GONCX Fees and Costs — John Hancock International Growth Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-08-27

The net expense ratio is 2.00%: a 0.81% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.20% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $4.3M in broker commissions, 0.0790% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 72%.

GONCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GONCX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.81%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.20%
Gross expense ratio2.01%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio2.00%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

GONCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GONCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,273 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.18% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.00%)$210$648$1,111
Trading costs (broker commissions)$8$26$44
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$34$118
Total costs$321$707$1,273
Value after costs$10,179$10,869$11,490
Impact on return, per year3.21%2.18%2.18%

GONCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0790%
  • Total broker commissions: $4.3M
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.9B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 72%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $42.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $321K (0.006% of average net assets)

GONCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1.0M27.04%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$773K20.29%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$493K12.94%
Jefferies LLC$326K8.56%
UBS AG$274K7.19%
BNP Paribas$249K6.53%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$211K5.54%
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.$201K5.27%
Instinet, LLC$161K4.23%
Royal Bank of Canada$92K2.40%

GONCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Societe Generale SA$7.0B50.15%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$6.9B49.85%

John Hancock International Growth Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
JIGHXClass NAV0.89%—
JIGTXClass R60.89%none
GOIOXClass 10.94%—
GOGIXClass I1.00%none
JIGIXClass R41.14%none
GOIGXClass A1.30%5.00%
JHIGXClass R21.39%none
GONCXClass C2.00%none

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.