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John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trust")
Supplement dated June 25, 2020 to the current
Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the "Prospectus")
 
Blue Chip Growth Trust (the "fund")
 
The information found under "Fees and expenses" and "Expense example" in the fund summary is amended and restated as follows to reflect the new advisory fee schedule, which will become effective on or about July 1, 2020:
 
Fees and expenses
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option 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)
Series I
Series II
Series NAV
Management fee1
0.74
0.74
0.74
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees
0.05
0.25
0.00
Other expenses
0.04
0.04
0.04
Total annual fund operating expenses
0.83
1.03
0.78
Contractual expense reimbursement2
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements
0.82
1.02
0.77
 
1
"Management fee" has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective July 1, 2020.
2
The advisor contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2022, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
 
Expense example
 
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. The expense example does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Expenses ($)
Series I
Series II
Series NAV
1 year
84
104
79
3 years
264
327
248
5 years
460
568
432
10 years
1,024
1,259
965

Equity Income Trust (the "fund")
 
The information found under "Fees and expenses" and "Expense example" in the fund summary is amended and restated as follows to reflect the new advisory fee schedule, which became effective as of May 1, 2020:
 
Fees and expenses
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option 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)
Series I
Series II
Series NAV
Management fee1
0.69
0.69
0.69
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees
0.05
0.25
0.00
Other expenses
0.05
0.05
0.05
Total annual fund operating expenses
0.79
0.99
0.74
Contractual expense reimbursement2
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements
0.78
0.98
0.73
 
1
"Management fee" has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective May 1, 2020.
2
The advisor contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2022, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
 
Expense example
 
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. The expense example does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Expenses ($)
Series I
Series II
Series NAV
1 year
80
100
75
3 years
251
314
236
5 years
438
546
410
10 years
977
1,212
917

Small Cap Value Trust (the "fund")
 
The information found under "Fees and expenses" and "Expense example" in the fund summary is amended and restated as follows to reflect the new advisory fee schedule, which will become effective on or about July 1, 2020:
 
Fees and expenses
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option 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)
Series I
Series II
Series NAV
Management fee1
0.94
0.94
0.94
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees
0.05
0.25
0.00
Other expenses
0.06
0.06
0.06
Acquired fund fees and expenses2
0.11
0.11
0.11
Total annual fund operating expenses3
1.16
1.36
1.11
Contractual expense reimbursement4
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements
1.15
1.35
1.10
 
1
"Management fee" has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective July 1, 2020.
2
"Acquired fund fees and expenses" are based on indirect net expenses associated with the fund's investments in underlying investment companies.
3
The "Total annual fund operating expenses" shown may not correlate to the fund's ratios of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the "Financial highlights" section of the fund's prospectus, which does not include "Acquired fund fees and expenses."
4
The advisor contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2022, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
 
Expense example
 
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. The expense example does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Expenses ($)
Series I
Series II
Series NAV
1 year
117
137
112
3 years
367
430
352
5 years
637
744
611
10 years
1,408
1,634
1,351

(John Hancock Blue Chip Growth Trust)  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual fund operating expenses (%) (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination July 31, 2022
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
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. The expense example does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
(John Hancock Blue Chip Growth Trust) | Series I  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.74% [1]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.05%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.82%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 84
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 264
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 460
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,024
(John Hancock Blue Chip Growth Trust) | Series II  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.74% [1]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.03%
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.02%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 104
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 327
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 568
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,259
(John Hancock Blue Chip Growth Trust) | Series NAV  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.74% [1]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.04%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.78%
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.77%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 79
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 248
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 432
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 965
(John Hancock Equity Income Trust)  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual fund operating expenses (%) (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination July 31, 2022
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
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. The expense example does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
(John Hancock Equity Income Trust) | Series I  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.69% [3]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.05%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.79%
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.78%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 80
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 251
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 438
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 977
(John Hancock Equity Income Trust) | Series II  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.69% [3]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.99%
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.98%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 100
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 314
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 546
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,212
(John Hancock Equity Income Trust) | Series NAV  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.69% [3]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.74%
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.73%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 75
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 236
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 410
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 917
(John Hancock Small Cap Value Trust)  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. The fees and expenses do not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual fund operating expenses (%) (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination July 31, 2022
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees The "Total annual fund operating expenses" shown may not correlate to the fund's ratios of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the "Financial highlights" section of the fund's prospectus, which does not include "Acquired fund fees and expenses."
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
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. The expense example does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may use the fund as its underlying investment option and would be higher if they did. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
(John Hancock Small Cap Value Trust) | Series I  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.94% [5]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.05%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.06%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.11% [6]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.16% [7]
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [8]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.15%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 117
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 367
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 637
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,408
(John Hancock Small Cap Value Trust) | Series II  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.94% [5]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.06%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.11% [6]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.36% [7]
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [8]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 137
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 430
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 744
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,634
(John Hancock Small Cap Value Trust) | Series NAV  
Prospectus: rr_ProspectusTable  
Management fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.94% [5]
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.06%
Acquired fund fees and expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.11% [6]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.11% [7]
Contractual expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.01%) [8]
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 112
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 352
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 611
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,351
[1] "Management fee" has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective July 1, 2020.
[2] The advisor contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2022, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
[3] "Management fee" has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective May 1, 2020.
[4] The advisor contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2022, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
[5] "Management fee" has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective July 1, 2020.
[6] "Acquired fund fees and expenses" are based on indirect net expenses associated with the fund's investments in underlying investment companies.
[7] The "Total annual fund operating expenses" shown may not correlate to the fund's ratios of expenses to average daily net assets shown in the "Financial highlights" section of the fund's prospectus, which does not include "Acquired fund fees and expenses."
[8] The advisor contractually agrees to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for the fund and certain other John Hancock funds according to an asset level breakpoint schedule that is based on the aggregate net assets of all the funds participating in the waiver or reimbursement. This waiver is allocated proportionally among the participating funds. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund's reimbursement amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average daily net assets. This agreement expires on July 31, 2022, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.