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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
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Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Jan. 03, 2014
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John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund

 

John Hancock Bond Fund

 

Supplement dated January 3, 2014 to the current Class A, Class B, and Class C Shares Prospectus of the fund, as may be supplemented from time to time.

Effective February 3, 2014, Class A sales charges of the fund are being reduced as set forth below.

The following amends and restates the information regarding Class A shares presented under the heading "Fees and expenses — Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)" in the "Fund summary" section:

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Class A
Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases, as a % of purchase price 4.00%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less 1.00% (on certain purchases, including
those of $1 million or more)
Small account fee (for fund account balances under $1,000) $20

In addition, the following amends and restates the information presented under the heading "Expense example" in the "Fund summary" section for Class A shares:

Expenses ($) Class A
1 year 496
3 years 710
5 years 941
10 years 1,605

 
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Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases, as a % of purchase price rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther 4.00%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [1]
Small account fee (for fund account balances under $1,000) rr_ShareholderFeeOther 20
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 496
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 710
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 941
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,605
[1] (on certain purchases, including those of $1 million or more)