active Bond Trust		Peter Farley, CFA
		Joshua Kuhnert, CFA
Total Bond Market Trust A		Peter Farley, CFA
		Joshua Kuhnert, CFA


	•	Peter Farley, CFA. Mr. Farley joined Declaration in 1996 and is a Senior Vice President. He manages Active Core portfolios, Corporate CDO products and oversees CMBS/CRE CDO Trading and Research. Mr. Farley is a member of Declaration’s Investment Committee.
	•	Joshua Kuhnert, CFA. Mr. Kuhnert joined Declaration in 2007 and is an Assistant Vice President. He manages Active Core and Index portfolios. Prior to 2007, Mr. Kuhnert was employed by ASB Capital Management, Commonwealth Advisors and Tricon Energy.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional”)

Dimensional was organized in 1981 as “Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.,” a Delaware corporation, and in 2006, it converted its legal name and organizational form to “Dimensional Fund Advisors LP,” a Delaware limited partnership. Dimensional is engaged in the business of providing investment management services. Dimensional is located at 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746. Since its organization, Dimensional has provided investment management services primarily to institutional investors and mutual funds.

Dimensional uses a team approach. The investment team includes the Investment Committee of Dimensional, portfolio managers and trading personnel. The Investment Committee is composed primarily of certain officers and directors of Dimensional who are appointed annually. Investment strategies for funds managed by Dimensional are set by the Investment Committee, which meets on a regular basis and also as needed to consider investment issues. The Investment Committee also sets and reviews all investment related policies and procedures and approves any changes in regards to approved countries, security types and brokers.

In accordance with the team approach, the portfolio managers and portfolio traders implement the policies and procedures established by the Investment Committee. The portfolio managers and portfolio traders also make daily investment decisions regarding fund management including running buy and sell programs based on the parameters established by the Investment

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Committee. Dimensional has identified the following persons as primarily responsible for coordinating the day-to-day management of the funds as set forth below.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Disciplined Diversification Trust		Joseph H. Chi, CFA
		Jed S. Fogdall
		Henry F. Gray
		David A. Plecha, CFA


	•	Joseph H. Chi, CFA. Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional and chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Chi joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2005 and has been co-head of the portfolio management group since 2012.
	•	Jed S. Fogdall. Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Fogdall joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2004 and has been co-head of the portfolio management group since 2012.
	•	David A. Plecha, CFA. Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Plecha has been a Portfolio Manager at Dimensional since 1989 and has been responsible for fixed-income portfolios since the end of 1991.
	•	Henry S. Gray. Head of Global Equity Trading and Vice President and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Gray joined Dimensional in 1995 and was a Portfolio Manager from 1995 to 2005 and has been the Head of Global Equity Trading since 2006.

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7603, was founded in 1979. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (“JHFS”) and an affiliate of the Adviser. JHFS is a subsidiary of MFC, based in Toronto, Canada. MFC is the holding company of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Manulife Financial.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Active Bond Trust		Howard C. Greene
		Jeffrey N. Given
Fundamental Holdings Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Global Diversification Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Bond Trust		Howard C. Greene
		Jeffrey N. Given
Core Fundamental Holdings Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Core Global Diversification Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Core Strategy Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Franklin Templeton Founding Allocation Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Lifestyle Balanced Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Lifestyle Conservative Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Lifestyle Growth Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina

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Fund		Portfolio Managers

Lifestyle Moderate Trust		Bob Boyda
		Steve Medina
Strategic Income Opportunities Trust		Daniel S. Janis III
		John F. Iles
		Thomas C. Goggins
Ultra Short Term Bond Trust		Howard C. Greene
		Jeffrey N. Given


	•	Bob Boyda. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, John Hancock Asset Management; joined John Hancock Asset Management in 2009.
	•	Jeffrey N. Given. Vice President; joined John Hancock Asset Management in 1993.
	•	Thomas C. Goggins. Senior portfolio manager John Hancock Asset Management (since 2009); Co-founder and Director of Research, Fontana Capital (2005–2009).
	•	Howard C. Greene. Senior Vice President; joined John Hancock Asset Management in 2002; previously a Vice President of Sun Life Financial Services Company of Canada.
	•	John F. Iles. Vice President; joined John Hancock Asset Management in 1999, previously a Vice President at John Hancock. He joined John Hancock in 1999.
	•	Daniel S. Janis III. Vice President; joined John Hancock Asset Management in 1999; previously a senior risk manager at BankBoston (1997–1999).
	•	Steve Medina. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, John Hancock Asset Management; joined John Hancock Asset Management, LLC in 2009.

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited

John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (North America) Limited (“John Hancock Asset Management (North America)”) is a corporation subject to the laws of Canada. Its principal business at the present time is to provide investment management services to the portfolios of JHVIT for which it is the subadviser as well as other portfolios advised by the Adviser. John Hancock Asset Management (North America) is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of MFC based in Toronto, Canada. MFC is the holding company of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, including Manulife Asset Management Limited and Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (“MAMHK”), collectively known as Manulife Financial. The address of Manulife Asset Management, Ltd is 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1E5.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Fundamental Holdings Trust		Steve Orlich
Global Diversification Trust		Steve Orlich
Core Fundamental Holdings Trust		Steve Orlich
Core Global Diversification Trust		Steve Orlich
Core Strategy Trust		Steve Orlich
Lifestyle Balanced Trust		Steve Orlich
Lifestyle Conservative Trust		Steve Orlich
Lifestyle Growth Trust		Steve Orlich
Lifestyle Moderate Trust		Steve Orlich
Money Market Trust		Maralyn Kobayashi
		Faisal Rahman


	•	Faisal Rahman CFA. Managing Director and Portfolio Manager; joined Manulife Asset Management Limited in 2001, with John Hancock Asset Management (North America) since 2003.
	•	Maralyn Kobayashi. Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager; joined Manulife Asset Management, Ltd in 1981.
	•	Steve Orlich. Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager. He joined Manulife Asset Management Limited in 1998, with John Hancock Asset Management (North America) since 2003. He is an associate of the Society of Actuaries and has a M.A. in Theoretical Mathematics.

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Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”)

PIMCO is a majority owned subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. (“Allianz Asset Management”) with minority interests held by PIMCO Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company and certain officers of PIMCO. Prior to December 31, 2011, Allianz Asset Management was named Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. PIMCO Partners, LLC is owned by current and former officers of PIMCO. Through various holding company structures, Allianz Asset Management is wholly owned by Allianz SE.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Global Bond Trust		Scott Mather


	•	Scott Mather. Mr. Mather is a Managing Director, member of PIMCO’s Investment Committee and head of global portfolio management. He joined PIMCO in 1998.

QS Investors, LLC. (“QS Investors”)

QS Investors is a Delaware limited liability company located at 880 Third Avenue, 7^th Floor New York, NY 10022. QS Investors is 100% employee-owned with its managing members, Janet Campagna, James Norman, Rosemary Macedo, Marco Veissid and Robert Wang, having a controlling interest in the firm. A majority of the managing members are former members of DIMA’s Quantitative Strategies Group that previously provided services to the Lifestyle and Lifecycle Trusts and All Cap Core Trust. QS Investors provides services to the Lifestyle Trusts, Lifestyle PS Series, Lifecycle Trusts and All Cap Core Trust.

Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (“Templeton”)
Templeton Global Advisors Limited serves as sub-subadviser

Templeton is located at 300 S. E. 2nd Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301, and has been in the business of providing investment advisory services since 1954. As of December 31, 2011, Templeton and its affiliates managed over $670.3 billion in assets. Templeton is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

International Value Trust		Tucker Scott, CFA
		Cindy Sweeting, CFA
		Peter Nori, CFA
		Neil Devlin, CFA


	•	Tucker Scott, CFA. Lead Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President; joined Templeton Global in 1996.
	•	Cindy Sweeting, CFA. President and Chairman; joined Templeton in 1997.
	•	Peter Nori, CFA. Executive Vice President; joined Templeton in 1994.
	•	Neil Devlin, CFA. Senior Vice President; joined Templeton in 2006; previously worked at Boston Partners (2000-2006).

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”)

T. Rowe Price, 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, was founded in 1937. As of December 31, 2011, T. Rowe Price and its affiliates managed over $489.5 billion for over eleven million individual and institutional investor accounts.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Blue Chip Growth Trust		Larry J. Puglia
Capital Appreciation Value Trust		David R. Giroux
Equity-Income Trust		Brian C. Rogers


	•	David R. Giroux. Vice President; joined T. Rowe Price in 1998.
	•	Larry J. Puglia. Vice President; joined T. Rowe Price in 1990.
	•	Brian C. Rogers, CFA, CIC. Vice President; joined T. Rowe Price in 1982.

Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington Management”)

Wellington Management is a Massachusetts limited liability partnership with principal offices at 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 70 years. As

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of December 31, 2011, Wellington Management had investment management authority with respect to approximately $651 billion in assets.


Fund		Portfolio Managers

Core Allocation Plus Trust		Rick A. Wurster, CFA
		Evan S. Grace, CFA
Investment Quality Bond Trust		Lucius T. (L.T.) Hill III
		Campe Goodman, CFA
		Christopher A. Jones, CFA
		Joseph F. Marvan, CFA


	•	Campe Goodman, CFA. Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management; joined the firm as an investment professional in 2000.
	•	Evan S. Grace, CFA. Director, Asset Allocation Portfolio Manager and Strategist affiliated with Wellington Management; joined the firm as an investment professional in 2003.
	•	Lucius T. (L.T.) Hill III. Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management; joined the firm as an investment professional in 1993.
	•	Christopher A. Jones, CFA. Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management; joined the firm as an investment professional in 1994.
	•	Joseph F. Marvan, CFA. Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management; joined the firm as an investment professional in 2003.
	•	Rick A. Wurster, CFA. Vice President and Asset Allocation Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management; joined the firm as an investment professional in 2006.

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SHARE CLASSES AND RULE 12B-1 PLANS

Share Classes

The funds may issue four classes of shares: Series I, Series II, Series III and NAV shares (not all funds issue all share classes). Each share class is the same except for differences in the allocation of fund expenses and voting rights as described below.

The expenses of each fund are generally borne by its Series I, Series II, Series III and NAV shares (as applicable) based on the net assets of the fund attributable to shares of each class. “Class expenses,” however, are allocated to each class. “Class expenses” include Rule 12b-1 fees (if any) paid by a share class and other expenses determined by the Adviser to be properly allocable to a particular class. The Adviser will make such allocations in a manner and using such methodology as it determines to be reasonably appropriate, subject to ratification or approval by the Board. The kinds of expenses that the Adviser may allocate to a particular class include the following: (i) printing and postage expenses related to preparing and distributing to the shareholders of a specific class (or owners of contracts funded by shares of such class) materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxies; (ii) professional fees relating solely to such class; (iii) Trustees’ fees, including independent counsel fees, relating specifically to one class; and (iv) expenses associated with meetings of shareholders of a particular class.

All shares of each fund have equal voting rights and are voted in the aggregate, and not by class, except that shares of each class have exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to the arrangement of that class and have separate voting rights when any matter is submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class or when voting by class is otherwise required by law.

