John Hancock

Global Shareholder Yield Fund

 

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS 7–1–13

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports, online at www.jhfunds.com/Forms/Prospectuses.aspx. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-888-972-8696 or by sending an e-mail request to info@jhfunds.com. The fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated 7-1-13, and most recent financial highlights information included in the shareholder report, dated 2-28-13, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

Class R6: JGRSX

 

Investment objective

The primary objective of the fund is to seek to provide a high level of income. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.

 

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

 

Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment) Class R 6
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less None

 

Annual fund operating expenses (%)
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class R6
Management fee 1 0.80
Other expenses 9.57
Total annual fund operating expenses 10.37
Contractual expense reimbursement 2 –9.40
Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements 0.97

1 “Management fee” has been restated to reflect the contractual management fee schedule effective July 1, 2012.

2 The advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total operating expenses at 0.97% for Class R6 shares, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the fund's business, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on June 30, 2014, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.

 

Expense example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment for the time periods indicated assuming that you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

Expenses ($) Class R6
1 Year 99
3 Years 2,142
5 Years 3,972
10 Years 7,753

 

A Global Equity Fund

 

 
 

 

John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund

 

Portfolio turnover 

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During its most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal investment strategies

The fund will seek to achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of global equity securities that have a history of attractive dividend yields and positive growth in free cash flow. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of dividend-paying companies located throughout the world. At least 40% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in securities of issuers located throughout the world, excluding the U.S. The fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in securities issued by companies located in emerging markets when the subadvisor believes they represent attractive investment opportunities. Securities held by the fund may be denominated in both U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.

 

The fund will invest in global equity investments across all market capitalizations. The fund will generally invest in companies with a market capitalization (i.e., total market value of a company’s shares) of $250 million or greater at the time of purchase. Although the fund may invest in securities across all market capitalizations, it may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category when the subadvisor believes such companies offer attractive opportunities. The subadvisor desires to produce superior risk-adjusted returns by building portfolios of businesses with outstanding risk/reward profiles and a focus on high “shareholder yield.” Shareholder yield refers to the collective financial impact on shareholders from the return of free cash flow through cash dividends, stock repurchases and debt reduction. By assembling a diversified portfolio of securities that, in the aggregate, possesses a high cash dividend, positive growth of free cash flow, share buyback programs and net debt reductions, the fund seeks to provide an attractive prospective return with inherently less volatility than the global equity market as a whole.

 

The subadvisor seeks to produce a portfolio with a dividend yield exceeding that of the MSCI World Index. In selecting portfolio securities, the subadvisor seeks securities of companies with solid long-term prospects, attractive valuations and adequate liquidity. The subadvisor sells or reduces a position in a security when it believes the security will not meet expectations within a reasonable time, or when it believes those expectations have been fully realized.

 

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities, including junk bonds, and in high yielding fixed-income securities rated below investment grade.

 

The fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. The fund may also make limited use of certain derivative instruments, including futures and options (investments whose value is based on securities, indexes or currencies) for the purposes of generally reducing risk and/or obtaining efficient market exposure. The fund may invest in other types of equity securities and foreign stocks.

 

Principal risks

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s shares will go up and down in price, meaning that you could lose money by investing in the fund. Many factors influence a mutual fund’s performance.

 

Instability in the financial markets has led many governments, including the United States government, to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced extreme volatility and, in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Federal, state and other governments, and their regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations, may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which the fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the fund itself is regulated. Such legislation or regulation could limit or preclude the fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

 

Governments or their agencies may also acquire distressed assets from financial institutions and acquire ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and performance of the fund’s portfolio holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the fund to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty in valuing portfolio instruments held by the fund.

 

The fund’s main risk factors are listed below in alphabetical order. Before investing, be sure to read the additional descriptions of these risks beginning on page 6 of the prospectus.

 

Active management risk The subadvisor’s investment strategy may fail to produce the intended result.

 

Changing distribution levels risk The distribution amounts paid by the fund generally depend on the amount of income and/or dividends paid by the fund’s investments.

 

Credit and counterparty risk The issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, the counterparty to an over-the-counter derivatives contract or a borrower of a fund’s securities may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Funds that invest in fixed-income securities are subject to varying degrees of risk that the issuers of the securities will have their credit rating downgraded or will default, potentially reducing a fund’s share price and income level.

 

 
 

 

    

 

Currency risk Fluctuations in exchange rates may adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of a fund’s investments. Currency risk includes the risk that currencies in which a fund’s investments are traded, or currencies in which a fund has taken an active position, will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Emerging market risk The risks of investing in foreign securities are greater for investments in emerging markets. Emerging market countries may experience higher inflation, interest rates and unemployment as well as greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties than more developed countries.

 

Equity securities risk The value of a company’s equity securities is subject to changes in the company’s financial condition, and overall market and economic conditions.

