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  "slug": "john-hancock-investment-management-llc-boston-ma-105790",
  "primary_business_name": "JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC",
  "legal_name": "JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC",
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  "city": "Boston",
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  "country": "United States",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "websites": [
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    "https://johnhancock.com",
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    "https://twitter.com/emilyrroland",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105790",
  "disclosure_items": [
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      "item": "11.D(1)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    }
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  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/john-hancock-investment-management-llc-boston-ma-105790",
  "display_name": "John Hancock Investment Management LLC",
  "summary": "John Hancock Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1971, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. John Hancock Investment Management LLC (CRD 105790): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is John Hancock Investment Management LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), John Hancock Investment Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does John Hancock Investment Management LLC's brochure say about its fees?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 1.43% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is John Hancock Investment Management LLC located?",
      "a": "John Hancock Investment Management LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is John Hancock Investment Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "John Hancock Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105790."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does John Hancock Investment Management LLC manage?",
      "a": "John Hancock Investment Management LLC reports $212,052,000,251 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have John Hancock Investment Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for John Hancock Investment Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $201,475,916,772 in the October 2021 data and $212,052,000,251 in the October 2026 data, up 5%. Total employees: 382 in October 2021 and 357 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does John Hancock Investment Management LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (126)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does John Hancock Investment Management LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105790"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in John Hancock Investment Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 2 (now yes: 11.D(1))."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2022-07-28"
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      "filing_date": "2023-06-20"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-06-27"
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 2 (now yes: 11.D(1))."
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  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026",
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    "stated_range": "0.2% to 1.43% a year",
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    "figures": [
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        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 1.43% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
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        "quotes": [
          "The advisory fees charged by John Hancock Investment Management to the funds in the Trusts range from 0.20% to 1.43% of assets under management."
        ]
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    ],
    "quotes": [
      "The advisory fees charged by John Hancock Investment Management to the funds in the Trusts range from 0.20% to 1.43% of assets under management."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/john-hancock-investment-management-llc-boston-ma-105790.md",
  "clients": [
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105790",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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