Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the fund primarily invests its assets in underlying funds using an asset allocation strategy designed for investors in or near retirement. Under normal market conditions, the fund is expected to maintain an allocation of about 20 % of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities. The fund typically will have greater exposure to underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities than will other John Hancock Preservation Blend Portfolios, which are designed for investors who plan to retire around a specific target date. The funds allocations to equity and fixed-income are referred to as neutral because they do not reflect active decisions made by the managers to produce an overweight or an … Show more… Under normal market conditions, the fund primarily invests its assets in underlying funds using an asset allocation strategy designed for investors in or near retirement. Under normal market conditions, the fund is expected to maintain an allocation of about 20 % of its assets in underlying funds that invest primarily in equity securities. The fund typically will have greater exposure to underlying funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities than will other John Hancock Preservation Blend Portfolios, which are designed for investors who plan to retire around a specific target date. The funds allocations to equity and fixed-income are referred to as neutral because they do not reflect active decisions made by the managers to produce an overweight or an underweight position in a particular asset class. The fund has a target allocation to underlying funds that invest in the broad asset classes of equity and fixed-income securities but may also allocate its assets to underlying funds that invest outside these asset classes to protect the fund or help it achieve its objective. For example, the fund may also allocate its assets to underlying funds that invest in alternative and specialty asset classes. The investment advisor may change the target allocation without shareholder approval if it believes such change would benefit the fund and its shareholders. There is no guarantee that the managers will correctly predict the market or economic conditions. There is no guarantee that the fund will preserve either income or capital and, as with other mutual fund investments, you could lose money. Unlike other John Hancock Preservation Blend Portfolios, the fund is not designed to decrease its equity holdings over time. The fund is designed for an investor in or near retirement, and it is anticipated that investors will make gradual withdrawals from the fund. Under normal circumstances, any deviation from the target allocation is not expected to be greater than plus or minus 10%. The fund may invest in underlying funds that invest in a broad range of equity, fixed-income, and alternative/specialty securities and asset classes, including, but not limited to, U.S. and foreign securities, including emerging-market securities, commodities, asset-backed securities, small-cap securities, and below-investment-grade securities (i.e., junk bonds). The underlying funds may also use derivatives, such as swaps, foreign currency forwards, futures, and options, in each case for the purposes of reducing risk, obtaining efficient market exposure and/or enhancing investment returns. The fund will invest in various passively managed underlying funds (commonly known as index funds) that as a group hold a wide range of equity-type securities in their portfolios, including convertible securities. The fund may also invest in various actively managed funds. The fund is not designed to track an index or group of indexes. Equity-type securities include small-, mid-, and large-capitalization stocks, domestic and foreign securities (including emerging-market securities), and sector holdings. Certain equity underlying funds may invest in initial public offerings (IPOs). Each of the equity underlying funds has its own investment strategy that, for example, may focus on growth stocks or value stocks, or may employ a strategy combining growth and income stocks, and/or may invest in derivatives such as credit default swaps, foreign currency forwards, interest rate swaps, options on securities, and futures contracts. Certain of the underlying funds focus their investment strategy on fixed-income securities, which may include investment-grade and below-investment-grade debt securities with maturities that range from shorter to longer term. Below-investment-grade debt securities are also referred to as junk bonds. The fixed-income underlying funds collectively hold various types of debt instruments such as corporate bonds and mortgage-backed, government-issued, domestic, and international securities (including emerging market securities). Certain underlying funds may invest in illiquid securities, and certain underlying funds may be non-diversified. The fund may invest directly in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded notes (ETNs), the securities of other investment companies, U.S. government securities, and other types of investments such as derivatives, including credit default swaps, options on equity index futures, interest-rate swaps, and foreign currency forward contracts, in each case for the purposes of reducing risk, obtaining efficient market exposure, and/ or enhancing investment returns. To the extent legally permitted, the Board of Trustees of the fund may, in its discretion, determine to combine the fund with another fund without shareholder approval if the target allocation of the fund matches the target allocation of the other fund, although there is no assurance that the Board of Trustees will so determine at any point. The fund bears its own expenses and, in addition, indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. The funds performance reflects both the managers allocation decisions and the performance of the underlying funds. Show less