JBOAX Fees and Costs — John Hancock ESG Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2025-04-28
The net expense ratio is 0.82%: a 0.45% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.53% other expenses, less a 0.41% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.00% and a deferred sales charge of up to 0.75%. Portfolio turnover was 56%.
JBOAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of JBOAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.53% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.23% |
| Fee waiver | −0.41% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.82% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.75% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
JBOAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in JBOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,005 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.71% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $475 | $400 | $400 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.82%) | $83 | $258 | $449 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $20 | $76 | $156 |
| Total costs | $578 | $734 | $1,005 |
| Value after costs | $9,922 | $10,842 | $11,758 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.78% | 2.27% | 1.71% |
JBOAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $151.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 56%
- Securities lending: none during the year
JBOAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. | $82.9M | 61.69% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $13.8M | 10.30% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $10.5M | 7.81% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $5.3M | 3.96% |
| Nomura Holdings, Inc. | $4.9M | 3.63% |
| Bank of Montreal | $4.8M | 3.54% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $4.0M | 3.00% |
| INTL FCStone Financial Inc. | $2.9M | 2.17% |
| NatWest Markets PLC | $2.6M | 1.96% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.6M | 1.94% |
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.