Rule 12b-1 Plans

Rule 12b-1 fees will be paid to JHVIT’s Distributor, John Hancock Distributors, LLC, or any successor thereto (the “Distributor”).

To the extent consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules, the Distributor may use Rule 12b-1 fees:

(i) for any expenses relating to the distribution of the shares of the class,

(ii) for any expenses relating to shareholder or administrative services for holders of the shares of the class (or owners of contracts funded in insurance company separate accounts that invest in the shares of the class) and

(iii) for the payment of “service fees” that come within Rule 2830(d)(5) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Distributor may pay all or part of the Rule 12b-1 fees from a fund to one or more affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies that have issued variable insurance contracts for which the fund serves as an investment vehicle as compensation for providing some or all of the types of services described in the preceding sentence; this provision, however, does not obligate the Distributor to make any payments of Rule 12b-1 fees and does not limit the use that the Distributor may make of the Rule 12b-1 fees it receives. Currently, all such payments are made to insurance companies affiliated with JHVIT’s investment adviser and Distributor. However, payments may be made to nonaffiliated insurance companies in the future.

The annual Rule 12b-1 fee rate currently accrued by each fund is set forth in the expense table of each fund. Subject to the approval of the Board, each fund may under the 12b-1 Plans charge Rule 12b-1 fees up to the following maximum annual rates:

Series I shares

an annual rate of up to 0.15%* of the net assets of the Series I shares

*0.60% in the case of American Growth Trust, American Growth-Income Trust, American International Trust, American Asset Allocation Trust, American Global Growth Trust, American Global Small Capitalization Trust, American High-Income Bond Trust, American New World Trust, Fundamental Holdings Trust and Global Diversification Trust.

*0.35% in the case of Core Fundamental Holdings Trust and Core Global Diversification Trust.

Series II shares

an annual rate of up to 0.35%* of the net assets of the Series II shares

*0.75% in the case of American Growth Trust, Trust, American Growth-Income Trust, American International Trust, American Asset Allocation Trust, American Global Growth Trust, American Global Small Capitalization Trust, American High-Income Bond Trust, American New World Trust, Fundamental Holdings Trust and Global Diversification Trust.

*0.55% in the case of Core Fundamental Holdings Trust and Core Global Diversification Trust.

Series III shares

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an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the net assets of the Series III shares

*0.15% in the case of Core Fundamental Holdings Trust and Core Global Diversification Trust.

Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of a fund’s assets on an ongoing basis. Therefore, these fees will increase the cost of an investment in a fund and may, over time, be greater than other types of sales charges.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Purchase and Redemption of Shares

Shares of each fund are offered continuously, without sales charge, and are sold and redeemed at a price equal to their net asset value (NAV) next computed after a purchase payment or redemption request is received. Depending upon the NAV at that time, the amount paid upon redemption may be more or less than the cost of the shares redeemed. Payment for shares redeemed will generally be made within seven days after receipt of a proper notice of redemption. However, JHVIT may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment beyond seven days during any period when:


	•	trading on the NewYork Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is restricted, as determined by the SEC, or the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays;
	•	an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal by JHVIT of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for JHVIT fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or
	•	the SEC by order so permits for the protection of security holders of JHVIT.

Shares of the funds are not sold directly to the public but generally may be sold only to insurance companies and their separate accounts as the underlying investment media for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts issued by such companies, to certain entities affiliated with the insurance companies, to those funds of JHVIT that operate as funds of funds and invest in other funds (“Underlying Funds”) and to certain qualified retirement plans (“qualified plans”).

Due to differences in tax treatments and other considerations, the interests of holder of variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts, and the interests of holders of variable contracts and qualified plan investors, that participate in JHVIT may conflict. The Board of Trustees of JHVIT (the “Board” or “Trustees”) will monitor events in order to identify the existence of any material irreconcilable conflicts and determine what action, if any, should be taken in response to any such conflict.

Calculation of NAV

The NAV of each fund’s share class is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time) on each business day that the NYSE is open. On holidays or other days when the NYSE is closed, the NAV is not calculated and the funds do not transact purchase or redemption requests. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each share class of each fund (except the Money Market Trusts) has its own NAV, which is computed by dividing the total assets, minus liabilities, allocated to each share class by the number of fund shares outstanding for that class.

Valuation of Securities

Except as noted below, securities held by a fund are primarily valued on the basis of market quotations or official closing prices. Securities held by each Money Market Trust and certain short-term debt instruments are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Shares of other open-end investments companies held by a fund are valued based on the NAV of the underlying fund.

Fair Valuation of Securities. If market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security’s value has been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, the security will be valued at its fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees. The Trustees have delegated the responsibility to fair value securities to the fund’s Pricing Committee, and the actual calculation of a security’s fair value may be made by persons acting pursuant to the direction of the Trustees.

In deciding whether to a fair value a security, a fund’s Pricing Committee may review a variety of factors, including:

in the case of foreign securities:


	•	developments in foreign markets,
	•	the performance of U.S. securities markets after the close of trading in the market, and
	•	the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities.

in the case of fixed income securities:

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	•	actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets.

in the case of all securities:


	•	political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded,
	•	announcements relating to the issuer of the security concerning matters such as trading suspensions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry, and
	•	events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets).

Fair value pricing of securities is intended to help ensure that a fund’s NAV reflects the fair market value of the fund’s portfolio securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (as opposed to a value that is no longer reflects market value as of such close), thus limiting the opportunity for aggressive traders or market timers to purchase shares of the fund at deflated prices reflecting stale security valuations and promptly sell such shares at a gain thereby diluting the interests of long-term shareholders. However, a security’s valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value, and no assurance can be given that fair value pricing of securities will successfully eliminate all potential opportunities for such trading gains. The use of fair value pricing has the effect of valuing a security based upon the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive if it sold that security in an orderly transaction between market participants but does not guarantee that the security can be sold at the fair value price. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty and subjective nature of fair valuation, a fair valuation price may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a readily available market price for the investment existed, and these differences could be material. With respect to any portion of a fund’s assets that is invested in an other open-end investment company, that portion of the fund’s NAV is calculated based on the NAV of that investment company. The prospectus for the other investment company explains the circumstances and effects of fair value pricing for that other investment company.

Dividends

JHVIT intends to declare as dividends substantially all of the net investment income, if any, of each fund. Dividends from the net investment income and the net capital gain, if any, for each fund will be declared not less frequently than annually and reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of that fund or paid in cash.

Money Market Trust seeks to maintain a constant per share NAV of $1.00. Dividends from net investment income for each of these funds will generally be declared and reinvested, or paid in cash, as to a share class daily. However, if class expenses exceed class income on any given day, as may occur from time to time in the current investment environment, the fund may determine not to pay a dividend on the class on that day and to resume paying dividends on that class only when, on a future date, the accumulated net investment income of the class is positive. The accumulated net investment income for a class on any day is equal to the accumulated income attributable to that class less the accumulated expenses attributable to that class since the last payment of a dividend on that class. When a fund resumes paying a dividend on a class, the amount of the initial dividend will be the accumulated net investment income for the class on the date of payment. As a result of this policy, a fund: (1) on any given day, may pay a dividend on all of its classes, on none of its classes or on some but not all of its classes; (2) may not pay a dividend on one or more classes for one or more indeterminate periods which may be as short as a day or quite lengthy; and (3) may, during a period in which it does not pay a dividend on a class, have days on which the net investment income for that class is positive but is not paid as a dividend because the accumulated net investment income for the class continues to be negative. In addition, a shareholder who purchases shares of a class with a negative accumulated net investment income could hold those shares during a period of positive net investment income and never receive a dividend unless and until that accumulated positive net investment income exceeded the negative accumulated net investment income at the time of purchase.

Disruptive Short Term Trading

None of the funds is designed for short-term trading (frequent purchases and redemption of shares) or market timing activities, which may increase portfolio transaction costs, disrupt management of a fund (affecting a subadviser’s ability to effectively manage a fund in accordance with its investment objective and policies) and dilute the interest in a fund held for long-term investment (“Disruptive Short-Term Trading”).

The Board has adopted procedures to deter Disruptive Short-Term Trading and JHVIT seeks to deter and prevent such trading through several methods:

First, to the extent that there is a delay between a change in the value of a fund’s holdings, and the time when that change is reflected in the NAV of the fund’s shares, the fund is exposed to the risk that investors may seek to exploit this delay by purchasing or redeeming shares at NAVs that do not reflect appropriate fair value prices. JHVIT seeks to deter and prevent this activity, sometimes referred to as “market timing” or “stale price arbitrage,” by the appropriate use of “fair value” pricing of the funds’ portfolio securities. See “Purchases and Redemption of Shares” above for further information on fair value pricing.

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Second, management of JHVIT will monitor purchases and redemptions of JHVIT shares either directly or through procedures adopted by the affiliated insurance companies that use JHVIT as their underlying investment vehicle. If management of JHVIT becomes aware of short-term trading that it believes, in its sole discretion, is having or may potentially have the effect of materially increasing portfolio transaction costs, significantly disrupting portfolio management or significantly diluting the interest in a fund held for long-term investment i.e. Disruptive Short-Term Trading, JHVIT may impose restrictions on such trading as described below.

Pursuant to Rule 22c-2 under the 1940 Act, JHVIT and each insurance company that uses JHVIT as an underlying investment vehicle have entered into information sharing agreements under which the insurance companies are obligated to: (i) adopt, and enforce during the term of the agreement, a short-term trading policy the terms of which are acceptable to JHVIT; (ii) furnish JHVIT, upon its request, with information regarding contract holder trading activities in shares of JHVIT; and (iii) enforce its short-term trading policy with respect to contract holders identified by JHVIT as having engaged in Disruptive Short-Term Trading. Further, when requested information regarding contract holder trading activities is in the possession of a financial intermediary rather than the insurance company, the agreement obligates the insurance company to undertake to obtain such information from the financial intermediary or, if directed by JHVIT, to cease to accept trading instructions from the financial intermediary for the contract holder.

Investors in JHVIT should note that insurance companies have legal and technological limitations on their ability to impose restrictions on Disruptive Short-Term Trading that such limitations and ability may vary among insurance companies and by insurance product. Investors should also note that insurance company separate accounts and omnibus or other nominee accounts, in which purchases and sales of fund shares by multiple investors are aggregated for presentation to a fund on a net basis, inherently make it more difficult for JHVIT to identify short-term transactions in a fund and the investor who is effecting the transaction. Therefore, no assurance can be given that JHVIT will be able to impose uniform restrictions on all insurance companies and all insurance products or that it will be able to successfully impose restrictions on all Disruptive Short-Term Trading. If JHVIT is unsuccessful in restricting Disruptive Short-Term Trading, the affected funds may incur higher brokerage costs, may maintain higher cash levels (limiting their ability to achieve their investment objective and affecting the subadviser’s ability to effectively manage them) and may be exposed to dilution with respect to interests held for long-term investment.

Market timers may target funds with the following types of investments:


	1.	Funds with significant investments in foreign securities traded on markets that close before the fund determines its NAV.

	2.	Funds with significant investments in high yield securities that are infrequently traded; and

	3.	Funds with significant investments in small cap securities.

Market timers may also target funds with other types of investments for frequent trading of shares.

