N-CSR

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811- 2402

John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Salvatore Schiavone
Treasurer
601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497

Date of fiscal year end:	May 31
Date of reporting period:	May 31, 2017

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

John Hancock

Bond Fund

Annual report 5/31/17

A message to shareholders

Dear shareholder,

Bond markets were a study in contrasts over the past 12 months, with credit-sensitive segments enjoying solid gains while rate-sensitive areas posted much more muted returns. Generally, the global macroeconomic picture continued to improve, with corporate earnings in both the United States and abroad showing signs of strength.

In the United States, the steady drumbeat of economic growth convinced the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise short-term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point twice during your fund's fiscal year and once more shortly after the period ended, and continued to hint at one more rate hike in the back half of this year. The Fed also began laying out plans for shrinking its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, a potentially delicate operation that investors will be watching closely.

There are a number of potential headwinds and uncertainties facing bond investors today. At John Hancock Investments, we believe one of the best ways to navigate these challenges is by talking with your financial advisor, who can make sure that your fixed-income allocations are suitable for your investment goals and that they appropriately balance the need for income with market risks. 

On behalf of everyone at John Hancock Investments, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for the continued trust you've placed in us.   

Sincerely,

Andrew G. Arnott
President and Chief Executive Officer
John Hancock Investments

This commentary reflects the CEO's views, which are subject to change at any time. Investing involves risks, including the potential loss of principal. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or eliminate the risk of a loss. For more up-to-date information, please visit our website at jhinvestments.com.

John Hancock
Bond Fund

Table of contents

2	Your fund at a glance
4	Discussion of fund performance
8	A look at performance
10	Your expenses
12	Fund's investments
43	Financial statements
46	Financial highlights
54	Notes to financial statements
63	Auditor's report
64	Tax information
65	Trustees and Officers
69	More information

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Your fund at a glance

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 5/31/17 (%)

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment-grade debt issues.

It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Index figures do not reflect expenses or sales charges, which would result in lower returns.

Figures from Morningstar, Inc. include reinvested distributions and do not take into account sales charges. Actual load-adjusted performance is lower.

The past performance shown here reflects reinvested distributions and the beneficial effect of any expense reductions, and does not guarantee future results. Performance of the other share classes will vary based on the difference in the fees and expenses of those classes. Shares will fluctuate in value and, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current month-end performance may be lower or higher than the performance cited, and can be found at jhinvestments.com or by calling 800-225-5291. For further information on the fund's objectives, risks, and strategy, see the fund's prospectus.

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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS

The U.S. election caused a rise in yields

Yields spiked in the final months of 2016 following the November U.S. presidential election.

Risk assets led the bond market's advance

Investors' outlook for improved economic conditions in the United States fueled strong gains in risk assets.

The fund generated a positive return

The fund significantly outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION AS OF 5/31/17 (%)

A note about risks

Fixed-income investments are subject to interest-rate and credit risk; their value will normally decline as interest rates rise or if a creditor, grantor, or counterparty is unable or unwilling to make principal, interest, or settlement payments. Investments in higher-yielding, lower-rated securities are subject to a higher risk of default. A fund concentrated in one sector or that holds a limited number of securities may fluctuate more than a fund that invests in a wider variety of sectors. Foreign investing has additional risks, such as currency and market volatility and political and social instability. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be sensitive to changes in interest rates, and may be subject to early repayment and the market's perception of issuer creditworthiness. Liquidity—the extent to which a security may be sold or a derivative position closed without negatively affecting its market value—may be impaired by reduced trading volume, heightened volatility, rising interest rates, and other market conditions. Hedging, derivatives, and other strategic transactions may increase a fund's volatility and could produce disproportionate losses, potentially more than the fund's principal investment. Fund distributions generally depend on income from underlying investments and may vary or cease altogether in the future. Please see the fund's prospectus for additional risks.

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Discussion of fund performance

An interview with Portfolio Managers Howard C. Greene, CFA, and Jeffrey N. Given, CFA, John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC

Howard C. Greene, CFA
Portfolio Manager
John Hancock Asset Management

Jeffrey N. Given, CFA
Portfolio Manager
John Hancock Asset Management

The 12 months ended May 31, 2017, represented a challenging period for fixed-income investors. What were some of the major issues moving markets?

It was really a tale of two markets during the fund's fiscal year. Yields in the U.S. Treasury market were fairly stable in the months leading up to the November U.S. presidential election. After the election, however, yields spiked, reflecting a sell-off in U.S. Treasuries and corresponding rally in so-called risk assets (generally those rated BB and lower), including equities, high-yield bonds, and emerging-market debt. Since late December, yields in the 10-year U.S. Treasury market have been choppy but rangebound, generally trading between 2.2% and 2.6%. While risk assets have, for the most part, continued to notch gains, there are growing concerns about some of the macroeconomic factors facing markets. Much of the rally in late 2016 was driven by the belief that the Trump administration would usher in some pro-growth policy changes, including tax reform and potential deregulation. While changes to economic policy are still certainly possible, investors have lately begun to grapple with the fact that they may have overestimated the speed with which any reforms could be implemented. Nonetheless, all told, it was a very strong 12 months for risk assets and credit-sensitive securities, while rate-sensitive debt was essentially flat.

What's your outlook for interest rates over the near term?

The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) hiked short-term interest rates twice during the fund's fiscal year and once more shortly after the end of the period. The Fed has been suggesting it intends to hike rates once more in 2017, potentially in September. We think that's a likely outcome, barring any unforeseen shock to the economy.

The bigger question, however, has to do with the Fed's plans regarding the size of its balance sheet. After multiple iterations of bond-buying programs in the wake of the financial crisis, the Fed now holds approximately $4.5 trillion worth of debt on its books, including $1.8 trillion in agency

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"One of the biggest positive contributions to performance came from the fund's limited exposure to U.S. Treasuries and its slightly below-benchmark exposure to duration ..."

mortgage-backed securities (MBS). When the Fed eventually begins unwinding those holdings—potentially by reinvesting fewer and fewer proceeds from maturing debt—it could have significant implications for the MBS market. The Fed is the largest buyer in the agency MBS market today, and with already tight valuations in that space, any downturn in demand could have a material effect on prices. With that in mind, we have been taking a more cautious stance on the agency MBS investment, and the fund holds 18.1% of net assets in U.S. government agency debt, including collateralized mortgage obligations.

QUALITY COMPOSITION AS OF 5/31/17 (%)

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"As the Fed continues to navigate normalizing monetary policy, individual security selection will become increasingly important."

What positions helped the fund's performance versus its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index?

One of the biggest positive contributions to performance came from the fund's limited exposure to U.S. Treasuries and its slightly below-benchmark exposure to duration, which measures a portfolio's sensitivity to interest rates. The fund's duration at period end was 5.72, compared with 5.95 for the benchmark. Treasuries sold off throughout the period and the fund's underweight position contributed positively to relative returns. Likewise, the fund's lower duration profile meant it was less susceptible to price declines as interest rates rose.

Another big contributor was the fund's modest position in high-yield debt, which gained during the period. Investment-grade corporate debt also had a positive effect on returns, and strong security selection in the corporate bond space was beneficial to relative results.

Finally, the fund's overweight exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) boosted relative returns. Fundamentals in commercial real estate, which tend to be correlated with the health of the overall economy, continued to strengthen during the period and CMBS benefited.

What positions detracted from relative performance?

The fund's small positions in high-grade U.S. utilities and foreign industrials were a slight drag on returns, as were the fund's allocations to certain asset-backed securities, including securities backed by auto loans and credit card receivables. Altogether, these were relatively small positions for the fund and were only a minor factor in the fund's relative results versus the benchmark.

COUNTRY COMPOSITION AS OF 5/31/17 (%)

United States	89.6
United Kingdom	1.7
Netherlands	1.5
France	1.1
Other countries	6.1
TOTAL	100.0
As a percentage of net assets.

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Given the level of uncertainty in the markets, how have you positioned the fund?

We're continuing to take a fairly conservative stance in general as we head into the second half of 2017. We don't believe now is the time to be making big bets on either interest rates or credit. To that end, we held a modestly defensive stance with respect to the fund's duration; however, sector weighting and individual security selection remain our primary strategic emphasis.

With that said, the fund holds some floating-rate securities, primarily mortgage-backed securities that hold adjustable rate loans. These investments can benefit should interest rates continue to move higher, and we believe they provide an element of diversification to the fund. With regard to credit, we have been focused on high-quality securities within both the investment-grade space and the high-yield area.

While our primary goal is to offer investors a well-diversified portfolio, in general we prefer credit-driven holdings over rate-sensitive securities, given the incremental yields offered and the potential opportunity for some spread tightening. The reality for investors, however, is that for the foreseeable future, we are likely to remain in an environment of coupon-driven returns. There are not a lot of opportunities in the market for meaningful price appreciation, and given the headwinds of rising interest rates and sluggish global economic growth, we prefer a more conservative tilt to the portfolio. As the Fed continues to navigate normalizing monetary policy, individual security selection will become increasingly important. While the markets seem to have already priced in stronger economic growth under a Trump administration, we believe our slightly more conservative stance is warranted until potential policy changes become realities and that growth begins to manifest itself in real economic data.

MANAGED BY

	Howard C. Greene, CFA On the fund since 2002 Investing since 1979
	Jeffrey N. Given, CFA On the fund since 2006 Investing since 1993

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Howard C. Greene, CFA, and Jeffrey N. Given, CFA, John Hancock Asset Management, and are subject to change. They are not meant as investment advice. Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the fund for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with the fund's investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

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A look at performance

TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 2017 

Average annual total returns (%) with maximum sales charge				Cumulative total returns (%) with maximum sales charge			SEC 30-day yield (%) subsidized	SEC 30-day yield (%) unsubsidized1
	1-year	5-year	10-year		5-year	10-year	as of 5-31-17	as of 5-31-17
Class A	-0.10	3.27	5.46		17.45	70.17	2.53	2.48
Class B	-1.65	3.04	5.30		16.15	67.58	1.95	1.89
Class C	2.35	3.38	5.15		18.06	65.27	1.94	1.89
Class I2	4.33	4.44	6.29		24.27	84.03	2.96	2.90
Class R22,3	3.97	4.10	5.88		22.23	77.05	2.54	2.48
Class R42,3	4.25	4.26	6.05		23.19	79.90	2.78	2.63
Class R62,3	4.58	4.59	6.39		25.15	85.77	3.05	2.97
Class NAV2,3	4.51	4.58	6.41		25.08	86.06	3.05	2.99
Index†	1.58	2.24	4.46		11.72	54.66	—	—

Performance figures assume all distributions have been reinvested. Figures reflect maximum sales charges on Class A shares of 4.0% and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on Class B and Class C shares. The returns for Class A shares have been adjusted to reflect the reduction in the maximum sales charge from 4.5% to 4.0%, effective 2-3-14. The Class B shares' CDSC declines annually between years 1 to 6 according to the following schedule: 5%, 4%, 3%, 3%, 2%, 1%. No sales charge will be assessed after the sixth year. Class C shares sold within one year of purchase are subject to a 1% CDSC. Sales charges are not applicable to Class I, Class R2, Class R4, Class R6, and Class NAV shares.

The expense ratios of the fund, both net (including any fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and gross (excluding any fee waivers and/or expense limitations), are set forth according to the most recent publicly available prospectuses for the fund and may differ from those disclosed in the Financial highlights tables in this report. Had the fee waivers and expense limitations not been in place, gross expenses would apply. The expense ratios are as follows:

	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class I	Class R2	Class R4	Class R6	Class NAV
Gross (%)	0.93	1.63	1.63	0.61	1.02	0.87	0.52	0.50
Net (%)	0.88	1.58	1.58	0.56	0.97	0.72	0.45	0.45

Please refer to the most recent prospectus and annual or semiannual report for more information on expenses and any expense limitation arrangements for each class.

The returns reflect past results and should not be considered indicative of future performance. The return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Due to market volatility and other factors, the fund's current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. For current to the most recent month-end performance data, please call 800-225-5291 or visit the fund's website at jhinvestments.com.

The performance table above and the chart on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The fund's performance results reflect any applicable fee waivers or expense reductions, without which the expenses would increase and results would have been less favorable.

† Index is the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

See the following page for footnotes.

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This chart and table show what happened to a hypothetical $10,000 investment in John Hancock Bond Fund for the share classes and periods indicated, assuming all distributions were reinvested. For comparison, we've shown the same investment in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

	Start date	With maximum sales charge ($)	Without sales charge ($)	Index ($)
Class B4	5-31-07	16,758	16,758	15,466
Class C4	5-31-07	16,527	16,527	15,466
Class I2,3	5-31-07	18,403	18,403	15,466
Class R22,3	5-31-07	17,705	17,705	15,466
Class R42,3	5-31-07	17,990	17,990	15,466
Class R62,3	5-31-07	18,577	18,577	15,466
Class NAV2,3	5-31-07	18,606	18,606	15,466

The values shown in the chart for Class A shares with maximum sales charge have been adjusted to reflect the reduction in the Class A shares' maximum sales charge from 4.5% to 4.0%, which became effective on 2-3-14.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment-grade debt issues.

It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Index figures do not reflect expenses or sales charges, which would result in lower returns.

Footnotes related to performance pages

1	Unsubsidized yield reflects what the yield would have been without the effect of reimbursements and waivers.
2	For certain types of investors, as described in the fund's prospectuses.
3	Class R2 shares were first offered 3-1-12; Class R4 shares were first offered 3-27-15; Class R6 shares were first offered 9-1-11; Class NAV shares were first offered 8-31-15. Returns prior to these dates are those of Class A shares that have been recalculated to apply the gross fees and expenses of Class R2, Class R4, Class R6, and Class NAV shares, as applicable.
4	The contingent deferred sales charge is not applicable.

