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JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV Overview

JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV (JDIVX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Value fund. John Hancock launched the fund in 2015.

The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of equity and equity-related securities issued by non-U.S. companies of any capitalization size. It may invest in all types of equity and equity-related securities, including, without limitation, exchange-traded and over-the-counter common and preferred stocks, warrants, options, rights, convertible securities, sponsored and unsponsored depositary receipts and shares, trust certificates, participatory notes, limited partnership interests, shares of other investment companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and equity participations.

About JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV (JDIVX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 10.18 years: Christopher Hart (2011), Joshua Jones (2013), Soyoun Song (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI EAFE NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV has 91 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 23.0% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV has 93.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 4.4%. There is 93.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV has 2.7% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 billion in total assets, which is above the $992 million average for the Foreign Large Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

JDIVX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Value category. JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV has an expense ratio of 0.73%, which is 30% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV has a portfolio turnover rate of 81%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of August 2026, JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV returned 2.6%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Foreign Large Value category had an average return of 1.5%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV has a trailing yield of 2.09%, which is below the 2.71% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

JHancock Disciplined Value Intl NAV Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 16.6%, 0.1 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 28.0% over the past year (grade of C), 19.9% over the past three years (grade of D) and 13.3% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 10.0% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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