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Holdings

A description of the funds’ policies and procedures regarding disclosure of portfolio holdings can be found in the SAI.

Marketing Expense Allowance

JHVIT’s distributor, John Hancock Distributors, LLC pays American Funds Distributors, Inc. (“AFD”) a marketing expense allowance for AFD’s marketing assistance equal to the marketing expense rate set forth below multiplied by the dollar amount of new and subsequent investments received by the American Fund Insurance Series (“AFIS”) from the JHVIT Feeder Funds and the fund of funds that invest in the AFIS fund during the calendar year.


		Aggregate Amount of New and Subsequent Investments
		Received by the American Funds Insurance Series from
		the Feeder Funds and the fund of funds [(excluding
		exchanges other than exchanges through dollar cost
Marketing Expense Rate		averaging programs)] during the calendar year.
0.16%		$0-1.5 Billion
0.14%		Between $1.5 and $3.0 Billion
0.10%		Excess of $3.0 Billion

XBRL Filings

A fund’s XBRL filings are located at http://www.johnhancock.com/XBRL/JHT.html.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table below for each fund is intended to help investors understand the financial performance of the fund for the past five years (or since inception in the case of a fund in operation for less than five years.) Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a fund. The total returns presented in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a particular fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The total return information shown in the Financial Highlights tables does not reflect the fees and expenses of any separate account which may use John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (“JHVIT”, formerly John Hancock Trust) as its underlying investment medium or of any variable insurance contract that may be funded in such a separate account. If these fees and expenses were included, the total return figures for all periods shown would be reduced.

The financial statements of JHVIT as of December 31, 2011, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. The report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is included, along with JHVIT’s financial statements, in JHVIT’s annual report which has been incorporated by reference into the SAI and is available upon request.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																											Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions															Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																					Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from													Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net										value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net		From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain		paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Active Bond Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		9.71		0.48	¹		0.08			0.56			(0.55	)		—		—		(0.55	)		9.72		5.81	²		0.68		0.68		4.73		67		101
12-31-2010		9.20		0.56	¹		0.70			1.26			(0.75	)		—		—		(0.75	)		9.71		13.85	²		0.69		0.69		5.68		77		53
12-31-2009		7.91		0.56	¹		1.38			1.94			(0.65	)		—		—		(0.65	)		9.20		24.80	²		0.68		0.68		6.33		83		78
12-31-2008		9.40		0.49	¹		(1.47	)		(0.98	)		(0.51	)		—		—		(0.51	)		7.91		(10.54	)²		0.69		0.69		5.36		79		100
12-31-2007		9.88		0.51	¹		(0.12	)		0.39			(0.87	)		—		—		(0.87	)		9.40		4.05	²		0.68		0.68		5.26		117		140
Series II
12-31-2011		9.72		0.46	¹		0.09			0.55			(0.53	)		—		—		(0.53	)		9.74		5.70	²		0.88		0.88		4.54		298		101
12-31-2010		9.20		0.54	¹		0.71			1.25			(0.73	)		—		—		(0.73	)		9.72		13.71	²		0.89		0.89		5.49		363		53
12-31-2009		7.91		0.54	¹		1.38			1.92			(0.63	)		—		—		(0.63	)		9.20		24.54	²		0.88		0.88		6.12		365		78
12-31-2008		9.40		0.47	¹		(1.47	)		(1.00	)		(0.49	)		—		—		(0.49	)		7.91		(10.76	)²		0.89		0.89		5.15		315		100
12-31-2007		9.87		0.49	¹		(0.13	)		0.36			(0.83	)		—		—		(0.83	)		9.40		3.78	²		0.88		0.88		5.06		559		140

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American Asset Allocation Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		11.01		0.14	^1,2		(0.05	)		0.09			(0.15	)		—			—		(0.15	)		10.95		0.86	³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		1.29	²		1,274		2
12-31-2010		9.98		0.14	^1,2		1.04			1.18			(0.15	)		—	⁵		—		(0.15	)		11.01		11.90	³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		1.42	²		1,420		3
12-31-2009		8.45		0.18	^1,2		1.74			1.92			(0.17	)		(0.22	)		—		(0.39	)		9.98		23.27	³		0.78	⁴		0.78	⁴		2.00	²		1,373		5
12-31-2008		12.39		0.32	^1,2		(4.02	)		(3.70	)		(0.23	)		(0.01	)		—		(0.24	)		8.45		(29.83	)³		0.79	⁴		0.78	⁴		3.07	²		832		1
12-31-2007⁶		12.50		0.48	^1,2		(0.32	)		0.16			(0.22	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.27	)		12.39		1.28	^3,7		0.79	^4,8		0.79	^4,8		5.57	^2,8		511		—	⁷

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

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³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% – 0.80%, 0.29% – 0.80%, 0.29% – 0.82%, 0.25% – 0.73% and 0.33% – 0.89%, based on the mix of underlying funds held by the portfolio for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁵Less than ($0.005) per share.

⁶The inception date for Series II shares is 5-1-07.

⁷Not annualized.

⁸Annualized.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American Global Growth Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		11.23		0.08	^1,2		(1.14	)		(1.06	)		(0.08	)		—			—		(0.08	)		10.09		(9.40	)³		0.79	⁴		0.79	⁴		0.73	²		158		7
12-31-2010		10.19		0.09	^1,2		1.05			1.14			(0.10	)		—			—		(0.10	)		11.23		11.17	³		0.79	⁴		0.78	⁴		0.91	²		199		8
12-31-2009		7.76		0.08	^1,2		2.94			3.02			(0.08	)		(0.51	)		—		(0.59	)		10.19		41.42	³		0.80	⁴		0.78	⁴		0.88	²		196		11
12-31-2008		13.11		0.14	^1,2		(5.22	)		(5.08	)		(0.14	)		(0.13	)		—		(0.27	)		7.76		(38.68	)³		0.80	⁴		0.78	⁴		1.24	²		150		15
12-31-2007⁵		12.50		0.43	^1,2		0.43			0.86			(0.20	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.25	)		13.11		6.92	^3,6		0.81	^4,7		0.81	^4,7		4.89	^2,7		227		1

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁵The inception date for Series II shares is 5-1-07.

⁶Not annualized.

⁷Annualized.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American Global Small Capitalization Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		10.10		0.07	^1,2		(2.05	)		(1.98	)		(0.07	)		—			—		(0.07	)		8.05		(19.63	)³		0.81	⁴		0.81	⁴		0.73	²		54		15
12-31-2010		8.40		0.10	^1,2		1.73			1.83			(0.10	)		(0.03	)		—		(0.13	)		10.10		21.85	³		0.81	⁴		0.80	⁴		1.10	²		79		14
12-31-2009		6.03		(0.02	)^1,2		3.28			3.26			—	⁵		(0.89	)		—		(0.89	)		8.40		60.44	³		0.82	⁴		0.78	⁴		(0.30	)²		74		27
12-31-2008		13.35		(0.08	)^1,2		(7.11	)		(7.19	)		—	⁵		(0.13	)		—		(0.13	)		6.03		(53.79	)³		0.83	⁴		0.78	⁴		(0.78	)²		47		25
12-31-2007⁶		12.50		0.32	^1,2		0.78	⁷		1.10			(0.16	)		(0.09	)		—		(0.25	)		13.35		8.86	⁸		0.86	^4,9		0.86	^4,9		3.49	^2,9		87		4

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

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²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expenses inderectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% -0.80%, 0.29% - 0.80%, 0.29% - 0.82%, 0.25% - 0.73% and 0.33% - 0.89%, based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio for the periods ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁵Less than $0.005 per share.

⁶The inception date for Series II shares is 5-1-07.

⁷The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

⁸Not annualized.

⁹Annualized.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American Growth Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		15.59		0.01	^1,2		(0.76	)		(0.75	)		(0.01	)		—			—		(0.01	)		14.83		(4.79	)³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		0.08	¹		930		6
12-31-2010		13.22		0.02	^1,2		2.38			2.40			(0.03	)		—			—		(0.03	)		15.59		18.14	³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		0.16	¹		1,138		5
12-31-2009		11.58		0.01	^1,2		3.80			3.81			(0.01	)		(2.16	)		—		(2.17	)		13.22		38.68			0.78	⁴		0.78	⁴		0.08	¹		1,148		8
12-31-2008		21.57		0.07	^1,2		(9.54	)		(9.47	)		(0.08	)		(0.44	)		—		(0.52	)		11.58		(44.28	)		0.69	⁴		0.69	⁴		0.37	¹		974		16
12-31-2007		21.64		0.06	^1,2		2.43			2.49			(0.12	)		(2.44	)		—		(2.56	)		21.57		11.73			0.52	⁴		0.52	⁴		0.28	¹		1,739		9

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% -0.80%, 0.29% - 0.80%, 0.29% - 0.82%, 0.25% - 0.73% and 0.33% - 0.89%, based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American Growth-Income Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		14.88		0.15	^1,2		(0.49	)		(0.34	)		(0.16	)		—			—		(0.16	)		14.38		(2.31	)³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		0.99	¹		778		5
12-31-2010		13.54		0.13	^1,2		1.35			1.48			(0.14	)		—			—		(0.14	)		14.88		10.91	³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		0.92	¹		928		6
12-31-2009		11.52		0.12	^1,2		3.11			3.23			(0.13	)		(1.08	)		—		(1.21	)		13.54		30.67			0.78	⁴		0.78	⁴		1.04	¹		943		18
12-31-2008		19.50		0.20	^1,2		(7.56	)		(7.36	)		(0.21	)		(0.41	)		—		(0.62	)		11.52		(38.17	)		0.69	⁴		0.69	⁴		1.22	¹		836		15
12-31-2007		20.14		0.22	^1,2		0.66			0.88			(0.54	)		(0.98	)		—		(1.52	)		19.50		4.48			0.52	⁴		0.52	⁴		1.05	¹		1,440		5

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																											Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions															Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																					Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from													Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net										value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net		From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain		paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American High-Income Bond Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		10.93		0.79	^1,2		(0.65	)		0.14			(0.80	)		—		—		(0.80	)		10.27		1.32	³		0.81	⁴		0.81	⁴		7.18	²		54		17
12-31-2010		10.21		0.77	^1,2		0.71			1.48			(0.76	)		—		—		(0.76	)		10.93		14.52	³		0.81	⁴		0.80	⁴		7.07	²		62		19
12-31-2009		7.81		0.66	^1,2		2.34			3.00			(0.60	)		—		—		(0.60	)		10.21		38.42	³		0.84	⁴		0.78	⁴		7.15	²		58		19
12-31-2008		11.33		0.68	^1,2		(3.46	)		(2.78	)		(0.74	)		—		—		(0.74	)		7.81		(24.39	)³		0.86	⁴		0.78	⁴		6.45	²		34		26
12-31-2007⁵		12.50		1.58	^1,2		(2.01	)		(0.43	)		(0.74	)		—		—		(0.74	)		11.33		(3.41	)⁶		0.96	^4,7		0.96	^4,7		19.47	^2,7		46		3

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% -0.80%, 0.29% - 0.80%, 0.29% - 0.80%, 0.25% - 0.73% and 0.33% - 0.89%, based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio for the periods ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁵The inception date for Series II shares is 5-1-07.

