John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund

C000213124 Fund Overview

John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Bond Trust, categorised as Short Corporate 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 Bond Trust
• Category: Short Corporate Bond
• Assets under management: $1.85B
• 1-year return: 4.6%
• SEC CIK: 0000315554
• SEC series ID: S000065984
• Share class ID: C000213124

C000213124 Investment Objective and Strategy

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

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. The fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets in investment-grade debt securities and cash and cash equivalents. The fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment-grade debt securities (junk bonds) rated as low as CC by S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Ca by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys), and C by Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch Ratings), or their unrated equivalents. The fund does not invest in securities rated below these ratings or their unrated equivalents.

The funds investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase. The funds average effective duration is expected to be less than 3 years. There is no limit on average maturity. The manager focuses on sector allocation, industry allocation, and security selection in making investment decisions. The manager uses bottom-up research to find individual securities that appear comparatively undervalued. The fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside of the United States, including depositary receipts. The funds assets will be U.S. dollar-denominated. 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; and interest-rate and credit default swaps.

The funds 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 net assets in cash or cash equivalents. The fund may trade securities actively.

C000213124 Holdings

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

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C000213124 Portfolio Allocation

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

C000213124 Performance

Total returns for C000213124 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.

C000213124 Risk Information

Risk metrics for C000213124, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.

• 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.5%

C000213124 Costs and Fees

C000213124 costs about $26 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

• Net expense ratio: 0.26%
• Gross expense ratio: 0.27%
• Portfolio turnover: 64%
• Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

C000213124 Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2026-05, John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund had net inflows of $571.45M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

C000213124 Debt Constituents

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

C000213124 Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official John Hancock Short Duration 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 Short Corporate Bond funds tracked on ABC INVEST:

• Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund (VFSTX)
• Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (VSCSX)
• American High Income Trust (AHITX)
• Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund (VWEHX)
• PGIM High Yield Fund (JDYRX)

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.