John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust (JHVTX)

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John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust (JHVTX) is up 18.6% since the beginning of the year. JHVTX is currently trading at $15 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of JHVTX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,519.

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust (JHVTX) has returned 18.61% so far this year and 40.97% over the past 12 months.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 1, 2017, JHVTX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.78%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 7.4 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Nov 2022 with a return of +13.7%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -21.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, JHVTX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +7.2%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -9.7%.

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust has an annualized alpha of 1.30%, beta of 0.58, and R2 of 0.44 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 01, 2017.

• This fund participated in 79.54% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 66.90% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.58 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.44 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.44 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

JHVTX has a high expense ratio of 1.06%, indicating above-average management fees.

JHVTX ranks 86 for risk / return — in the top 86% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust provided a 0.97% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.14 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust. 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 Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust was 48.10%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 267 trading sessions.

The current John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Emerging Markets Value Trust drawdown is 1.02%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.