Investment objective & strategy
As of April 16, 2025 · prospectusObjective. To seek to track the performance of a broad-based equity index of foreign companies primarily in developed countries and, to a lesser extent, in emerging markets.
Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities listed in the MSCI All Country World Excluding U.S. Index (the Index), or American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) representing such securities. (The fund will provide written notice to shareholders at least 60 days prior to a change in its 80% investment policy.) As of February 28, 2025, the market capitalization range of the Index was $1,490 million to $1,784 billion. The fund is an index fund and differs from an actively-managed fund. Actively-managed funds seek to outperform their benchmark indices through research and analysis. Over time, their performance may differ significantly from their benchmark indices. Index funds are passively managed funds … Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities listed in the MSCI All Country World Excluding U.S. Index (the Index), or American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) representing such securities. (The fund will provide written notice to shareholders at least 60 days prior to a change in its 80% investment policy.) As of February 28, 2025, the market capitalization range of the Index was $1,490 million to $1,784 billion. The fund is an index fund and differs from an actively-managed fund. Actively-managed funds seek to outperform their benchmark indices through research and analysis. Over time, their performance may differ significantly from their benchmark indices. Index funds are passively managed funds that seek to ?track the risk and return profile of market indices. An index is an unmanaged group of securities whose overall performance is used as an investment benchmark. Indices may track broad investment markets, such as the global equity market, or more narrow investment markets, such as the U.S. small cap equity market. However, an index fund has operating expenses and transaction costs, while a market index does not. Therefore, the fund, while it attempts to track ?its target index, typically will be unable to match the performance of the index exactly due to such fees and expenses. The fund uses sampling methodology in seeking ?to track the total return performance of the Index. This means that the fund does not intend and is not required to purchase all of the securities in the Index, but rather intends to hold a representative sample of the securities in the Index in an effort to achieve the funds investment objective. The quantity of holdings in the fund will be based on a number of factors, including asset size of the fund. Although the subadvisor generally expects the fund to hold less than the total number of securities in the Index, it reserves the right to hold as many securities as it believes necessary to achieve the funds investment objective. The funds assets are normally fully invested. The subadvisor invests in stock index futures to maintain market exposure and manage cash flow. Although ?the subadvisor ?may employ foreign currency hedging techniques, it normally maintains the currency exposure of the underlying equity investments. The fund may purchase other types of securities that are not primary investment vehicles, for example, European Depositary Receipts (EDRs), certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs), cash equivalents, and certain derivatives (investments whose value is based on indices or other securities). ?In addition, the fund may invest in securities that are not included in the Index, including futures, options, swap contracts and other derivatives, cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by the advisor or subadvisor).
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTU COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 | 2330 TT | $50.85M | 4.16% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD COMMON STOCK KRW100.0 | 005930 KS | $19.76M | 1.62% |
| ASML HOLDING NV COMMON STOCK EUR.09 | ASML NA | $18.42M | 1.51% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 | 700 HK | $14.37M | 1.18% |
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II | GVMXX | $12.32M | 1.01% |
| SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 | 000660 KS | $11.05M | 0.91% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK USD.25 | AZN LN | $10.82M | 0.89% |
| NOVARTIS AG REG COMMON STOCK CHF.49 | NOVN SW | $10.41M | 0.85% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC COMMON STOCK USD.5 | HSBA LN | $10.06M | 0.82% |
| ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | $10.00M | 0.82% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund | 89% | 0.70% |
| John Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETF · JHMD | 52% | 0.39% |
| Strategic Equity Allocation Trust · JAFVX | 37% | 0.67% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| SSGA Funds Management, Inc. | Sub-adviser |
| John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of April 16, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- 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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