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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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Volatility

Fund Info

Inception Date

Dec 31, 1996

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

JESTX has a high expense ratio of 1.04%, indicating above-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for JESTX: current value is 1.04%, compared with the broader market range of 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%
JESTX: 1.04%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


50.00%100.00%150.00%200.00%250.00%300.00%350.00%400.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
76.56%
337.82%
JESTX (John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust (JESTX) returned -13.96% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.43% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, JESTX returned -2.89% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.26%.


JESTX

YTD

-13.96%

1M

1.38%

6M

-5.94%

1Y

10.43%

5Y*

-5.69%

10Y*

-2.89%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-4.72%

1M

-0.51%

6M

-1.78%

1Y

11.67%

5Y*

14.69%

10Y*

10.26%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of JESTX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.85%-6.86%-10.45%0.77%1.52%-13.96%
20243.77%9.14%2.16%-5.95%7.19%6.95%-3.69%2.03%2.94%-0.04%7.44%1.76%37.90%
202317.60%-2.19%10.60%-1.42%6.50%4.95%6.31%-2.88%-6.41%-2.47%12.54%4.04%54.68%
2022-9.37%-5.25%-0.73%-14.20%-3.66%-6.87%10.25%-5.36%-11.58%-50.43%13.48%-6.50%-68.16%
20210.69%4.03%-2.71%5.04%-1.99%4.85%-2.02%3.97%-4.73%-14.90%-1.68%-2.17%-12.61%
20204.11%-4.28%-11.49%13.79%10.73%5.75%7.57%7.95%-3.21%-10.44%12.72%6.68%42.27%
201913.45%4.10%3.31%5.97%-9.89%8.05%3.26%-19.23%-2.88%3.57%5.23%2.76%14.21%
20189.71%-0.24%-1.43%0.15%6.27%-0.26%0.61%-8.49%-1.77%-10.86%0.83%-7.53%-13.91%
20176.81%4.12%2.28%3.21%4.70%-1.19%4.32%-3.11%1.34%5.83%2.10%-0.76%33.39%
2016-8.75%-0.78%7.34%-1.04%4.33%-0.08%6.04%-10.76%3.19%-1.80%-0.96%-0.71%-5.47%
2015-2.62%7.70%-2.08%2.34%1.79%-2.35%1.63%-23.62%-2.96%10.89%2.41%-1.74%-12.19%
2014-0.20%5.19%-2.66%-3.64%3.82%4.94%-0.94%1.83%-1.98%2.02%3.55%-2.27%9.50%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of JESTX is 35, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of JESTX is 3535
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of JESTX is 3535
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of JESTX is 3939
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of JESTX is 3737
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of JESTX is 3030
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of JESTX is 3434
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust (JESTX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The chart of Sharpe ratio for JESTX, currently valued at 0.23, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.00
JESTX: 0.23
^GSPC: 0.49
The chart of Sortino ratio for JESTX, currently valued at 0.51, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.00
JESTX: 0.51
^GSPC: 0.81
The chart of Omega ratio for JESTX, currently valued at 1.07, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.00
JESTX: 1.07
^GSPC: 1.12
The chart of Calmar ratio for JESTX, currently valued at 0.11, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.00
JESTX: 0.11
^GSPC: 0.50
The chart of Martin ratio for JESTX, currently valued at 0.66, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.00
JESTX: 0.66
^GSPC: 2.00

The current John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust Sharpe ratio is 0.23. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.001.002.003.00December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
0.23
0.49
JESTX (John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%0.10%0.12%$0.00$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.0420172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.02

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.12%0.00%0.05%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.03
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2017$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


-60.00%-50.00%-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%0.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-55.25%
-8.79%
JESTX (John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust was 78.17%, occurring on Nov 3, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust drawdown is 55.25%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-78.17%Sep 8, 2021293Nov 3, 2022
-56.93%Nov 1, 2007266Nov 20, 2008491Nov 3, 2010757
-37.26%Jul 26, 2018412Mar 16, 202077Jul 6, 2020489
-32.75%Jun 24, 2015159Feb 9, 2016436Oct 31, 2017595
-23.48%Feb 18, 2011157Oct 3, 2011120Mar 26, 2012277

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust volatility is 17.65%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
17.65%
14.11%
JESTX (John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Science & Technology Trust)
Benchmark (^GSPC)