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Bond Fund (JHBBX)

Daily Price as of 9/9/10

15.44 0.05 0.32
 
w/CDSC Change ($) Change (%)
15.44 0.05 0.32

Management Team

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Barry Evans, CFA

Joined team in 2002
Joined subadviser in 2005
Joined adviser in 1986
Began business career in 1986

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Howard Greene, CFA

Joined team in 2002
Joined subadviser in 2005
Joined adviser in 2002
Began business career in 1979

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Jeffrey Given, CFA

Joined team in 2006
Joined adviser in 1993
Began business career in 1993

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Top Issuers (%)

as of 8/31/10
Federal National Mortgage Association 16.03
U.S. Treasury Notes/Bonds 6.05
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 2.85
Morgan Stanley Capital I 1.64
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 1.43
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 1.29
WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 1.06
JPMorgan Chase & Company 0.88
Citigroup, Inc. 0.83
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 0.80
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change at any time. Characteristics are expressed as a percentage of net 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 to generate a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk by normally investing at least 80% of its assets in diversified bonds. These may include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds and debentures, as well as U.S. government and agency securities.

Average Annual Total Returns1

Monthly Performance (%) as of 8/31/10
QTD YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR
(not annualized)
w/CDSC -1.85 5.00 12.28 7.10 5.31 6.00
Quarterly Performance (%) as of 6/30/10
QTD YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR
(not annualized)
w/CDSC -2.56 1.64 17.02 6.35 4.74 5.93

Cumulative Returns

Monthly Performance (%) as of 8/31/10
QTD YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR
w/CDSC -1.85 5.00 12.28 22.84 29.53 79.13

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.

Performance shown is for the share class indicated only. The performance of other share classes will vary. W/CDSC figures reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on Class B shares. The Class B shares' CDSC declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1%. No sales charge will be assessed after the sixth year. The Fund Operating Expenses are 1.81%.

Risk Assessment

Morningstar Rating3

Overall Rating

As of 7/31/10 the Fund was rated 3 stars out of 991 funds, 3 stars out of 862 funds and 3 stars out of 520 funds for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods, respectively.

Overall Rating is based on 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. Other classes may be rated differently.

What You Should Know

The major factors in this Fund’s performance are interest rates and credit risk. When interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall. Generally, an increase in the Fund’s average maturity will make it more sensitive to interest-rate risk.

Security types included in the Asset Mix represent market value of that security type based on total investments.

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Please keep in mind that mutual fund shares: Are not FDIC insured | May lose value | Come with no bank guarantee | Are not insured by any government agency

1 November 9, 1973 is the inception date for the oldest class of shares, Class A shares.Class I shares were first offered on September 4, 2001; the returns prior to this date are those of Class A shares that have been recalculated to apply the fees and expenses of Class I shares.
2 As of most recent month-end. Morningstar definitions: The Morningstar Style Box reveals the Fund’s investment strategy. For fixed-income funds, the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest-rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long).
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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