X0101 24F-2NT LIVE 0000857769 XXXXXXXX 033-32246 false false N-1A John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust 197 Clarendon Street Boston MA X1 02116 John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund S000000651 Class A C000001874 Class C C000001876 Class I C000178765 Class R6 C000193018 John Hancock Municipal Opportunities Fund S000000652 Class A C000001877 Class C C000001879 Class I C000178766 Class R6 C000193019 John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund S000076502 Class R6 C000236445 Class A C000236446 Class C C000236447 Class I C000236448 811-05968 033-32246 05/31/2022 226698732.00 128580200.00 241068248.00 369648448.00 0.00 (142949716.00) 0.000092700 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 /s/ Desmond Rohan Desmond Rohan, Assistant Treasurer 08/18/2022