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Your expenses

These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing operating expenses of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Understanding fund expenses

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs:

• Transaction costs, which include sales charges (loads) on purchases or redemptions (varies by share class), minimum account fee charge, etc.

• Ongoing operating expenses, including management fees, distribution and service fees (if applicable), and other fund expenses.

We are presenting only your ongoing operating expenses here.

Actual expenses/actual returns

The first line of each share class in the table on the following page is intended to provide information about the fund's actual ongoing operating expenses, and is based on the fund's actual return. It assumes an account value of $1,000.00 on December 1, 2016, with the same investment held until May 31, 2017.

Together with the value of your account, you may use this information to estimate the operating expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value at May 31, 2017, by $1,000.00, then multiply it by the "expenses paid" for your share class from the table. For example, for an account value of $8,600.00, the operating expenses should be calculated as follows:

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line of each share class in the table on the following page allows you to compare the fund's ongoing operating expenses with those of any other fund. It provides an example of the fund's hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each class's actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annualized return before expenses (which is not the fund's actual return). It assumes an account value of $1,000.00 on December 1, 2016, with the same investment held until May 31, 2017. Look in any other fund shareholder report to find its hypothetical example and you will be able to compare these expenses. Please remember that these hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Remember, these examples do not include any transaction costs, therefore, these examples will not help you to determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, your expenses would have been higher. See the prospectuses for details regarding transaction costs.

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE CHART

		Account value on 12-1-2016	Ending value on 5-31-2017	Expenses paid during period ended 5-31-20171	Annualized expense ratio
Class A	Actual expenses/actual returns	$1,000.00	$1,035.20	$4.16	0.82%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,020.80	4.13	0.82%
Class B	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,031.70	7.70	1.52%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,017.40	7.65	1.52%
Class C	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,031.70	7.70	1.52%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,017.40	7.65	1.52%
Class I	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,036.90	2.54	0.50%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,022.40	2.52	0.50%
Class R2	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,034.70	4.67	0.92%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,020.30	4.63	0.92%
Class R4	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,036.00	3.35	0.66%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,021.60	3.33	0.66%
Class R6	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,038.00	2.03	0.40%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,022.90	2.02	0.40%
Class NAV	Actual expenses/actual returns	1,000.00	1,037.40	2.08	0.41%
	Hypothetical example for comparison purposes	1,000.00	1,022.90	2.07	0.41%

1 Expenses are equal to the fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Fund's investments

As of 5-31-17
	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Corporate bonds 45.7%					$4,421,982,378
(Cost $4,315,315,795)
Consumer discretionary 5.1%					494,758,572
Auto components 0.2%
Lear Corp.	5.250	01-15-25		10,154,000	10,819,371
Nemak SAB de CV (S)	5.500	02-28-23		6,941,000	7,175,259
ZF North America Capital, Inc. (S)	4.750	04-29-25		5,650,000	5,937,868
Automobiles 1.7%
American Honda Finance Corp.	1.700	02-22-19		12,703,000	12,708,145
American Honda Finance Corp.	2.000	02-14-20		20,100,000	20,179,214
BMW US Capital LLC (S)	2.150	04-06-20		13,760,000	13,845,670
Daimler Finance North America LLC (S)	2.200	05-05-20		8,250,000	8,258,745
Ford Motor Company	4.750	01-15-43		7,330,000	6,894,188
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC	2.375	03-12-19		7,838,000	7,867,087
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC	2.551	10-05-18		4,810,000	4,841,145
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC	5.875	08-02-21		22,875,000	25,518,961
General Motors Company	4.875	10-02-23		17,244,000	18,425,197
General Motors Company	6.250	10-02-43		10,085,000	11,027,423
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.	4.000	01-15-25		15,329,000	15,417,617
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.	4.300	07-13-25		15,131,000	15,318,640
Diversified consumer services 0.1%
Laureate Education, Inc. (S)	8.250	05-01-25		5,175,000	5,446,688
Service Corp. International	5.375	05-15-24		6,765,000	7,127,942
Hotels, restaurants and leisure 0.5%
CCM Merger, Inc. (S)	6.000	03-15-22		5,595,000	5,776,838
Chester Downs & Marina LLC (S)	9.250	02-01-20		9,575,000	9,838,313
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.	7.000	08-01-23		3,770,000	4,090,450
GLP Capital LP	5.375	04-15-26		5,705,000	6,175,663
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC (S)	6.125	12-01-24		3,245,000	3,488,375
International Game Technology PLC (S)	6.500	02-15-25		5,175,000	5,650,479
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (S)	7.875	02-01-24		2,798,000	2,951,890
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (S)	7.875	10-15-24		6,820,000	7,041,650
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. (S)	6.535	10-01-20		2,354,000	2,389,310
Waterford Gaming LLC (H)(S)	8.625	09-15-14		440,015	0
Household durables 0.0%
Newell Brands, Inc.	2.150	10-15-18		2,995,000	3,010,721
Internet and direct marketing retail 0.5%
Expedia, Inc.	5.000	02-15-26		24,642,000	26,750,197
QVC, Inc.	4.375	03-15-23		9,652,000	9,775,314
QVC, Inc.	5.125	07-02-22		6,244,000	6,614,063
QVC, Inc.	5.450	08-15-34		7,169,000	6,711,948

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Consumer discretionary  (continued)
Leisure products 0.1%
Vista Outdoor, Inc.	5.875	10-01-23		9,817,000	$9,927,441
Media 1.8%
Altice Financing SA (S)	6.625	02-15-23		7,765,000	8,261,960
Cengage Learning, Inc. (S)	9.500	06-15-24		9,160,000	7,923,400
Charter Communications Operating LLC	6.484	10-23-45		18,975,000	22,673,190
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.	6.500	11-15-22		9,097,000	9,369,910
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (S)	5.875	11-01-24		6,620,000	6,901,350
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC (S)	7.875	05-15-24		4,150,000	4,046,250
MDC Partners, Inc. (S)	6.500	05-01-24		6,155,000	6,201,163
Midcontinent Communications (S)	6.875	08-15-23		7,670,000	8,274,013
Myriad International Holdings BV (S)	5.500	07-21-25		15,025,000	16,144,363
Omnicom Group, Inc.	3.600	04-15-26		8,550,000	8,698,001
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (S)	5.625	08-01-24		6,495,000	6,681,731
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)	5.250	08-15-22		6,419,000	6,635,641
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)	5.375	04-15-25		8,895,000	9,139,613
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)	5.375	07-15-26		11,385,000	11,669,625
Time Warner Cable LLC	8.250	04-01-19		8,190,000	9,075,208
Time Warner, Inc.	3.800	02-15-27		13,465,000	13,430,678
WMG Acquisition Corp. (S)	4.875	11-01-24		5,311,000	5,364,110
WMG Acquisition Corp. (S)	6.750	04-15-22		8,037,000	8,464,970
Specialty retail 0.2%
L Brands, Inc.	6.625	04-01-21		11,935,000	13,218,013
L Brands, Inc.	6.875	11-01-35		5,760,000	5,583,571
Consumer staples 2.1%					208,646,948
Beverages 0.6%
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.	4.900	02-01-46		29,535,000	32,742,826
Molson Coors Brewing Company	1.450	07-15-19		12,820,000	12,709,492
Molson Coors Brewing Company	3.000	07-15-26		11,267,000	10,942,353
PepsiCo, Inc.	1.500	02-22-19		6,570,000	6,567,792
Food and staples retailing 0.6%
CVS Health Corp.	2.875	06-01-26		10,415,000	10,120,474
CVS Health Corp.	5.125	07-20-45		16,344,000	18,507,848
SUPERVALU, Inc.	7.750	11-15-22		5,043,000	5,181,683
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.	1.750	05-30-18		10,115,000	10,198,752
Whole Foods Market, Inc.	5.200	12-03-25		12,328,000	13,182,639
Food products 0.6%
Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp.	8.500	06-15-19		6,016,000	6,745,957
Kraft Heinz Foods Company	2.000	07-02-18		13,669,000	13,708,230
Kraft Heinz Foods Company (S)	4.875	02-15-25		8,527,000	9,128,733
Kraft Heinz Foods Company	5.200	07-15-45		13,702,000	14,663,456
Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV (S)	1.625	10-28-19		10,935,000	10,795,994

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Consumer staples  (continued)
Food products  (continued)
Post Holdings, Inc. (S)	5.750	03-01-27		7,496,000	$7,842,690
Household products 0.1%
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (S)	9.000	08-15-23		7,165,000	7,047,494
Personal products 0.2%
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.	5.750	02-15-21		7,905,000	7,395,997
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.	6.250	08-01-24		8,285,000	7,352,938
Tobacco 0.0%
Vector Group, Ltd. (S)	6.125	02-01-25		3,665,000	3,811,600
Energy 5.6%					543,181,183
Energy equipment and services 0.1%
Antero Midstream Partners LP (S)	5.375	09-15-24		9,687,000	9,917,066
Oil, gas and consumable fuels 5.5%
Boardwalk Pipelines LP	4.450	07-15-27		6,252,000	6,443,555
Cenovus Energy, Inc.	4.450	09-15-42		13,939,000	12,137,900
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (S)	5.125	06-30-27		3,580,000	3,629,225
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC	5.875	03-31-25		5,295,000	5,685,506
Cimarex Energy Company	4.375	06-01-24		7,159,000	7,542,572
Colorado Interstate Gas Company LLC (S)	4.150	08-15-26		5,300,000	5,304,203
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.	4.500	06-01-25		17,100,000	18,348,454
Continental Resources, Inc.	5.000	09-15-22		18,230,000	18,252,788
DCP Midstream Operating LP	2.700	04-01-19		7,399,000	7,362,005
DCP Midstream Operating LP (S)	9.750	03-15-19		6,855,000	7,711,875
DCP Midstream Operating LP (5.850% to 5-21-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.850%) (S)	5.850	05-21-43		6,615,000	6,185,025
Enbridge Energy Partners LP	4.375	10-15-20		6,223,000	6,579,329
Enbridge Energy Partners LP (8.050% to 10-1-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.797%)	8.050	10-01-77		8,873,000	8,739,905
Enbridge, Inc.	4.250	12-01-26		11,315,000	11,927,334
Energy Transfer LP	4.200	04-15-27		4,282,000	4,360,583
Energy Transfer LP	5.150	03-15-45		10,490,000	10,334,192
Energy Transfer LP	9.700	03-15-19		4,468,000	5,047,794
EnLink Midstream Partners LP	4.850	07-15-26		10,194,000	10,751,795
Enterprise Products Operating LLC (P)	4.877	08-01-66		9,655,000	9,655,000
Gulfport Energy Corp. (S)	6.000	10-15-24		2,040,000	1,999,200
KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC (S)	9.875	04-01-22		1,455,000	1,496,831
Kerr-McGee Corp.	6.950	07-01-24		10,309,000	12,267,700
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP	7.750	03-15-32		4,605,000	5,835,336
Kinder Morgan, Inc.	4.300	06-01-25		8,751,000	9,173,148
Kinder Morgan, Inc.	5.550	06-01-45		14,656,000	15,621,405
Lukoil International Finance BV (S)	3.416	04-24-18		7,095,000	7,176,067
Newfield Exploration Company	5.625	07-01-24		3,752,000	3,977,120
Newfield Exploration Company	5.750	01-30-22		3,575,000	3,807,375

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Energy  (continued)
Oil, gas and consumable fuels  (continued)
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	3.400	04-15-26		11,715,000	$11,937,819
ONEOK Partners LP	5.000	09-15-23		5,258,000	5,729,516
Petrobras Global Finance BV	5.625	05-20-43		16,668,000	13,917,780
Petrobras Global Finance BV	7.375	01-17-27		19,063,000	20,435,536
Petroleos Mexicanos	4.875	01-24-22		12,118,000	12,637,862
Petroleos Mexicanos (S)	5.375	03-13-22		3,420,000	3,635,460
Regency Energy Partners LP	5.000	10-01-22		1,834,000	1,999,750
Regency Energy Partners LP	5.500	04-15-23		15,455,000	16,057,745
Regency Energy Partners LP	5.875	03-01-22		1,250,000	1,399,619
Resolute Energy Corp. (S)	8.500	05-01-20		1,604,000	1,632,070
Resolute Energy Corp.	8.500	05-01-20		6,925,000	7,046,188
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (S)	4.200	03-15-28		8,965,000	9,077,412
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC	5.000	03-15-27		8,466,000	9,049,333
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC	5.750	05-15-24		6,205,000	6,931,419
Shell International Finance BV	4.375	05-11-45		19,067,000	19,913,251
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC	5.750	04-15-25		9,700,000	9,942,500
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP	3.900	07-15-26		14,609,000	14,620,892
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP	4.400	04-01-21		11,169,000	11,838,358
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (S)	5.500	09-15-24		5,985,000	6,074,775
Tapstone Energy LLC (S)	9.750	06-01-22		3,710,000	3,672,900
Teekay Offshore Partners LP	6.000	07-30-19		11,238,000	9,945,630
Tesoro Logistics LP	5.250	01-15-25		3,922,000	4,147,515
Tesoro Logistics LP	6.125	10-15-21		11,685,000	12,225,431
Tesoro Logistics LP	6.375	05-01-24		10,439,000	11,352,413
The Williams Companies, Inc.	4.550	06-24-24		10,935,000	11,235,713
The Williams Companies, Inc.	5.750	06-24-44		9,585,000	9,998,305
Williams Partners LP	3.750	06-15-27		12,370,000	12,363,691
Williams Partners LP	4.875	05-15-23		9,660,000	9,949,800
Williams Partners LP	4.875	03-15-24		20,438,000	21,178,878
YPF SA (S)	8.500	07-28-25		14,030,000	15,963,334
Financials 14.2%					1,370,142,074
Banks 7.9%
ABN AMRO Bank NV (S)	2.100	01-18-19		6,060,000	6,071,617
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.	2.125	08-19-20		16,630,000	16,636,486
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. (6.750% to 6-15-26, then 5 Year U.S. ISDAFIX + 5.168%) (Q)(S)	6.750	06-15-26		5,975,000	6,623,718
Bank of America Corp.	3.950	04-21-25		13,411,000	13,635,701
Bank of America Corp.	4.200	08-26-24		4,282,000	4,453,378
Bank of America Corp.	4.250	10-22-26		9,036,000	9,339,989
Bank of America Corp.	4.450	03-03-26		17,663,000	18,445,824
Bank of America Corp.	6.875	04-25-18		11,975,000	12,511,827

