# John Hancock Funds III International Growth Fund Class I (GOGIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gogix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: John Hancock · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2006-06-12 This fund aims to deliver returns superior to the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Growth Index by strategically allocating capital to equity investments. Under normal market conditions, a minimum of 80% of its total assets is committed to these equity securities. Its primary objective is to build a diverse portfolio of stock holdings from international companies, spanning a variety of developed and emerging markets beyond the United States. The fund typically concentrates its investments in enterprises with a market valuation exceeding $3 billion. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $36.54 | | Expense Ratio | 1.00% | | Assets Under Management | $6.06B | | NAV | $36.54 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.08% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.03 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $33.12 – $41.23 | | Beta | 0.87 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0292 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-19 - Pay date: 2025-12-22 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does GOGIX invest in? This fund aims to deliver returns superior to the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Growth Index by strategically allocating capital to equity investments. Under normal market conditions, a minimum of 80% of its total assets is committed to these equity securities. Its primary objective is to build a diverse portfolio of stock holdings from international companies, spanning a variety of developed and emerging markets beyond the United States. The fund typically concentrates its investments in enterprises with a market valuation exceeding $3 billion. ### What is the expense ratio of GOGIX? John Hancock Funds III International Growth Fund Class I (GOGIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.00%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is GOGIX? John Hancock Funds III International Growth Fund Class I (GOGIX) manages $6.06B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is GOGIX actively managed or an index fund? GOGIX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (GOGIX's is 1.00%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was GOGIX launched? John Hancock Funds III International Growth Fund Class I (GOGIX) launched in June 2006 and is managed by John Hancock. ### How has GOGIX performed? GOGIX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does GOGIX pay a dividend? John Hancock Funds III International Growth Fund Class I (GOGIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.08%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does GOGIX pay dividends? John Hancock Funds III International Growth Fund Class I pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is GOGIX's dividend yield? GOGIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.08%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is GOGIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for GOGIX was 2025-12-19. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will GOGIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.00% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does GOGIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from GOGIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does GOGIX cost more than a fund like VOO? GOGIX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.00%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to GOGIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as GOGIX (1.00%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gogix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gogix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gogix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gogix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gogix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.