⁶Not annualized.

⁷Annualized.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American International Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		16.31		0.19	^1,2		(2.54	)		(2.35	)		(0.19	)		—			—		(0.19	)		13.77		(14.38	)³		0.77	⁴		0.77			1.22	²		576		9
12-31-2010		15.51		0.22	^1,2		0.81			1.03			(0.23	)		—			—		(0.23	)		16.31		6.68	³		0.77	⁴		0.77	⁴		1.43	²		726		12
12-31-2009		14.30		0.13	^1,2		4.62			4.75			(0.13	)		(3.41	)		—		(3.54	)		15.51		42.41			0.78	⁴		0.78	⁴		0.91	²		760		10
12-31-2008		26.67		0.31	^1,2		(11.43	)		(11.12	)		(0.48	)		(0.77	)		—		(1.25	)		14.30		(42.47	)		0.69	⁴		0.69	⁴		1.46	²		637		18
12-31-2007		24.86		0.27	^1,2		4.38			4.65			(0.36	)		(2.48	)		—		(2.84	)		26.67		19.41			0.52	⁴		0.52	⁴		1.01	²		1,168		10

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
American New World Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		13.74		0.14	^1,2		(2.12	)		(1.98	)		(0.15	)		—			—		(0.15	)		11.61		(14.41	)³		0.81	⁴		0.81	⁴		1.04	¹		66		14
12-31-2010		11.84		0.14	^1,2		1.89			2.03			(0.13	)		—			—		(0.13	)		13.74		17.18	³		0.81	⁴		0.80	⁴		1.12	¹		95		26
12-31-2009		8.15		0.12	^1,2		3.80			3.92			(0.10	)		(0.13	)		—		(0.23	)		11.84		48.82	³		0.84	⁴		0.78	⁴		1.17	¹		77		22
12-31-2008		14.76		0.10	^1,2		(6.40	)		(6.30	)		(0.13	)		(0.18	)		—		(0.31	)		8.15		(42.66	)³		0.83	⁴		0.78	⁴		0.82	¹		41		60
12-31-2007⁵		12.50		0.56	^1,2		2.02			2.58			(0.23	)		(0.09	)		—		(0.32	)		14.76		20.73	⁶		0.88	^4,7		0.88	^4,7		5.79	^1,7		83		8

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁵The inception date for Series II shares is 5-1-07.

⁶Not annualized.

⁷Annualized.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before		including					Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions		reductions		Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Blue Chip Growth Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		20.25		0.02	¹		0.27			0.29			—	²		—			—		—	²		20.54		1.44	³		0.86		0.83		0.12			277		33
12-31-2010		17.45		—	^1,2		2.82			2.82			(0.02	)		—			—		(0.02	)		20.25		16.15	³		0.87		0.84		(0.01	)		328		44
12-31-2009		12.23		0.02	¹		5.22			5.24			(0.02	)		—			—		(0.02	)		17.45		42.89	³		0.89		0.86		0.11			335		47
12-31-2008		21.70		0.03	¹		(9.14	)		(9.11	)		(0.05	)		(0.31	)		—		(0.36	)		12.23		(42.53	)³		0.90		0.87		0.18			281		58
12-31-2007		19.39		0.08	¹		2.38			2.46			(0.15	)		—			—		(0.15	)		21.70		12.75	^3,4		0.88		0.85		0.40			593		34
Series II
12-31-2011		20.15		(0.02	)¹		0.27			0.25			—			—			—		—			20.40		1.24	³		1.06		1.03		(0.08	)		122		33
12-31-2010		17.39		(0.04	)¹		2.81			2.77			(0.01	)		—			—		(0.01	)		20.15		15.94	³		1.07		1.04		(0.21	)		137		44
12-31-2009		12.21		(0.01	)¹		5.20			5.19			(0.01	)		—			—		(0.01	)		17.39		42.56	³		1.09		1.06		(0.09	)		131		47
12-31-2008		21.65		—	^1,2		(9.11	)		(9.11	)		(0.02	)		(0.31	)		—		(0.33	)		12.21		(42.63	)³		1.10		1.07		(0.02	)		102		58
12-31-2007		19.32		0.04	¹		2.37			2.41			(0.08	)		—			—		(0.08	)		21.65		12.51	^3,4		1.08		1.05		0.21			176		34

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Less than ($0.005) per share.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Payments from Affiliates increased the end of period net asset value per share and the total return by the following amounts: $0.01, less than $0.005 and $0.01 for Series I, Series II and Series NAV. The total returns excluding the payment from affiliates was 12.70%, 12.51% and 12.76% for Series I, Series II and Series NAV, respectively.

Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period

Ratios and supplemental data

Income (loss) from

investment operations

Less Distributions

Ratios to average net assets

Net real-

ized and

Expenses

Net asset

Net

unrealized

Total from

Net asset

before

including

Net

value,

investment

gain (loss)

investment

From net

value,

reductions

Net

assets,

beginning

income

on invest-

oper-

investment

From net

From capital

Total

end of

Total

and amounts

investment

end of

Portfolio

of period

(loss)

ments

ations

income

realized gain

paid-in

distributions

period

return

recaptured

income (loss)

period

turnover

Period ended

($)

(%)

(in millions)

(%)

Bond Trust

Series II

12-31-2011¹

13.87

0.01

0.09

0.10

(0.33

)

—

(0.33

)

13.64

0.73

^3,4

0.86

⁵

0.85

⁵

0.55

⁵

642

108

⁶

¹The inception date for Series I and Series II shares is 10-31-11.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Not annualized.

⁵Annualized.

⁶Excludes merger activity.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Capital Appreciation Value Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		11.49		0.16	¹		0.16			0.32			(0.14	)		(0.18	)		—		(0.32	)		11.49		2.88	²		1.15			1.11			1.39			301		83
12-31-2010		11.46		0.14	¹		1.40			1.54			(0.15	)		(1.36	)		—		(1.51	)		11.49		13.63	²		1.22			1.18			1.15			335		62
12-31-2009		9.02		0.17	¹		2.52			2.69			(0.20	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.25	)		11.46		29.84	²		1.25			1.21			1.70			337		91
12-31-2008³		12.50		0.16	¹		(3.58	)		(3.42	)		(0.06	)		—			—		(0.06	)		9.02		(27.37	)^2,4		1.42	⁵		1.38	⁵		2.46	⁵		141		55

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³The inception date for Series I, Series II and Series NAV shares is 4-28-08.

⁴Not annualized.

⁵Annualized.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Core Allocation Plus Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		10.90		0.11	¹		(0.39	)		(0.28	)		(0.12	)		(0.58	)		—		(0.70	)		9.92		(2.52	)²		1.24		1.24		1.00		142		154
12-31-2010		10.14		0.13	¹		0.90			1.03			(0.10	)		(0.17	)		—		(0.27	)		10.90		10.29	²		1.24		1.24		1.23		161		132
12-31-2009		8.50		0.09	¹		2.04			2.13			(0.14	)		(0.35	)		—		(0.49	)		10.14		25.10	²		1.32		1.32		0.98		157		174
12-31-2008³		12.50		0.09	¹		(4.05	)		(3.96	)		(0.04	)		—			—		(0.04	)		8.50		(31.67	)^2,4		1.83		1.83		0.92		56		97

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³The inception date for Series I, Series II and Series NAV shares is 1-2-08.

⁴Not annualized.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period

Ratios and supplemental data

Income (loss) from

investment operations

Less Distributions

Ratios to average net assets

Net real-

ized and

Expenses

Net asset

Net

unrealized

Total from

Net asset

before

including

Net

value,

investment

gain (loss)

investment

From net

value,

reductions

Net

assets,

beginning

income

on invest-

oper-

investment

From net

From capital

Total

end of

Total

and amounts

investment

end of

Portfolio

of period

(loss)

ments

ations

income

realized gain

paid-in

distributions

period

return

recaptured

income (loss)

period

turnover

Period ended

($)

(%)

(in millions)

(%)

Core Fundamental Holdings Trust

Series II

12-31-2011

15.74

0.24

^1,2

(0.16

)

0.08

(0.23

)

(0.08

)

—

(0.31

)

15.51

0.52

0.64

⁴

0.65

⁴

1.51

257

12-31-2010

14.67

0.29

^1,2

1.12

1.41

(0.22

)

(0.12

)

—

(0.34

)

15.74

9.65

0.66

⁴

0.64

⁴

1.91

228

12-31-2009⁵

12.50

0.40

^1,2

1.98

2.38

(0.20

)

(0.01

)

—

(0.21

)

14.67

19.05

^3,6

0.74

^4,7

0.60

^4,7

4.21

^2,7

105

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% -0.53%, 0.29% - 0.53% and 0.29% - 0.54% based on the mix of underlying funds held by the portfolio for the periods ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10 and 12-31-09, respectively.

⁵The inception date for Series II and Series III shares is 5-1-09.

⁶Not annualized.

⁷Annualized.

Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period

Ratios and supplemental data

Income (loss) from

investment operations

Less Distributions

Ratios to average net assets

Net real-

ized and

Expenses

Net asset

Net

unrealized

Total from

Net asset

before

including

Net

value,

investment

gain (loss)

investment

From net

value,

reductions

Net

assets,

beginning

income

on invest-

oper-

investment

From net

From capital

Total

end of

Total

and amounts

investment

end of

Portfolio

of period

(loss)

ments

ations

income

realized gain

paid-in

distributions

period

return

recaptured

income (loss)

period

turnover

Period ended

($)

(%)

(in millions)

(%)

Core Global Diversification Trust

Series II

12-31-2011

16.02

0.25

^1,2

(0.85

)

(0.60

)

(0.26

)

(0.16

)

—

(0.42

)

15.00

(3.75

)³

0.64

⁴

0.65

⁴

1.59

287

12-31-2010

15.21

0.32

^1,2

0.93

1.25

(0.25

)

(0.19

)

—

(0.44

)

16.02

8.29

0.65

⁴

0.64

⁴

2.12

279

12-31-2009⁵

12.50

0.45

^1,2

2.46

2.91

(0.20

)

—

⁶

—

(0.20

)

15.21

23.26

^3,7

0.74

^4,8

0.60

^4,8

4.49

^2,8

129

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% -0.56%, 0.29% - 0.61% and 0.29% - 0.56% based on the mix of underlying funds held by the portfolio for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10 and 12-31-09.

⁵The inception date for Series II and Series III shares is 5-1-09.

⁶Less than $0.005 per share.

⁷Not annualized.

⁸Annualized.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Core Strategy Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		12.70		0.25	^1,2		(0.25	)		—	³		(0.26	)		—	³		—		(0.26	)		12.44		0.01	⁴		0.32	⁵		0.31	⁵		1.95	²		653		8
12-31-2010		11.55		0.23	^1,2		1.18			1.41			(0.23	)		(0.03	)		—		(0.26	)		12.70		12.17	⁴		0.33	⁵		0.27	⁵		1.94	²		680		15
12-31-2009		9.70		0.18	^1,2		1.91			2.09			(0.16	)		(0.08	)		—		(0.24	)		11.55		21.65	⁴		0.33	⁵		0.27	⁵		1.72	²		588		22
12-31-2008		13.39		0.15	^1,2		(3.70	)		(3.55	)		(0.13	)		(0.01	)		—		(0.14	)		9.70		(26.47	)⁴		0.35	⁵		0.27	⁵		1.31	²		354		5
12-31-2007		13.37		0.45	^1,2		0.42			0.87			(0.43	)		(0.42	)		—		(0.85	)		13.39		6.55	⁴		0.33	⁵		0.27	⁵		3.23	²		337		2

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Less than $0.005 per share.