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Financials  (continued)
Banks  (continued)
Bank of America Corp. (6.300% to 3-10-26, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.553%) (Q)	6.300	03-10-26		20,765,000	$22,906,391
BankUnited, Inc.	4.875	11-17-25		7,515,000	7,859,285
Barclays Bank PLC (S)	10.179	06-12-21		6,375,000	8,074,887
Barclays PLC	4.375	01-12-26		9,515,000	9,924,221
BPCE SA (S)	4.500	03-15-25		12,800,000	13,132,122
BPCE SA (S)	5.700	10-22-23		13,670,000	15,169,435
Branch Banking & Trust Company	2.100	01-15-20		17,860,000	17,945,621
Citigroup, Inc.	2.350	08-02-21		16,670,000	16,569,963
Citigroup, Inc.	4.600	03-09-26		15,935,000	16,779,443
Citigroup, Inc. (5.875% to 3-27-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.059%) (Q)	5.875	03-27-20		21,995,000	22,929,788
Citigroup, Inc. (6.250% to 8-15-26, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.517%) (Q)	6.250	08-15-26		15,060,000	16,434,225
Citizens Bank NA	2.200	05-26-20		14,890,000	14,892,770
Commerzbank AG (S)	8.125	09-19-23		9,780,000	11,728,264
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (11.000% to 6-30-19, then 3 month LIBOR + 10.868%) (Q)(S)	11.000	06-30-19		9,084,000	10,594,215
Credit Agricole SA (7.875% to 1-23-24, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.898%) (Q)(S)	7.875	01-23-24		9,405,000	10,340,083
Credit Agricole SA (8.125% to 9-19-18, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.283%) (S)	8.125	09-19-33		9,690,000	10,367,137
Fifth Third Bancorp (5.100% to 6-30-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.033%) (Q)	5.100	06-30-23		6,988,000	7,005,470
HBOS PLC (S)	6.750	05-21-18		12,070,000	12,583,579
HSBC Holdings PLC (6.375% to 9-17-24, then 5 Year U.S. ISDAFIX + 3.705%) (Q)	6.375	09-17-24		5,770,000	6,023,880
HSBC Holdings PLC (6.875% to 6-1-21, then 5 Year U.S. ISDAFIX + 5.514%) (Q)	6.875	06-01-21		10,010,000	10,848,338
ING Bank NV (S)	5.800	09-25-23		12,274,000	13,891,664
ING Groep NV (6.500% to 4-16-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.446%) (Q)	6.500	04-16-25		5,855,000	6,137,797
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	3.200	06-15-26		12,992,000	12,830,834
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	4.625	05-10-21		16,379,000	17,767,890
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.300% to 5-1-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.800%) (Q)	5.300	05-01-20		13,798,000	14,358,889
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.750% to 2-1-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.780%) (Q)	6.750	02-01-24		12,993,000	14,617,125
Lloyds Banking Group PLC	4.650	03-24-26		27,640,000	29,017,467
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (7.500% to 6-27-24, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.760%) (Q)	7.500	06-27-24		6,825,000	7,507,500
M&T Bank Corp. (5.125% to 11-1-26, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.520%) (Q)	5.125	11-01-26		9,087,000	9,314,175
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company (P)	1.695	12-01-21		7,160,000	7,034,700
Popular, Inc.	7.000	07-01-19		8,935,000	9,359,413

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Financials  (continued)
Banks  (continued)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC	3.875	09-12-23		11,120,000	$11,271,043
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (8.000% to 8-10-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 5.720%) (Q)	8.000	08-10-25		6,630,000	7,251,775
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (8.625% to 8-15-21, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 7.598%) (Q)	8.625	08-15-21		6,245,000	6,838,275
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.	2.700	05-24-19		19,683,000	19,856,998
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC (S)	4.750	09-15-25		11,670,000	12,059,078
Societe Generale SA (7.375% to 9-13-21, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.238%) (Q)(S)	7.375	09-13-21		12,430,000	13,362,648
Societe Generale SA (8.000% to 9-29-25, then 5 Year U.S. ISDAFIX + 5.873%) (Q)(S)	8.000	09-29-25		12,050,000	13,679,160
Societe Generale SA (8.250% to 11-29-18, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.394%) (Q)	8.250	11-29-18		9,140,000	9,739,108
Standard Chartered PLC (S)	2.100	08-19-19		16,345,000	16,286,452
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.	2.450	01-10-19		13,871,000	13,988,224
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (S)	2.050	03-06-19		19,930,000	19,947,419
Synovus Financial Corp.	7.875	02-15-19		7,804,000	8,496,995
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (4.850% to 6-1-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.040%) (Q)	4.850	06-01-23		10,034,000	10,146,983
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.750% to 8-1-21, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.678%) (Q)	6.750	08-01-21		9,323,000	10,511,683
US Bank NA	2.000	01-24-20		15,265,000	15,354,453
Wells Fargo & Company	4.650	11-04-44		9,650,000	9,986,698
Wells Fargo & Company (5.875% to 6-15-25, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.990%) (Q)	5.875	06-15-25		30,976,000	33,996,160
Wells Fargo & Company, Series K (7.980% to 3-15-18, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.770%) (Q)	7.980	03-15-18		11,207,000	11,627,263
Westpac Banking Corp.	2.150	03-06-20		24,398,000	24,476,610
Capital markets 2.2%
Ares Capital Corp.	3.875	01-15-20		6,900,000	7,048,205
Credit Suisse Group AG (7.500% to 12-11-23, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.598%) (Q)(S)	7.500	12-11-23		6,595,000	7,369,913
FS Investment Corp.	4.000	07-15-19		6,555,000	6,605,932
FS Investment Corp.	4.250	01-15-20		6,800,000	6,954,673
Jefferies Group LLC	4.850	01-15-27		15,010,000	15,770,512
Jefferies Group LLC	8.500	07-15-19		4,720,000	5,319,478
Macquarie Bank, Ltd. (S)	4.875	06-10-25		13,835,000	14,701,915
Morgan Stanley	2.450	02-01-19		5,986,000	6,030,769
Morgan Stanley	3.875	01-27-26		8,763,000	9,031,227
Morgan Stanley	5.500	01-26-20		10,397,000	11,276,711
Morgan Stanley	7.300	05-13-19		18,201,000	19,995,200
S&P Global, Inc.	4.000	06-15-25		13,725,000	14,435,859
S&P Global, Inc.	4.400	02-15-26		8,420,000	9,059,827
Stifel Financial Corp.	4.250	07-18-24		13,165,000	13,498,904

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Financials  (continued)
Capital markets  (continued)
The Bear Stearns Companies LLC	7.250	02-01-18		5,445,000	$5,643,960
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	2.000	04-25-19		8,124,000	8,130,743
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	2.300	12-13-19		25,518,000	25,611,141
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	3.850	01-26-27		24,200,000	24,645,812
Consumer finance 1.5%
Ally Financial, Inc.	3.250	11-05-18		8,410,000	8,540,523
Ally Financial, Inc.	5.125	09-30-24		17,928,000	18,611,595
Capital One Financial Corp.	2.450	04-24-19		8,905,000	8,958,118
Capital One Financial Corp.	3.750	07-28-26		21,708,000	21,312,980
Capital One Financial Corp.	4.200	10-29-25		11,334,000	11,553,075
Capital One Financial Corp. (5.550% to 6-1-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.800%) (Q)	5.550	06-01-20		10,355,000	10,717,425
Capital One NA	2.350	08-17-18		7,895,000	7,938,991
Credit Acceptance Corp.	6.125	02-15-21		7,539,000	7,595,543
Credito Real SAB de CV (S)	7.250	07-20-23		5,700,000	5,970,750
Discover Bank	2.600	11-13-18		10,125,000	10,210,860
Discover Financial Services	3.950	11-06-24		22,310,000	22,674,590
Discover Financial Services	5.200	04-27-22		2,350,000	2,553,064
Enova International, Inc.	9.750	06-01-21		10,689,000	10,956,225
Diversified financial services 0.6%
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc. (S)	8.000	05-15-25		7,156,000	7,012,880
Doric Nimrod Air Alpha 2013-1 Class B Pass Through Trust (S)	6.125	11-30-21		1,232,408	1,272,461
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.	6.125	07-15-21		6,340,000	6,855,879
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (S)	5.250	03-15-22		2,850,000	2,924,813
Leucadia National Corp.	5.500	10-18-23		13,041,000	14,072,504
NewStar Financial, Inc.	7.250	05-01-20		8,690,000	8,907,250
Voya Financial, Inc. (5.650% to 5-15-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.580%)	5.650	05-15-53		12,257,000	12,869,850
Insurance 1.4%
Aquarius & Investments PLC (6.375% to 9-1-19, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 5.210%)	6.375	09-01-24		11,450,000	12,211,268
AXA SA	8.600	12-15-30		6,219,000	8,737,695
AXA SA (6.379% to 12-14-36, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.256%) (Q)(S)	6.379	12-14-36		2,670,000	2,959,214
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	5.250	05-30-25		11,318,000	11,869,753
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (7.800% to 3-15-37, then 3 month LIBOR +3.576%) (S)	7.800	03-07-87		14,721,000	17,812,410
MetLife, Inc.	6.400	12-15-66		9,668,000	11,030,028
MetLife, Inc. (S)	9.250	04-08-68		5,290,000	7,710,175
Nippon Life Insurance Company (5.100% to 10-16-24, then 5 Year U.S. ISDAFIX + 3.650%) (S)	5.100	10-16-44		11,580,000	12,462,975

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Financials  (continued)
Insurance  (continued)
Prudential Financial, Inc. (5.200% to 3-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.040%)	5.200	03-15-44		9,550,000	$10,087,188
Prudential Financial, Inc. (5.875% to 9-15-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.175%)	5.875	09-15-42		7,423,000	8,230,251
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (S)	4.270	05-15-47		14,535,000	14,817,037
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (S)	6.850	12-16-39		818,000	1,135,697
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (8.125% to 6-15-18, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.603%)	8.125	06-15-68		20,019,000	21,170,093
Thrifts and mortgage finance 0.6%
MGIC Investment Corp.	5.750	08-15-23		2,676,000	2,876,700
Nationstar Mortgage LLC	6.500	07-01-21		7,424,000	7,581,760
Nationstar Mortgage LLC	7.875	10-01-20		5,568,000	5,748,960
Nationstar Mortgage LLC	9.625	05-01-19		4,555,000	4,680,263
Quicken Loans, Inc. (S)	5.750	05-01-25		13,695,000	13,712,119
Radian Group, Inc.	5.250	06-15-20		7,395,000	7,838,700
Radian Group, Inc.	7.000	03-15-21		10,502,000	11,788,495
Stearns Holdings LLC (S)	9.375	08-15-20		2,450,000	2,499,000
Health care 3.1%					297,831,527
Biotechnology 0.8%
AbbVie, Inc.	3.600	05-14-25		14,343,000	14,664,943
Amgen, Inc.	1.900	05-10-19		21,110,000	21,134,530
Amgen, Inc.	4.400	05-01-45		6,682,000	6,745,813
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC	1.900	09-23-19		17,170,000	17,106,145
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC	3.200	09-23-26		18,825,000	18,382,274
Health care equipment and supplies 0.4%
Becton, Dickinson and Company (C)	2.133	06-06-19		14,885,000	14,893,738
Medtronic, Inc.	4.625	03-15-45		9,208,000	10,226,792
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (S)	6.375	02-01-25		1,505,000	1,461,731
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	3.550	04-01-25		13,477,000	13,543,408
Health care providers and services 1.2%
Community Health Systems, Inc.	5.125	08-01-21		9,844,000	9,991,660
Community Health Systems, Inc.	8.000	11-15-19		6,431,000	6,463,155
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. (S)	8.750	08-01-19		2,272,000	2,203,840
DaVita, Inc.	5.000	05-01-25		10,636,000	10,569,525
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc. (S)	4.500	01-15-23		4,880,000	5,099,600
HCA, Inc.	5.250	04-15-25		11,189,000	12,217,045
HCA, Inc.	5.250	06-15-26		10,238,000	11,108,230
HCA, Inc.	7.500	02-15-22		8,740,000	10,072,850
LifePoint Health, Inc. (S)	5.375	05-01-24		10,690,000	10,816,944
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.	7.125	03-15-18		3,760,000	3,917,717

