JHHBX
High Yield Fund
John Hancock Bond Trust
Expense ratio1
0.91%
Net assets2
$1.50B
Holdings2
568
Category
Taxable Bond
2025 return3
7.17%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Sept. 25, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. To seek high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary goal.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. and foreign fixed-income securities rated BB/Ba or lower and their unrated equivalents. Bonds rated at or below BB by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch Ratings) or Ba by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) are considered junk bonds. These may include, but are not limited to, domestic and foreign corporate bonds and government obligations, debentures and notes, convertible securities, preferred securities, and domestic and foreign government obligations. No more than 10% of the funds total assets may be invested in securities that are rated in default by S&P, Fitch Ratings or Moodys. The funds investment … Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. and foreign fixed-income securities rated BB/Ba or lower and their unrated equivalents. Bonds rated at or below BB by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch Ratings) or Ba by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) are considered junk bonds. These may include, but are not limited to, domestic and foreign corporate bonds and government obligations, debentures and notes, convertible securities, preferred securities, and domestic and foreign government obligations. No more than 10% of the funds total assets may be invested in securities that are rated in default by S&P, Fitch Ratings or Moodys. The funds investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase. There is no limit on the funds average maturity. The manager focuses on industry allocation and securities selection in making investment decisions. The manager uses top-down analysis to determine which industries may benefit from current and future changes in the economy. The manager uses bottom-up research to find individual securities that appear comparatively undervalued. The manager looks at the financial condition of the issuers, as well as the collateralization and other features of the securities themselves. The fund may hold up to 20% of its total assets in the securities of companies in any one industry and up to 10% of its total assets in the securities of any individual issuer. The fund typically invests in a broad range of industries. The manager considers 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. Because ESG factors are considered alongside other relevant factors, the manager may determine that an investment is appropriate notwithstanding its relative ESG characteristics. The fund may invest in both investment-grade and below-investment-grade asset-backed securities. The fund may use certain higher-risk investments, including restricted or illiquid securities, bank loans and derivatives. Some loans may be illiquid. Derivatives may be used to reduce risk, obtain efficient market exposure, and/or enhance investment returns, and may include futures contracts on securities, indexes and foreign currency; options on futures contracts, securities, indexes and foreign currency; interest-rate, foreign currency and credit default swaps; and foreign currency forward contracts. In addition, the fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in U.S. and foreign common stocks of companies of any size. The fund may trade securities actively.

Top holdings

As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
JH COLLATERAL $131.98M 8.82%
Venture Global LNG, Inc. $13.40M 0.90%
Caesars Entertainment Inc $13.26M 0.89%
Rocket Cos., Inc. $11.82M 0.79%
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. $11.53M 0.77%
1261229 BC Ltd $10.32M 0.69%
TRANSDIGM INC SUB 4.875% 05-01-29 TDG $9.40M 0.63%
NWL 8.5 06/01/28 144A NWL $8.99M 0.60%
CZR 7 02/15/30 144A CZR $8.91M 0.60%
ICECR 6 08/01/32 144a ICECR $8.59M 0.57%
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Allocation by sector

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

Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026
Opened
102
Exited
18
Increased
8
Decreased
33
Unchanged
429

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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FundOverlapNet exp.
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John Hancock Investors Trust 56%
Multi-Asset High Income Fund · JIAFX, JIAGX, JIAIX, JIASX 41% 0.58%
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Advisers

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

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of September 25, 2025, 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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