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John Hancock
Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Quarterly portfolio holdings 11/30/19

Fund’s investments  
As of 11-30-19 (unaudited)
  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
U.S. Government and Agency obligations 1.6% $17,935,308
(Cost $17,269,948)          
United States 1.6%         17,935,308
U.S. Treasury
Note
2.625 06-30-23   17,328,800 17,935,308
Foreign government obligations 42.9%       $467,039,821
(Cost $481,606,126)          
Angola 0.9%         9,923,910
Republic of Angola          
Bond (A) 9.125 11-26-49   3,000,000 2,995,608
Bond (A) 9.500 11-12-25   6,200,000 6,928,302
Argentina 3.1%         33,329,757
Provincia de Buenos Aires          
Bond (A) 7.875 06-15-27   3,850,000 1,366,750
Bond (A) 9.950 06-09-21   5,600,000 2,212,000
Provincia de Rio Negro
Bond (A)
7.750 12-07-25   2,300,000 960,250
Republic of Argentina          
Bond 4.625 01-11-23   5,500,000 2,233,000
Bond 6.875 01-26-27   11,840,000 4,795,200
Bond 7.625 04-22-46   20,390,000 8,624,970
Bond 8.280 12-31-33   26,540,579 13,137,587
Bahrain 0.6%         6,147,444
Kingdom of Bahrain          
Bond (A) 6.125 08-01-23   2,000,000 2,181,229
Bond (A) 7.000 10-12-28   3,450,000 3,966,215
Brazil 2.8%         30,002,929
Federative Republic of Brazil          
Bond 5.625 01-07-41   4,300,000 4,724,625
Note 10.000 01-01-27 BRL 88,000,000 25,278,304
China 1.0%         10,556,736
The Export-Import Bank of China
Bond
2.875 04-26-26   10,400,000 10,556,736
Colombia 1.4%         15,634,306
Republic of Colombia          
Bond 4.000 02-26-24   7,400,000 7,751,056
Bond 5.000 06-15-45   6,900,000 7,883,250
Costa Rica 0.1%         988,750
Republic of Costa Rica
Bond
4.250 01-26-23   1,000,000 988,750
Croatia 0.6%         6,229,056
Republic of Croatia
Bond
5.500 04-04-23   5,650,000 6,229,056
Dominican Republic 1.0%         11,455,460
Government of Dominican Republic          
Bond 5.875 04-18-24   5,500,000 5,860,800
Bond (A) 5.950 01-25-27   1,500,000 1,625,100
Bond 5.950 01-25-27   900,000 975,060
Bond (A) 6.875 01-29-26   2,650,000 2,994,500
Egypt 2.3%         25,314,851
Arab Republic of Egypt          
Bond (A) 5.875 06-11-25   3,000,000 3,121,655
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  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
Egypt (continued)          
Bond (A) 7.500 01-31-27   3,700,000 $4,036,527
Bond (A) 7.903 02-21-48   9,200,000 9,268,826
Bond 7.903 02-21-48   2,000,000 2,014,962
Bond (A) 8.500 01-31-47   6,500,000 6,872,881
Ghana 2.0%         21,416,466
Republic of Ghana          
Bond 7.625 05-16-29   3,275,000 3,248,480
Bond 8.125 01-18-26   3,150,000 3,317,925
Bond (A) 8.950 03-26-51   9,000,000 8,811,000
Bond (A) 9.250 09-15-22   2,220,000 2,406,951
Bond 9.250 09-15-22   3,350,000 3,632,110
Honduras 0.1%         1,126,125
Republic of Honduras
Bond (A)
6.250 01-19-27   1,050,000 1,126,125
Hungary 1.7%         18,765,521
Republic of Hungary          
Bond 5.375 02-21-23   4,700,000 5,143,926
Bond 5.375 03-25-24   12,100,000 13,621,595
Indonesia 3.2%         34,582,537
Republic of Indonesia          
Bond (A) 4.750 01-08-26   6,350,000 7,034,250
Bond 4.750 01-08-26   2,250,000 2,492,451
Bond (A) 5.375 10-17-23   2,851,000 3,150,604
Bond 5.875 01-15-24   1,100,000 1,240,500
Bond 6.625 05-15-33 IDR 201,923,000,000 13,265,074
Bond 6.625 02-17-37   2,421,000 3,243,371