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Health care  (continued)
Health care providers and services  (continued)
MEDNAX, Inc. (S)	5.250	12-01-23		5,175,000	$5,252,625
Select Medical Corp.	6.375	06-01-21		11,493,000	11,751,593
Universal Health Services, Inc. (S)	4.750	08-01-22		9,490,000	9,727,250
Universal Health Services, Inc. (S)	5.000	06-01-26		10,906,000	11,205,915
Life sciences tools and services 0.1%
Quintiles IMS, Inc. (S)	4.875	05-15-23		5,275,000	5,420,063
Pharmaceuticals 0.6%
Allergan Funding SCS	3.800	03-15-25		11,000,000	11,352,638
Mylan NV	2.500	06-07-19		8,513,000	8,564,027
Mylan NV	3.950	06-15-26		23,148,000	23,211,101
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)	6.125	04-15-25		13,450,000	10,726,375
Industrials 4.8%					465,585,677
Aerospace and defense 0.6%
Arconic, Inc.	5.125	10-01-24		11,478,000	12,201,114
Engility Corp.	8.875	09-01-24		1,862,000	2,001,650
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (S)	5.000	12-15-21		10,070,000	10,422,450
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (S)	5.000	11-15-25		5,600,000	5,985,000
Lockheed Martin Corp.	2.900	03-01-25		12,976,000	12,957,626
Lockheed Martin Corp.	4.700	05-15-46		11,583,000	12,925,064
Textron, Inc.	7.250	10-01-19		2,950,000	3,283,775
Air freight and logistics 0.1%
XPO Logistics, Inc. (S)	6.500	06-15-22		14,175,000	15,049,598
Airlines 1.5%
Air Canada 2013-1 Class C Pass Through Trust (S)	6.625	05-15-18		5,790,000	5,985,413
America West Airlines 2000-1 Pass Through Trust	8.057	01-02-22		500,149	562,668
American Airlines 2011-1 Class B Pass Through Trust (S)	7.000	07-31-19		7,385,240	7,588,334
American Airlines 2013-2 Class A Pass Through Trust	4.950	07-15-24		12,871,495	13,756,411
American Airlines 2015-1 Class B Pass Through Trust	3.700	11-01-24		6,941,892	6,803,054
American Airlines 2016-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	4.100	07-15-29		4,198,789	4,293,262
American Airlines 2017-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	4.000	08-15-30		3,615,000	3,714,413
American Airlines 2017-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust	3.650	08-15-30		5,570,000	5,664,690
British Airways 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust (S)	4.625	12-20-25		10,880,858	11,533,709
British Airways 2013-1 Class B Pass Through Trust (S)	5.625	12-20-21		2,494,767	2,588,321
Continental Airlines 1997-4 Class A Pass Through Trust	6.900	07-02-19		150,897	152,951
Continental Airlines 1998-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	6.648	03-15-19		49,722	50,343
Continental Airlines 1999-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	6.545	08-02-20		731,291	769,684
Continental Airlines 2000-2 Class B Pass Through Trust	8.307	10-02-19		93,037	97,107
Continental Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	5.983	10-19-23		6,003,643	6,604,008
Continental Airlines 2012-1 Class B Pass Through Trust	6.250	10-11-21		1,287,285	1,361,304
Delta Air Lines 2002-1 Class G-1 Pass Through Trust	6.718	07-02-24		5,038,729	5,693,764
Delta Air Lines 2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	6.200	01-02-20		3,033,562	3,151,113

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Industrials  (continued)
Airlines  (continued)
Delta Air Lines 2011-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	5.300	10-15-20		909,823	$957,589
Delta Air Lines, Inc.	3.625	03-15-22		17,355,000	17,894,637
Northwest Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	7.027	05-01-21		2,972,507	3,297,075
United Airlines 2014-2 Class A Pass Through Trust	3.750	03-03-28		14,823,449	15,212,565
United Airlines 2014-2 Class B Pass Through Trust	4.625	03-03-24		6,157,758	6,311,702
United Airlines 2016-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	3.450	01-07-30		9,169,000	9,214,845
US Airways 2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	6.250	10-22-24		3,914,807	4,365,010
US Airways 2012-1 Class A Pass Through Trust	5.900	04-01-26		4,645,963	5,197,671
Building products 0.3%
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (S)	10.750	08-15-23		4,355,000	5,051,800
Masco Corp.	4.375	04-01-26		6,930,000	7,392,924
Masco Corp.	4.450	04-01-25		6,280,000	6,722,740
Owens Corning	4.200	12-15-22		8,168,000	8,672,709
Commercial services and supplies 0.2%
LSC Communications, Inc. (S)	8.750	10-15-23		10,993,000	11,377,755
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC (S)	9.250	05-15-23		5,135,000	5,614,301
Tervita Escrow Corp. (S)	7.625	12-01-21		1,415,000	1,441,531
Construction and engineering 0.2%
AECOM (S)	5.125	03-15-27		15,000,000	14,943,750
Tutor Perini Corp. (S)	6.875	05-01-25		2,682,000	2,806,043
Electrical equipment 0.0%
EnerSys (S)	5.000	04-30-23		3,313,000	3,416,531
Industrial conglomerates 0.3%
General Electric Company (P)	1.662	08-15-36		4,270,000	3,821,650
General Electric Company (5.000% to 1-21-21, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.330%) (Q)	5.000	01-21-21		22,268,000	23,499,420
Machinery 0.0%
Neovia Logistics Services LLC (S)	8.875	08-01-20		2,565,000	2,052,000
Professional services 0.3%
IHS Markit, Ltd. (S)	4.750	02-15-25		3,107,000	3,262,350
IHS Markit, Ltd. (S)	5.000	11-01-22		4,011,000	4,297,385
Verisk Analytics, Inc.	4.000	06-15-25		22,125,000	22,891,653
Road and rail 0.0%
The Hertz Corp. (S)	7.625	06-01-22		3,270,000	3,270,000
Trading companies and distributors 1.2%
AerCap Global Aviation Trust (6.500% to 6-15-25, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.300%) (S)	6.500	06-15-45		9,410,000	9,939,313
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC	4.625	10-30-20		9,220,000	9,812,947
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC	5.000	10-01-21		12,950,000	14,060,463
Ahern Rentals, Inc. (S)	7.375	05-15-23		9,460,000	7,922,750
Air Lease Corp.	3.000	09-15-23		9,314,000	9,257,473

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Industrials  (continued)
Trading companies and distributors  (continued)
Air Lease Corp.	3.375	01-15-19		3,994,000	$4,074,599
Air Lease Corp.	3.625	04-01-27		10,890,000	10,938,156
Aircastle, Ltd.	5.500	02-15-22		6,757,000	7,331,345
Aircastle, Ltd.	6.250	12-01-19		3,625,000	3,933,125
Aircastle, Ltd.	7.625	04-15-20		1,950,000	2,208,375
Ashtead Capital, Inc. (S)	5.625	10-01-24		2,840,000	3,031,700
International Lease Finance Corp.	5.875	04-01-19		5,285,000	5,628,710
International Lease Finance Corp. (S)	7.125	09-01-18		4,470,000	4,748,785
Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd. (S)	5.500	02-15-24		2,838,000	2,988,769
United Rentals North America, Inc.	5.500	07-15-25		10,880,000	11,467,520
United Rentals North America, Inc.	5.750	11-15-24		4,725,000	4,996,735
Transportation infrastructure 0.1%
Florida East Coast Holdings Corp. (S)	6.750	05-01-19		4,915,000	5,062,450
Information technology 3.0%					291,345,573
Electronic equipment, instruments and components 0.8%
CDW LLC	5.000	09-01-25		1,242,000	1,279,260
Dell International LLC (S)	7.125	06-15-24		4,080,000	4,546,034
Ingram Micro, Inc.	5.450	12-15-24		13,889,000	14,090,988
Jabil Circuit, Inc.	4.700	09-15-22		19,331,000	20,490,860
Keysight Technologies, Inc.	4.600	04-06-27		9,770,000	10,273,634
Tech Data Corp.	4.950	02-15-27		19,351,000	20,389,549
Zebra Technologies Corp.	7.250	10-15-22		5,220,000	5,603,670
Internet software and services 0.3%
eBay, Inc.	2.150	06-05-20		8,485,000	8,483,812
Match Group, Inc.	6.375	06-01-24		8,905,000	9,706,450
VeriSign, Inc.	5.250	04-01-25		6,750,000	7,163,438
IT services 0.1%
Gartner, Inc. (S)	5.125	04-01-25		2,169,000	2,266,605
Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV (S)	8.250	11-07-21		4,775,000	4,747,783
Tempo Acquisition LLC (S)	6.750	06-01-25		1,520,000	1,551,312
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment 0.3%
Micron Technology, Inc.	5.875	02-15-22		5,615,000	5,867,675
Micron Technology, Inc.	7.500	09-15-23		5,340,000	5,965,314
NXP BV (S)	4.625	06-01-23		20,240,000	21,859,200
Software 1.0%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.	3.400	09-15-26		14,200,000	14,317,164
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (S)	6.125	09-15-23		12,455,000	13,420,263
CA, Inc.	3.600	08-15-22		12,780,000	13,226,776
CA, Inc.	4.700	03-15-27		9,753,000	10,394,523
Electronic Arts, Inc.	4.800	03-01-26		19,242,000	21,165,257
Microsoft Corp.	4.450	11-03-45		19,354,000	21,113,317

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Information technology  (continued)
Software  (continued)
Open Text Corp. (S)	5.875	06-01-26		5,245,000	$5,615,454
Symantec Corp. (S)	5.000	04-15-25		2,808,000	2,913,300
Technology hardware, storage and peripherals 0.5%
Dell International LLC (S)	6.020	06-15-26		27,285,000	30,095,519
Dell International LLC (S)	8.350	07-15-46		9,188,000	11,858,566
NCR Corp.	5.875	12-15-21		2,820,000	2,939,850
Materials 1.5%					146,667,995
Chemicals 0.7%
Braskem Finance, Ltd. (S)	7.000	05-07-20		7,445,000	8,077,825
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (S)	5.000	05-01-25		13,335,000	13,368,338
Platform Specialty Products Corp. (S)	6.500	02-01-22		15,155,000	15,609,650
Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)	8.250	01-15-21		4,082,000	4,242,749
The Chemours Company	5.375	05-15-27		2,285,000	2,387,825
The Chemours Company	6.625	05-15-23		16,166,000	17,255,427
The Sherwin-Williams Company	2.250	05-15-20		10,350,000	10,390,199
Construction materials 0.2%
Cemex SAB de CV (S)	6.125	05-05-25		10,035,000	10,787,625
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (S)	6.375	06-01-24		3,860,000	4,033,700
Containers and packaging 0.2%
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (S)	4.250	09-15-22		4,400,000	4,496,800
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (S)	6.000	02-15-25		5,795,000	6,041,288
Cascades, Inc. (S)	5.500	07-15-22		8,987,000	9,144,273
Metals and mining 0.3%
Anglo American Capital PLC (S)	4.750	04-10-27		6,295,000	6,499,588
Commercial Metals Company	7.350	08-15-18		3,850,000	4,061,750
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. (S)	7.500	04-01-25		4,200,000	4,228,875
Novelis Corp. (S)	5.875	09-30-26		2,302,000	2,382,570
Vale Overseas, Ltd.	6.250	08-10-26		7,675,000	8,289,000
Vedanta Resources PLC (S)	6.375	07-30-22		6,990,000	6,990,000
Paper and forest products 0.1%
Boise Cascade Company (S)	5.625	09-01-24		2,129,000	2,208,838
Norbord, Inc. (S)	6.250	04-15-23		5,795,000	6,171,675
Real estate 1.4%					133,482,063
Equity real estate investment trusts 1.4%
American Tower Corp.	3.400	02-15-19		5,985,000	6,124,486
American Tower Corp.	4.700	03-15-22		8,529,000	9,260,950
Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)	4.883	08-15-40		8,056,000	8,592,339
Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)	6.113	01-15-40		10,185,000	11,025,630
Equinix, Inc.	5.375	05-15-27		5,676,000	5,972,230
Iron Mountain, Inc.	5.750	08-15-24		13,252,000	13,599,865
Iron Mountain, Inc.	6.000	08-15-23		13,957,000	14,794,420

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	Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Real estate  (continued)
Equity real estate investment trusts  (continued)
MPT Operating Partnership LP	6.375	02-15-22		4,735,000	$4,894,806
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.	4.500	01-15-25		7,415,000	7,545,118
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.	4.950	04-01-24		8,758,000	9,159,327
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.	5.250	01-15-26		5,064,000	5,363,688
Ventas Realty LP	3.500	02-01-25		17,352,000	17,318,077
Ventas Realty LP	3.750	05-01-24		2,845,000	2,910,893
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP	4.600	02-06-24		12,117,000	12,681,410
Welltower, Inc.	3.750	03-15-23		4,091,000	4,238,824
Telecommunication services 2.6%					251,867,826
Diversified telecommunication services 1.8%
AT&T, Inc.	4.750	05-15-46		11,392,000	10,948,008
AT&T, Inc.	5.450	03-01-47		27,160,000	28,679,548
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (S)	7.000	07-15-24		8,764,000	9,180,290
Columbus Cable Barbados, Ltd. (S)	7.375	03-30-21		5,275,000	5,620,513
CSC Holdings LLC (S)	5.500	04-15-27		6,695,000	7,011,807
Frontier Communications Corp.	8.875	09-15-20		12,308,000	13,092,635
GCI, Inc.	6.875	04-15-25		7,853,000	8,520,505
Radiate Holdco LLC (S)	6.625	02-15-25		9,200,000	9,407,000
Sprint Spectrum Company LLC (S)	3.360	03-20-23		9,890,000	10,038,350
Telecom Italia Capital SA	7.200	07-18-36		9,850,000	11,327,500
Verizon Communications, Inc.	4.400	11-01-34		10,284,000	10,060,416
Verizon Communications, Inc.	4.672	03-15-55		7,830,000	7,317,448
Verizon Communications, Inc.	4.862	08-21-46		25,104,000	24,744,511
Verizon Communications, Inc.	5.012	08-21-54		8,461,000	8,268,199
Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)	7.375	04-23-21		4,065,000	4,235,730
Zayo Group LLC (S)	5.750	01-15-27		3,700,000	3,903,093
Wireless telecommunication services 0.8%
CC Holdings GS V LLC	3.849	04-15-23		7,811,000	8,208,556
Comcel Trust (S)	6.875	02-06-24		4,490,000	4,781,401
Digicel Group, Ltd. (S)	8.250	09-30-20		5,550,000	5,265,563
Digicel, Ltd. (S)	6.750	03-01-23		9,615,000	9,206,363
Millicom International Cellular SA (S)	4.750	05-22-20		5,375,000	5,476,373
Millicom International Cellular SA (S)	6.625	10-15-21		10,550,000	11,011,563
MTN Mauritius Investments, Ltd. (S)	4.755	11-11-24		8,465,000	8,170,418
SBA Tower Trust (S)	3.598	04-15-43		5,435,000	5,436,380
Sprint Capital Corp.	6.875	11-15-28		10,955,000	12,146,356
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	6.125	01-15-22		9,320,000	9,809,300
Utilities 2.3%					218,472,940
Electric utilities 1.6%
Abengoa Transmision Sur SA (S)	6.875	04-30-43		9,573,482	10,423,129
Beaver Valley II Funding Corp.	9.000	06-01-17		50,000	50,000

