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Asset allocation at John Hancock Investments

Asset allocation portfolios are a great way to get diversified exposure to financial markets in a single step. Our multimanager asset allocation portfolios bring together some of the best specialized investment teams from around the world.

Asset allocation funds are designed to help:

Provide broad exposure to financial markets
Provide diversification potential through a mix of asset classes, investment styles, and asset managers

EXPLORE OUR FUNDS

Asset allocation funds are designed to help:

Provide broad exposure to financial markets
Provide diversification potential through a mix of asset classes, investment styles, and asset managers

EXPLORE OUR FUNDS

Why diversify? Because markets are unpredictable

Different types of investments react differently to market forces. As a result, today's asset class leader may be tomorrow's laggard. A diversified investment approach that includes a range of asset classes can help you pursue your long-term financial goals while managing the risks along the way.

There's no telling which asset class will be the best performing from year to year

Annual returns of asset class categories

Source: Morningstar, as of 12/31/17. Investment-grade bonds are represented by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which tracks the performance of U.S. investment-grade bonds in government, asset-backed, and corporate debt markets. High-yield bonds are represented by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA ML) U.S. High Yield Master II Index, which tracks the performance of globally issued, U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield bonds. Cash is represented by the FTSE 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, which is a market-value-weighted index that tracks the performance of three-month U.S. Treasury debt. International equity is represented by the MSCI All Country (AC) World ex-USA Index, which tracks the performance of publicly traded large- and mid-cap stocks of companies in developed and emerging markets outside the United States. Total returns are calculated gross of foreign withholding tax on dividends. U.S. small-cap equity is represented by the Russell 2000 Index, which tracks the performance of 2,000 publicly traded small-cap companies in the United States. U.S. large-cap equity is represented by the Russell 1000 Index, which tracks the performance of 1,000 publicly traded large-cap companies in the United States. Alternatives are represented by an equally weighted combination of the HFRI Macro Index, the HFRI Equity Market Neutral Index, the HFRI Merger Arbitrage Index, the Morningstar real estate fund category average, the Morningstar emerging markets bond fund category average, and the Morningstar Long-Only Commodity Index. Diversified portfolio is represented by the average return of the six asset classes in the chart above, rebalanced monthly, excluding cash. It does not represent any specific index. Annual returns are based on calendar years. Indexes are unmanaged and do not take transaction costs or fees into consideration. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Performance figures assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. This chart is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the performance of any John Hancock fund. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or eliminate the risk of a loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

A deeper level of diversification from a leader in multi-asset investing

We believe diversification should extend beyond asset classes to include multiple investment styles and multiple managers.
Our expertise in multi-asset investing dates back to 1995, with our first suite of portfolios employing multiple asset managers.

Since then, we've been at the forefront of portfolio design, introducing a wide array of new and alternative strategies into our asset allocation portfolios to strengthen their diversification benefits for individual and institutional investors.

At John Hancock Investments, our history of asset allocation leadership and innovation spans over two decades

Source: John Hancock Investments, as of 9/30/18.

Today

Our asset allocation franchise represents more than a third of the $156 billion in client assets under management.

Asset allocation

U.S. equity

Fixed income

International equity

Alternative

Other

Source: John Hancock Investments, as of 9/30/18.

Open architecture

The industry-leading asset allocation team we’ve hired at John Hancock Asset Management implements a rigorous, multimanager portfolio construction process to harness expert ideas from some of the best specialized investment firms from around the world.

Oversight

Monitoring each portfolio team for the repeatability of its investment process and management of risk

Multiple asset classes

Both within and beyond traditional equity and fixed income

Multiple styles

Continual exposure to a variety of strategies, as different characteristics go in and out of favor

Multiple managers

A diversity of approaches from some of the world’s best managers

Representative example for illustrative purposes only.

Source: John Hancock Investments, as of 9/30/18.

Finding the best specialized manager for every underlying allocation

John Hancock target-date, target-risk, and specialty asset allocation portfolios harness the expertise of some of the best investment managers in the business, each with a distinct philosophy and approach.

Representative list of asset managers is as of 9/30/18. All logos are the property of their respective owners.

Explore our asset allocation funds

At John Hancock Investments, our asset allocation funds are designed to pursue a range of investor goals. We’ve offered asset allocation strategies to individual and institutional investors for more than 20 years, and today we oversee $55 billion in asset allocation assets across a range of strategies, managed by some of the best specialized portfolio teams from around the world.

Source: John Hancock Investments, as of 9/30/18.

Multimanager Lifestyle Portfolios

Our Multimanager Lifestyle Portfolios offer diversification—by asset class, investment style, and manager—across five risk/reward profiles, each of which remains steady over time

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Asset allocation funds

Our specialty asset allocation funds provide solutions ranging from core diversification to consistent income distribution

Balanced Fund Income Allocation Fund Retirement Income 2040 Fund

Multimanager Lifetime Portfolios

Our Multimanager Lifetime Portfolios are one-stop retirement investments, emphasizing allocations to active asset class specialists

Multi-Index Lifetime Portfolios

Our Multi-Index Lifetime Portfolios are one-stop retirement investments, with a focus on low-cost implementation

Multi-Index Preservation Portfolios

Our Multi-Index Preservation Portfolios are one-stop retirement investments, with a focus on low-cost implementation and preservation of capital when you need it most

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Financial advisors: See how our multimanager approach to asset allocation can help bring a deeper level of diversification to your clients' portfolios.

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The portfolio’s performance depends on the advisor’s skill in determining asset class allocations, the mix of underlying funds, and the performance of those underlying funds. The portfolio is subject to the same risks as the underlying funds and exchange-traded funds in which it invests: Stocks and bonds can decline due to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, or economic developments; foreign investing, especially in emerging markets, has additional risks, such as currency and market volatility and political and social instability; the securities of small companies are subject to higher volatility than those of larger, more established companies; and high-yield bonds are subject to additional risks, such as increased risk of default. Liquidity—the extent to which a security may be sold or a derivative position closed without negatively affecting its market value, if at all—may be impaired by reduced trading volume, heightened volatility, rising interest rates, and other market conditions. Please see the portfolios’ prospectus for additional risks. This material is not intended to be, nor shall it be interpreted or construed as, a recommendation or providing advice, impartial or otherwise. John Hancock Investments and its representatives and affiliates may receive compensation derived from the sale of and/or from any investment made in its products and services.