 

Fixed-income securities risk Fixed-income securities are affected by changes in interest rates and credit quality. A rise in interest rates typically causes bond prices to fall. The longer the average maturity of the bonds held by the fund, the more sensitive the fund is likely to be to interest-rate changes. There is the possibility that the issuer of the security will not repay all or a portion of the principal borrowed and will not make all interest payments.

 

Foreign securities risk As compared to U.S. companies, there may be less publicly available information relating to foreign companies. Foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxes. The value of foreign securities is subject to currency fluctuations and adverse political and economic developments. Investments in emerging-market countries are subject to greater levels of foreign investment risk.

 

Hedging, derivatives and other strategic transactions risk Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase the volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss to a fund. The use of derivative instruments could produce disproportionate gains or losses, more than the principal amount invested. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and, in a down market, could become harder to value or sell at a fair price. The following is a list of certain derivatives and other strategic transactions in which the fund may invest and the main risks associated with each of them:

 

Futures contracts Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions) and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving futures contracts.

 

Options Counterparty risk, liquidity risk (i.e., the inability to enter into closing transactions) and risk of disproportionate loss are the principal risks of engaging in transactions involving options. Counterparty risk does not apply to exchange-traded options.

 

High portfolio turnover risk Actively trading securities can increase transaction costs (thus lowering performance) and taxable distributions.

 

Issuer risk An issuer of a security may perform poorly and, therefore, the value of its stocks and bonds may decline. An issuer of securities held by the fund could default or have its credit rating downgraded.

 

Large company risk Large-capitalization stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the fund to underperform investments that focus on small- or medium-capitalization stocks. Larger, more established companies may be slow to respond to challenges and may grow more slowly than smaller companies. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its market capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time.

 

Liquidity risk Exposure exists when trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions impair the ability to sell particular securities or close derivative positions at an advantageous price.

 

Lower-rated fixed-income securities risk and high-yield securities risk Lower-rated fixed-income securities and high-yield fixed-income securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater credit quality risk and risk of default than higher-rated fixed-income securities. These securities may be considered speculative and the value of these securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments and can be difficult to resell.

 

Medium and smaller company risk The prices of medium and smaller company stocks can change more frequently and dramatically than those of large company stocks. For purposes of the fund’s investment policies, the market capitalization of a company is based on its market capitalization at the time the fund purchases the company’s securities. Market capitalizations of companies change over time.

 

Past performance 

The following performance information in the bar chart and table below illustrates the variability of the fund’s returns and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the fund’s performance from year to year. However, past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate future results. All figures assume dividend reinvestment. Performance for the fund is updated daily, monthly and quarterly and may be obtained at our Web site: www.jhfunds.com/InstitutionalPerformance, or by calling 1-888-972-8696 between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on most business days.

 

Average annual total returns Performance of a broad-based market index is included for comparison.

 

After-tax returns These reflect the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect as of the date provided and do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.

 

 
 

 

John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund

 

Class R6 shares of the fund commenced operations on September 1, 2011. The returns prior to that date are those of Class A shares that have been recalculated to apply the gross fees and expenses of Class R6 shares. Returns for Class R6 shares would have been substantially similar to returns of Class A shares because both share classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities and returns would differ only to the extent that expenses of the classes are different.

 

Calendar year total returns — Class R6 (%)

 

 

Year-to-date total return The fund’s total return for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was 7.93%.

 

Best quarter: Q3 ‘10, 14.55%

 

Worst quarter: Q4 ‘08, –14.23%

 

Average annual total returns (%) 1 Year 5 Year Inception
as of 12-31-12     3-1-07
Class R6 before tax 10.69 2.55 3.45
After tax on distributions 10.15 2.10 2.98
After tax on distributions, with sale 7.62 2.11 2.89
MSCI World Index (gross of foreign withholding taxes on dividends) 16.54 –0.60 0.93

 

Investment management

Investment advisor John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC

Subadvisor Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

 

Portfolio management

William W. Priest, CFA, CPA Eric L. Sappenfield Michael A. Welhoelter, CFA
Portfolio manager Portfolio manager Portfolio manager
     
Managed fund since inception Managed fund since inception Managed fund since inception

 

Purchase and sale of fund shares

The minimum initial investment requirement for Class R6 shares of the fund is $1 million for all investors other than certain qualified plan investors. There is no minimum initial investment requirement for such qualified plan investors. There are no subsequent investment requirements. You may redeem shares of the fund on any business day by mail: Mutual Fund Operations, John Hancock Signature Services, Inc., P.O. Box 55913, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5913; or for most account types through our Web site: www.jhfunds.com or by telephone: 1-888-972-8696.

 

Taxes

The fund’s distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Withdrawals from such tax-deferred arrangements may be subject to tax at a later date.

 

© 2013 John Hancock Funds, LLC      3206SP 7-1-13      SEC file number: 811-21777

 

 

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