TSGIX — John Hancock Government Income Fund

TSGIX Fund Overview

TSGIX — John Hancock Government Income Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Bond Trust, categorised as Long Treasury / Sovereign 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 Bond Trust
• Category: Long Treasury / Sovereign Bond
• Assets under management: $165.62M
• 1-year return: 5.7%
• Ticker: TSGIX
• SEC CIK: 0000315554
• SEC series ID: S000000594
• Share class ID: C000001659

TSGIX Investment Objective and Strategy

John Hancock Government Income Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by John Hancock Bond Trust.

Investment objective

To seek a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. Maintaining a stable share price is a secondary goal.

Principal investment strategy

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities (U.S. government securities). There is no limit on the fund's average maturity. U.S. government securities may be supported by: the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, and Government National Mortgage Association Certificates. the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as obligations of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. the credit of the instrumentality, such as obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association. The fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in below-investment-grade fixed-income securities (junk bonds) rated Ba and below by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

(Moody's) or BB and below by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P). However, the fund may not invest in a fixed-income security rated lower than B by any two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs). The fund may invest in higher-risk securities, including U.S. dollar-denominated foreign government securities and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Although the fund generally invests in foreign government securities rated within the four highest categories by an NRSRO, or their unrated equivalents, it may invest up to 10% of its assets in foreign government junk bonds rated as low as B and their unrated equivalents. The fund's investment policies are based on credit ratings at the time of purchase. The manager considers interest-rate trends in determining which types of bonds to emphasize at a given time.

The fund typically favors mortgage-backed securities when the manager anticipates that interest rates will be relatively stable and favors U.S. Treasuries at other times. Because high-yield bonds often respond to market movements differently than U.S. government bonds, the fund may use them to manage volatility. The fund may invest in derivatives. Derivatives, including futures contracts and options, may be used to reduce risk, obtain efficient market exposure, and/or enhance investment returns. The fund may trade securities actively.

TSGIX Holdings

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

View all TSGIX holdings

TSGIX Portfolio Allocation

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

TSGIX Performance

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

TSGIX Risk Information

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

• 1-year volatility (annualised): 4.2%

TSGIX Costs and Fees

TSGIX costs about $178 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

• Net expense ratio: 1.78%
• Gross expense ratio: 1.79%
• Portfolio turnover: 431%
• Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

TSGIX Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2024-11, John Hancock Government Income Fund had net outflows of $23.21M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

TSGIX Debt Constituents

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

TSGIX Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official John Hancock Government Income Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.

• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-09-26
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-09-26
• Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2023-12-14
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2025-01-28
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2024-10-29
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2024-07-29
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-08-14
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2023-08-04

Related Funds

Other Long Treasury / Sovereign Bond funds tracked on ABC INVEST:

• iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)
• iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)
• U.S. Government Securities Fund (AMUSX)
• Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund (FTLTX)
• Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund (VLGSX)

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.