Bond 8.375 03-15-34 IDR 54,619,000,000 4,156,287
Iraq 1.0%         10,923,470
Republic of Iraq          
Bond 5.800 01-15-28   10,078,000 9,712,572
Bond (A) 6.752 03-09-23   1,200,000 1,210,898
Kazakhstan 0.3%         3,544,734
Republic of Kazakhstan
Bond (A)
5.125 07-21-25   3,100,000 3,544,734
Kenya 1.0%         11,456,826
Republic of Kenya          
Bond (A) 8.000 05-22-32   3,000,000 3,160,206
Bond (A) 8.250 02-28-48   8,100,000 8,296,620
Mexico 2.2%         23,549,336
Government of Mexico          
Bond 4.600 01-23-46   8,000,000 8,544,000
Bond 7.750 05-29-31 MXN 280,800,400 15,005,336
Montenegro 0.1%         1,175,349
Republic of Montenegro
Bond (A)
3.375 04-21-25 EUR 1,000,000 1,175,349
Namibia 0.3%         3,472,825
Republic of Namibia
Bond (A)
5.250 10-29-25   3,400,000 3,472,825
Nigeria 1.5%         16,759,782
Federal Republic of Nigeria          
Bond (A) 7.625 11-28-47   2,500,000 2,362,592
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  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
Nigeria (continued)          
Bond 7.625 11-28-47   5,550,000 $5,244,954
Bond (A) 7.696 02-23-38   2,600,000 2,539,905
Bond (A) 7.875 02-16-32   2,000,000 2,034,563
Bond 7.875 02-16-32   4,500,000 4,577,768
Oman 1.6%         16,919,058
Sultanate of Oman          
Bond 5.625 01-17-28   6,000,000 6,006,062
Bond 6.750 01-17-48   11,500,000 10,912,996
Pakistan 0.4%         4,025,013
Republic of Pakistan
Bond (A)
6.875 12-05-27   4,000,000 4,025,013
Panama 0.5%         5,715,293
Republic of Panama          
Bond 6.700 01-26-36   3,050,000 4,289,093
Bond 8.875 09-30-27   1,000,000 1,426,200
Philippines 1.1%         12,306,715
Republic of Philippines          
Bond 3.950 01-20-40   8,600,000 9,818,946
Bond 5.500 03-30-26   2,100,000 2,487,769
Poland 0.4%         4,453,718
Republic of Poland
Bond
3.250 04-06-26   4,190,000 4,453,718
Qatar 2.1%         22,485,262
State of Qatar          
Bond 4.500 04-23-28   4,100,000 4,695,262
Bond (A) 4.817 03-14-49   10,000,000 12,350,000
Bond (A) 5.103 04-23-48   4,250,000 5,440,000
Saudi Arabia 2.1%         23,083,105
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bond (A)
5.250 01-16-50   18,650,000 23,083,105
Senegal 0.5%         4,935,764
Republic of Senegal          
Bond (A) 6.250 05-23-33   1,600,000 1,641,993
Bond 6.250 05-23-33   1,500,000 1,539,320
Bond (A) 6.750 03-13-48   1,800,000 1,754,451
South Africa 1.8%         19,299,468
Republic of South Africa          
Bond 4.300 10-12-28   3,300,000 3,204,107
Bond 8.000 01-31-30 ZAR 256,173,733 16,095,361
Sri Lanka 0.6%         6,867,594
Republic of Sri Lanka
Bond
6.750 04-18-28   7,500,000 6,867,594
Turkey 3.8%         41,833,322
Export Credit Bank of Turkey
Bond (A)
5.000 09-23-21   12,050,000 12,175,164
Republic of Turkey          
Bond 4.250 04-14-26   18,500,000 16,986,197
Bond 6.000 01-14-41   9,650,000 8,658,859
Bond 6.250 09-26-22   3,860,000 4,013,102
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  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
Uzbekistan 0.4%         $4,398,336
Republic of Uzbekistan
Bond (A)
5.375 02-20-29   4,000,000 4,398,336
Vietnam 0.4%         4,361,003
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Bond
4.800 11-19-24   4,000,000 4,361,003
Corporate bonds 51.1%       $556,237,434
(Cost $529,791,223)          
Argentina 1.7%         18,759,000
Telecom Argentina SA (A) 6.500 06-15-21   3,900,000 3,695,250
Telecom Argentina SA (A) 8.000 07-18-26   8,500,000 7,437,500
