JHSEX — Strategic Income Opportunities Fund

JHSEX Fund Overview

JHSEX — Strategic Income Opportunities Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Funds II, categorised as Intermediate 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 Funds II
• Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
• Assets under management: $2.46B
• 1-year return: 7.1%
• Ticker: JHSEX
• SEC CIK: 0001331971
• SEC series ID: S000009820
• Share class ID: C000027206

JHSEX Investment Objective and Strategy

Strategic Income Opportunities 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 to maximize total return consisting of current income and capital appreciation.

Principal investment strategy

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the following types of securities, which may be denominated in U.S. dollars or foreign currencies: foreign government and corporate debt securities from developed and emerging markets, U.S. government and agency securities, domestic high-yield bonds, and investment-grade corporate bonds and currency instruments. The fund may also invest in preferred stock and other types of debt securities. No more than 80% of the fund's assets will consist of instruments denominated in foreign currencies. Although the fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities rated as low as D (in default) by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), or their unrated equivalents, it generally intends to keep its average credit quality in the investment-grade range (i.e., AAA to BBB).

Bonds that are rated at or below BB by S&P or Ba by Moody's are considered junk bonds. There is no limit on the average maturity of the fund's portfolio. The fund's investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase. Under normal circumstances, the fund may invest up to 15% of total assets in asset-backed securities rated lower than A by S&P or Moody's, or their unrated equivalents (but under no circumstances lower than B or their unrated equivalents). In managing the fund, the manager allocates assets among the four major types of instruments noted above based on analysis of global economic factors such as fiscal and monetary policies, projected international interest-rate movements, political environments, and currency trends. In abnormal circumstances, the manager may invest up to 100% of the fund's assets in any one sector.

The manager looks for investments that are appropriate for the fund in terms of yield, credit quality, structure, and industry distribution. Relative yields and risk/reward ratios are the primary considerations in selecting securities. The fund may use certain higher-risk investments, including derivatives such as futures, options, and swaps (including credit default swaps), as well as restricted or illiquid securities. The fund may also invest significantly in currency spots and forwards, currency futures and options, and interest-rate options for both hedging and nonhedging purposes, including for purposes of enhancing returns. In addition, the fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in domestic or foreign common stocks. The fund may trade securities actively and its investment process may, at times, result in a higher-than-average portfolio turnover ratio.

JHSEX Holdings

Top 10 holdings of Strategic Income Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

View all JHSEX holdings

JHSEX Portfolio Allocation

Asset-class allocation of Strategic Income Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

JHSEX Performance

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

JHSEX Risk Information

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

• 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.5%

JHSEX Costs and Fees

JHSEX costs about $65 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

• Net expense ratio: 0.65%
• Gross expense ratio: 0.70%
• Portfolio turnover: 37%
• Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

JHSEX Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2026-05, Strategic Income Opportunities Fund had net outflows of $295.66M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

JHSEX Debt Constituents

Largest debt holdings of Strategic Income Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

JHSEX Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official Strategic Income Opportunities Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.

• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-12-20
• Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-06-26
• Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2024-01-02
• 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

Related Funds

Other Intermediate Corporate Bond funds tracked on ABC INVEST:

• Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (VICSX)
• Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund (LLDYX)
• Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund (VFICX)
• iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY)
• Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund INC (LBNDX)

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.