⁴Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁵Ratios do not include expenses indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio. The range of expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolios was as follows: 0.48% - 0.50%, 0.48% - 0.50%, 0.49% - 0.51%, 0.49% - 0.57%, and 0.49% - 0.55%, for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Disciplined Diversification Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		12.33		0.18	¹		(0.47	)		(0.29	)		(0.24	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.29	)		11.75		(2.29	)²		1.11			1.11			1.42			207		13
12-31-2010		11.04		0.15	¹		1.30			1.45			(0.16	)		—			—		(0.16	)		12.33		13.18	²		1.12			1.07			1.33			240		5
12-31-2009		8.91		0.16	¹		2.24			2.40			(0.19	)		(0.08	)		—		(0.27	)		11.04		26.96	²		1.14			0.95			1.58			221		62
12-31-2008³		12.50		0.15	¹		(3.64	)		(3.49	)		(0.09	)		(0.01	)		—		(0.10	)		8.91		(27.96	)⁴		1.24	⁵		0.95	⁵		2.13	⁵		117		7

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³The inception date for Series I, Series II and Series NAV shares is 4-28-08.

⁴Not annualized.

⁵Annualized.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Equity-Income Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		13.87		0.27	¹		(0.39	)		(0.12	)		(0.25	)		—			—		(0.25	)		13.50		(0.81	)²		0.86		0.83		1.91		311		19	³
12-31-2010		12.27		0.23	¹		1.62			1.85			(0.25	)		—			—		(0.25	)		13.87		15.12	²		0.87		0.84		1.84		348		14
12-31-2009		9.96		0.22	¹		2.32			2.54			(0.23	)		—			—		(0.23	)		12.27		25.72	²		0.90		0.86		2.17		352		17	³
12-31-2008		16.47		0.34	¹		(6.14	)		(5.80	)		(0.35	)		(0.36	)		—		(0.71	)		9.96		(35.96	)²		0.91		0.87		2.48		344		32
12-31-2007		18.52		0.32	¹		0.28			0.60			(0.54	)		(2.11	)		—		(2.65	)		16.47		3.35	^2,4		0.89		0.86		1.73		694		25
Series II
12-31-2011		13.84		0.24	¹		(0.38	)		(0.14	)		(0.23	)		—			—		(0.23	)		13.47		(1.01	)²		1.06		1.03		1.73		174		19	³
12-31-2010		12.24		0.21	¹		1.61			1.82			(0.22	)		—			—		(0.22	)		13.84		14.91	²		1.07		1.04		1.64		178		14
12-31-2009		9.93		0.20	¹		2.32			2.52			(0.21	)		—			—		(0.21	)		12.24		25.54	²		1.10		1.06		1.96		172		17	³
12-31-2008		16.42		0.32	¹		(6.14	)		(5.82	)		(0.31	)		(0.36	)		—		(0.67	)		9.93		(36.16	)²		1.11		1.07		2.30		147		32
12-31-2007		18.44		0.28	¹		0.29			0.57			(0.48	)		(2.11	)		—		(2.59	)		16.42		3.16	^2,4		1.09		1.06		1.54		278		25

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³Excludes merger activity.

⁴Payments from Affiliates increased the end of period net asset value per share and the total return by the following amounts: less than $0.005 per share for Series I and Series NAV and $0.01 for Series II. The total returns excluding the payment from affiliates was 3.35%, 3.10% and 3.39% for Series I, Series II and Series NAV, respectively.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Franklin Templeton Founding Allocation Trust
Series II
12-31-2011		9.97		0.26	^1,2		(0.43	)		(0.17	)		(0.28	)		—			—		(0.28	)		9.52		(1.71	)		0.32			0.32	³		2.60	²		1,154		3
12-31-2010		9.35		0.33	^1,2		0.65			0.98			(0.36	)		—			—		(0.36	)		9.97		10.44	⁴		0.32			0.30	³		3.51	²		1,335		5
12-31-2009		7.38		0.32	^1,2		1.98			2.30			(0.33	)		—			—		(0.33	)		9.35		31.12	⁴		0.32			0.28	³		3.89	²		1,358		8
12-31-2008		12.05		0.29	^1,2		(4.53	)		(4.24	)		(0.25	)		(0.18	)		—		(0.43	)		7.38		(35.55	)⁴		0.33			0.28	³		2.94	²		1,111		4
12-31-2007⁵		12.50		0.12	^1,2		(0.50	)		(0.38	)		(0.07	)		—			—		(0.07	)		12.05		(3.08	)^4,6		0.33	⁷		0.28	^3,7		1.47	^2,7		1,139		2

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Ratios do not include expenses indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.85% -1.03%, 0.85% - 1.03%, 0.86% - 1.03%, 0.87% - 1.06% and 0.86% - 1.06% based on the mix of underlying funds held by the portfolio, for years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁴Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁵The inception date for Series II shares is 5-1-07.

⁶Not annualized.

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⁷Annualized.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Fundamental Holdings Trust (formerly American Fundamental Holdings Trust)
Series II
12-31-2011		10.35		0.14	^1,2		(0.26	)		(0.12	)		(0.15	)		—			—		(0.15	)		10.08		(1.20	)³		0.81	⁴		0.81	⁴		1.30	²		992		3
12-31-2010		9.52		0.14	^1,2		0.83			0.97			(0.14	)		—			—		(0.14	)		10.35		10.19	³		0.82	⁴		0.80	⁴		1.38	²		1,122		6
12-31-2009		7.62		0.14	^1,2		1.89			2.03			(0.13	)		—			—		(0.13	)		9.52		26.68	³		0.82	^4,5		0.78	⁴		1.61	²		1,089		3
12-31-2008		11.91		0.48	^1,2		(4.18	)		(3.70	)		(0.26	)		(0.33	)		—		(0.59	)		7.62		(30.97	)³		0.84	⁴		0.79	⁴		4.98	²		600		1
12-31-2007⁶		12.50		0.51	^1,2		(0.90	)		(0.39	)		(0.20	)		—			—		(0.20	)		11.91		(3.08	)^3,7		1.25	^4,8		1.20	^4,8		24.93	^2,8		58		—	⁷

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.29% -0.60%, 0.29% - 0.80%, 0.29% - 0.82%, 0.25% - 0.73% and 0.33% - 0.89%, based on the mix of underlying funds held by the portfolio for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁵Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

⁶The inception date for Series I, Series II and Series III shares is 10-31-07.

⁷Not annualized.

⁸Annualized.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Fundamental Value Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		14.31		0.13	¹		(0.67	)		(0.54	)		(0.12	)		—			—		(0.12	)		13.65		(3.78	)²		0.85		0.85		0.94		339		14
12-31-2010		12.79		0.11	¹		1.56			1.67			(0.15	)		—			—		(0.15	)		14.31		13.10	²		0.85		0.85		0.87		429		16
12-31-2009		9.79		0.10	¹		3.00			3.10			(0.10	)		—			—		(0.10	)		12.79		31.78	²		0.83		0.83		0.92		448		22	³
12-31-2008		16.50		0.13	¹		(6.55	)		(6.42	)		(0.12	)		(0.17	)		—		(0.29	)		9.79		(39.32	)²		0.86		0.86		1.04		406		28	³
12-31-2007		16.82		0.19	¹		0.47			0.66			(0.28	)		(0.70	)		—		(0.98	)		16.50		4.04	²		0.85		0.85		1.13		177		8
Series II
12-31-2011		14.29		0.10	¹		(0.67	)		(0.57	)		(0.09	)		—			—		(0.09	)		13.63		(3.99	)²		1.05		1.05		0.74		272		14
12-31-2010		12.77		0.09	¹		1.55			1.64			(0.12	)		—			—		(0.12	)		14.29		12.88	²		1.05		1.05		0.67		334		16
12-31-2009		9.77		0.08	¹		3.00			3.08			(0.08	)		—			—		(0.08	)		12.77		31.59	²		1.03		1.03		0.71		344		22	³
12-31-2008		16.45		0.12	¹		(6.55	)		(6.43	)		(0.08	)		(0.17	)		—		(0.25	)		9.77		(39.46	)²		1.06		1.06		0.84		282		28	³
12-31-2007		16.74		0.16	¹		0.47			0.63			(0.22	)		(0.70	)		—		(0.92	)		16.45		3.87	²		1.05		1.05		0.92		445		8

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³Excludes merger activity.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including					Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Global Bond Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		12.92		0.35	¹		0.82			1.17			(0.86	)		—			—		(0.86	)		13.23		9.08	²		0.82			0.81			2.60		82		103
12-31-2010		12.14		0.32	¹		0.92			1.24			(0.46	)		—			—		(0.46	)		12.92		10.30	²		0.83			0.83			2.50		91		394
12-31-2009		14.44		0.47	¹		1.11			1.58			(1.79	)		(2.09	)		—		(3.88	)		12.14		15.39	²		0.83			0.83			3.76		96		280
12-31-2008		15.20		0.72	¹		(1.39	)		(0.67	)		(0.09	)		—			—		(0.09	)		14.44		(4.48	)²		0.89			0.89			4.69		99		487
12-31-2007		14.93		0.59	¹		0.79			1.38			(1.11	)		—			—		(1.11	)		15.20		9.63	²		0.86	³		0.86	³		3.96		117		325
Series II
12-31-2011		12.84		0.32	¹		0.82			1.14			(0.84	)		—			—		(0.84	)		13.14		8.85	²		1.02			1.01			2.40		175		103
12-31-2010		12.06		0.29	¹		0.92			1.21			(0.43	)		—			—		(0.43	)		12.84		10.12	²		1.03			1.03			2.30		195		394
12-31-2009		14.37		0.44	¹		1.10			1.54			(1.76	)		(2.09	)		—		(3.85	)		12.06		15.14	²		1.03			1.03			3.54		195		280
12-31-2008		15.15		0.68	¹		(1.38	)		(0.70	)		(0.08	)		—			—		(0.08	)		14.37		(4.66	)²		1.09			1.09			4.48		172		487
12-31-2007		14.87		0.56	¹		0.78			1.34			(1.06	)		—			—		(1.06	)		15.15		9.35	²		1.06	³		1.06	³		3.78		234		325

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³Includes interest and fees on inverse floaters. The impact of this expense to the gross and net expense ratios was less than 0.01%.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Global Diversification Trust (formerly American Global Diversification Trust)
Series II
12-31-2011		10.43		0.17	^1,2		(0.85	)		(0.68	)		(0.18	)		—			—		(0.18	)		9.57		(6.54	)³		0.82	⁴		0.82	⁴		1.61	¹		740		4
12-31-2010		9.45		0.17	^1,2		0.99			1.16			(0.18	)		—			—		(0.18	)		10.43		12.30	³		0.82	⁴		0.81	⁴		1.80	¹		890		6
12-31-2009		7.04		0.14	^1,2		2.42			2.56			(0.15	)		—			—		(0.15	)		9.45		36.29	³		0.82	⁴		0.78	⁴		1.73	¹		861		5
12-31-2008		11.88		0.35	^1,2		(4.51	)		(4.16	)		(0.23	)		(0.45	)		—		(0.68	)		7.04		(34.85	)³		0.84	⁴		0.79	⁴		3.69	¹		542		6
12-31-2007⁵		12.50		0.49	^1,2		(0.89	)		(0.40	)		(0.22	)		—			—		(0.22	)		11.88		(3.19	)^3,6		1.03	^4,7		0.98	^4,7		24.24	^1,7		108		—

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

⁴Ratios do not include expense indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary between 0.38% -0.80%, 0.29% - 0.80%, 0.29% - 0.82%, 0.25% - 0.73% and 0.33% - 0.89%, based on the mix of underlying funds held by the portfolio for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁵The inception date for Series I, Series II and Series III shares is 10-31-07.