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Utilities  (continued)
Electric utilities  (continued)
Broadcom Corp. (S)		2.375	01-15-20		18,186,000	$18,219,499
Broadcom Corp. (S)		3.875	01-15-27		20,626,000	20,931,203
BVPS II Funding Corp.		8.890	06-01-17		68,000	67,986
Electricite de France SA (S)		3.625	10-13-25		4,925,000	5,048,253
Electricite de France SA (5.250% to 1-29-23, then 10 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 3.709%) (Q)(S)		5.250	01-29-23		6,095,000	6,140,713
Emera US Finance LP		3.550	06-15-26		7,285,000	7,279,981
Empresa Electrica Angamos SA (S)		4.875	05-25-29		8,100,000	8,283,757
Great Plains Energy, Inc.		3.900	04-01-27		9,940,000	10,076,327
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)		5.625	06-21-18		8,070,000	8,345,187
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)		6.875	06-21-23		5,430,000	6,446,257
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)		7.250	01-15-19		6,960,000	7,499,122
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.		1.649	09-01-18		3,690,000	3,683,199
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.		2.300	04-01-19		6,546,000	6,581,355
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.		3.550	05-01-27		16,530,000	16,807,803
Southern California Edison Company (6.250% to 2-1-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.199%) (Q)		6.250	02-01-22		4,930,000	5,472,300
Southern Power Company		1.950	12-15-19		9,601,000	9,563,873
Gas utilities 0.1%
AmeriGas Partners LP		5.500	05-20-25		5,836,000	5,908,950
Independent power and renewable electricity producers 0.5%
NRG Energy, Inc.		6.250	05-01-24		18,678,000	18,780,729
NRG Energy, Inc.		6.625	01-15-27		12,255,000	12,040,538
NRG Yield Operating LLC		5.375	08-15-24		21,816,000	22,525,020
Multi-utilities 0.1%
Dominion Energy, Inc.		2.579	07-01-20		8,235,000	8,297,759
U.S. Government and Agency obligations 29.7%						$2,871,820,050
(Cost $2,852,356,548)
U.S. Government 12.5%						1,210,773,182
U.S. Treasury
	Bond	2.750	11-15-42	274,300,000		269,371,103
	Bond	3.000	02-15-47	422,635,000		433,415,574
	Note	1.500	04-15-20	136,120,000		136,385,842
	Note	1.500	05-15-20	62,745,000		62,860,200
	Note	2.375	05-15-27	191,328,000		194,153,149
	Treasury Inflation Protected Security	0.375	07-15-25	78,450,496		78,929,436
	Treasury Inflation Protected Security	0.375	01-15-27	35,711,302		35,657,878
U.S. Government Agency 17.2%						1,661,046,868
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	05-01-42	1,846,828		1,918,681
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	01-01-46	2,639,717		2,735,819
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	10-01-46	7,193,206		7,469,694

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^	Value
U.S. Government Agency  (continued)
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	03-01-43	7,776,201	$7,889,807
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	04-01-43	8,434,185	8,528,411
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	06-01-43	3,096,466	3,131,543
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	05-01-46	5,568,596	5,620,367
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	10-01-46	10,351,462	10,437,994
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	10-01-46	12,084,714	12,200,841
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	11-01-46	21,064,064	21,220,399
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	01-01-42	2,146,077	2,231,920
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	06-01-42	8,073,701	8,387,818
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	08-01-42	2,211,364	2,297,400
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	09-01-42	2,540,318	2,636,771
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	04-01-44	9,159,811	9,543,377
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	05-01-45	22,085,480	22,896,430
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	08-01-46	107,876,022	111,988,784
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	09-01-46	46,259,766	47,877,015
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	02-01-47	22,197,984	23,054,687
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-41	22,539,963	23,930,221
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	03-01-42	10,893,017	11,554,683
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	11-01-43	6,343,925	6,780,813
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	02-01-44	3,034,906	3,227,788
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	07-01-45	32,791,929	34,957,990
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-47	20,304,393	21,636,075
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	03-01-47	27,309,425	29,040,799
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	03-01-47	80,084,873	84,949,405
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	04-01-47	33,624,171	35,892,488
	30 Yr Pass Thru (C)	4.000	05-01-47	24,956,663	26,640,262
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	11-01-39	3,320,054	3,595,515
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	02-01-41	5,324,156	5,762,567
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	03-01-41	3,403,225	3,706,326
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	09-01-41	2,171,451	2,349,578
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	10-01-41	2,395,261	2,591,747
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	03-01-41	1,660,223	1,830,460
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.500	05-01-38	347,130	395,129
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.500	11-01-39	7,165,413	8,156,215
Federal National Mortgage Association
	15 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	09-01-27	6,147,955	6,363,613
	15 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	02-01-26	992,630	1,040,284
	15 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	03-01-26	7,719,002	8,089,574
	15 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	12-01-24	3,243,054	3,420,154
	15 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	05-01-18	210	213
	15 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	06-01-18	142	143
	15 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	06-01-18	510	517
	15 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	07-01-19	1,548	1,585
	15 Yr Pass Thru	5.500	02-01-18	1,069	1,080

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^	Value
U.S. Government Agency  (continued)
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	07-01-42	5,910,203	$5,981,772
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	10-01-42	16,797,626	16,990,537
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	12-01-42	2,830,419	2,863,809
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	01-01-43	1,996,158	2,017,835
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	03-01-43	2,161,525	2,193,104
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	04-01-43	3,555,961	3,596,244
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	05-01-43	2,932,790	2,974,261
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	06-01-43	3,061,675	3,093,966
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	07-01-43	36,298,332	36,743,552
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	08-01-46	72,660,364	73,199,642
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	09-01-46	7,850,813	7,926,254
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.000	10-01-46	5,365,968	5,417,532
	30 Yr Pass Thru (P)	3.372	07-01-33	815	860
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	11-01-40	4,535,066	4,716,291
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	06-01-42	4,813,183	4,997,249
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	08-01-42	7,715,259	8,010,307
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	01-01-43	3,564,710	3,698,248
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	02-01-43	1,106,849	1,152,809
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	05-01-43	2,066,646	2,148,585
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	06-01-43	28,955,452	30,085,392
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	07-01-43	2,126,435	2,214,067
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	07-01-43	15,808,493	16,425,395
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	01-01-45	6,146,191	6,388,917
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	04-01-45	51,054,238	52,918,912
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	02-01-46	40,071,562	41,397,366
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	07-01-46	49,060,500	50,683,711
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	07-01-46	15,503,455	16,006,711
	30 Yr Pass Thru	3.500	02-01-47	61,171,663	63,396,299
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	09-01-40	26,955,490	28,626,519
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	11-01-40	3,666,766	3,925,016
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	12-01-40	8,616,769	9,150,942
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-41	6,216,758	6,602,149
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-41	2,529,636	2,688,430
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	02-01-41	2,844,423	3,022,977
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	09-01-41	5,104,078	5,462,759
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	09-01-41	3,172,225	3,382,757
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	09-01-41	12,518,731	13,290,883
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	10-01-41	3,089,093	3,294,107
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	10-01-41	3,700,062	3,933,484
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	10-01-41	2,211,760	2,348,872
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-42	4,824,296	5,145,978
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	03-01-42	2,536,521	2,697,332
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	05-01-42	9,599,061	10,185,129
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	07-01-42	614,406	655,471

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^	Value
U.S. Government Agency  (continued)
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	09-01-43	11,095,718	$11,899,723
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	10-01-43	13,458,316	14,412,490
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	10-01-43	5,254,346	5,606,346
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-44	8,748,818	9,369,096
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	12-01-45	30,348,658	32,249,006
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	02-01-46	21,457,544	22,667,045
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	04-01-46	21,904,568	23,139,267
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	06-01-46	14,412,379	15,224,764
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	07-01-46	36,865,541	38,932,027
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	10-01-46	8,648,838	9,134,322
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	01-01-47	24,698,648	26,434,306
	30 Yr Pass Thru (C)	4.000	03-01-47	37,653,163	39,816,748
	30 Yr Pass Thru (C)	4.000	04-01-47	34,955,822	37,423,211
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	11-01-39	6,244,752	6,765,067
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	08-01-40	7,294,010	7,899,470
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	02-01-41	10,985,581	11,894,037
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	05-01-41	6,367,992	6,894,595
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	05-01-41	7,313,432	7,925,074
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	06-01-41	9,543,381	10,338,539
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	07-01-41	6,715,462	7,274,996
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	08-01-41	4,932,719	5,343,715
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	05-01-42	10,149,259	10,994,898
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	11-01-42	6,966,755	7,565,733
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	01-01-43	2,084,641	2,256,380
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	10-01-45	23,405,640	25,289,976
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.500	05-01-46	17,232,332	18,660,059
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	03-01-34	1,719,263	1,895,374
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	12-01-34	7,115	7,854
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	02-01-36	2,316,244	2,558,769
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	11-01-36	433,747	479,235
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	08-01-40	4,854,444	5,354,300
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	09-01-40	1,443,331	1,592,625
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	09-01-40	3,898,186	4,302,623
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	02-01-41	3,463,152	3,819,748
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	03-01-41	3,619,798	3,998,180
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	04-01-41	2,311,348	2,575,708
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	07-01-42	2,856,303	3,150,413
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.500	12-01-34	97,008	108,426
	30 Yr Pass Thru	6.500	01-01-39	2,419,701	2,790,721
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	09-01-31	2,921	3,435
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	09-01-31	170	199
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	09-01-31	149	175
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	01-01-32	173	204
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	05-01-32	606	713

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^			Value
U.S. Government Agency  (continued)
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	06-01-32	158			$184
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.500	09-01-29	101			119
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.500	12-01-29	102			120
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.500	12-01-30	32			37
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.500	01-01-31	58			69
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.500	05-01-31	422			500
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.500	08-01-31	185			217
Government National Mortgage Association
	30 Yr Pass Thru	4.000	02-15-41	3,109,507			3,333,368
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	04-15-35	3,137			3,451
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.000	04-15-35	6,502			7,157
	30 Yr Pass Thru	5.500	03-15-35	6,609			7,474
	30 Yr Pass Thru	6.000	03-15-33	3,916			4,517
	30 Yr Pass Thru	6.000	06-15-33	1,342			1,558
	30 Yr Pass Thru	6.500	09-15-28	509			587
	30 Yr Pass Thru	6.500	09-15-29	276			318
	30 Yr Pass Thru	6.500	08-15-31	417			484
	30 Yr Pass Thru	7.000	04-15-29	976			1,140
	30 Yr Pass Thru	8.000	10-15-26	480			562
Foreign government obligations 0.6%							$55,971,817
(Cost $54,097,703)
Argentina 0.3%							29,598,054
City of Buenos Aires (S)		7.500	06-01-27			3,650,000	3,922,108
Provincia de Buenos Aires (S)		7.875	06-15-27			7,200,000	7,571,808
Republic of Argentina		6.875	01-26-27			3,848,000	4,086,576
Republic of Argentina		7.500	04-22-26			8,600,000	9,503,000
Republic of Argentina		8.280	12-31-33			4,030,859	4,514,562
Brazil 0.2%							22,570,052
Federative Republic of Brazil		10.000	01-01-23		BRL	71,725,000	22,570,052
Sri Lanka 0.1%							3,803,711
Republic of Sri Lanka (S)		6.200	05-11-27			3,750,000	3,803,711
Capital preferred securities 0.3%							$24,971,388
(Cost $23,108,520)
Financials 0.3%							24,971,388
Banks 0.1%
BAC Capital Trust XIV, Series G (P)(Q)		4.000	06-19-17			8,177,000	7,034,755
Sovereign Capital Trust VI		7.908	06-13-36			4,055,000	4,095,550
Capital markets 0.2%
State Street Corp. (P)		2.131	06-01-77			14,923,000	13,841,083

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		Rate (%)		Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Convertible bonds 0.1%							$8,131,406
(Cost $8,125,242)
Utilities 0.1%							8,131,406
Independent power and renewable electricity producers 0.1%
NRG Yield, Inc. (S)		3.250		06-01-20		8,250,000	8,131,406
Term loans (M) 0.1%							$12,153,511
(Cost $13,350,388)
Financials 0.1%							3,956,770
Capital markets 0.1%
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC (T)			TBD	05-01-23	3,920,000		3,956,770
Health care 0.0%							881,957
Health care providers and services 0.0%
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.		4.750		11-03-20	879,757		881,957
Industrials 0.0%							3,812,452
Aerospace and defense 0.0%
WP CPP Holdings LLC		4.671		12-28-19	1,635,729		1,541,675
Airlines 0.0%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.		3.494		10-18-18	2,255,082		2,270,777
Information technology 0.0%							1,876,555
Internet software and services 0.0%
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.		4.250		10-19-23		1,861,200	1,876,555
Utilities 0.0%							1,625,777
Electric utilities 0.0%
ExGen Texas Power LLC		5.897		09-16-21	2,864,806		1,625,777
Collateralized mortgage obligations 8.0%							$779,033,713
(Cost $765,997,395)
Commercial and residential 7.1%							689,863,523
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust Series 2005-4, Class 7A12 (P)		1.604		08-25-35		1,325,476	1,316,836
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust
	Series 2005-1, Class 1A1 (P)	1.431		06-25-45	4,782,287		4,652,049
	Series 2005-1, Class AHM (P)	3.402		06-25-45	1,977,784		1,960,813
Americold 2010 LLC
	Series 2010-ARTA, Class C (S)	6.811		01-14-29	2,150,000		2,418,539
	Series 2010-ARTA, Class D (S)	7.443		01-14-29	9,682,000		10,925,413
AOA Mortgage Trust Series 2015-1177, Class C (P) (S)		3.010		12-13-29		6,501,000	6,543,418
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
	Series 2013-DSNY, Class E (P) (S)	3.589		09-15-26	3,545,000		3,544,442
	Series 2015-200P, Class F (P) (S)	3.596		04-14-33	6,055,000		5,730,324

