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The seven John Hancock funds that Boston Partners manages are a testament to a shared commitment dating to 2009. The partnership continues to strengthen, pairing our distribution capabilities with Boston Partners’ 30+ years of value investing experience.
Manulife John Hancock Investments selected Boston Partners as a subadvisor in its network of specialized asset managers in recognition of the firm's expertise in traditional value equity investing based on a time-tested investment process developed in the 1980s.
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Click on the tabs to learn about the process and principles that guide the firm's management of John Hancock funds.
For more than 30 years, Boston Partners has applied a single investment philosophy to every portfolio the team manages, regardless of geography or market capitalization—the Three Circle approach. This process seeks to identify opportunities that can take advantage of the market’s upside potential while helping to mitigate losses during periods of heightened volatility.
The team starts with a broad universe of potential investments and uses quantitative analysis to rank securities for valuation, fundamentals, and momentum. Securities in the top 30% across all three dimensions (represented in the yellow section of the graphic to the left) are targeted for fundamental analysis and potential inclusion in our portfolios.
The team buys stocks that exhibit:
• Attractive value characteristics
• Strong business fundamentals
• Positive business momentum
The team sells stocks based on:
• Valuation: appreciation to price target
• Weakening business fundamentals
• Reversal of momentum
Boston Partners believes that a value-oriented investment process can not only drive excess returns but also reduce risk in a portfolio. It seeks companies that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value.
Boston Partners performs deep fundamental research by analyzing factors such as:
Boston Partners seeks to fundamentally understand a business and the economics that it generates by analyzing:
Boston Partners believes it’s essential to understand the drivers that make every business work. It assesses a company’s business momentum in two broad categories:
As a value manager, Boston Partners uses momentum as a tool to decide when to buy or exit stocks and how to potentially avoid value traps.
Click on the fund names for details on the John Hancock funds that Boston Partners manages.
| Products | Morningstar category | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Morningstar category Diversified Emerging Markets | Use for International diversification | |
| Morningstar category Large Value | Use for Core large-cap holding | |
| Morningstar category Long-Short Equity | Use for Alternative equity holding | |
| Morningstar category Foreign Large Value | Use for Core international holding |
| Products | Morningstar category | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Morningstar category Foreign Large Value | Use for Core international holding | |
| Morningstar category Mid-Cap Value | Use for Core mid-cap holding | |
| Morningstar category Large Value | Use for Core large-cap holding |
Timothy P. Collard, portfolio manager, Boston Partners, discusses bottom-up stock opportunities in healthcare, home improvement, and industrials—market segments that could experience renewed momentum following postpandemic challenges.
David T. Cohen, CFA, portfolio manager, Boston Partners, discusses issues that have created opportunities for active managers of U.S. large-cap value equity strategies in 2025’s second half: elevated tariffs, inflationary pressures, and potential interest rate cuts.
After a strong first half of 2025, Portfolio Manager Soyoun Song of Boston Partners continues to see plenty of positive catalysts for international value stocks through the rest of the year. He also discusses the limited initial impact that he’s seen from elevated tariffs.
Explore a selection of our latest viewpoints authored by Boston Partners.
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