John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust - 500 Index Trust

Frequently Asked Questions About JFIVX

What does JFIVX invest in?

Passively managed mutual fund seeking to approximate the aggregate total return of the S&P 500 Index by investing at least 80% of net assets in common stocks in the index. May also use index futures, total return swaps, and ETFs. Not available directly to the public — sold to insurance companies' separate accounts as an underlying option for variable annuity, variable life insurance, and tax-qualified retirement plans.

What is the expense ratio of JFIVX?

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust - 500 Index Trust (JFIVX) charges an expense ratio of 0.30%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is JFIVX's dividend yield?

JFIVX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.00%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of JFIVX?

Effective duration measures JFIVX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. JFIVX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of JFIVX?

JFIVX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of JFIVX?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from JFIVX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. JFIVX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.