⁶Not annualized.

⁷Annualized.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
International Value Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		12.10		0.33	¹		(1.88	)		(1.55	)		(0.30	)		—			—		(0.30	)		10.25		(12.85	)²		0.97		0.93		2.76		116		32
12-31-2010		11.42		0.24	¹		0.67			0.91			(0.23	)		—			—		(0.23	)		12.10		7.98	²		0.99		0.98		2.10		162		20	³
12-31-2009		9.06		0.22	¹		2.83			3.05			(0.22	)		(0.47	)		—		(0.69	)		11.42		35.77	²		0.94		0.93		2.26		175		25
12-31-2008		17.14		0.47	¹		(7.61	)		(7.14	)		(0.50	)		(0.44	)		—		(0.94	)		9.06		(42.67	)²		1.04		1.02		3.47		165		18
12-31-2007		19.38		0.43	¹		1.26			1.69			(0.84	)		(3.09	)		—		(3.93	)		17.14		9.53	^2,4		1.02		1.00		2.32		387		24
Series II
12-31-2011		12.08		0.31	¹		(1.88	)		(1.57	)		(0.27	)		—			—		(0.27	)		10.24		(12.99	)²		1.17		1.13		2.58		101		32
12-31-2010		11.40		0.21	¹		0.67			0.88			(0.20	)		—			—		(0.20	)		12.08		7.77	²		1.19		1.18		1.91		134		20	³
12-31-2009		9.04		0.20	¹		2.83			3.03			(0.20	)		(0.47	)		—		(0.67	)		11.40		35.59	²		1.14		1.13		2.04		139		25
12-31-2008		17.09		0.44	¹		(7.59	)		(7.15	)		(0.46	)		(0.44	)		—		(0.90	)		9.04		(42.81	)²		1.24		1.22		3.27		118		18
12-31-2007		19.30		0.39	¹		1.26			1.65			(0.77	)		(3.09	)		—		(3.86	)		17.09		9.36	^2,4		1.22		1.20		2.12		259		24

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³Excludes merger activity.

⁴Payments from affiliates increased the end of period net asset value per share by the following amount: $0.01 for Series I, Series II and Series NAV. The total returns excluding the payments from affiliates were 9.46%, 9.29% and 9.54% for Series I, Series II and Series NAV, respectively.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																											Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions															Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																					Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from													Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net										value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net		From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain		paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Investment Quality Bond Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		11.30		0.41	¹		0.50			0.91			(0.50	)		—		—		(0.50	)		11.71		8.07	²		0.68		0.68		3.49		222		62
12-31-2010		11.09		0.50	¹		0.32			0.82			(0.61	)		—		—		(0.61	)		11.30		7.45	²		0.69		0.69		4.33		207		30
12-31-2009		10.36		0.50	¹		0.78			1.28			(0.55	)		—		—		(0.55	)		11.09		12.45	²		0.70		0.70		4.60		191		20
12-31-2008		11.30		0.56	¹		(0.75	)		(0.19	)		(0.75	)		—		—		(0.75	)		10.36		(1.67	)²		0.73		0.73		5.08		139		105
12-31-2007		11.66		0.59	¹		0.11			0.70			(1.06	)		—		—		(1.06	)		11.30		6.21	²		0.71		0.71		5.08		164		70
Series II
12-31-2011		11.31		0.39	¹		0.49			0.88			(0.47	)		—		—		(0.47	)		11.72		7.85	²		0.88		0.88		3.32		140		62
12-31-2010		11.09		0.48	¹		0.32			0.80			(0.58	)		—		—		(0.58	)		11.31		7.30	²		0.89		0.89		4.13		157		30
12-31-2009		10.37		0.48	¹		0.76			1.24			(0.52	)		—		—		(0.52	)		11.09		12.09	²		0.90		0.90		4.40		163		20
12-31-2008		11.29		0.54	¹		(0.73	)		(0.19	)		(0.73	)		—		—		(0.73	)		10.37		(1.72	)²		0.93		0.93		4.88		113		105
12-31-2007		11.64		0.56	¹		0.10			0.66			(1.01	)		—		—		(1.01	)		11.29		5.92	²		0.91		0.91		4.89		161		70

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Lifestyle Balanced Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		11.74		0.28	^1,2		(0.21	)		0.07			(0.28	)		(0.12	)		—		(0.40	)		11.41		0.62			0.11	³		0.11	³		2.38	¹		823		10
12-31-2010		10.79		0.25	^1,2		1.02			1.27			(0.25	)		(0.07	)		—		(0.32	)		11.74		11.75			0.11	³		0.11	³		2.19	¹		832		30
12-31-2009		8.59		0.38	^1,2		2.26			2.64			(0.36	)		(0.08	)		—		(0.44	)		10.79		30.75			0.11	³		0.11	³		3.91	¹		774		34
12-31-2008		13.61		0.34	^1,2		(4.46	)		(4.12	)		(0.37	)		(0.53	)		—		(0.90	)		8.59		(31.30	)		0.12	³		0.12	³		2.94	¹		581		36
12-31-2007		13.84		0.60	^1,2		0.27			0.87			(0.62	)		(0.48	)		—		(1.10	)		13.61		6.47			0.11	³		0.11	³		4.28	¹		1,065		13
Series II
12-31-2011		11.69		0.25	^1,2		(0.20	)		0.05			(0.26	)		(0.12	)		—		(0.38	)		11.36		0.42			0.31	³		0.31	³		2.09	¹		9,776		10
12-31-2010		10.75		0.22	^1,2		1.01			1.23			(0.22	)		(0.07	)		—		(0.29	)		11.69		11.49			0.31	³		0.31	³		1.99	¹		10,775		30
12-31-2009		8.56		0.36	^1,2		2.25			2.61			(0.34	)		(0.08	)		—		(0.42	)		10.75		30.48			0.31	³		0.31	³		3.71	¹		9,973		34
12-31-2008		13.56		0.36	^1,2		(4.49	)		(4.13	)		(0.34	)		(0.53	)		—		(0.87	)		8.56		(31.45	)		0.32	³		0.32	³		3.11	¹		6,959		36
12-31-2007		13.79		0.60	^1,2		0.24			0.84			(0.59	)		(0.48	)		—		(1.07	)		13.56		6.26			0.31	³		0.31	³		4.30	¹		9,496		13

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Ratios do not include expenses indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio. The range of expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolio was as follows: 0.48% - 1.10%, 0.48% -1.10%, 0.49% - 1.23%, 0.49% - 1.17% and 0.49% - 1.12% for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Lifestyle Conservative Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		12.57		0.42	^1,2		0.11			0.53			(0.41	)		(0.13	)		—		(0.54	)		12.56		4.23			0.11	³		0.11	³		3.27	¹		252		17
12-31-2010		11.83		0.29	^1,2		0.79			1.08			(0.30	)		(0.04	)		—		(0.34	)		12.57		9.12			0.11	³		0.11	³		2.36	¹		247		34
12-31-2009		10.26		0.51	^1,2		1.71			2.22			(0.49	)		(0.16	)		—		(0.65	)		11.83		21.71			0.12	³		0.12	³		4.58	¹		229		37
12-31-2008		13.02		0.55	^1,2		(2.55	)		(2.00	)		(0.51	)		(0.25	)		—		(0.76	)		10.26		(15.57	)		0.12	³		0.12	³		4.52	¹		168		31
12-31-2007		13.43		0.91	^1,2		(0.21	)		0.70			(0.93	)		(0.18	)		—		(1.11	)		13.02		5.38			0.11	³		0.11	³		6.84	¹		182		27
Series II
12-31-2011		12.51		0.39	^1,2		0.12			0.51			(0.39	)		(0.13	)		—		(0.52	)		12.50		4.04			0.31	³		0.31	³		3.05	¹		2,525		17
12-31-2010		11.78		0.27	^1,2		0.77			1.04			(0.27	)		(0.04	)		—		(0.31	)		12.51		8.87			0.31	³		0.31	³		2.20	¹		2,572		34
12-31-2009		10.22		0.52	^1,2		1.67			2.19			(0.47	)		(0.16	)		—		(0.63	)		11.78		21.44			0.32	³		0.32	³		4.65	¹		2,266		37
12-31-2008		12.96		0.63	^1,2		(2.63	)		(2.00	)		(0.49	)		(0.25	)		—		(0.74	)		10.22		(15.67	)		0.32	³		0.32	³		5.30	¹		1,297		31
12-31-2007		13.37		0.91	^1,2		(0.24	)		0.67			(0.90	)		(0.18	)		—		(1.08	)		12.96		5.17			0.31	³		0.31	³		6.85	¹		738		27

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

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³Ratios do not include expenses indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio. The range of expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolio was as follows: 0.48% – 1.10%, 0.48% – 1.02%, 0.49% – 0.99%, 0.49% – 1.11% and 0.63% – 1.06% for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Lifestyle Growth Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		11.42		0.22	^1,2		(0.40	)		(0.18	)		(0.22	)		(0.10	)		—		(0.32	)		10.92		(1.60	)		0.11	³		0.11	³		1.92	¹		726		9	⁴
12-31-2010		10.34		0.19	^1,2		1.15			1.34			(0.19	)		(0.07	)		—		(0.26	)		11.42		13.02			0.11	³		0.11	³		1.81	¹		742		23
12-31-2009		7.99		0.26	^1,2		2.40			2.66			(0.26	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.31	)		10.34		33.30			0.12	³		0.12	³		2.90	¹		659		37
12-31-2008		13.76		0.25	^1,2		(5.09	)		(4.84	)		(0.26	)		(0.67	)		—		(0.93	)		7.99		(36.56	)		0.12	³		0.12	³		2.20	¹		512		40
12-31-2007		13.94		0.40	^1,2		0.61			1.01			(0.49	)		(0.70	)		—		(1.19	)		13.76		7.44			0.11	³		0.11	³		2.84	¹		946		17
Series II
12-31-2011		11.40		0.19	^1,2		(0.39	)		(0.20	)		(0.20	)		(0.10	)		—		(0.30	)		10.90		(1.80	)		0.31	³		0.31	³		1.66	¹		12,007		9	⁴
12-31-2010		10.32		0.17	^1,2		1.15			1.32			(0.17	)		(0.07	)		—		(0.24	)		11.40		12.83			0.31	³		0.31	³		1.59	¹		13,186		23
12-31-2009		7.98		0.24	^1,2		2.39			2.63			(0.24	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.29	)		10.32		32.95			0.32	³		0.32	³		2.71	¹		12,053		37
12-31-2008		13.73		0.25	^1,2		(5.09	)		(4.84	)		(0.24	)		(0.67	)		—		(0.91	)		7.98		(36.67	)		0.32	³		0.32	³		2.21	¹		8,826		40
12-31-2007		13.88		0.40	^1,2		0.59			0.99			(0.44	)		(0.70	)		—		(1.14	)		13.73		7.26			0.31	³		0.31	³		2.82	¹		13,018		17

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Ratios do not include expenses indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio. The range of expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolio was as follows: 0.48% - 1.10%, 0.48% - 1.10%, 0.49% - 1.25%, 0.49% - 1.18% and 0.49% - 1.29% for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.

