JAGJX
Ultra Short Term Bond Trust
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust
Expense ratio1
0.67%
Net assets2
$205.65M
Holdings2
204
Category
Taxable Bond
2025 return3
4.30%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 16, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with the maintenance of liquidity and the preservation of capital.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of domestic, investment grade, debt securities. (The fund will provide written notice to shareholders at least 60 days prior to a change in its 80% investment policy.) Debt securities may be issued by governments, companies or special purpose entities and may include notes, discount notes, bonds, debentures, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities and assignments, participations and other interests in bank loans. ?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 also invest in cash and cash equivalents. The funds investment policies are … Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of domestic, investment grade, debt securities. (The fund will provide written notice to shareholders at least 60 days prior to a change in its 80% investment policy.) Debt securities may be issued by governments, companies or special purpose entities and may include notes, discount notes, bonds, debentures, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities and assignments, participations and other interests in bank loans. ?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 also invest in cash and cash equivalents. The funds investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase. Investment grade securities include securities that are rated in one of the four highest rating categories as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, such as S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Fitch Ratings (Fitch) or Moodys Investors Service (Moodys), or are unrated securities determined by the subadvisor to be of comparable quality. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that are rated BBB by S&P or Fitch, Baa by Moodys, or unrated securities determined by the subadvisor to be of comparable quality. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign debt securities, including up to 5% of its net assets in foreign debt securities that are denominated in a foreign currency. Under normal circumstances, the funds dollar weighted average maturity will be two years or less and its duration will be one year or less. Up to 15% of the funds net assets may be invested in securities with maturities greater than three years. Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions . The fund is authorized to use various hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions described under Additional Information about the Funds Principal Risks Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk. The fund may invest in derivatives, including futures, currency forwards, options, swap contracts and other derivative instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, including, for example, to seek to enhance returns or as a substitute for a position in an underlying asset.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
U.S. Treasury Bills $21.47M 10.44%
U.S. Treasury Bills B $12.11M 5.89%
JH COLLATERAL $5.44M 2.65%
U.S. Treasury Bills B $5.00M 2.43%
U.S. Treasury Bills $4.12M 2.00%
BMW US CAPITAL LLC COMPANY GUAR 144A 04/26 2.8 BMW $3.00M 1.46%
ABBVIE INC $3.00M 1.46%
SANTANDER HOLD $2.98M 1.45%
JPMORGAN CHASE $2.86M 1.39%
PFIZER INVSTMNT $2.51M 1.22%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
36
Exited
32
Increased
3
Decreased
74
Unchanged
91

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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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC Sub-adviser
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 16, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 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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