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JHancock Infrastructure R6 Overview

JHancock Infrastructure R6 (JEEDX) is an actively managed Sector Equity Infrastructure fund. John Hancock launched the fund in 2013.

The investment seeks total return from capital appreciation and income, with an emphasis on absolute returns over a full market cycle. The fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in global securities of companies with infrastructure-related assets. For purposes of this policy, global securities include: common stock, depositary receipts, real estate securities, master limited partnerships (MLPs) (up to a maximum of 25% of the fund's net assets), preferred stock, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and debt securities (up to a maximum of 20% of the fund's net assets).

About JHancock Infrastructure R6 (JEEDX)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 12.62 years: G. Thomas Levering (2013). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI ACWI NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. JHancock Infrastructure R6 has 42 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 36.5% 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 Infrastructure R6 is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity fund group. JHancock Infrastructure R6 has 51.9% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 46.0%. There is 51.9% 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 Infrastructure R6 has 2.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $198 million in total assets, which is below the $319 million average for the Infrastructure 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.

JEEDX 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 Infrastructure R6 expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Infrastructure category. JHancock Infrastructure R6 has an expense ratio of 0.85%, which is 29% 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 Infrastructure R6 has a portfolio turnover rate of 35%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 56% for the Infrastructure category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, JHancock Infrastructure R6 returned 0.9%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Infrastructure category had an average return of -0.3%. 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 Infrastructure R6 has a trailing yield of 1.95%, which is above the 1.93% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly 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 Infrastructure R6 Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 12.7%, 2.3 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 21.5% over the past year (grade of A), 17.9% over the past three years (grade of A) and 9.7% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 9.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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