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International Core Fund (GIDEX)

Daily Price as of 5/24/13

30.70 0.24 0.78
 
POP Change ($) Change (%)
32.32 0.25 0.77

Top Holdings (%)

as of 4/30/13
Total SA 3.62
Sanofi Aventis 2.83
AstraZeneca Group PLC 2.62
BP PLC 2.49
Banco Santander SA 2.07
Telefonica SA 1.67
E.ON AG 1.66
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares 1.55
Rio Tinto PLC 1.54
Enel SpA 1.53
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change at any time. Characteristics are expressed as a percentage of net assets except for certain closed-end funds where characteristics are expressed as a percentage of total managed assets.

All Funds (with the exception of the Money Market Fund) exclude cash and cash equivalent securities from Top holdings and Top issuers.

Goal and Strategy

The Fund seeks high total return by typically investing in a diversified portfolio of equity investments from a number of developed markets outside the U.S. The subadviser evaluates and selects individual stocks, countries and currencies based on several factors which may include valuation, improving fundamentals, GDP trends, industrial competitiveness and interest rate differentials.

Average Annual Total Returns1

Month-End Performance (%) as of 4/30/13
QTD YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR Life of Fund
(9/16/05)
(not annualized)
POP 0.85 3.72 12.24 4.96 -2.61 2.32
Quarter-End Performance (%) as of 3/31/13
QTD YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR Life of Fund
(9/16/05)
(not annualized)
POP -2.28 -2.28 2.89 2.31 -2.96 1.54

Cumulative Returns

Month-End Performance (%) as of 4/30/13
QTD YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR Life of Fund
(9/16/05)
POP 0.85 3.72 12.24 15.63 -12.37 19.13

The performance data shown represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See performance data current to the most recent month-end, which may be higher or lower than that cited.

Performance figures assume that all distributions are reinvested. POP (public offering price) figures reflect maximum sales charge on Class A shares of 5% for equity funds and 4.5% for fixed-income funds with the exception of the Floating Rate Income fund and the Currency Strategies fund, which have a maximum sales charge of 3%. Performance quoted without sales charges would be reduced if the sales charges were applied. Performance for other share classes will vary. For money market funds, the yield quoted more closely reflect the current earnings of the fund than the total return performance shown. Sales charges do not apply to money market funds and as a result, those funds do not quote POP performance figures. The Fund operating expenses are 1.58%.

Risk Assessment

Morningstar Rating3

Overall Rating

As of 3/31/13 the Fund was rated 3 stars out of 318 funds and 3 stars out of 261 funds for the 3- and 5-year periods, respectively.

Load-Waived Rating

As of 3/31/13 the Fund was rated 3 stars out of 318 funds and 3 stars out of 261 funds for the 3- and 5-year periods, respectively.

Overall Rating is based on the 3-, 5- and 10-year Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Returns and accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance. The overall rating includes effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees, whereas the load-waived rating does not. Load-waived ratings for Class A shares should only be considered by investors who are not subject to a front-end sales charge. Contact your financial professional to determine whether you are eligible to purchase Class A shares without paying the front-end load. Other classes may be rated differently.

The funds have experienced negative performance for various time periods, including but not limited to, the three, five or ten-year periods for which the Morningstar "star" ratings are issued.

What You Should Know

Foreign investing, especially in emerging markets, has additional risks, such as currency and market volatility and political and social instability. Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase volatility of a fund and, if the transaction is not successful, could result in a significant loss. For additional information on these and other risk considerations, please see the Fund's prospectus.

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1 On 6/9/09, John Hancock International Core Fund acquired the assets of the GMO International Disciplined Equity Fund (predecessor fund). Returns of the predecessor fund's Class III shares, first offered on 9/16/05, have been recalculated to apply the gross fees and expenses of Class A, B, C, and I shares, first offered on 6/12/06. The Fund's Class R1, R3, R4 and R5 shares were first offered on 5/19/09. Returns prior to this date are based on returns of the Fund's Class A shares, which have been recalculated to apply the gross fees and expenses of the Fund's Class R1, R3, R4, and R5 shares. The Fund's Class R6 shares were first offered on 9/1/11; Class R2 shares were first offered on 3/1/12; returns prior to this date are based on the returns of the Fund's Class A shares and the predecessor fund's Class III shares, which have been recalculated to apply the gross fees and expenses of the Fund's Class R6 and R2 shares.
2 As of most recent month-end. The Morningstar Style Box™ reveals the Fund’s investment style.

For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization, or size, of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend or growth).
3 Morningstar proprietary ratings reflect risk-adjusted performance through most recent month-end. The ratings are subject to change every month. For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category, the next 22.5%, 35%, 22.5% and the bottom 10% receive 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 star, respectively. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of 1 fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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