John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund (JFGIX)
The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three-year period is above its cost of capital. At least 40% of the value of the fund's net assets will be invested in issuers domiciled outside of the United States, which includes securities for which the relevant reference entity is domiciled outside the United States, such as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that trade on U.S. exchanges.
Fund Info
US47804M2668
47804M266
Jun 28, 2012
$250,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
JFGIX has a high expense ratio of 0.99%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund had a return of 3.72% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.29% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund had an annualized return of -1.64%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
JFGIX
3.72%
3.12%
-12.94%
-6.29%
-1.68%
-1.64%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of JFGIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.15% | 3.72% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 0.18% | 3.41% | 3.12% | -3.78% | 5.68% | -1.57% | 2.19% | 2.63% | 2.40% | -3.60% | 2.76% | -18.72% | -7.54% |
| 2023 | 11.49% | -3.12% | 5.85% | 0.74% | -1.10% | 5.00% | 0.88% | -1.40% | -5.31% | -2.43% | 10.16% | -2.67% | 17.84% |
| 2022 | -7.06% | -3.52% | 0.75% | -7.82% | -1.07% | -7.13% | 9.62% | -8.24% | -10.24% | 5.49% | 9.80% | -11.58% | -29.26% |
| 2021 | -1.68% | 1.14% | 3.47% | 4.68% | 3.80% | 1.22% | 0.43% | 2.12% | -4.28% | 4.98% | -0.55% | -6.98% | 7.86% |
| 2020 | -2.04% | -8.43% | -11.10% | 11.21% | 4.32% | 2.30% | 5.31% | 3.16% | -3.06% | -5.55% | 16.64% | -3.33% | 6.13% |
| 2019 | 8.12% | 3.42% | 2.94% | 3.21% | -3.20% | 6.97% | 0.92% | -0.91% | -0.08% | 0.08% | 2.42% | -3.48% | 21.62% |
| 2018 | 5.09% | -5.22% | -0.48% | -0.64% | 0.48% | 1.61% | 2.13% | 2.01% | -1.82% | -7.73% | 0.25% | -18.26% | -22.22% |
| 2017 | 2.12% | 4.24% | 2.39% | 2.18% | 3.43% | -0.22% | 3.47% | 1.93% | -0.42% | 1.69% | 0.14% | -12.42% | 7.66% |
| 2016 | -2.99% | -3.00% | 7.18% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.77% | 5.75% | 0.36% | 0.29% | -4.47% | -2.26% | -8.55% | -6.90% |
| 2015 | 0.97% | 6.01% | -2.87% | 2.49% | 0.53% | -1.66% | 3.92% | -5.69% | 1.41% | 9.66% | 1.62% | -11.02% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | -6.38% | 5.01% | 0.08% | 0.94% | 2.40% | 0.61% | -3.01% | 3.02% | -2.03% | 0.61% | 3.21% | -2.87% | 1.02% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of JFGIX is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund (JFGIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund provided a 0.91% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.10 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.12 | $0.08 | $0.11 | $0.76 |
Dividend yield | 0.91% | 0.94% | 0.50% | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.74% | 0.65% | 0.94% | 0.67% | 0.86% | 6.15% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $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 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2014 | $0.76 | $0.76 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund. 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 Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund was 41.09%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 349 trading sessions.
The current John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund drawdown is 27.84%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.09% | Dec 19, 2017 | 567 | Mar 23, 2020 | 349 | Aug 10, 2021 | 916 |
| -37.72% | Nov 19, 2021 | 224 | Oct 11, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -19.69% | Dec 2, 2015 | 49 | Feb 11, 2016 | 396 | Sep 7, 2017 | 445 |
| -10.69% | Dec 2, 2013 | 43 | Feb 3, 2014 | 105 | Jul 3, 2014 | 148 |
| -9.51% | Aug 11, 2015 | 10 | Aug 24, 2015 | 37 | Oct 15, 2015 | 47 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current John Hancock Funds Fundamental Global Franchise Fund volatility is 3.03%, 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.