JHVIT Short Term Government Income I (JAJPX)

Fund Assets	n/a
Expense Ratio	0.72%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.21
Dividend Yield	1.81%
Dividend Growth	119.02%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 23, 2025

Previous Close	11.81
YTD Return	0.85%
1-Year Return	0.85%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	11.69
52-Week High	11.81
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	100
Inception Date	n/a

About JAJPX

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust Short Term Government Income Trust Series I is a variable insurance trust portfolio focused on short‑duration U.S. government and agency fixed income. The strategy seeks a high level of current income while emphasizing preservation of capital, with maintaining a stable share price as a secondary objective. It invests primarily in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies, complemented by high‑quality short‑term instruments to manage interest rate exposure and liquidity. The portfolio’s short maturity profile aims to reduce sensitivity to rate fluctuations relative to intermediate and long bonds, making it a conservative building block within variable annuity and variable life insurance platforms. The series structure offers multiple share classes with differing expense profiles; reported materials for the trust detail Series I expense examples and performance reporting conventions within semiannual updates. Market data listings identify the fund under its series name for historical information and quote references. Within the broader fixed income landscape, the portfolio plays a role in cash management, liability matching, and defensive allocation, providing a government‑backed income stream with lower duration risk than core bond funds.

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: JAJPX
• Share Class: Series I
• Index: Bloomberg 1-5 Y Government TR

Performance

JAJPX had a total return of 0.85% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.78%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
JAFYX	Nav	0.67%
JAFWX	Series Ii	0.92%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 23, 2025	$0.21354	Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2024	$0.0975	Oct 25, 2024
Oct 24, 2023	$0.1826	Oct 25, 2023
Oct 25, 2022	$0.16829	Oct 26, 2022
Nov 21, 2019	$0.11692	Nov 22, 2019
Nov 20, 2018	$0.20432	Nov 21, 2018

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 28, 2026

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