JHNBX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

John Hancock Bond Fund (JHNBX) 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 JHNBX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX charges 0.76% annually. There are 97 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	JHNBX vs MCFIX
SSASX	State Street Income Fund	0.20%	—	Jan 1980	JHNBX vs SSASX
EINFX	Elfun Income Fund	0.29%	—	Dec 1984	JHNBX vs EINFX
TIBDX	TIAA-CREF Core Bond Fund	0.29%	—	Jul 1999	JHNBX vs TIBDX
BCPIX	Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund	0.30%	—	Dec 2007	JHNBX vs BCPIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 24. There are 87 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	JHNBX vs HOBIX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	92	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTIX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	89	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTRX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	83	—	May 1999	JHNBX vs MDVAX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	74	—	Apr 1997	JHNBX vs GUGAX

Top Performing JHNBX Alternatives (YTD)

JHNBX is at 0.17% YTD. There are 85 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.73%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
NPCT	Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund	2.73%	—	Apr 2021	JHNBX vs NPCT
PGSIX	Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund	2.64%	—	Feb 1984	JHNBX vs PGSIX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	2.47%	—	May 1999	JHNBX vs MDVAX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.32%	—	Jul 2016	JHNBX vs HOBIX
SEATX	SEI Tax Exempt Trust Tax-Advantaged Income Fund	2.10%	—	Sep 2007	JHNBX vs SEATX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX has 3.99% 1-year volatility. There are 78 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.04%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	1.04%	—	Jun 2017	JHNBX vs AMFIX
ARINX	Archer Income Fund	1.79%	—	Mar 2011	JHNBX vs ARINX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	1.91%	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	1.97%	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTIX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.01%	—	Jul 2016	JHNBX vs HOBIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.25%. There are 109 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	JHNBX vs HOBIX
AMFIX	AAMA Income Fund	-0.74%	—	Jun 2017	JHNBX vs AMFIX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	-1.16%	—	Apr 1997	JHNBX vs GUGAX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	-1.17%	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	-1.17%	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX 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	10.17%	—	Oct 1992	JHNBX vs SVBAX
JAAAX	John Hancock Funds Alternative Asset Allocation Fu...	Multistrategy	95	6.31%	—	Jan 2009	JHNBX vs JAAAX
JVMIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund ...	Mid Cap Value Equities	22	7.39%	—	Jun 1997	JHNBX vs JVMIX
JFIVX	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust 500 Index Tr...	Large Cap Blend Equities	66	10.74%	—	Nov 2012	JHNBX vs JFIVX
PDT	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Dividend	9	3.92%	—	Dec 1989	JHNBX vs PDT
JVLIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	82	16.46%	—	Jan 1997	JHNBX vs JVLIX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	38	25.73%	—	May 2019	JHNBX vs JIJIX
TAGRX	John Hancock Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	16	2.30%	—	Oct 1984	JHNBX vs TAGRX
JCCIX	John Hancock Small Cap Core Fund	Small Cap Blend Equities	32	17.92%	—	Dec 2013	JHNBX vs JCCIX
JAKVX	John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short F...	Long-Short	94	12.93%	—	Apr 2014	JHNBX vs JAKVX

Often Compared With JHNBX

Investors most often compare JHNBX with FBKWX, TILUX, AGG. These 20 comparison targets span 14 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FBKWX	Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class Z	Total Bond Market	25	0.40%	—	Oct 2002	JHNBX vs FBKWX
TILUX	Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds Inflation-Linked Fixe...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	20	1.27%	—	Mar 2016	JHNBX vs TILUX
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Total Bond Market	35	0.42%	136.46B	Sep 2003	JHNBX vs AGG
PIMIX	PIMCO Income Fund Institutional Class	Multisector Bonds	41	0.63%	—	Mar 2007	JHNBX vs PIMIX
TAUSX	John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund	Intermediate Core Bond	20	-0.02%	—	Dec 1991	JHNBX vs TAUSX
PRPFX	Permanent Portfolio Permanent Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	43	6.75%	—	Nov 1982	JHNBX vs PRPFX
USGLX	John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	3	-2.65%	—	Sep 1995	JHNBX vs USGLX
JILCX	John Hancock Funds II Multimanager Lifestyle Conse...	Diversified Portfolio	86	3.35%	—	Oct 2005	JHNBX vs JILCX
JHFIX	John Hancock Income Fund	Multisector Bonds	33	0.73%	—	Aug 1986	JHNBX vs JHFIX
GOIGX	John Hancock International Growth Fund Class A	International Equity	33	14.16%	—	Jun 2006	JHNBX vs GOIGX
JESIX	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Small Cap In...	Small Cap Blend Equities	77	16.98%	—	May 2000	JHNBX vs JESIX
JIGMX	John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R4	Intermediate Core Bond	21	0.03%	—	Apr 2015	JHNBX vs JIGMX
JAKRX	John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short F...	Long-Short	93	12.80%	—	Dec 2013	JHNBX vs JAKRX
JLBAX	John Hancock Funds II Multimanager 2015 Lifetime P...	Target Retirement Date	71	5.08%	—	Oct 2006	JHNBX vs JLBAX
HEQ	John Hancock Diversified Income Fund	Diversified Portfolio	62	11.80%	—	May 2011	JHNBX vs HEQ
JHAIX	JHancock Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund	Tactical Allocation	6	1.12%	—	Dec 2011	JHNBX vs JHAIX
BTO	John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	Financials Equities	10	7.16%	—	Aug 1994	JHNBX vs BTO
JILGX	John Hancock Funds II Multimanager Lifestyle Growt...	Diversified Portfolio	11	11.12%	—	Oct 2005	JHNBX vs JILGX
JFIIX	John Hancock Funds Floating Rate Income Fund	Bank Loan	48	0.62%	—	Jan 2008	JHNBX vs JFIIX
HPS	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	19	4.92%	—	Jun 2003	JHNBX vs HPS

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