John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust - Small Cap Core Trust (JAGZX)

Fund Assets	n/a
Expense Ratio	1.15%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	1.42
Dividend Yield	9.35%
Dividend Growth	62.37%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 23, 2025

Previous Close	15.07
YTD Return	25.58%
1-Year Return	25.58%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	11.84
52-Week High	15.64
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	74
Inception Date	n/a

About JAGZX

The John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Small Cap Value Fund II is an equity-focused fund designed to provide investors with exposure to U.S. small-cap companies exhibiting value characteristics. Its primary objective is long-term capital appreciation, achieved by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by companies within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index. The fund employs a disciplined, bottom-up investment approach, seeking to identify high-quality businesses with above-average profitability that are trading at attractive valuations relative to their peers. This fund is commonly used as an investment option within variable insurance products, offering diversification across a broad range of industries. Its multi-manager structure leverages the expertise of multiple subadvisors, each utilizing proprietary research and in-depth analysis to select holdings, helping to manage risk and enhance the potential for consistent performance. The fund’s role in the financial market centers on enabling policyholders and retirement plan participants to access the growth potential of small-cap value stocks, which historically have offered unique return and diversification benefits within a long-term investment portfolio.

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: JAGZX
• Share Class: Series II
• Index: Russell 2000 Value TR

Performance

JAGZX had a total return of 25.58% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.21%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
JAHBX	Series Nav	0.90%
JESVX	Series I	0.95%

Top 10 Holdings

19.53% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
SouthState Bank Corporation - SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP COMMON STOCK USD2.5	SSB.US	2.11%
Range Resources Corporation - RANGE RESOURCES CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01	RRC.US	2.01%
The Timken Company - TIMKEN CO/THE COMMON STOCK	TKR.US	2.00%
MasTec Inc. - MASTEC INC COMMON STOCK USD.1	MTZ.US	1.98%
Magnolia Oil and Gas Corporation - MAGNOLIA OIL and GAS CORP COMMON STOCK USD.0001	MGY.US	1.92%
Life Time Group Holdings Inc. - LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01	LTH.US	1.92%
Adeia Inc. - ADEIA INC COMMON STOCK	ADEA.US	1.92%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. - KULICKE and SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC COMMON STOCK	KLIC.US	1.92%
Banner Corporation - BANNER CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01	BANR.US	1.90%
Regal Rexnord Corporation - REGAL REXNORD CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01	RRX.US	1.86%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 23, 2025	$1.41692	Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2024	$0.87267	Oct 25, 2024
Oct 24, 2023	$1.27461	Oct 25, 2023
Oct 25, 2022	$2.88141	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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