YPF SA (A) 8.500 03-23-21   2,400,000 2,280,000
YPF SA (A) 8.500 07-28-25   6,500,000 5,346,250
Austria 1.2%         12,772,425
JBS Investments II GmbH (A) 5.750 01-15-28   4,170,000 4,388,925
JBS Investments II GmbH (A) 7.000 01-15-26   3,800,000 4,113,500
Klabin Austria GmbH (A) 7.000 04-03-49   4,000,000 4,270,000
Azerbaijan 0.6%         7,129,629
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic 4.750 03-13-23   6,800,000 7,129,629
Brazil 3.4%         36,737,908
Banco BTG Pactual SA 5.750 09-28-22   4,200,000 4,404,750
Banco do Brasil SA (6.250% to 4-15-24, then 10 Year CMT + 4.398%) (B) 6.250 04-15-24   3,340,000 3,298,250
Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (C) 5.250 06-27-29   2,200,000 176,000
Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (A)(B)(C) 7.500 12-30-19   2,540,000 203,200
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd. (A) 6.720 12-01-22   415,802 409,149
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd. (7.720% Cash or 2.048% PIK) (A) 7.720 12-01-26   1,772,252 443,063
Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd. (A)(B) 0.000 12-30-19   253,378 2,154
Petrobras Global Finance BV (A) 5.093 01-15-30   7,122,000 7,456,734
Petrobras Global Finance BV 6.850 06-05-15   11,300,000 12,558,820
Vale Overseas, Ltd. 6.875 11-21-36   6,210,000 7,785,788
Cayman Islands 2.2%         23,835,078
CK Hutchison International 17 II, Ltd. (A) 3.250 09-29-27   7,300,000 7,477,720
Latam Finance, Ltd. (A) 7.000 03-01-26   5,350,000 5,676,350
Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands, Ltd. 3.150 06-02-26   10,400,000 10,681,008
Chile 1.6%         17,671,174
Colbun SA 3.950 10-11-27   4,000,000 4,115,000
Empresa Electrica Angamos SA (A) 4.875 05-25-29   6,195,000 6,306,219
Enel Americas SA 4.000 10-25-26   4,000,000 4,102,040
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (A) 4.250 05-07-29   3,000,000 3,147,915
Colombia 1.6%         16,973,068
Ecopetrol SA 5.875 05-28-45   9,700,000 11,106,500
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP (A) 4.250 07-18-29   2,300,000 2,369,000
Promigas SA ESP (A) 3.750 10-16-29   3,500,000 3,497,568
Costa Rica 1.1%         11,818,975
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica 6.250 11-01-23   2,500,000 2,609,500
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad 6.375 05-15-43   10,980,000 9,209,475
Croatia 0.6%         6,227,185
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda 5.875 10-23-22   5,700,000 6,227,185
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  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
Dominican Republic 0.6%         $6,342,560
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA 6.750 03-30-29   1,750,000 1,881,268
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA (A) 6.750 03-30-29   4,150,000 4,461,292
Guatemala 0.6%         6,157,500
Comunicaciones Celulares SA 6.875 02-06-24   6,000,000 6,157,500
Hong Kong 0.3%         3,255,598
CNAC HK Finbridge Company, Ltd. 4.875 03-14-25   3,000,000 3,255,598
India 1.2%         13,473,567
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd. (A) 4.375 07-03-29   3,500,000 3,621,942
Vedanta Resources, Ltd. (A) 6.375 07-30-22   2,990,000 2,916,745
Vedanta Resources, Ltd. 7.125 05-31-23   3,020,000 2,941,480
Vedanta Resources, Ltd. (A) 7.125 05-31-23   4,100,000 3,993,400
Indonesia 5.6%         60,691,676
Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk PT (A) 4.950 11-08-24   2,000,000 1,963,222
Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk PT 4.950 11-08-24   4,000,000 3,926,519
Pelabuhan Indonesia III Persero PT (A) 4.875 10-01-24   9,100,000 9,841,650
Pertamina Persero PT (A) 4.700 07-30-49   7,000,000 7,327,828
Pertamina Persero PT 6.000 05-03-42   8,200,000 9,793,183
Pertamina Persero PT (A) 6.000 05-03-42   14,300,000 17,077,216
Pertamina Persero PT (A) 6.450 05-30-44   8,500,000 10,762,058
Ireland 0.0%         208,549
Sibur Securities DAC (A) 4.125 10-05-23   200,000 208,549
Israel 1.0%         11,138,892
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (A) 5.000 11-12-24   6,000,000 6,597,600
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (A) 6.875 06-21-23   4,000,000 4,541,292
Luxembourg 1.8%         19,314,375
Hidrovias International Finance SARL (A) 5.950 01-24-25   2,800,000 2,835,000
Kenbourne Invest SA (A) 6.875 11-26-24   4,000,000 4,045,000
Klabin Finance SA (A) 4.875 09-19-27   5,800,000 5,966,750
Millicom International Cellular SA (A) 5.125 01-15-28   5,800,000 5,923,250
Millicom International Cellular SA (A) 6.625 10-15-26   500,000 544,375
Mauritius 0.9%         9,409,666
MTN Mauritius Investments, Ltd. (A) 4.755 11-11-24   5,950,000 6,094,665
MTN Mauritius Investments, Ltd. 6.500 10-13-26   3,000,000 3,315,001
Mexico 9.1%         98,958,509
Alpek SAB de CV (A) 4.250 09-18-29   2,000,000 1,997,500
America Movil SAB de CV 7.125 12-09-24 MXN 108,850,000 5,346,705
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA (7.500% to 6-27-29, then 10 Year CMT + 5.470%) (A)(B) 7.500 06-27-29   2,200,000 2,312,750
Credito Real SAB de CV (A) 9.500 02-07-26   10,000,000 11,295,000
Cydsa SAB de CV 6.250 10-04-27   943,000 948,894
Cydsa SAB de CV (A) 6.250 10-04-27   7,600,000 7,647,500
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (A) 5.650 09-12-49   5,600,000 5,731,600
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (A) 4.875 01-14-48   2,800,000 2,660,000
Mexico City Airport Trust (A) 5.500 10-31-46   7,100,000 7,100,000
Mexico City Airport Trust 5.500 07-31-47   4,000,000 4,000,000
Mexico City Airport Trust (A) 5.500 07-31-47   6,900,000 6,900,000
Petroleos Mexicanos 6.625 06-15-35   10,880,000 10,907,200
Petroleos Mexicanos (A) 7.690 01-23-50   12,000,000 12,873,360
Trust F/1401 (A) 6.950 01-30-44   6,600,000 7,623,000
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  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
Mexico (continued)          
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV (A) 8.375 01-27-28   11,500,000 $11,615,000
Mongolia 0.3%         3,677,378
Mongolian Mining Corp. (A) 9.250 04-15-24   4,000,000 3,677,378
Netherlands 3.8%         41,114,064
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV (A) 4.500 01-10-28   11,150,000 10,934,275
GTH Finance BV (A) 7.250 04-26-23   1,800,000 2,015,622
GTH Finance BV 7.250 04-26-23   5,392,000 6,037,908
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV 6.950 07-10-42   4,600,000 6,128,580
Listrindo Capital BV (A) 4.950 09-14-26   7,750,000 7,875,938
Prosus NV (A) 4.850 07-06-27   3,200,000 3,489,600
VEON Holdings BV (A) 4.950 06-16-24   4,350,000 4,632,141
Panama 0.4%         4,948,574
Banco General SA (A) 4.125 08-07-27   4,750,000 4,948,574
Paraguay 0.2%         2,662,500
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA (A) 5.875 04-15-27   2,500,000 2,662,500