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Commercial and residential  (continued)
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2005-5, Class XC IO (S)		0.047	10-10-45		4,919,146	$49
BBCMS Trust
	Series 2015, Class C (P) (S)	2.989	02-15-28	2,985,000		2,954,808
	Series 2015-MSQ, Class D (P) (S)	3.990	09-15-32	6,915,000		6,951,345
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
	Series 2005-2, Class A1 (P)	3.260	03-25-35	3,683,807		3,716,377
	Series 2005-5, Class A2 (P)	2.820	08-25-35	3,451,944		3,432,530
Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust
	Series 2004-12, Class 1A1 (P)	1.724	01-25-35	4,222,991		4,125,503
	Series 2004-12, Class A3 (P)	1.724	01-25-35	2,469,572		2,437,184
	Series 2005-5, Class 1A4 (P)	1.584	07-25-35	2,755,609		2,644,234
	Series 2005-7, Class 11A1 (P)	1.564	08-25-35	4,909,972		4,734,619
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust Series 2004-AC5, Class A1 (P)		5.250	10-25-34		4,359,641	4,363,911
BHMS Mortgage Trust
	Series 2014-ATLS, Class CFX (P) (S)	4.691	07-05-33	1,000,000		1,019,654
	Series 2014-ATLS, Class DFL (P) (S)	3.992	07-05-33	7,485,000		7,383,498
BLCP Hotel Trust Series 2014-CLRN, Class D (P) (S)		3.489	08-15-29		9,590,000	9,620,142
BWAY Mortgage Trust
	Series 2013-1515, Class F (P) (S)	3.927	03-10-33	8,846,000		8,674,373
	Series 2013-1515, Class XB IO (S)	0.403	03-10-33	46,410,000		1,362,175
	Series 2015-1740, Class D (P) (S)	3.787	01-10-35	5,290,000		5,270,538
	Series 2015-1740, Class XA IO (S)	0.896	01-10-35	115,838,000		4,726,410
BXHTL Mortgage Trust
	Series 2015-JWRZ, Class DR2 (P) (S)	4.683	05-15-29	6,585,000		6,656,118
	Series 2015-JWRZ, Class GL1 (P) (S)	3.844	05-15-29	1,000,000		1,004,704
	Series 2015-JWRZ, Class GL2 (P) (S)	4.683	05-15-29	6,765,000		6,813,457
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust (Citigroup/Deutsche Bank AG) Series 2017-CD3, Class C (P)		4.563	02-10-50		11,127,000	11,756,827
CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-BXCH, Class DPA (P) (S)		3.989	12-15-27		8,798,590	8,837,246
CGBAM Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-SMRT, Class F (P) (S)		3.912	04-10-28		4,830,000	4,765,629
CGGS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-RNDA, Class DFX (S)		4.387	02-10-33		14,151,889	14,347,788
CLNS Trust Series 2017-IKPR, Class C (P) (S)		2.100	06-11-32		5,645,000	5,650,339
Cold Storage Trust Series 2017-ICE3, Class D (P) (S)		3.094	04-15-24		10,770,000	10,780,139
Commercial Mortgage Trust (Bank of America Merrill Lynch/Deutsche Bank AG) Series 2013-WWP, Class A2 (S)		3.424	03-10-31		3,955,000	4,120,073

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Commercial and residential  (continued)
Commercial Mortgage Trust (Cantor Fitzgerald/Deutsche Bank AG)
	Series 2013-CR8, Class XA IO	0.759	06-10-46	42,475,369		$941,297
	Series 2014-CR15, Class C (P)	4.760	02-10-47	2,200,000		2,331,831
	Series 2014-CR21, Class A2	3.095	12-10-47	3,000,000		3,073,946
	Series 2015-CR27, Class B (P)	4.361	10-10-48	5,055,000		5,342,479
Commercial Mortgage Trust (Deutsche Bank AG)
	Series 2012-CR3, Class XA IO	2.069	10-15-45	85,173,855		6,099,760
	Series 2012-LC4, Class B (P)	4.934	12-10-44	2,809,000		3,017,890
	Series 2013-300P, Class D (P) (S)	4.540	08-10-30	7,720,000		8,109,608
	Series 2013-300P, Class E (P) (S)	4.394	08-10-30	800,000		759,706
	Series 2013-CR11, Class B (P)	5.160	08-10-50	13,425,000		14,799,101
	Series 2013-CR13, Class C (P)	4.748	12-10-23	4,890,000		5,143,047
	Series 2013-CR6, Class XA IO	1.453	03-10-46	55,851,491		1,860,307
	Series 2013-LC13, Class B (P) (S)	5.009	08-10-46	5,720,000		6,263,760
	Series 2014-FL4, Class D (P) (S)	2.595	07-13-31	10,140,000		10,002,996
	Series 2014-LC15, Class C (P)	4.944	04-10-47	1,300,000		1,358,797
	Series 2014-TWC, Class D (P) (S)	3.240	02-13-32	7,630,000		7,653,942
Commercial Mortgage Trust (Deutsche Bank AG/Morgan Stanley) Series 2014-PAT, Class D (P) (S)		3.139	08-13-27		9,575,000	9,587,108
Commercial Mortgage Trust (Wells Fargo)
	Series 2012-CR2, Class XA IO	1.681	08-15-45	53,497,913		3,767,312
	Series 2014-CR15, Class XA IO	1.277	02-10-47	99,532,491		4,278,414
	Series 2014-CR16, Class C (P)	4.902	04-10-47	8,710,000		8,986,576
Core Industrial Trust Series 2015-CALW, Class F (P) (S)		3.850	02-10-34		8,095,000	8,153,300
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2005-C1, Class AX IO (S)		0.753	02-15-38		562,124	6
Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C3, Class C (P)		3.495	09-10-49		2,435,000	2,361,956
Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-4, Class 2AR1 (P)		1.564	06-25-34		2,438,390	2,349,331
GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust
	Series 2015-NRF, Class BFX (P) (S)	3.382	12-15-34	2,250,000		2,305,372
	Series 2015-NRF, Class DFX (P) (S)	3.382	12-15-34	10,995,000		11,176,280
	Series 2015-NRF, Class EFX (P) (S)	3.382	12-15-34	4,030,000		4,026,128
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 2005-C1, Class XC IO (S)		0.010	06-10-48		79,688	1
GMAC Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-AR2, Class 3A (P)		3.684	08-19-34		1,440,169	1,392,074
Great Wolf Trust Series 2015-WOLF, Class D (P) (S)		4.494	05-15-34		9,392,000	9,544,818
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
	Series 2011-GC5, Class XA IO (S)	1.359	08-10-44	14,915,556		690,993
	Series 2012-GC17, Class XA IO	2.259	05-10-45	101,585,266		7,451,249
	Series 2013-GC10, Class C (P) (S)	4.285	02-10-46	1,140,200		1,162,237

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Commercial and residential  (continued)
	Series 2014-NEW, Class C (S)	3.790	01-10-31	2,970,000		$2,954,371
	Series 2015-590M, Class C (P) (S)	3.805	10-10-35	6,845,000		6,954,020
	Series 2016-RENT, Class D (P) (S)	4.067	02-10-29	12,495,000		12,866,725
	Series 2017-485L, Class C (P) (S)	3.982	02-10-37	6,145,000		6,431,612
	Series 2017-GS5, Class C (P)	4.299	03-10-50	5,125,000		5,403,877
	Series 2017-GS6, Class C (P)	4.322	05-10-50	5,545,000		5,729,759
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust
	Series 2005-2, Class X IO	1.512	05-19-35	25,488,935		1,316,995
	Series 2005-9, Class 2A1C (P)	1.460	06-20-35	5,632,374		5,457,854
	Series 2007-3, Class ES IO (S)	0.350	05-19-47	45,279,470		695,900
	Series 2007-4, Class ES IO	0.350	07-19-47	48,713,995		697,341
	Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)	0.343	08-19-37	38,223,050		483,613
HILT Mortgage Trust Series 2014-ORL, Class D (P) (S)		2.998	07-15-29		6,975,000	6,876,510
Hilton USA Trust Series 2016-HHV, Class D (P) (S)		4.194	11-05-38		6,445,000	6,330,075
Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust Series 2015-HBFL, Class DFL (P) (S)		4.642	08-05-34		4,510,000	4,480,899
Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust Series 2004-4, Class M2 (P)		1.834	02-25-35		4,765,000	4,596,284
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust
	Series 2005-AR12, Class AX2 IO	1.898	07-25-35	65,318,695		4,565,137
	Series 2005-AR8, Class AX2 IO	1.669	05-25-35	57,459,797		3,453,420
	Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO	1.751	10-25-36	25,504,363		1,701,682
	Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO	1.532	10-25-36	44,474,429		1,711,367
Irvine Core Office Trust Series 2013-IRV, Class XA IO (S)		1.105	05-15-48		20,065,598	660,580
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
	Series 2013-C14, Class XA IO	0.827	08-15-46	16,707,647		442,848
	Series 2014-C19, Class C (P)	4.666	04-15-47	10,335,000		10,517,074
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
	Series 2011-C3A, Class XA IO (S)	1.024	02-15-46	17,538,888		396,375
	Series 2011-C4, Class XA IO (S)	1.359	07-15-46	21,945,446		465,685
	Series 2012-HSBC, Class XA IO (S)	1.431	07-05-32	86,405,000		5,510,384
	Series 2014-FL5, Class C (P) (S)	3.089	07-15-31	11,832,000		11,679,891
	Series 2014-PHH, Class C (P) (S)	3.089	08-15-27	10,503,000		10,502,855
	Series 2015-MAR7, Class C (S)	4.490	06-05-32	8,850,000		8,957,878
	Series 2015-SGP, Class B (P) (S)	3.739	07-15-36	6,011,000		6,048,639
	Series 2016-JP2, Class XA IO	1.862	08-15-49	14,303,720		1,869,449
	Series 2016-JP3, Class C (P)	3.482	08-15-49	4,010,000		3,841,673
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2004-C1, Class XCL IO (S)		1.401	01-15-36		3,996,747	21,511
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2004-11, Class M2 (P)		2.124	11-25-34		5,835,000	5,935,754
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-2, Class 4A3 (P)		1.424	03-25-35		3,047,714	2,917,646

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Commercial and residential  (continued)
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series 2005-2, Class 1A (P)		2.543	10-25-35		4,056,783	$4,050,937
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
	Series 2005-CIP1, Class XC IO (S)	0.010	07-12-38	3,176,247		723
	Series 2006-C2, Class X IO (S)	0.179	08-12-43	563,976		79
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
	Series 2012-C5, Class XA IO (S)	1.525	08-15-45	14,214,028		843,381
	Series 2012-C6, Class XA IO (S)	1.859	11-15-45	11,572,618		680,343
	Series 2013-C7, Class C (P)	4.143	02-15-46	3,667,000		3,645,615
	Series 2014-C18, Class 300D	5.279	08-15-31	4,075,000		4,274,269
	Series 2014-C19, Class A2	3.101	12-15-47	3,200,000		3,294,151
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
	Series 2011-C3, Class XA IO (S)	0.796	07-15-49	11,896,740		299,239
	Series 2012-C4, Class AS	3.773	03-15-45	2,371,500		2,491,861
	Series 2014-150E, Class D (P) (S)	4.438	09-09-32	18,620,000		18,854,236
	Series 2015, Class XLF1 C (P) (S)	3.190	08-14-31	8,110,000		8,121,781
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-6AR, Class 2A2 (P)		3.376	08-25-34		3,172,801	3,146,659
MortgageIT Trust Series 2005-2, Class 1A2 (P)		1.684	05-25-35		2,403,009	2,297,432
MSCG Trust Series 2016-SNR, Class D (S)		6.550	11-15-34		10,770,000	10,725,918
Olympic Tower Mortgage Trust Series 2017-OT, Class D (P) (S)		4.076	05-10-39		10,850,000	10,873,449
One Market Plaza Trust Series 2017-1MKT, Class D (S)		4.146	02-10-32		4,650,000	4,786,789
Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates
	Series 2005-2, Class M2 (P)	1.474	04-25-35	5,937,672		5,617,186
	Series 2005-3, Class APT (P)	1.314	07-25-35	3,247,939		3,205,027
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Series 2005-QO4, Class XIO IO		2.100	12-25-45		22,617,349	2,320,967
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2005-3, Class A1 (P)		1.210	05-20-35		2,397	2,223
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2004-1, Class II2A (P)		2.434	03-25-44		2,602,102	2,536,899
TMSQ Mortgage Trust Series 2011-1500, Class D (P) (S)		3.835	10-10-36		7,405,000	7,268,319
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-C1, Class B		4.822	05-10-45		3,355,000	3,683,212
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-C2, Class XA IO (S)		1.422	05-10-63		47,874,418	2,630,618
VNDO Mortgage Trust Series 2013-PENN, Class D (P) (S)		3.947	12-13-29		12,412,000	12,779,493
VNDO Trust Series 2016-350P, Class D (P) (S)		3.903	01-10-35		11,080,000	10,991,446
WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates
	Series 2005-AR19, Class A1A2 (P)	1.314	12-25-45	4,560,625		4,335,301

