International investing at John Hancock Investment Management
Investing in international stocks can help you expand portfolio opportunities outside the United States while adding diversification potential. Trends now taking place in global markets make the case for international equities even stronger.
International equity funds are designed to help:
- Pursue capital appreciation
- Expand portfolio opportunities beyond the United States
- Provide diversification from U.S. equities
International equity funds are designed to help:
- Pursue capital appreciation
- Expand portfolio opportunities beyond the United States
- Provide diversification from U.S. equities
The share of the global stock market represented by non-U.S. companies is large and growing. Yet many U.S. investors haven’t kept pace, resulting in portfolios that have a home country bias and leave nearly half the world’s equity opportunities on the table.
International equities are nearly half of the global market
MSCI AC World Index, as of 12/31/19
Yet most individual investors allocate only a small percentage to international stocks
Average international equity allocation for U.S. financial advisors' moderate risk portfolio models
In terms of growing wealth, the United States trails most other major countries
Average annual percentage growth of wealth per adult in local currencies, selected countries, 2000–2019
Asia's share of the global middle class is growing fastest, while the shares of North America and Europe shrink
Percentage share of the global middle-class population by region, 2015, and forecasts for 2020, 2025, and 2030
International markets have periods of outperformance
Historically, non-U.S. stocks and U.S. stocks have alternated in cycles of performance, with one leading the other for an extended period of time before reversing.
Valuations and dividend yields are more attractive in developed and emerging markets than in the United States
Forward price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios and dividend yields of selected U.S. and international equity indexes, 12/31/19
Finding the best specialized manager for every fund we offer
Our multimanager approach puts us in a unique position to evaluate the skill sets, track records, and experience of today's portfolio managers, and our international lineup features a range of portfolios managed by some of the industry's best teams.
Explore our international equity funds
At John Hancock Investment Management, our international equity funds are designed to address a range of investor needs. We’ve offered international equity strategies to individual and institutional investors for more than 30 years, and today we oversee more than $27 billion in international equities across a range of strategies, managed by some of the best specialized portfolio teams from around the world.
TICKER | FUND NAME | MANAGED BY | MORNINGSTAR CATEGORY | USE FOR |
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JDVIX | Disciplined Value International Fund | Boston Partners | Foreign Large Value | Core international holding |
JTQIX | ESG International Equity Fund | Boston Common Asset Management | Foreign Large Growth | Opportunistic international holding |
JEMMX | Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Manulife Investment Management | Diversified Emerging Markets | International diversification |
JEVIX | Emerging Markets Fund | Dimensional Fund Advisors | Diversified Emerging Markets | International diversification |
JFGIX | Fundamental Global Franchise Fund | Manulife Investment Management | World Large Stock | Concentrated global holding |
JGEFX | Global Equity Fund | Manulife Investment Management | World Large Stock | Concentrated global holding |
JGYIX | Global Shareholder Yield Fund | Epoch Investment Partners | World Large Stock | Global dividend income |
JTKIX | Global Thematic Opportunities Fund | Pictet Asset Management | World Large Stock | Unconstrained global holding |
HEQ | Hedged Equity & Income Fund | Wellington Management | Closed-End World Large Stock | Diversifying sources of income |
JIJIX | International Dynamic Growth Fund | Axiom Investors | Foreign Large Growth | International growth opportunities |
GOGIX | International Growth Fund | Wellington Management | Foreign Large Growth | Core international holding |
JSCIX | International Small Company Fund | Dimensional Fund Advisors | Foreign Small/Mid Blend | Growth opportunities and portfolio diversification |
JHMD | Multifactor Developed International ETF | Dimensional Fund Advisors | Foreign Large Blend | Core international holding |
JHEM | Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF | Dimensional Fund Advisors | Diversified Emerging Markets | Core international holding |
HTY | Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund | Multiple managers | Closed-End World Large Stock | Global tax-sensitive dividend income |
As of 3/23/18, John Hancock International Growth Fund is closed to new investors.
Investing involves risks, including the potential loss of principal. These products carry many individual risks, including some that are unique to each fund. Please see each fund's prospectus to learn all of the risks associated with each investment. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or eliminate the risk of a loss.