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 98 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
TIBDX	TIAA-CREF Core Bond Fund	0.29%	—	Jul 1999	JHNBX vs TIBDX
EINFX	Elfun Income Fund	0.29%	—	Dec 1984	JHNBX vs EINFX
BCOIX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.30%	—	Sep 2000	JHNBX vs BCOIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 23. There are 83 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...	95	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTIX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	93	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTRX
GUGAX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	89	—	Apr 1997	JHNBX vs GUGAX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	88	—	May 1999	JHNBX vs MDVAX

Top Performing JHNBX Alternatives (YTD)

JHNBX is at 0.08% YTD. There are 83 mutual funds in the Intermediate Core-Plus Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.50%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TNUIX	1290 Diversified Bond Fund	3.50%	—	Jul 2015	JHNBX vs TNUIX
MDVAX	MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund	2.81%	—	May 1999	JHNBX vs MDVAX
PGSIX	Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund	2.81%	—	Feb 1984	JHNBX vs PGSIX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.55%	—	Jul 2016	JHNBX vs HOBIX
NPCT	Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund	2.50%	—	Apr 2021	JHNBX vs NPCT

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX has 3.89% 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	JHNBX vs AMFIX
ARINX	Archer Income Fund	1.82%	—	Mar 2011	JHNBX vs ARINX
LCTRX	Leader Capital High Quality Floating Rate Fund Inv...	1.95%	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTRX
LCTIX	Leader Capital High Quality Income Fund Institutio...	2.01%	—	Jul 2010	JHNBX vs LCTIX
HOBIX	Holbrook Income Fund Class I	2.04%	—	Jul 2016	JHNBX vs HOBIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to JHNBX

JHNBX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.25%. There are 108 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	-1.00%	—	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	85	9.80%	—	Oct 1992	JHNBX vs SVBAX
JAAAX	John Hancock Funds Alternative Asset Allocation Fu...	Multistrategy	94	6.01%	—	Jan 2009	JHNBX vs JAAAX
JVMIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund ...	Mid Cap Value Equities	37	13.14%	—	Jun 1997	JHNBX vs JVMIX
JFIVX	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust 500 Index Tr...	Large Cap Blend Equities	56	10.56%	—	Nov 2012	JHNBX vs JFIVX
PDT	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Dividend	10	5.89%	—	Dec 1989	JHNBX vs PDT
JVLIX	John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	85	18.41%	—	Jan 1997	JHNBX vs JVLIX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	20	15.25%	—	May 2019	JHNBX vs JIJIX
TAGRX	John Hancock Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	14	3.51%	—	Oct 1984	JHNBX vs TAGRX
JAKVX	John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short F...	Long-Short	88	11.44%	—	Apr 2014	JHNBX vs JAKVX
JCCIX	John Hancock Small Cap Core Fund	Small Cap Blend Equities	57	25.79%	—	Dec 2013	JHNBX vs JCCIX

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	0.22%	—	Oct 2002	JHNBX vs FBKWX
TILUX	Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds Inflation-Linked Fixe...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	11	0.70%	—	Mar 2016	JHNBX vs TILUX
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Total Bond Market	37	0.28%	138.36B	Sep 2003	JHNBX vs AGG
PIMIX	PIMCO Income Fund Institutional Class	Multisector Bonds	48	0.89%	—	Mar 2007	JHNBX vs PIMIX
TAUSX	John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund	Intermediate Core Bond	20	-0.24%	—	Dec 1991	JHNBX vs TAUSX
USGLX	John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	2	-1.88%	—	Sep 1995	JHNBX vs USGLX
GOIGX	John Hancock International Growth Fund Class A	International Equity	22	10.45%	—	Jun 2006	JHNBX vs GOIGX
JHFIX	John Hancock Income Fund	Multisector Bonds	29	0.56%	—	Aug 1986	JHNBX vs JHFIX
PRPFX	Permanent Portfolio Class I	Diversified Portfolio	23	1.80%	—	Dec 1982	JHNBX vs PRPFX
JESIX	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Small Cap In...	Small Cap Blend Equities	83	20.43%	—	May 2000	JHNBX vs JESIX
JHAIX	JHancock Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund	Tactical Allocation	10	1.58%	—	Dec 2011	JHNBX vs JHAIX
JIGMX	John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R4	Intermediate Core Bond	20	-0.18%	—	Apr 2015	JHNBX vs JIGMX
JILCX	John Hancock Funds II Multimanager Lifestyle Conse...	Diversified Portfolio	80	3.27%	—	Oct 2005	JHNBX vs JILCX
BTO	John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	Financials Equities	17	18.75%	—	Aug 1994	JHNBX vs BTO
JAKRX	John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short F...	Long-Short	88	11.25%	—	Dec 2013	JHNBX vs JAKRX
JILGX	John Hancock Funds II Multimanager Lifestyle Growt...	Diversified Portfolio	8	10.07%	—	Oct 2005	JHNBX vs JILGX
HPS	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	20	4.92%	—	Jun 2003	JHNBX vs HPS
JLBAX	John Hancock Funds II Multimanager 2015 Lifetime P...	Target Retirement Date	64	4.70%	—	Oct 2006	JHNBX vs JLBAX
JFIIX	John Hancock Funds Floating Rate Income Fund	Bank Loan	45	1.01%	—	Jan 2008	JHNBX vs JFIIX
HEQ	John Hancock Diversified Income Fund	Diversified Portfolio	67	11.55%	—	May 2011	JHNBX vs HEQ

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