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Commercial and residential  (continued)
	Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A1B (P)	1.394	01-25-45	3,033,013		$2,846,074
	Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A3 (P)	1.374	01-25-45	3,113,241		2,953,814
	Series 2005-AR8, Class 2AB2 (P)	1.444	07-25-45	5,520,589		5,327,825
	Series 2005-AR8, Class 2AB3 (P)	1.384	07-25-45	597,045		576,188
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
	Series 2013-120B, Class C (P) (S)	2.710	03-18-28	13,340,000		13,273,900
	Series 2013-BTC, Class E (P) (S)	3.550	04-16-35	7,110,000		6,492,632
	Series 2015-LC22, Class B (P)	4.692	09-15-58	8,904,000		9,609,228
	Series 2017-RB1, Class C	4.311	03-15-50	6,500,000		6,658,683
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
	Series 2011-C2, Class XA IO (S)	0.799	02-15-44	45,153,696		1,046,166
	Series 2011-C3, Class XA IO (S)	1.364	03-15-44	28,542,899		1,086,426
	Series 2012-C10, Class XA IO (S)	1.648	12-15-45	8,129,545		537,256
	Series 2012-C9, Class XA IO (S)	2.076	11-15-45	76,775,521		5,590,878
	Series 2013-C15, Class B (P)	4.479	08-15-46	2,637,000		2,822,846
	Series 2013-C15, Class C (P)	4.479	08-15-46	1,000,000		1,023,381
	Series 2013-C16, Class B (P)	4.981	09-15-46	2,970,000		3,260,367
	Series 2013-C16, Class XA IO	0.946	09-15-46	14,921,786		514,241
WFCG Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-BXRP, Class D (P) (S)		3.559	11-15-29		775,307	777,256
U.S. Government Agency 0.9%						89,170,190
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
	Series 2015-DNA1, Class M2 (P)	2.874	10-25-27	5,855,000		5,991,455
	Series 2016-DNA3, Class M2 (P)	3.024	12-25-28	3,095,000		3,173,119
	Series 2016-HQA2, Class M2 (P)	3.274	11-25-28	3,135,000		3,238,487
	Series K005, Class AX IO	1.355	11-25-19	91,846,300		2,733,373
	Series K006, Class BX1 IO	5.367	02-25-20	4,479,164		583,205
	Series K010, Class X1 IO	0.279	10-25-20	32,409,585		177,718
	Series K011, Class X1 IO	0.261	11-25-20	51,336,403		417,052
	Series K014, Class X1 IO	1.194	04-25-21	14,205,429		562,933
	Series K015, Class X1 IO	1.606	07-25-21	19,802,301		1,102,390
	Series K017, Class X1 IO	1.361	12-25-21	42,022,805		2,127,430
	Series K018, Class X1 IO	1.384	01-25-22	23,862,265		1,227,313
	Series K021, Class X1 IO	1.474	06-25-22	21,122,082		1,298,051
	Series K022, Class X1 IO	1.262	07-25-22	139,320,286		7,410,098
	Series K024, Class X1 IO	0.871	09-25-22	10,682,119		402,458
	Series K026, Class X1 IO	1.024	11-25-22	13,211,025		604,990
	Series K705, Class X1 IO	1.715	09-25-18	14,901,384		262,400
	Series K707, Class X1 IO	1.523	12-25-18	10,939,968		197,879
	Series K709, Class X1 IO	1.512	03-25-19	47,919,886		1,064,042
	Series K710, Class X1 IO	1.755	05-25-19	73,365,358		1,965,898
	Series K711, Class X1 IO	1.688	07-25-19	60,014,100		1,638,907
	Series KAIV, Class X1 IO	1.311	06-25-21	24,498,689		992,006
	Series KS01, Class X1 IO	1.338	01-25-23	13,965,395		730,922

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
U.S. Government Agency  (continued)
	Series KS03, Class X IO	0.308	08-25-25	38,927,761		$613,599
	Series T-41, Class 3A (P)	5.651	07-25-32	1,470		1,612
Federal National Mortgage Association
	Series 2001-50, Class BA	7.000	10-25-41	273		312
	Series 2012-103, Class PS IO	5.626	04-25-42	16,951		3,095
	Series 2012-M5, Class X IO	0.590	02-25-22	29,307,179		658,063
	Series 2012-MB, Class X1 IO	2.048	12-25-19	8,247,322		153,820
Government National Mortgage Association
	Series 2008-90, Class IO	1.469	12-16-50	3,835,669		594,266
	Series 2012-114, Class IO	0.816	01-16-53	27,868,327		1,551,224
	Series 2012-120, Class IO	0.794	02-16-53	12,035,014		591,132
	Series 2012-125, Class IO	0.413	02-16-53	15,086,192		449,051
	Series 2012-70, Class IO	0.531	08-16-52	8,747,840		233,281
	Series 2013-63, Class IO	0.776	09-16-51	16,680,665		851,466
	Series 2016-142, Class IO	0.998	09-16-58	32,624,530		2,768,602
	Series 2016-162, Class IO	0.996	09-16-58	75,423,184		6,208,565
	Series 2016-174, Class IO	0.904	11-16-56	50,059,112		4,176,732
	Series 2016-87, Class IO	1.007	08-16-58	38,193,441		2,930,441
	Series 2017-20, Class IO	0.750	12-16-58	105,858,507		7,463,353
	Series 2017-22, Class IO	1.048	12-16-57	40,364,688		3,957,604
	Series 2017-3, Class IO	0.907	09-16-58	93,632,160		7,370,696
	Series 2017-46, Class IO	0.619	11-16-57	86,194,919		5,900,447
	Series 2017-61, Class IO	0.765	05-16-59	55,209,100		4,790,703
Asset backed securities 12.3%						$1,187,659,631
(Cost $1,179,239,584)
Asset backed securities 12.3%						1,187,659,631
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2005-HE3, Class M2 (P)		1.699	05-25-35		2,385,949	2,382,652
Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust
	Series 2005-1, Class M3 (P)	1.574	03-25-35	55,000		53,241
	Series 2005-4, Class M1 (P)	1.474	10-25-35	13,755,000		13,622,576
Ally Auto Receivables Trust
	Series 2014-2, Class A4	1.840	01-15-20	8,614,000		8,637,698
	Series 2015-1, Class A4	1.750	05-15-20	8,235,000		8,254,952
	Series 2017-3, Class A3	1.740	09-15-21	16,380,000		16,389,615
American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2017-1, Class A		1.930	09-15-22		33,955,000	34,131,661
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc.
	Series 2005-R10, Class M1 (P)	1.434	01-25-36	4,200,000		4,064,293
	Series 2005-R3, Class M2 (P)	1.494	05-25-35	5,260,000		5,211,362
Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust Series 1998-1, Class A6		6.510	08-25-27		20	21
Applebee's Funding LLC Series 2014-1, Class A2 (S)		4.277	09-05-44		19,590,000	19,071,506

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Asset backed securities  (continued)
Arby's Funding LLC Series 2015-1A, Class A2 (S)		4.969	10-30-45		12,642,475	$12,745,890
Argent Securities, Inc.
	Series 2003-W10, Class M1 (P)	2.104	01-25-34	2,035,127		1,987,993
	Series 2004-W6, Class M1 (P)	1.849	05-25-34	1,095,209		1,063,121
BA Credit Card Trust Series 2017-A1, Class A1		1.950	08-15-22		43,385,000	43,652,902
Bank of the West Auto Trust Series 2015-1, Class A4 (S)		1.660	09-15-20		9,225,000	9,227,175
BMW Vehicle Owner Trust Series 2016-A, Class A4		1.370	12-27-22		5,965,000	5,899,371
Cabela's Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2016-1, Class A1		1.780	06-15-22		34,888,500	34,875,396
California Republic Auto Receivables Trust
	Series 2015-2, Class A4	1.750	01-15-21	14,957,000		14,975,038
	Series 2016-2, Class A4	1.830	12-15-21	7,975,000		7,976,699
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
	Series 2016-A3, Class A3	1.340	04-15-22	22,279,000		22,149,639
	Series 2017-A1, Class A1	2.000	01-17-23	37,275,000		37,545,769
CarMax Auto Owner Trust
	Series 2015-2, Class A4	1.800	03-15-21	4,415,000		4,423,602
	Series 2016-1, Class A4	1.880	06-15-21	4,525,000		4,528,141
	Series 2016-2, Class A4	1.680	09-15-21	6,040,000		6,019,553
	Series 2016-3, Class A3	1.390	05-17-21	11,815,000		11,762,922
Chase Issuance Trust
	Series 2016-A2, Class A	1.370	06-15-21	25,675,000		25,536,252
	Series 2016-A5, Class A5	1.270	07-15-21	46,556,000		46,216,109
Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust Series 2016-BA, Class A4 (S)		1.870	02-15-22		5,620,000	5,599,496
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2016-A1, Class A1		1.750	11-19-21		36,465,000	36,518,589
CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Series 2013-1A, Class A2 (S)		4.474	03-20-43		14,666,539	14,670,173
CNH Equipment Trust
	Series 2015-C, Class A3	1.660	11-16-20	14,376,000		14,392,609
	Series 2016-B, Class A3	1.630	08-15-21	5,055,000		5,052,355
Coinstar Funding LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A2 (S)		5.216	04-25-47		13,020,000	13,228,951
ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust Series 1995-2, Class A5		8.100	08-15-25		97,570	71,246
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust Series 2004-10, Class AF5B (P)		4.998	02-25-35		2,547,087	2,550,830
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC Series 2005-CB4, Class M1 (P)		1.444	07-25-35		1,433,156	1,431,270
CSMC Trust Series 2006-CF2, Class M1 (P) (S)		1.494	05-25-36		2,277,787	2,272,256

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Asset backed securities  (continued)
DB Master Finance LLC Series 2015-1A, Class A2II (S)		3.980	02-20-45		25,258,600	$25,896,632
Discover Card Execution Note Trust Series 2016-A1, Class A1		1.640	07-15-21		41,741,000	41,797,346
Driven Brands Funding LLC Series 2015-1A, Class A2 (S)		5.216	07-20-45		7,244,675	7,250,543
EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-3, Class M3 (P)		1.999	12-25-34		4,170,018	4,081,581
FOCUS Brands Funding LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A2I (S)		3.857	04-30-47		4,085,000	4,120,335
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
	Series 2014-1, Class B (S)	2.410	11-15-25	5,110,000		5,133,007
	Series 2015-A, Class A4	1.640	06-15-20	5,127,000		5,133,830
	Series 2015-B, Class A4	1.580	08-15-20	5,615,000		5,616,022
	Series 2016-B, Class A4	1.520	08-15-21	3,125,000		3,111,939
	Series 2016-C, Class A4	1.400	02-15-22	10,035,000		9,944,106
GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2015-1, Class A1 (S)		1.650	05-15-20		6,965,000	6,969,700
GSAA Home Equity Trust Series 2005-11, Class 3A1 (P)		1.294	10-25-35		2,671,076	2,622,383
GSAA Trust Series 2005-10, Class M3 (P)		1.574	06-25-35		3,953,012	3,916,486
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2016-3A, Class A (S)		2.270	07-25-20		7,265,000	7,227,462
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust Series 2017-AA, Class A (S)		2.660	12-26-28		9,376,708	9,406,208
Home Equity Asset Trust
	Series 2005-1, Class M4 (P)	2.044	05-25-35	3,665,054		3,643,920
	Series 2005-3, Class M4 (P)	1.664	08-25-35	3,795,000		3,609,312
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust
	Series 2015-2, Class A4	1.470	08-23-21	7,750,000		7,748,279
	Series 2015-3, Class A4	1.560	10-18-21	8,034,000		8,032,688
	Series 2016-2, Class A3	1.390	04-15-20	4,030,000		4,026,204
	Series 2016-2, Class A4	1.620	08-15-22	20,625,000		20,596,795
	Series 2016-3, Class A4	1.330	11-18-22	19,450,000		19,300,527
	Series 2016-4, Class A4	1.360	01-18-23	11,250,000		11,152,854
	Series 2017-1, Class A3	1.720	07-21-21	18,270,000		18,312,242
Huntington Auto Trust Series 2016-1, Class A4		1.930	04-15-22		20,845,000	20,970,918
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2017-A, Class A3		1.760	08-16-21		15,555,000	15,582,330
John Deere Owner Trust
	Series 2014-B, Class A4	1.500	06-15-21	6,180,000		6,183,173
	Series 2015-A, Class A4	1.650	12-15-21	3,881,000		3,884,919
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2015-1, Class A4		1.750	12-15-21		20,125,000	20,176,556

