JHVIT Capital Appreciation Value NAV (JAFRX)

Fund Assets	n/a
Expense Ratio	0.88%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	1.59
Dividend Yield	12.44%
Dividend Growth	647.34%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 23, 2025

Previous Close	12.88
YTD Return	6.69%
1-Year Return	6.69%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	11.25
52-Week High	12.95
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	223
Inception Date	n/a

About JAFRX

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Capital Appreciation Value Trust is an open-end mutual fund designed primarily for use as an underlying investment option within variable insurance products. Its main objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, with an emphasis on companies that the investment manager believes are undervalued or have strong potential for growth. This fund plays a key role in the variable insurance landscape by offering policyholders a professionally managed option that targets value opportunities in the equity markets. Managed by John Hancock, the trust benefits from experienced portfolio leadership and a disciplined investment approach. The fund typically diversifies across major sectors, allocating assets to areas such as technology, consumer discretionary, communication services, and healthcare, among others. This diversification helps position the fund to benefit from various market trends and economic cycles. With a moderate expense ratio and annual or semi-annual dividend distributions, the trust provides a mix of growth orientation and operational efficiency. Its role in the financial market is to facilitate capital growth for insurance product investors, contributing to the long-term value accumulation within variable annuity accounts.

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: JAFRX
• Share Class: Nav Class
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

JAFRX had a total return of 6.69% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.03%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
JAFPX	Series I Class	0.93%
JAFQX	Series Ii Class	1.13%

Top 10 Holdings

34.48% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Amazon.com Inc. - AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01	AMZN.US	4.98%
Microsoft Corporation - MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625	MSFT.US	4.43%
Meta Platforms Inc. - META PLATFORMS INC COMMON STOCK USD.000006	META.US	3.85%
Apple Inc. - APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001	AAPL.US	3.76%
United States Treasury Note/Bond - UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 10/30 3.625	T	3.73%
NVIDIA Corporation - NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001	NVDA.US	3.19%
United States Treasury Note/Bond - UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/30 3.5	T	2.99%
United States Treasury Note/Bond - UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/31 3.5	T	2.67%
CenterPoint Energy Inc. - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.01	CNP.US	2.48%
Alphabet Inc. - ALPHABET INC COMMON STOCK USD.001	GOOGL.US	2.40%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 23, 2025	$1.59228	Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2024	$0.21306	Oct 25, 2024
Oct 24, 2023	$1.40422	Oct 25, 2023
Oct 25, 2022	$1.75227	Oct 26, 2022
Nov 21, 2019	$0.11038	Nov 22, 2019
Nov 20, 2018	$0.22806	Nov 21, 2018

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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