JHMDX
Emerging Markets Debt Fund
John Hancock Funds II
Expense ratio1
1.12%
Net assets2
$1.48B
Holdings2
215
Category
Taxable Bond
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of Dec. 20, 2024 · prospectus

Objective. To seek total return with an emphasis on current income as well as capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities and debt instruments of emerging-market issuers. The manager may consider, but is not limited to, the classifications by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, or the United Nations and its agencies in determining whether a country is an emerging or a developed country. Examples of emerging-market countries include most African, Central Asian, Eastern European, and South and Central American nations. The manager uses proprietary research to identify specific countries, corporate sectors, and issuers that are attractively priced. The managers investment decisions are not constrained by market capitalization, company fundamentals, security valuation or seasoning, or similar characteristics. The manager uses economic and industry … Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities and debt instruments of emerging-market issuers. The manager may consider, but is not limited to, the classifications by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, or the United Nations and its agencies in determining whether a country is an emerging or a developed country. Examples of emerging-market countries include most African, Central Asian, Eastern European, and South and Central American nations. The manager uses proprietary research to identify specific countries, corporate sectors, and issuers that are attractively priced. The managers investment decisions are not constrained by market capitalization, company fundamentals, security valuation or seasoning, or similar characteristics. The manager uses economic and industry analysis to try to anticipate shifts in the business cycle. Due to potentially volatile conditions in emerging markets, the funds portfolio turnover ratio may be higher-than-average, which could increase transaction costs. 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. The fund may invest in debt securities of any maturity denominated in any currency, including but not limited to: debt issued by governments or government agencies, including the U.S. Treasury; U.S. and foreign corporate-debt instruments; mortgage- and asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations; and variable and floating-rate senior and subordinated corporate-debt obligations. The fund may invest in countries that do not have sovereign bond ratings or whose bonds are rated below-investment-grade (junk bonds). The fund may invest in corporate or other privately issued debt instruments of issuers with market capitalizations below $1 billion. The fund may engage in derivatives transactions, including forwards, options, swaps and futures, to reduce risk, manage volatility and/or obtain efficient market exposure. The fund is non-diversified and may both invest in a smaller number of issuers and invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a diversified fund.

Top holdings

As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
JH COLLATERAL $57.42M 3.89%
ARGENTINA $32.21M 2.18%
US TREASURY N/B $30.91M 2.09%
BRAZIL NOTAS DO TESOURO NACION NOTES 01/27 10 BNTNF $29.22M 1.98%
TURKIYE REP OF TURKEY $25.72M 1.74%
ECUADOR GOVERNMENT INTERNATION SR UNSECURED REGS 07/35 VAR ECUA $24.80M 1.68%
US TREASURY N/B $23.40M 1.58%
Export-Import Bank of India $21.88M 1.48%
REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA SR UNSECURED 07/30 VAR ARGENT $21.68M 1.47%
PERTAMINA PERSERO PT SR UNSECURED REGS 05/42 6 PERTIJ $17.71M 1.20%
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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
21
Exited
21
Increased
142
Decreased
11
Unchanged
45

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.

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