JSNRX Performance — John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund, Class R6

Data updated: 2026-09-24

JSNRX returned +1.12% year to date and +4.56% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +5.61% over 3 years and +3.01% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Short-Term Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $118, against $122 for the category, and to $105 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 1.64% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $571.5M, and assets reached $1.85B.

JSNRX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Short-Term Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodJSNRXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$105$106
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$118$122
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$116$117
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$123$127

JSNRX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+1.12%
1 year+4.56%
3 years (annualised)+5.61%
5 years (annualised)+3.01%

JSNRX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+1.12%
2025+6.09%
2024+5.46%
2023+6.25%
2022−3.87%
2021+1.33%
2020+4.28%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+1.00%

JSNRX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.4%+0.5%−0.7%+0.5%+0.4%———————
2025+0.7%+0.7%+0.3%+0.4%+0.4%+0.7%+0.2%+0.9%+0.3%+0.3%+0.5%+0.4%
2024+0.5%−0.1%+0.5%−0.2%+0.9%+0.5%+1.2%+1.0%+0.9%−0.5%+0.6%+0.1%
2023+1.4%−0.6%+0.8%+0.6%−0.1%+0.1%+0.6%+0.4%−0.1%+0.1%+1.5%+1.5%
2022−0.7%−0.6%−1.0%−0.9%−0.2%−1.7%+1.6%−0.4%−1.7%+0.1%+1.4%+0.3%
2021+0.3%+0.1%−0.1%+0.4%+0.3%+0.1%+0.2%+0.1%0.0%−0.1%−0.4%+0.3%
2020+0.8%+0.3%−3.5%+1.7%+1.3%+0.9%+0.9%+0.4%+0.1%+0.1%+0.6%+0.5%
2019————————+0.2%+0.3%+0.2%+0.3%

JSNRX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 1.64%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.68 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +1.51% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −0.74% (Mar 2026)

JSNRX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $571.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $962.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.46×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$47.0M$16.4M$30.6M
Apr 2026$263.6M$36.4M$227.2M
Mar 2026$187.5M$83.7M$103.8M
Feb 2026$60.2M$59.2M$952K
Jan 2026$84.8M$26.7M$58.1M
Dec 2025$42.7M$16.6M$26.1M
Nov 2025$31.8M$20.6M$11.2M
Oct 2025$36.8M$54.7M−$17.9M
Sep 2025$45.2M$16.7M$28.5M
Aug 2025$38.6M$31.8M$6.7M
Jul 2025$77.0M$17.0M$60.1M
Jun 2025$47.4M$11.3M$36.0M

JSNRX Assets Under Management

Net assets of John Hancock Short Duration Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$1.85B
2026-02-28$1.50B
2025-11-30$1.42B
2025-08-31$1.40B
2025-05-31$1.29B
2025-02-28$1.17B
2024-11-30$1.16B
2024-08-31$1.08B
2024-05-31$1.04B
2024-02-29$1.05B
2023-11-30$1.01B
2023-08-31$1.07B

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.