⁴Excludes merger activity.

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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Lifestyle Moderate Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		12.01		0.32	^1,2		(0.04	)		0.28			(0.33	)		(0.12	)		—		(0.45	)		11.84		2.33			0.11	³		0.11	³		2.65	¹		301		12
12-31-2010		11.15		0.27	^1,2		0.91			1.18			(0.27	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.32	)		12.01		10.55			0.11	³		0.11	³		2.31	¹		307		29
12-31-2009		9.15		0.43	^1,2		2.07			2.50			(0.42	)		(0.08	)		—		(0.50	)		11.15		27.26			0.12	³		0.12	³		4.24	¹		278		31
12-31-2008		13.00		0.43	^1,2		(3.53	)		(3.10	)		(0.45	)		(0.30	)		—		(0.75	)		9.15		(24.23	)		0.12	³		0.12	³		3.72	¹		215		28
12-31-2007		13.37		0.74	^1,2		(0.06	)		0.68			(0.75	)		(0.30	)		—		(1.05	)		13.00		5.29			0.11	³		0.11	³		5.54	¹		333		13
Series II
12-31-2011		11.96		0.29	^1,2		(0.03	)		0.26			(0.31	)		(0.12	)		—		(0.43	)		11.79		2.13			0.31	³		0.31	³		2.42	¹		3,116		12
12-31-2010		11.10		0.24	^1,2		0.91			1.15			(0.24	)		(0.05	)		—		(0.29	)		11.96		10.39			0.31	³		0.31	³		2.10	¹		3,272		29
12-31-2009		9.12		0.42	^1,2		2.03			2.45			(0.39	)		(0.08	)		—		(0.47	)		11.10		26.86			0.32	³		0.32	³		4.18	¹		2,925		31
12-31-2008		12.95		0.47	^1,2		(3.57	)		(3.10	)		(0.43	)		(0.30	)		—		(0.73	)		9.12		(24.36	)		0.32	³		0.32	³		4.07	¹		1,890		28
12-31-2007		13.32		0.74	^1,2		(0.08	)		0.66			(0.73	)		(0.30	)		—		(1.03	)		12.95		5.08			0.31	³		0.31	³		5.56	¹		2,042		13

¹Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying funds in which the Portfolio invests.

²Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

³Ratios do not include expenses indirectly incurred from underlying funds whose expense ratios can vary based on the mix of underlying funds held by the Portfolio. The range of expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolio was as follows: 0.48% - 1.10%, 0.48% - 1.10%, 0.49% - 1.23%, 0.34% - 1.17% and 0.34% - 1.38% for the years ended 12-31-11, 12-31-10, 12-31-09, 12-31-08 and 12-31-07, respectively.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																												Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																						Expenses		Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from														Net asset					before		including				Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net											value,					reductions		reductions		Net		assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts		and amounts		investment		end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured		recaptured		income (loss)		period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)		(%)		(%)		(in millions)		(%)
Money Market Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		1.00		—			—	¹		—	¹		—			—	²		—		—	²		1.00		0.07	³		0.55		0.17		—		2,927		—
12-31-2010		1.00		—			—			—			—			—	²		—		—	²		1.00		—	³		0.55		0.29		—		2,889		—
12-31-2009⁴		1.00		—	^1,5		—			—	¹		—	²		—			—		—	²		1.00		0.20	³		0.57		0.53		0.19		3,383		—
12-31-2008⁴		1.00		0.02	⁵		—			0.02			(0.02	)		—			—		(0.02	)		1.00		1.76	³		0.58		0.58		1.66		3,708		—
12-31-2007⁴		1.00		0.05	⁵		—			0.05			(0.05	)		—			—		(0.05	)		1.00		4.56	³		0.56		0.55		4.43		2,504		—
Series II
12-31-2011		1.00		—			—	¹		—	¹		—			—	²		—		—	²		1.00		0.07	³		0.75		0.17		—		923		—
12-31-2010		1.00		—			—			—			—			—	²		—		—	²		1.00		—	³		0.75		0.29		—		886		—
12-31-2009⁴		1.00		—	^1,5		—			—	¹		—	²		—			—		—	²		1.00		0.08	³		0.77		0.66		0.07		1,221		—
12-31-2008⁴		1.00		0.02	⁵		—			0.02			(0.02	)		—			—		(0.02	)		1.00		1.56	³		0.78		0.78		1.36		1,503		—
12-31-2007⁴		1.00		0.04	⁵		—			0.04			(0.04	)		—			—		(0.04	)		1.00		4.35	³		0.76		0.75		4.22		487		—

¹Less than $0.005 per share.

²Less than ($0.005) per share.

³Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

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⁴Per share amounts have been restated to reflect a 10-1 share split effective 6-1-10.

⁵Based on the average daily shares outstanding.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																											Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations									Less Distributions															Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																					Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized			Total from													Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)			investment			From net										value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-			oper-			investment			From net		From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments			ations			income			realized gain		paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)			($)			($)			($)		($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Strategic Income Opportunities Trust
Series I
12-31-2011		14.00		0.97	¹		(0.70	)		0.27			(1.52	)		—		—		(1.52	)		12.75		2.02	²		0.78			0.78			6.87			318		50
12-31-2010		13.31		1.16	¹		0.92			2.08			(1.39	)		—		—		(1.39	)		14.00		15.89	²		0.82			0.82			8.25			307		68	³
12-31-2009		11.20		0.95	¹		1.97			2.92			(0.81	)		—		—		(0.81	)		13.31		26.66	²		0.85	⁴		0.85	⁴		7.67	⁴		28		87
12-31-2008		13.73		0.81	¹		(1.96	)		(1.15	)		(1.38	)		—		—		(1.38	)		11.20		(8.61	)²		0.82			0.81			6.17			16		40
12-31-2007		13.24		0.77	¹		0.01			0.78			(0.29	)		—		—		(0.29	)		13.73		5.87	²		0.83			0.83			5.62			14		80
Series II
12-31-2011		14.02		0.94	¹		(0.69	)		0.25			(1.49	)		—		—		(1.49	)		12.78		1.89	²		0.98			0.98			6.67			75		50
12-31-2010		13.33		1.16	¹		0.89			2.05			(1.36	)		—		—		(1.36	)		14.02		15.61	²		1.02			1.02			8.01			91		68	³
12-31-2009		11.22		0.92	¹		1.98			2.90			(0.79	)		—		—		(0.79	)		13.33		26.34	²		1.05	⁴		1.05	⁴		7.43	⁴		14		87
12-31-2008		13.74		0.78	¹		(1.95	)		(1.17	)		(1.35	)		—		—		(1.35	)		11.22		(8.76	)²		1.02			1.01			5.89			10		40
12-31-2007		13.27		0.73	¹		—	⁵		0.73			(0.26	)		—		—		(0.26	)		13.74		5.54	²		1.03			1.03			5.37			17		80

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³Excludes merger activity.

⁴Tax expense was 0.04% of average net assets for Series I, Series II and Series NAV. This expense decreased the net investment income (loss) by less than $0.01 for Series I and by $0.01 for Series II and Series NAV and the net investment income (loss) ratio by 0.04%.

⁵Less than $0.005 per share.


Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period																										Ratios and supplemental data
			Income (loss) from
			investment operations							Less Distributions																Ratios to average net assets
						Net real-
						ized and																				Expenses			Expenses
	Net asset		Net			unrealized		Total from													Net asset					before			including						Net
	value,		investment			gain (loss)		investment		From net											value,					reductions			reductions			Net			assets,
	beginning		income			on invest-		oper-		investment			From net			From capital		Total			end of		Total			and amounts			and amounts			investment			end of		Portfolio
	of period		(loss)			ments		ations		income			realized gain			paid-in		distributions			period		return			recaptured			recaptured			income (loss)			period		turnover
Period ended	($)		($)			($)		($)		($)			($)			($)		($)			($)		(%)			(%)			(%)			(%)			(in millions)		(%)
Total Bond Market Trust A
Series II
12-31-2011		13.82		0.39	¹		0.55		0.94		(0.45	)		—			—		(0.45	)		14.31		6.84	²		0.74			0.74			2.77			129		21
12-31-2010		13.47		0.39	¹		0.36		0.75		(0.40	)		—			—		(0.40	)		13.82		5.60	²		0.75			0.74			2.82			42		9
12-31-2009		13.39		0.46	¹		0.10		0.56		(0.34	)		(0.14	)		—		(0.48	)		13.47		4.21	²		0.75			0.75			3.39			1		39
12-31-2008		12.89		0.53	¹		0.18		0.71		(0.18	)		(0.03	)		—		(0.21	)		13.39		5.52	²		0.77			0.77			4.04			1		139
12-31-2007³		12.79		0.37	¹		0.23		0.60		(0.50	)		—			—		(0.50	)		12.89		4.71	^2,4		0.76	⁵		0.76	⁵		4.34	⁵		1		91

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³The inception date for Series II is 5-3-07.

⁴Not annualized.

⁵Annualized.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period

Ratios and supplemental data

Income (loss) from

investment operations

Less Distributions

Ratios to average net assets

Net real-

ized and

Expenses

Net asset

Net

unrealized

Total from

Net asset

before

including

Net

value,

investment

gain (loss)

investment

From net

value,

reductions

Net

assets,

beginning

income

on invest-

oper-

investment

From net

From capital

Total

end of

Total

and amounts

investment

end of

Portfolio

of period

(loss)

ments

ations

income

realized gain

paid-in

distributions

period

return

recaptured

income (loss)

period

turnover

Period ended

($)

(%)

(in millions)

(%)

Ultra Short Term Bond Trust

Series II

12-31-2011

12.36

0.04

(0.05

)

(0.01

)

(0.15

)

—

(0.15

)

12.20

(0.08

)²

0.89

0.92

0.29

131

171

12-31-2010⁴

12.50

0.02

(0.05

)

(0.03

)

(0.11

)

—

(0.11

)

12.36

(0.24

)^2,5

1.08

⁶

0.95

⁶

0.44

⁶

¹Based on the average daily shares outstanding.

²Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

³Includes the impact of expense recapture which amounted to 0.03% of average net assets.

