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        <name>ServiceNow Inc.</name>
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          <isin value="US81762P1021"/>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Guardant Health Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <cusip>40131M109</cusip>
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          <isin value="US40131M1099"/>
          <ticker value="GH "/>
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        <balance>20842</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>The Home Depot Inc.</name>
        <lei>QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57</lei>
        <title>HOME DEPOT INC/THE COMMON STOCK USD.05</title>
        <cusip>437076102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4370761029"/>
          <ticker value="HD "/>
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        <balance>37616</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Humana Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>HUMANA INC COMMON STOCK USD.166</title>
        <cusip>444859102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4448591028"/>
          <ticker value="HUM "/>
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        <balance>7452</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Shopify Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300HGQ43STJLLP808</lei>
        <title>SHOPIFY INC COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>82509L107</cusip>
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          <isin value="CA82509L1076"/>
          <ticker value="SHOP "/>
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        <balance>13392</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Splunk Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XGDSGBP6UEI867</lei>
        <title>SPLUNK INC COMMON STOCK USD.001</title>
        <cusip>848637104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8486371045"/>
          <ticker value="SPLK "/>
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        <balance>52001</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tesla Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TESLA INC COMMON STOCK USD.001</title>
        <cusip>88160R101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88160R1014"/>
          <ticker value="TSLA "/>
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        <balance>26107</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13680068</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.0399355237</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>The Trade Desk Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300GXPD31VT3E0P46</lei>
        <title>TRADE DESK INC/THE COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>88339J105</cusip>
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          <isin value="US88339J1051"/>
          <ticker value="TTD "/>
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        <balance>10108</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1950844</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Twilio Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493004W8TRGD63APX93</lei>
        <title>TWILIO INC COMMON STOCK USD.001</title>
        <cusip>90138F102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90138F1021"/>
          <ticker value="TWLO "/>
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        <balance>37956</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3396682.44</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Uber Technologies Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001</title>
        <cusip>90353T100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US90353T1007"/>
          <ticker value="UBER "/>
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        <balance>218826</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6109621.92</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.3576582157</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Apple Inc.</name>
        <lei>HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394</lei>
        <title>APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001</title>
        <cusip>037833100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0378331005"/>
          <ticker value="AAPL "/>
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        <balance>85446</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>21728063.34</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JH COLLATERAL</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>JH COLLATERAL</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Custodian Identifier" value="926EMC902"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>150700.85</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1506631.78</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.3347982970</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="1506631.780000000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Atlassian Corporation Plc</name>
        <lei>549300AGBII4MWBVJY22</lei>
        <title>ATLASSIAN CORP PLC COMMON STOCK USD.1</title>
        <cusip>G06242104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BZ09BD16"/>
          <ticker value="TEAM "/>
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        <balance>12461</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1710396.86</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.3800782404</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AstraZeneca PLC</name>
        <lei>PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08</lei>
        <title>ASTRAZENECA PLC ADR</title>
        <cusip>046353108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0463531089"/>
          <ticker value="AZN "/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>225192</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10057074.72</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.2348469836</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns are reported without deduction of sales loads and redemption fees, if applicable." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2020-04-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
