International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-27
C000173477 — International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund. Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000173477 Fund Overview
International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Funds II, categorised as Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. 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 Funds II
- Category: Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $5.53B
- 1-year return: 32.5%
- SEC CIK: 0001331971
- SEC series ID: S000055170
- Share class ID: C000173477
C000173477 Investment Objective and Strategy
International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by John Hancock Funds II.
Investment objective
To seek capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
"The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal market conditions at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of any market capitalization, including futures on indexes of equity securities. The fund primarily invests in foreign securities. The fund's allocation to various markets and types of securities will be actively managed. The fund may invest in both developed and emerging markets. The fund's investment in equity securities will vary both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends. The fund's allocation of securities will depend on the manager's outlook for the markets and generally reflect the manager's strategic asset allocation analysis and their assessment of the relative attractiveness of a particular asset class, country or region.
When determining whether to invest in a particular market, the manager considers various factors, including economic and political conditions, potential for economic growth and possible changes in currency exchange rates. The fund may also invest in equity securities of U.S. issuers. Investments in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and derivative instruments may be used to reduce risk and/or obtain efficient investment exposure, and may include options, futures contracts, and swaps (including interest-rate swaps). The fund also may invest in fixed-income securities, including, but not limited to: U.S. Treasury and agency securities as well as notes backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; U.S. Treasury futures contracts; Mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs); U.S.
and foreign corporate bonds; Foreign government and agency securities; and Lower-rated fixed-income securities and high-yield securities (also known as ""junk bonds""). The foreign securities in which the fund invests may be denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currency. The fund may actively manage its exposure to foreign currencies through the use of foreign currency forward contracts and other currency derivatives. The fund may own foreign cash equivalents and foreign bank deposits as part of its investment strategy. The fund may invest in foreign currencies for hedging and speculative purposes. The fund may focus its investments in a particular sector or sectors of the economy. Use of Hedging and Other Strategic Transactions. The fund is authorized to use all of the various investment strategies referred to under ""Principal risks Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk,"" including, but not limited to, futures and options contracts, foreign currency forward contracts and swaps.
The fund may engage in derivatives transactions for hedging and non-hedging purposes including, without limitation, the following purposes: to attempt to protect against possible changes in the market value of securities held or to be purchased by the fund resulting from securities markets or currency exchange rate fluctuations; to protect the fund's unrealized gains in the value of its securities; to facilitate the sale of the fund's securities for investment purposes; to manage the effective maturity or duration of the fund's securities; to establish a position in the derivatives markets as a method of gaining exposure to a particular security or market; to facilitate the repatriation of foreign currency and the settlement of purchases of foreign securities; and to increase or decrease exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another."
C000173477 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 4.74% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2.49% |
| SK hynix Inc. | 2.13% |
| ASML Holding N.V. | 1.65% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 1.32% |
| Fannie Mae Discount Notes | 0.98% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.90% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.90% |
| Jh Collateral | 0.89% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 0.85% |
C000173477 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 93.2% |
| Fixed Income | 5.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.9% |
| Derivatives | 0.5% |
C000173477 Performance
Total returns for C000173477 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 14.3% |
| 1 year | 32.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 20.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 7.8% |
C000173477 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000173477, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.6%
C000173477 Costs and Fees
C000173477 costs about $70 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.70%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.71%
- Portfolio turnover: 35%
- Brokerage commissions: 3.01 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000173477 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-05, International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund had net inflows of $281.24M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | $25.67M |
| 2026-04 | $9.46M |
| 2026-03 | $186.23M |
| 2026-02 | $178.71M |
| 2026-01 | −$168.59M |
| 2025-12 | $67.78M |
C000173477 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bills | 1.32% |
| Fannie Mae Discount Notes | 0.98% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.90% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.90% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.60% |
| Freddie Mac Discount Notes | 0.58% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.43% |
| United States Treasury Bills | 0.18% |
C000173477 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official International Strategic Equity Allocation Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-12-20
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-12-21
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2022-12-23
- 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 2024-11-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2023-11-08
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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.