John Hancock Funds Small Cap Dynamic Growth Fund Class A (JSJAX)

Fund Assets	516.25M
Expense Ratio	1.201%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	141.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 19, 2025

Previous Close	14.66
YTD Return	-1.60%
1-Year Return	-6.12%
5-Year Return	-11.97%
52-Week Low	14.35
52-Week High	18.41
Beta (5Y)	1.12
Holdings	72
Inception Date	Mar 27, 2018

About JSJAX

The John Hancock Small Cap Dynamic Growth Fund Class A is a mutual fund designed to pursue long-term capital appreciation by primarily investing in growth-oriented stocks of small-cap companies. The fund targets firms whose market capitalizations do not exceed the upper limit of constituents within the Russell 2000 Growth Index, typically up to approximately $12.7 billion. Its portfolio is diversified across sectors with notable allocations to technology, financials, healthcare, and industrial companies, reflecting a dynamic approach to capturing emerging growth opportunities within the small-cap universe. Utilizing a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process, the fund emphasizes companies undergoing positive fundamental changes, exhibiting sustainable earnings growth, and trading at attractive valuations. It maintains a high level of active management, as indicated by its portfolio turnover and focused sector bets. The fund’s principal role in the financial markets is to offer investors access to the potential high growth and diversification benefits characteristic of small-cap equities, contributing to broader portfolio diversification while navigating the unique risks and volatility associated with this asset class.

• Fund Family: John Hancock
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: JSJAX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

JSJAX had a total return of -6.12% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.24%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FECGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Index Fund	0.05%
FCIGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth I	0.88%
FCPGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	0.86%
FCTGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth M	1.44%
FCCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth C	1.86%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
JSJFX	Class R6	0.95%
JSJIX	Class I	1.06%
JSJCX	Class C	2.06%

Top 10 Holdings

26.19% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Ssc Government Mm Gvmxx	n/a	4.03%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF	IWO	3.15%
Casey's General Stores, Inc.	CASY	2.91%
Janus Living, Inc.	JAN	2.78%
Mercury Systems, Inc.	MRCY	2.26%
Sensient Technologies Corporation	SXT	2.25%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.	BTSG	2.23%
Novanta Inc.	NOVT	2.21%
Valley National Bancorp	VLY	2.19%
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.	FFIN	2.17%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 19, 2025	$1.70233	Dec 22, 2025
Dec 20, 2024	$0.59338	Dec 23, 2024
Dec 17, 2021	$7.01401	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$0.83689	Dec 21, 2020
Dec 20, 2018	$0.54206	Dec 21, 2018

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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