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
BCPIX	Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	0.30%	—	Dec 2007	JHBIX vs BCPIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 26. There are 41 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	98	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	94	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTIX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	92	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTRX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	82	—	May 1999	JHBIX vs MDVAX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	73	—	Apr 1997	JHBIX vs GUGAX

Top Performing JHBIX Alternatives (YTD)

JHBIX is at 0.37% YTD. There are 66 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.80%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TNUIX	1290 Diversified Bond Fund	2.80%	—	Jul 2015	JHBIX vs TNUIX
PGSIX	Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund	2.64%	—	Feb 1984	JHBIX vs PGSIX
NPCT	Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund	2.62%	—	Apr 2021	JHBIX vs NPCT
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	2.47%	—	May 1999	JHBIX vs MDVAX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.22%	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX has 3.95% 1-year volatility. There are 81 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.12%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	1.12%	—	Jun 2017	JHBIX vs AMFIX
ARINX	Archer Income Fund	1.80%	—	Mar 2011	JHBIX vs ARINX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	1.96%	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTRX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.02%	—	Jul 2016	JHBIX vs HOBIX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	2.02%	—	Jul 2010	JHBIX vs LCTIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to JHBIX

JHBIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.17%. There are 98 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	-1.16%	—	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	84	9.14%	—	Oct 1992	JHBIX vs SVBAX
JAAAX	John Hancock Funds Alternative Asset Allocation Fu...	Multistrategy	92	5.23%	—	Jan 2009	JHBIX vs JAAAX
JVMIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund ...	Mid Cap Value Equities	26	8.99%	—	Jun 1997	JHBIX vs JVMIX
JFIVX	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust 500 Index Tr...	Large Cap Blend Equities	53	8.04%	—	Nov 2012	JHBIX vs JFIVX
PDT	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Dividend	8	4.10%	—	Dec 1989	JHBIX vs PDT
JVLIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	82	16.83%	—	Jan 1997	JHBIX vs JVLIX
JHNBX	John Hancock Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	21	0.25%	—	Nov 1973	JHBIX vs JHNBX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	37	25.48%	—	May 2019	JHBIX vs JIJIX
TAGRX	John Hancock Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	10	-1.45%	—	Oct 1984	JHBIX vs TAGRX
JAKVX	John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short F...	Long-Short	81	9.20%	—	Apr 2014	JHBIX vs JAKVX

Often Compared With JHBIX

Investors most often compare JHBIX with NTBIX, BMCIX, 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	70	1.38%	—	Mar 2014	JHBIX vs NTBIX
BMCIX	BlackRock High Equity Income Fund	Derivative Income	51	8.30%	—	Apr 1998	JHBIX vs BMCIX
IPOAX	Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fu...	Emerging Markets Diversified	63	22.40%	—	Oct 1993	JHBIX vs IPOAX
BDMIX	BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I	Long-Short	94	12.07%	—	Dec 2012	JHBIX vs BDMIX
BILPX	BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund	Event Driven	76	2.31%	—	Dec 2007	JHBIX vs BILPX
BIMBX	BlackRock Systematic Multi-Strategy Class I	Diversified Portfolio	6	0.19%	—	May 2015	JHBIX vs BIMBX
BROIX	BlackRock Advantage International Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	35	9.72%	—	Jan 2006	JHBIX vs BROIX
AMRMX	American Funds American Mutual Fund Class A	Large Cap Blend Equities	38	6.54%	—	Feb 1950	JHBIX vs AMRMX
PBAIX	BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund Institutiona...	Tactical Allocation	81	9.30%	—	Jun 1993	JHBIX vs PBAIX
BSIIX	BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Clas...	Total Bond Market	64	1.79%	—	Feb 2008	JHBIX vs BSIIX
PRJZX	PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund	Global Equities	8	7.29%	—	Mar 2012	JHBIX vs PRJZX
BXMIX	Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund	Multistrategy	99	4.19%	—	Jun 2014	JHBIX vs BXMIX
EPS	WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	68	8.75%	1.57B	Feb 2007	JHBIX vs EPS
SCHG	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	27	1.23%	59.17B	Dec 2009	JHBIX vs SCHG
USD=X	USD Cash		—	0.00%	—	—	JHBIX vs USD=X
AAIIX	Ancora Income Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	18	1.24%	—	Jan 2004	JHBIX vs AAIIX
IAU	iShares Gold Trust	Gold, Precious Metals	21	-7.61%	64.29B	Jan 2005	JHBIX vs IAU
ARSVX	AMG River Road Small Cap Value Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	2	3.63%	—	Jun 2005	JHBIX vs ARSVX
BCOIX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	25	0.54%	—	Sep 2000	JHBIX vs BCOIX
CEMIX	Causeway Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	81	28.79%	—	Mar 2007	JHBIX vs CEMIX

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