⁴The inception date for Series I, Series II and Series NAV shares is 7-29-10.

⁵Not annualized.

⁶Annualized.

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APPENDIX A

SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT FEES

Set forth below is the schedule of the annual percentage rates of the management fees for the funds. For certain funds the advisory or management fee for the fund is calculated by applying to the net assets of the fund an annual fee rate, which is determined based on the application of the annual percentage rates for the fund to the “Aggregate Net Assets” of the fund. Aggregate Net Assets of a fund include the net assets of the fund, and in most cases, the net assets of one or more other John Hancock Fund Complex funds (or portions thereof) indicated below that have the same subadviser as the fund. If a fund and such other fund(s) (or portions thereof) cease to have the same subadviser, their assets will no longer be aggregated for purposes of determining the applicable annual fee rate for the fund.


Fund	APR		Advisory Fee Breakpoint


Active Bond Trust		0.600%	— at all asset levels.

Blue Chip Growth Trust		0.825%	— first $1 billion; and
		0.775%	— excess over $1 billion.* (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Blue Chip Growth Fund, a series of JHFII.) *When Aggregate Net Assets exceed $1 billion on any day, the annual rate of advisory fee for that day is 0.800% on the first $1 billion of Aggregate Net Assets.

Bond Trust		0.650%	— first $500 million;
		0.600%	— next $1 billion;
		0.575%	— next $1 billion;
		0.550%	— excess over $2.5 billion. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the Bond Trust and Bond PS Series.)

Capital Appreciation Value Trust			If net assets are less than $500 million, the following fee schedule shall apply:
		0.950%	— first $250 million;
		0.850%	— excess over $250 million.
			If net assets equal or exceed $500 million but are less than $2 billion, the following fee schedule shall apply:
		0.850%	— first $1 billion;
		0.800%	— excess $1 billion.
			If net assets equal or exceed $2 billion but are less than $3 billion, the following fee schedule shall apply:
		0.850%	— first $500 million;
		0.800%	— excess over $500 million.
			If net assets equal or exceed $3 billion, the following fee schedule shall apply:
		0.800%	— all asset levels.

Core Allocation Plus Trust		0.915%	— first $500 million; and
		0.865%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Core Allocation Plus Fund, a series of JHFII.)

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Fund	APR		Advisory Fee Breakpoint


Core Fundamental Holdings Trust			The management fee has two components: (a) a fee on assets invested in funds of JHVIT, JHF II, JHF III and American Funds Insurance Series (“Affiliated and AFIS Funds Assets”)^* and (b) a fee on assets not invested in Affiliated and AFIS Funds (“Other Assets”). The fee on Affiliated Funds and AFIS Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Affiliated and AFIS Fund Assets of the fund. *The following JHVIT funds are not included in Affiliated and AFIS Fund Assets: Money Market Trust B, 500 Index Trust B, International Equity Index Trust B and Total Bond Market Trust B.
		0.050%	— first $500 milllion; and
		0.040%	— excess over $500 million.
			The fee on Other Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Other Assets of the fund.
		0.500%	— first $500 milllion; and
		0.490%	— excess over $500 million.

Core Global Diversification Trust			The management fee has two components: (a) a fee on assets invested in funds of JHVIT, JHF II, JHF III and American Funds Insurance Series (“Affiliated and AFIS Funds Assets”)^* and (b) a fee on assets not invested in Affiliated and AFIS Funds (“Other Assets”). The fee on Affiliated Funds and AFIS Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Affiliated and AFIS Fund Assets of the fund. *The following JHVIT funds are not included in Affiliated and AFIS Fund Assets: Money Market Trust B, 500 Index Trust B, International Equity Index Trust B and Total Bond Market Trust B.
		0.050%	— first $500 milllion; and
		0.040%	— excess over $500 million.
			The fee on Other Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Other Assets of the fund.
		0.500%	— first $500 milllion; and
		0.490%	— excess over $500 million.

Core Strategy Trust			The management fee has two components: (a) a fee on assets invested in funds of JHVIT, JHF II or JHF III (“Affiliated Funds Assets”)^* and (b) a fee on assets not invested in Affiliated Funds (“Other Assets”). *The following JHVIT funds are not included in Affiliated Fund Assets: Money Market Trust B, 500 Index Trust B, International Equity Index Trust B and Total Bond Market Trust B.
			(a) The fee on Affiliated Funds Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the Fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Affiliated Fund Assets of the fund:
		0.050%	— first $500 million; and
		0.040%	— excess over $500 million.
			(b) The fee on Other Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Other Assets of the fund:
		0.500%	— first $500 million; and
		0.490%	— excess over $500 million.

Disciplined Diversification Trust		0.800%	— first $100 million;
		0.700%	— next $900 million; and
		0.650%	— excess over $1 billion

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Fund	APR		Advisory Fee Breakpoint


Equity-Income Trust		0.825%	— first $1 billion; and
		0.775%	— excess over $1 billion.* (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Equity-Income Fund, a series of JHFII.) *When Aggregate Net Assets exceed $1 billion on any day, the annual rate of advisory fee for that day is 0.800% on the first $1 billion of Aggregate Net Assets.

Franklin Templeton Founding Allocation Trust			The management fee has two components: (a) a fee on assets invested in funds of JHVIT, JHF II or JHF III (“Affiliated Funds Assets”)^* and (b) a fee on assets not invested in Affiliated Funds (“Other Assets”). *The following JHVIT funds are not included in Affiliated Fund Assets: Money Market Trust B, 500 Index Trust B, International Equity Index Trust B and Total Bond Market Trust B.
			(a) The fee on Affiliated Funds Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Affiliated Fund Assets of the fund.
		0.050%	— first $500 million; and
		0.040%	— excess over $500 million.
			(b) The fee on Other Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the fund determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Other Assets of the fund.
		0.500%	— first $500 million; and
		0.490%	— excess over $500 million.

Fundamental Holdings Trust		0.050%	— first $500 million; and
		0.040%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the Fundamental Holdings Trust and the Global Diversification Trust, each a series of JHVIT and the Core Fundamental Holdings Fund, Core Global Diversification Fund and Core Diversified Growth & Income Fund, each a series of JHFII.)

Fundamental Value Trust		0.800%	— first $50 million;
		0.775%	— next $450 million; and
		0.750%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Fundamental Value Fund, a series of JHFII)

Global Bond Trust		0.700%	— at all asset levels.

Global Diversification Trust		0.050%	— first $500 million; and
		0.040%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the Fundamental Holdings Trust and the Global Diversification Trust , each a series of JHVIT and the Core Fundamental Holdings Fund, Core Global Diversification Fund and Core Diversified Growth & Income Fund, each a series of John Hancock Funds II.)

International Value Trust		0.950%	— first $150 million;
		0.850%	— next $150 million; and
		0.800%	— excess over $300 million.* (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund, Income Trust, Mutual Shares Trust and the Global Trust, a series of JHVIT; and Income Fund, Mutual Shares Fund, the International Value Fund, the International Small Cap Fund and the Global Fund, each a series of JHFII.) *When Aggregate Net Assets exceed $300 million, the advisory fee rate is 0.800% on all net assets of the fund.

Investment Quality Bond Trust		0.600%	— first $500 million; and
		0.550%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Investment Quality Bond Fund, a series of JHFII.)

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Fund	APR		Advisory Fee Breakpoint


Lifestyle Balanced Trust

Lifestyle Conservative Trust

Lifestyle Growth Trust

Lifestyle Moderate Trust (Collectively, the “JHVIT Lifestyle Trusts”)
			The management fee has two components: (a) a fee on assets invested in funds of JHVIT, JHF II or JHF III (“Affiliated Funds Assets”)^* and (b) a fee on assets not invested in Affiliated Funds (“Other Assets”). *The following JHVIT funds are not included in Affiliated Fund Assets: Money Market Trust B, 500 Index Trust B, International Equity Index Trust B and Total Bond Market Trust B.
			(a) The fee on Affiliated Funds Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the aggregate net assets of the JHVIT Lifestyle Trusts and the Lifestyle Portfolios that are series of JHF II determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Affiliated Fund Assets of the fund.
		0.050%	— first $7.5 billion; and
		0.040%	— excess over $7.5 billion.
			(b) The fee on Other Assets is stated as an annual percentage of the current value of the net assets of the JHVIT Lifestyle Trusts and the Lifestyle Portfolios that are series of JHF II determined in accordance with the following schedule and that rate is applied to the Other Assets of the fund.
		0.500%	— first $7.5 billion; and
		0.490%	— excess over $7.5 billion.

Money Market Trust		0.500%	— first $500 million; and
		0.470%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Money Market Fund, a series of JHFII.)

Strategic Income Opportunities Trust		0.700%	— first $500 million; and
		0.650%	— excess over $500 million. (Aggregate Net Assets include the net assets of the fund and the Strategic Income Opportunities Fund, a series of JHFII.)

Total Bond Market Trust A		0.470%	— first $1.5 billion; and
		0.460%	— excess over $1.5 billion. (Aggregate Net Assets include the assets of the following funds: Total Bond Market Trust A, Total Bond Market Trust B and Total Bond Market Fund, a series of John Hancock Funds II.)

Ultra Short Term Bond Trust		0.550%	— first $250 million; and
		0.530%	— excess over $250 million.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

The following documents are available, which offer further information on JHVIT:

Annual/Semiannual Report to Shareholders

Includes financial statements, a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected performance, as well as the auditors’ report (in annual report only).

Statement of Additional Information

The SAI contains more detailed information on all aspects of the Funds. The SAI includes a summary of JHVIT’s policy regarding disclosure of portfolio holdings as well as legal and regulatory matters. The current SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into (and is legally a part of) this Prospectus.

To request a free copy of the current annual/semiannual report or the SAI, please contact John Hancock:

By mail: John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

By phone: 1-800-344-1029

On the Internet: www.johnhancock.com

Or you may obtain these documents and other information

about the Funds from the SEC:

By mail: Public Reference Section

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549-0102

(duplicating fee required)

In person: at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC

For access to the Reference Room call 1-202-551-8090

By electronic request: publicinfo@sec.gov

(duplicating fee required)

On the Internet: www.sec.gov

1940 Act File No. 811-04146

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Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.		Larry J. Puglia. Vice President; managed fund since 1996.


Best Quarter:		2.97% (Quarter ended 6/30/2010) Worst Quarter: −1.32% (Quarter ended 12/31/2010)


Best Quarter:		14.36% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −16.01% (Quarter ended 12/31/2008)


Best Quarter:		8.35% (Quarter ended 9/30/2010) Worst Quarter: −8.22% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)


Best Quarter:		16.83% (Quarter ended 6/30/2009) Worst Quarter: −11.98% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)


Subadviser		Portfolio Managers

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP		Joseph H. Chi, CFA. Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President; managed fund since 2010. Jed S. Fogdall. Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President; managed fund since 2010. Henry F. Gray. Head of Global Equity Trading and Vice President; managed fund since 2012. David A. Plecha, CFA. Senior Porfolio Manager and Vice President; managed fund since 2012.


Best Quarter:		0.16% (Quarter ended 12/31/2011) Worst Quarter: −0.40% (Quarter ended 9/30/2011)