# John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (JHCB): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhcb for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: John Hancock Investments · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2021-03-30 John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade corporate debt securities rated from AAA to BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or by Fitch Ratings or from Aaa to Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. It seeks to invest in securities of any maturity. It invests in stocks of companies that are de... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $20.38 | | Expense Ratio | 0.29% | | Assets Under Management | $99.6M | | NAV | $20.32 | | Holdings Count | 192 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.32% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.08 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $19.83 – $22.04 | | Beta | 1.13 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0825 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-28 - Pay date: 2026-09-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does JHCB invest in? John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade corporate debt securities rated from AAA to BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or by Fitch Ratings or from Aaa to Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. It seeks to invest in securities of any maturity. It invests in stocks of companies that are deemed socially conscious in their business dealings and directly promote environmental responsibility. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up security picking approach to create its portfolio. It seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index. John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF was formed on March 30, 2021 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of JHCB? John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (JHCB) charges an expense ratio of 0.29%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is JHCB's dividend yield? JHCB's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.32%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of JHCB? Effective duration measures JHCB's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. JHCB's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of JHCB? JHCB'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 JHCB? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from JHCB if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. JHCB'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. ### Does JHCB pay a dividend? Yes, John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (JHCB) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.32%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does JHCB pay dividends? John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is JHCB's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for JHCB was 2026-09-28. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will JHCB's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.29% 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 JHCB charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from JHCB'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 JHCB cost more than a fund like VOO? JHCB is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.29%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether JHCB's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to JHCB? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as JHCB (0.29%) 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/jhcb - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhcb/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhcb/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhcb/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhcb/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.