Peru 3.1%         34,159,876
ABY Transmision Sur SA (A) 6.875 04-30-43   6,121,875 7,614,139
Banco BBVA Peru SA (5.250% to 9-22-24, then 5 Year CMT + 2.750%) (A) 5.250 09-22-29   2,300,000 2,486,898
Kallpa Generacion SA (A) 4.875 05-24-26   2,890,000 3,056,204
Petroleos del Peru SA (A) 5.625 06-19-47   6,180,000 7,079,190
SAN Miguel Industrias Pet SA (A) 4.500 09-18-22   9,990,000 10,189,800
Volcan Cia Minera SAA 5.375 02-02-22   3,603,000 3,733,645
Russia 2.4%         26,011,445
Gazprom Neft OAO 6.000 11-27-23   3,700,000 4,122,400
Mobile Telesystems OJSC 5.000 05-30-23   5,700,000 6,039,534
Rosneft Oil Company (A) 4.199 03-06-22   4,100,000 4,212,750
Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC 8.500 10-16-23   3,750,000 4,198,762
Severstal OAO (A) 3.850 08-27-21   2,500,000 2,556,681
Severstal OAO 5.900 10-17-22   4,510,000 4,881,318
Singapore 2.0%         21,342,630
LLPL Capital Pte, Ltd. (A) 6.875 02-04-39   7,115,040 8,231,390
Medco Oak Tree Pte, Ltd. (A) 7.375 05-14-26   12,900,000 13,111,240
Thailand 1.2%         13,620,280
GC Treasury Center Company, Ltd. (A) 4.250 09-19-22   1,400,000 1,455,695
PTTEP Canada International Finance, Ltd. (A) 6.350 06-12-42   2,600,000 3,643,003
PTTEP Treasury Center Company, Ltd. (4.600% to 7-17-22, then 5 Year CMT + 2.724%) (A)(B) 4.600 07-17-22   6,050,000 6,183,737
Thaioil Treasury Center Company, Ltd. (A) 5.375 11-20-48   1,800,000 2,337,845
Togo 0.4%         4,448,376
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement (A) 5.000 07-27-27   4,200,000 4,448,376
Turkey 0.5%         5,596,082
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (A) 5.750 10-15-25   5,500,000 5,596,082
United Arab Emirates 0.2%         2,066,927
ADES International Holding PLC (A) 8.625 04-24-24   2,000,000 2,066,927
United Kingdom 0.2%         2,048,967
Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC (A) 8.500 07-13-22   2,050,000 2,048,967
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  Rate (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
United States 0.3%         $3,129,360
CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC 3.500 05-05-25   3,000,000 3,129,360
Virgin Islands, British 1.0%         10,535,641
State Grid Overseas Investment 2016, Ltd. 3.500 05-04-27   10,000,000 10,535,641
    
        Shares Value
Common stocks 0.0%         $441,318
(Cost $5,909,631)          
Colombia 0.0%         441,318
Frontera Energy Corp.     62,290 441,318
    
  Yield* (%) Maturity date   Par value^ Value
Short-term investments 3.3%       $35,561,000
(Cost $35,560,456)          
U.S. Government Agency 1.2%         12,797,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note 1.530 12-02-19   10,178,000 10,178,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note 1.530 12-02-19   2,619,000 2,619,000
    
        Par value^ Value
Repurchase agreement 2.1%         22,764,000
Barclays Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement dated 11-29-19 at 1.600% to be repurchased at $22,767,035 on 12-2-19, collateralized by $20,031,200 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.000% due 5-15-45 (maturity value of $23,222,448)     22,764,000 22,764,000
    
Total investments (Cost $1,070,137,384) 98.9%     $1,077,214,881
Other assets and liabilities, net 1.1%     12,073,803
Total net assets 100.0%         $1,089,288,684
    
The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund.
