JAACX
Alternative Asset Allocation Fund
John Hancock Funds II
Expense ratio1
2.38%
Net assets2
$1.48B
Holdings2
16
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
5.44%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Dec. 20, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. To seek long-term growth of capital.

Strategy. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in alternative asset classes. The fund invests in other funds as well as other types of investments as described below. The fund allocates its assets among other affiliated and unaffiliated underlying funds, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), that emphasize alternative or nontraditional asset categories or investment strategies such as international small-cap stocks, emerging-market equity, commodities, market neutral (long/short), global real estate, natural resources, TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities), global bonds, high yield, bank loans, foreign currency trading strategies, absolute return strategies, managed futures, arbitrage strategies, tactical investment strategies, and emerging-market debt. Direct investments in loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the fund to the risks of being a direct … The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in alternative asset classes. The fund invests in other funds as well as other types of investments as described below. The fund allocates its assets among other affiliated and unaffiliated underlying funds, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), that emphasize alternative or nontraditional asset categories or investment strategies such as international small-cap stocks, emerging-market equity, commodities, market neutral (long/short), global real estate, natural resources, TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities), global bonds, high yield, bank loans, foreign currency trading strategies, absolute return strategies, managed futures, arbitrage strategies, tactical investment strategies, and emerging-market debt. Direct investments in loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the fund to the risks of being a direct lender. The fund may purchase any underlying funds except other funds of funds. The fund may also invest directly in exchange-traded notes (ETNs). The fund may use a portion of its assets to employ a market neutral (long/short) strategy by simultaneously purchasing a security and entering into a short sale on the security. The fund may use various investment strategies such as hedging and other related transactions, including derivative instruments such as options, futures, and swaps. Derivatives may be used for hedging purposes, including hedging various market risks and managing the effective maturity or duration of debt instruments held by the fund. These strategies also may be used to gain exposure to a particular security or securities market. The fund also may purchase and sell commodities and may enter into swap contracts and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including those linked to physical commodities. The managers consider environmental, social, and/or governance (ESG) factors, alongside other relevant factors, as part of its investment process. ESG factors may include, but are not limited to, matters regarding board diversity, climate change policies, and supply chain and human rights policies. The ESG characteristics utilized in the funds investment process may change over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible fund investments.

Allocation by sector

As of February 28, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026
Opened
0
Exited
0
Increased
14
Decreased
2
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of December 20, 2024, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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