John Hancock Bond Fund

C000153977 Fund Overview

John Hancock Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund, categorised as Long Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.

• Type: US mutual fund
• Manager: John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
• Category: Long Total / Aggregate Bond
• Assets under management: $26.50B
• 1-year return: 6.0%
• SEC CIK: 0000045288
• SEC series ID: S000000646
• Share class ID: C000153977

C000153977 Investment Objective and Strategy

John Hancock Bond Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund.

Investment objective

To seek a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk.

Principal investment strategy

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of bonds. These may include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds and debentures, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and U.S. government and agency securities. Most of these securities are investment-grade, although the fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in below-investment-grade debt securities (junk bonds) rated as low as CC by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) and Ca by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), or their unrated equivalents. The fund contemplates that at least 75% of its net assets will be in investment-grade debt securities and cash and cash equivalents. The fund's investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase.

There is no limit on average maturity. The manager concentrates on sector allocation, industry allocation, and security selection in making investment decisions. When making sector and industry allocations, the manager uses top-down analysis to try to anticipate shifts in the business cycle. The manager uses bottom-up research to find individual securities that appear comparatively undervalued. The fund may invest in securities of foreign governments and corporations. The fund will not invest more than 10% of its total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Under normal market conditions, the fund does not anticipate investing more than 25% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities (excluding Canadian securities). The fund intends to keep its interest-rate exposure generally in line with its peers.

The fund may engage in derivative transactions. Derivatives may be used to reduce risk, obtain efficient market exposure, and/or enhance investment returns, and may include futures contracts on securities and indexes; options on futures contracts, securities, and indexes; interest-rate, foreign currency, and credit default swaps; and foreign currency forward contracts. The fund's investments in U.S. government and agency securities may or may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. Under normal circumstances, the fund may not invest more than 10% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents (except cash segregated in relation to futures, forward, and options contracts). The fund may trade securities actively.

C000153977 Holdings

Top 10 holdings of John Hancock Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

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C000153977 Portfolio Allocation

Asset-class allocation of John Hancock Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

C000153977 Performance

Total returns for C000153977 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.

C000153977 Risk Information

Risk metrics for C000153977, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.

• 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.6%

C000153977 Costs and Fees

C000153977 costs about $34 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

• Net expense ratio: 0.34%
• Gross expense ratio: 0.35%
• Portfolio turnover: 102%
• Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

C000153977 Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2026-05, John Hancock Bond Fund had net inflows of $169.82M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

C000153977 Debt Constituents

Largest debt holdings of John Hancock Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

C000153977 Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official John Hancock Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.

• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-09-24
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-09-25
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-09-26
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-07-27
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-04-28
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-01-28
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-07-31
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-08-14

Related Funds

Other Long Total / Aggregate Bond funds tracked on ABC INVEST:

• Dodge & Cox Income Fund (DODIX)
• Bond Fund Of America (ABNDX)
• Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund (FUBFX)
• Baird Aggregate Bond Fund (BAGIX)
• PGIM Total Return Bond Fund (PDBAX)

Data Sources

ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.