JHBIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

John Hancock Bond Fund Class I (JHBIX) belongs to the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with JHBIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX charges 0.46% annually. There are 33 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.16%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
MCFIX	Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund	0.16%	—	Aug 2005	JHBIX vs MCFIX
SSASX	State Street Income Fund	0.20%	—	Jan 1980	JHBIX vs SSASX
TIBDX	TIAA-CREF Core Bond Fund	0.29%	—	Jul 1999	JHBIX vs TIBDX
EINFX	Elfun Income Fund	0.29%	—	Dec 1984	JHBIX vs EINFX
BCOIX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.30%	—	Sep 2000	JHBIX vs BCOIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 28. There are 70 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	99	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	95	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTIX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	94	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTRX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	89	—	May 1999	JHBIX vs MDVAX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	88	—	Apr 1997	JHBIX vs GUGAX

Top Performing JHBIX Alternatives (YTD)

JHBIX is at 0.30% YTD. There are 55 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.62%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TNUIX	1290 Diversified Bond Fund	3.62%	—	Jul 2015	JHBIX vs TNUIX
PGSIX	Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund	2.94%	—	Feb 1984	JHBIX vs PGSIX
NPCT	Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund	2.92%	—	Apr 2021	JHBIX vs NPCT
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	2.81%	—	May 1999	JHBIX vs MDVAX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.65%	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX has 3.90% 1-year volatility. There are 82 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.16%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	1.16%	—	Jun 2017	JHBIX vs AMFIX
ARINX	Archer Income Fund	1.82%	—	Mar 2011	JHBIX vs ARINX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	1.95%	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	2.01%	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTIX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.04%	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.17%. There are 97 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.51%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	-0.51%	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	-0.74%	—	Jun 2017	JHBIX vs AMFIX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	-1.00%	—	Apr 1997	JHBIX vs GUGAX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	-1.17%	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	-1.17%	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTIX

Other Mutual Funds from John Hancock

The 10 most viewed John Hancock mutual funds shown here include SVBAX, JAAAX, JVMIX and span 9 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SVBAX	John Hancock Balanced Fund	Diversified Portfolio	88	10.35%	—	Oct 1992	JHBIX vs SVBAX
JAAAX	John Hancock Funds Alternative Asset Allocation Fu...	Multistrategy	95	6.01%	—	Jan 2009	JHBIX vs JAAAX
JVMIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund ...	Mid Cap Value Equities	36	11.43%	—	Jun 1997	JHBIX vs JVMIX
JFIVX	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust 500 Index Tr...	Large Cap Blend Equities	67	11.13%	—	Nov 2012	JHBIX vs JFIVX
PDT	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Dividend	14	6.96%	—	Dec 1989	JHBIX vs PDT
JVLIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	88	18.41%	—	Jan 1997	JHBIX vs JVLIX
JHNBX	John Hancock Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	28	0.15%	—	Nov 1973	JHBIX vs JHNBX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	30	19.12%	—	May 2019	JHBIX vs JIJIX
TAGRX	John Hancock Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	16	3.45%	—	Oct 1984	JHBIX vs TAGRX
JAKVX	John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short F...	Long-Short	89	11.37%	—	Apr 2014	JHBIX vs JAKVX

Often Compared With JHBIX

Investors most often compare JHBIX with NTBIX, BILPX, IPOAX. These 20 comparison targets span 17 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
NTBIX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	Nontraditional Bonds	83	1.96%	—	Mar 2014	JHBIX vs NTBIX
BILPX	BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund	Event Driven	81	3.17%	—	Dec 2007	JHBIX vs BILPX
IPOAX	Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fu...	Emerging Markets Diversified	53	20.84%	—	Oct 1993	JHBIX vs IPOAX
BMCIX	BlackRock High Equity Income Fund	Derivative Income	70	11.56%	—	Apr 1998	JHBIX vs BMCIX
BIMBX	BlackRock Systematic Multi-Strategy Class I	Diversified Portfolio	12	0.29%	—	May 2015	JHBIX vs BIMBX
BROIX	BlackRock Advantage International Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	49	12.12%	—	Jan 2006	JHBIX vs BROIX
PBAIX	BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund Institutiona...	Tactical Allocation	77	9.87%	—	Jun 1993	JHBIX vs PBAIX
BDMIX	BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund Class ...	Equity Market Neutral	96	11.80%	—	Dec 2012	JHBIX vs BDMIX
AMRMX	American Funds American Mutual Fund Class A	Large Cap Blend Equities	53	9.08%	—	Feb 1950	JHBIX vs AMRMX
BSIIX	BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Clas...	Total Bond Market	69	1.77%	—	Feb 2008	JHBIX vs BSIIX
PRJZX	PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund	Global Equities	6	4.62%	—	Mar 2012	JHBIX vs PRJZX
EPS	WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	76	11.53%	1.60B	Feb 2007	JHBIX vs EPS
BXMIX	Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund	Multistrategy	99	5.47%	—	Jun 2014	JHBIX vs BXMIX
SCHG	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	32	6.40%	60.56B	Dec 2009	JHBIX vs SCHG
USD=X	USD Cash		—	0.00%	—	—	JHBIX vs USD=X
AAIIX	Ancora Income Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	22	2.47%	—	Jan 2004	JHBIX vs AAIIX
ARSVX	AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	3	8.44%	—	Jun 2005	JHBIX vs ARSVX
CEMIX	Causeway Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	70	26.16%	—	Mar 2007	JHBIX vs CEMIX
IAU	iShares Gold Trust	Gold, Precious Metals	21	-7.85%	60.94B	Jan 2005	JHBIX vs IAU
BCPIX	Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	27	0.07%	—	Dec 2007	JHBIX vs BCPIX

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