JCTFX — John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
JCTFX — John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Corporate Bond · $514.73M AUM · 1.61% expense ratio · 0.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
JCTFX Fund Overview
JCTFX — John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust, categorised as Long 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 Municipal Securities Trust
- Category: Long Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $514.73M
- 1-year return: 0.3%
- Ticker: JCTFX
- SEC CIK: 0000857769
- SEC series ID: S000000651
- Share class ID: C000001876
JCTFX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-A-Amt | 3.05% |
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | 1.27% |
| Jh Collateral | 1.25% |
| Black Belt Energy Gas District | 1.04% |
| Public Finance Authority | 0.86% |
| The California County Tobacco Securitization Agency | 0.81% |
| Public Finance Authority | 0.80% |
| Virgin Islands Hotel Developme Vgnfac 12/55 Fixed Oid 6 | 0.76% |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority | 0.76% |
| South Carolina Jobs Coalition | 0.69% |
JCTFX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.2% |
JCTFX Performance
Total returns for JCTFX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.2% |
| 1 year | 0.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.4% |
JCTFX Risk Information
Risk metrics for JCTFX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 5.9%
JCTFX Costs and Fees
JCTFX costs about $161 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.61%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.90%
- Portfolio turnover: 34%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
JCTFX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund had net inflows of $176.50M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $6.56M |
| 2026-01 | $7.96M |
| 2025-12 | $76.45M |
| 2025-11 | $19.29M |
| 2025-10 | $9.23M |
| 2025-09 | $9.37M |
JCTFX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-A-Amt | 3.05% |
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | 1.27% |
| Black Belt Energy Gas District | 1.04% |
| Public Finance Authority | 0.86% |
| The California County Tobacco Securitization Agency | 0.81% |
| Public Finance Authority | 0.80% |
| Virgin Islands Hotel Developme Vgnfac 12/55 Fixed Oid 6 | 0.76% |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority | 0.76% |
| South Carolina Jobs Coalition | 0.69% |
| Charlotte County Industrial De Chautl 10/51 Fixed 4 | 0.68% |
JCTFX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.