^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Currency Abbreviations
BRL Brazilian Real
EUR Euro
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
ZAR South African Rand
    
Security Abbreviations and Legend
CMT Constant Maturity Treasury
PIK Pay-in-Kind Security - Represents a payment-in-kind which may pay interest in additional par and/or cash. Rates shown are the current rate and most recent payment rate.
(A) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration. Rule 144A securities amounted to $535,277,520 or 49.1% of the fund's net assets as of 11-30-19.
(B) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.
(C) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default.
* Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, the stated coupon rate or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end.
The fund had the following sector composition as a percentage of net assets on 11-30-19:
Foreign government obligations 42.9%
Energy 16.3%
Materials 8.3%
Utilities 7.8%
Communication services 6.7%
Industrials 5.3%
Financials 5.2%
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U.S. Government 1.6%
Consumer staples 1.2%
Consumer discretionary 0.3%
Short-term investments and other 4.4%
TOTAL 100.0%
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DERIVATIVES
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
Contract to buy Contract to sell Counterparty (OTC) Contractual
settlement
date
Unrealized
appreciation
Unrealized
depreciation
COP 31,005,000,000 USD 9,158,716 JPM 12/18/2019 $(351,280)
EUR 6,753,000 USD 7,485,206 MSCS 12/18/2019 (35,416)
            $(386,696)
    
Derivatives Currency Abbreviations
COP Colombian Peso
EUR Euro
USD U.S. Dollar
    
Derivatives Abbreviations
JPM JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
MSCS Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
OTC Over-the-counter
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Notes to Fund's investments (unaudited)  
Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. In case of emergency or other disruption resulting in the NYSE not opening for trading or the NYSE closing at a time other than the regularly scheduled close, the net asset value (NAV) may be determined as of the regularly scheduled close of the NYSE pursuant to the fund's Valuation Policies and Procedures.
In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Debt obligations are typically valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, as well as broker supplied prices. Equity securities, including exchange-traded or closed-end funds, are typically valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or principal market where the security trades. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward rates which are based on foreign currency exchange spot rates and forward points supplied by an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor.
In certain instances, the Pricing Committee may determine to value equity securities using prices obtained from another exchange or market if trading on the exchange or market on which prices are typically obtained did not open for trading as scheduled, or if trading closed earlier than scheduled, and trading occurred as normal on another exchange or market.
Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the fund's Pricing Committee following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed.
The fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, including registered investment companies. Level 2 includes securities valued using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events or trends, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques and related inputs may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund's investments as of November 30, 2019, by major security category or type:
  Total
value at
11-30-19
Level 1
quoted
price
Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
         
Investments in securities:        
Assets        
U.S. Government and Agency obligations $17,935,308 $17,935,308
Foreign government obligations 467,039,821 467,039,821
Corporate bonds 556,237,434 556,237,434
Common stocks 441,318 $441,318
Short-term investments 35,561,000 35,561,000
Total investments in securities $1,077,214,881 $441,318 $1,076,773,563
Derivatives:        
Liabilities        
Forward foreign currency contracts $(386,696) $(386,696)
For additional information on the fund's significant accounting policies and risks, please refer to the fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report and prospectus.
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