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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Helen of Troy Limited</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>HELEN OF TROY LTD COMMON STOCK USD.1</title>
        <cusip>G4388N106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG4388N1065"/>
          <ticker value="HELE "/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19110</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3698167.2</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.0757174929</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300N3FL068JERBG02</lei>
        <title>WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROU COMMON STOCK USD1.0</title>
        <cusip>G9618E107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG9618E1075"/>
          <ticker value="WTM "/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>5830</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4541570</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.3210452719</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS SA COMMON STOCK</title>
        <cusip>L72967109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="LU1092234845"/>
          <ticker value="OEC "/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>424635</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5312183.85</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.5452003071</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>LU</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Dorian LPG Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300WP1W2WGMC7F395</lei>
        <title>DORIAN LPG LTD COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>Y2106R110</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="MHY2106R1100"/>
          <ticker value="LPG "/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>396343</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3174707.43</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.9234542769</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Scorpio Tankers Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NVJUH16NXG8K87</lei>
        <title>SCORPIO TANKERS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>Y7542C130</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="MHY7542C1306"/>
          <ticker value="STNG "/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>80762</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>894035.34</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.2600556985</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>MC</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="881093.080000000000"/>
        </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>2020-10-30</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>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
