John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust - Health Sciences Trust (JAFMX)

Fund Assets	n/a
Expense Ratio	0.99%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	3.23
Dividend Yield	11.52%
Dividend Growth	89.39%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 23, 2025

Previous Close	27.98
YTD Return	22.50%
1-Year Return	22.50%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	21.62
52-Week High	28.40
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	175
Inception Date	n/a

About JAFMX

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Health Sciences Fund is a mutual fund specializing in the health care sector. Its primary objective is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in growth stocks of companies operating across a broad range of health care industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health care equipment, and related services. The fund employs a flexible approach, allocating assets among companies of various sizes and market capitalizations to capture opportunities throughout the sector. Notably, it is structured as a non-diversified fund, allowing it to concentrate investments in a smaller number of issuers, which can potentially increase both the opportunities for returns and exposure to specific risks. Designed primarily as an underlying investment for variable insurance and annuity products, the fund plays a significant role in providing sector-specific equity exposure to investors seeking to participate in the innovations and growth trends defining the health sciences industry.

• Ticker Symbol: JAFMX
• Share Class: Nav
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

JAFMX had a total return of 22.50% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.66%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
JEHSX	Series I	1.04%
JAFKX	Series Ii	1.24%

Top 10 Holdings

39.95% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Eli Lilly and Company - ELI LILLY and CO COMMON STOCK	LLY.US	10.20%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. - THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COMMON STOCK USD1.0	TMO.US	4.12%
Intuitive Surgical Inc. - INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC COMMON STOCK USD.001	ISRG.US	3.71%
Stryker Corporation - STRYKER CORP COMMON STOCK USD.1	SYK.US	3.52%
Merck and Co. Inc. - MERCK and CO INC COMMON STOCK USD.5	MRK.US	3.48%
ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON STOCK USD.25	AZN.US	3.22%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated - UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COMMON STOCK USD.01	UNH.US	3.13%
ARGENX SE ADR	ARGX.US	2.99%
AbbVie Inc. - ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK USD.01	ABBV.US	2.88%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK USD.001	REGN.US	2.69%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 23, 2025	$3.23399	Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2024	$1.70757	Oct 25, 2024
Oct 24, 2023	$1.26206	Oct 25, 2023
Oct 25, 2022	$3.23984	Oct 26, 2022

Data Sources: Tiingo and Finnhub

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 28, 2026

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