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^		Value
Asset backed securities  (continued)
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust
	Series 2004-OPT1, Class A1A (P)	1.544	06-25-35	3,734,050		$3,618,027
	Series 2005-WMC1, Class M1 (P)	1.774	09-25-35	2,594,359		2,428,296
MVW Owner Trust
	Series 2014-1A, Class A (S)	2.250	09-22-31	1,048,561		1,043,364
	Series 2015-1A, Class A (S)	2.520	12-20-32	3,497,517		3,487,291
Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-B, Class AV4 (P)		1.304	09-25-36		6,243,908	6,166,845
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust
	Series 2005-1, Class M1 (P)	1.699	03-25-35	11,175,000		10,589,559
	Series 2005-2, Class M2 (P)	1.699	06-25-35	14,336,000		14,101,399
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust
	Series 2016-B, Class A4	1.540	10-17-22	4,260,000		4,240,070
	Series 2017-A, Class A3	1.740	08-16-21	9,155,000		9,175,696
Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables Trust Series 2015-A, Class A2		1.440	01-15-20		8,223,000	8,222,419
RAAC Series Trust Series 2006-SP4, Class M1 (P)		1.364	11-25-36		3,795,000	3,636,636
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2005-2, Class AF4		4.934	08-25-35		9,070,236	9,249,540
Saxon Asset Securities Trust Series 2006-2, Class A3C (P)		1.174	09-25-36		7,941,610	7,730,617
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC Series 2014-2A, Class A (S)		2.050	06-20-31		1,790,386	1,783,684
Sonic Capital LLC Series 2016-1A, Class A2 (S)		4.472	05-20-46		3,673,446	3,659,781
Soundview Home Loan Trust Series 2005-CTX1, Class M2 (P)		1.464	11-25-35		4,428,500	4,394,566
Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust Series 2006-BC1, Class A2D (P)		1.324	12-25-36		8,551,592	8,466,376
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust
	Series 2005-1, Class M2 (P) (S)	1.744	02-25-35	6,404,264		6,302,689
	Series 2005-2, Class M2 (P)	1.759	03-25-35	9,972,801		9,564,203
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-2XS, Class 2A2 (P)		2.495	02-25-35		3,355,467	3,222,957
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Trust Series 2005-AR1, Class M1 (P)		1.454	09-25-35		3,160,388	3,103,234
SunTrust Auto Receivables Trust Series 2015-1A, Class A4 (S)		1.780	01-15-21		9,185,000	9,201,407
Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2016-1, Class A		2.040	03-15-22		16,279,000	16,367,265
Taco Bell Funding LLC
	Series 2016-1A, Class A2I (S)	3.832	05-25-46	9,205,438		9,401,237
	Series 2016-1A, Class A2II (S)	4.377	05-25-46	1,985,000		2,059,199
TAL Advantage V LLC Series 2014-1A, Class A (S)		3.510	02-22-39		3,270,375	3,282,447

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		Rate (%)	Maturity date	Par value^			Value
Asset backed securities  (continued)
Towd Point Mortgage Trust
	Series 2016-5, Class A1 (P) (S)	2.500	10-25-56	13,462,939			$13,465,176
	Series 2017-1, Class A1 (P) (S)	2.750	10-25-56	4,884,719			4,917,129
	Series 2017-2, Class A1 (P) (S)	2.750	04-25-57	5,360,000			5,411,238
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust
	Series 2015-B, Class A4	1.740	09-15-20	7,675,000			7,702,778
	Series 2016-B, Class A4	1.520	08-16-21	5,395,000			5,381,807
	Series 2016-C, Class A4	1.320	11-15-21	5,327,000			5,285,221
	Series 2017-A, Class A3	1.730	02-16-21	13,480,000			13,511,577
	Series 2017-B, Class A3	1.760	07-15-21	20,640,000			20,702,519
Verizon Owner Trust
	Series 2016-1A, Class A (S)	1.420	01-20-21	13,450,000			13,400,980
	Series 2016-2A, Class A (S)	1.680	05-20-21	16,650,000			16,653,666
	Series 2017-1A, Class A (S)	2.060	09-20-21	22,430,000			22,596,240
Volkswagen Credit Auto Master Trust Series 2014-1A, Class A2 (S)		1.400	07-22-19			5,675,000	5,674,200
Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust Series 2005-4, Class M1 (P)		1.484	12-25-35			2,444,647	2,426,413
Wendys Funding LLC
	Series 2015-1A, Class A2I (S)	3.371	06-15-45	32,392,710			32,698,173
	Series 2015-1A, Class A2II (S)	4.080	06-15-45	1,379,000			1,406,814
Westgate Resorts LLC
	Series 2014-1A, Class A (S)	2.150	12-20-26	5,090,161			5,068,783
	Series 2014-1A, Class B (S)	3.250	12-20-26	2,544,140			2,544,903
	Series 2015-1A, Class A (S)	2.750	05-20-27	2,159,722			2,166,666
	Series 2015-2A, Class B (S)	4.000	07-20-28	4,351,393			4,364,635
	Series 2016-1A, Class A (S)	3.500	12-20-28	2,964,074			2,981,703
	Series 2017-1A, Class A (S)	3.050	12-20-30	8,313,571			8,339,604
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2016-A, Class A3		1.770	09-15-21			22,740,000	22,819,381
					Shares		Value
Preferred securities 0.4%							$40,491,259
(Cost $39,528,080)
Consumer staples 0.0%							2,586,218
Food and staples retailing 0.0%
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.250% (S)					28,284		2,586,218
Financials 0.2%							19,396,298
Banks 0.1%
Regions Financial Corp., 6.375%					124,336		3,195,435
Wells Fargo & Company, Series L, 7.500%					2,055		2,601,609
Capital markets 0.0%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (5.500% to 5-10-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.640%)					151,816		4,197,712

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				Shares		Value
Financials  (continued)
Diversified financial services 0.1%
GMAC Capital Trust I, 6.967% (P)				368,399		$9,401,542
Utilities 0.2%						18,508,743
Multi-utilities 0.2%
Dominion Energy, Inc., 6.750%				258,872		13,300,843
DTE Energy Company, 6.500%				95,000		5,207,900
	Yield* (%)	Maturity date	Par value^			Value
Short-term investments 2.9%						$277,307,000
(Cost $277,307,000)
U.S. Government Agency 1.9%						179,868,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note	0.670	06-01-17			179,868,000	179,868,000
				Par value^		Value
Repurchase agreement 1.0%						97,439,000
Barclays Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement dated 5-31-17 at 0.780% to be repurchased at $97,441,111 on 6-1-17, collateralized by $7,080,400 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125% due 2-15-43 (valued at $7,479,791, including interest), $80,110,100 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875% - 3.125% due 2-28-18 to 10-31-22 (valued at $80,292,376, including interest) and $10,850,900 U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125% due 7-15-22 (valued at $11,617,824, including interest)				97,439,000		97,439,000
Total investments (Cost $9,528,426,255)† 100.1%						$9,679,522,153
Other assets and liabilities, net (0.1%)						($11,163,919	)
Total net assets 100.0%						$9,668,358,234

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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 Abbreviation
BRL	Brazilian Real
Security Abbreviations and Legend
IO	Interest Only Security — (Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool). Rate shown is the effective yield at period end.
ISDAFIX	International Swaps and Derivatives Association Fixed Interest Rate Swap Rate
LIBOR	London Interbank Offered Rate
(C)	Security purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
(H)	Non-income producing - Issuer is in default.
(M)	Term loans are variable rate obligations. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.
(P)	Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.
(Q)	Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.
(S)	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 $2,017,296,530 or 20.9% of the fund's net assets as of 5-31-17.
(T)	This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which is disclosed as TBD (To Be Determined).
*	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.
†	At 5-31-17, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $9,549,034,359. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated to $130,487,794, of which $175,367,083 related to appreciated investment securities and $44,879,289 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Financial statements

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 5-31-17

Assets
Investments, at value (Cost $9,528,426,255)	$9,679,522,153
Cash	2,198,276
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $10,069)	3,250
Receivable for investments sold	25,691,818
Receivable for delayed delivery securities sold	43,202,297
Receivable for fund shares sold	69,878,411
Dividends and interest receivable	71,964,061
Receivable due from advisor	209
Other receivables and prepaid expenses	353,015
Total assets	9,892,813,490
Liabilities
Payable for investments purchased	59,192,514
Payable for delayed delivery securities purchased	148,813,959
Payable for fund shares repurchased	13,640,864
Distributions payable	611,375
Payable to affiliates
Accounting and legal services fees	518,475
Transfer agent fees	616,063
Distribution and service fees	280,499
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	781,507
Total liabilities	224,455,256
Net assets	$9,668,358,234
Net assets consist of
Paid-in capital	$9,595,760,358
Undistributed net investment income	6,056,076
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions	(84,547,286	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies	151,089,086
Net assets	$9,668,358,234
Net asset value per share
Based on net asset values and shares outstanding-the fund has an unlimited number of shares authorized with no par value
Class A ($1,491,560,938 ÷ 93,634,632 shares)1	$15.93
Class B ($16,288,090 ÷ 1,022,606 shares)1	$15.93
Class C ($299,031,159 ÷ 18,770,887 shares)1	$15.93
Class I ($5,384,545,908 ÷ 337,979,496 shares)	$15.93
Class R2 ($56,135,041 ÷ 3,519,947 shares)	$15.95
Class R4 ($29,340,368 ÷ 1,839,281 shares)	$15.95
Class R6 ($528,990,937 ÷ 33,149,597 shares)	$15.96
Class NAV ($1,862,465,793 ÷ 116,765,954 shares)	$15.95
Maximum offering price per share
Class A (net asset value per share ÷ 96%)2	$16.59

1	Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
2	On single retail sales of less than $100,000. On sales of $100,000 or more and on group sales the offering price is reduced.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  For the year ended 5-31-17

Investment income
Interest	$200,273,210
Dividends	2,201,746
Less foreign taxes withheld	(1,178	)
Total investment income	202,473,778
Expenses
Investment management fees	21,976,807
Distribution and service fees	9,082,292
Accounting and legal services fees	1,301,520
Transfer agent fees	5,834,060
Trustees' fees	73,626
State registration fees	466,268
Printing and postage	605,945
Professional fees	256,239
Custodian fees	774,527
Other	65,865
Total expenses	40,437,149
Less expense reductions	(3,232,244	)
Net expenses	37,204,905
Net investment income	165,268,873
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on
Investments and foreign currency transactions	1,285,991
	1,285,991
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
Investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies	74,918,915
	74,918,915
Net realized and unrealized gain	76,204,906
Increase in net assets from operations	$241,473,779

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 

	Year ended 5-31-17		Year ended 5-31-16
Increase (decrease) in net assets
From operations
Net investment income	$165,268,873		$96,547,961
Net realized gain (loss)	1,285,991		(11,865,176	)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)	74,918,915		(24,697,088	)
Increase in net assets resulting from operations	241,473,779		59,985,697
Distributions to shareholders
From net investment income
Class A	(56,573,672	)	(58,302,581	)
Class B	(466,887	)	(629,610	)
Class C	(7,535,610	)	(7,007,749	)
Class I	(99,600,806	)	(33,385,576	)
Class R2	(1,593,207	)	(1,438,202	)
Class R4	(400,617	)	(5,612	)
Class R6	(6,314,425	)	(3,813,054	)
Class NAV1	(6,871,857	)	(41,131	)
Total distributions	(179,357,081	)	(104,623,515	)
From fund share transactions	3,651,788,840		880,827,449
Issued in reorganization	2,175,087,127		—
Total from fund share transactions	5,826,875,967		880,827,449
Total increase	5,888,992,665		836,189,631
Net assets
Beginning of year	3,779,365,569		2,943,175,938
End of year	$9,668,358,234		$3,779,365,569
Undistributed net investment income	$6,056,076		$1,246,663

1 The inception date for Class NAV shares is 8-31-15.

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Financial highlights

Class A Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-15		5-31-14		5-31-13
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.79		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37		$15.86
Net investment income1		0.45		0.47		0.53		0.61		0.63
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.18		(0.23	)	(0.05	)	0.02		0.61
Total from investment operations		0.63		0.24		0.48		0.63		1.24
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.49	)	(0.51	)	(0.63	)	(0.67	)	(0.70	)
From net realized gain		—		—		(0.05	)	(0.07	)	(0.03	)
Total distributions		(0.49	)	(0.51	)	(0.68	)	(0.74	)	(0.73	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.93		$15.79		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37
Total return (%)2,3		4.07		1.59		3.02		4.06		7.93
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$1,492		$1,904		$1,740		$1,411		$1,434
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	0.89		0.93		0.94		0.98		1.03
	Expenses including reductions	0.83		0.87		0.89		0.92		0.98
	Net investment income	2.83		3.01		3.25		3.80		3.84
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	4	56		66		77		72

1	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
2	Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
3	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
4	Excludes merger activity.

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Class B Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-15		5-31-14		5-31-13
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.79		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37		$15.86
Net investment income1		0.34		0.36		0.42		0.50		0.51
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.18		(0.23	)	(0.05	)	0.02		0.61
Total from investment operations		0.52		0.13		0.37		0.52		1.12
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.38	)	(0.40	)	(0.52	)	(0.56	)	(0.58	)
From net realized gain		—		—		(0.05	)	(0.07	)	(0.03	)
Total distributions		(0.38	)	(0.40	)	(0.57	)	(0.63	)	(0.61	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.93		$15.79		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37
Total return (%)2,3		3.35		0.88		2.31		3.34		7.18
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$16		$23		$28		$33		$44
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	1.59		1.63		1.64		1.68		1.73
	Expenses including reductions	1.53		1.57		1.59		1.62		1.68
	Net investment income	2.14		2.32		2.57		3.11		3.15
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	4	56		66		77		72

1	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
2	Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
3	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
4	Excludes merger activity.

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Class C Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-15		5-31-14		5-31-13
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.79		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37		$15.87
Net investment income1		0.34		0.36		0.41		0.49		0.51
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.18		(0.23	)	(0.04	)	0.03		0.60
Total from investment operations		0.52		0.13		0.37		0.52		1.11
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.38	)	(0.40	)	(0.52	)	(0.56	)	(0.58	)
From net realized gain		—		—		(0.05	)	(0.07	)	(0.03	)
Total distributions		(0.38	)	(0.40	)	(0.57	)	(0.63	)	(0.61	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.93		$15.79		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37
Total return (%)2,3		3.35		0.88		2.31		3.34		7.11
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$299		$310		$250		$162		$195
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	1.59		1.63		1.64		1.68		1.72
	Expenses including reductions	1.53		1.57		1.59		1.62		1.67
	Net investment income	2.14		2.31		2.53		3.10		3.12
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	4	56		66		77		72

1	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
2	Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
3	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
4	Excludes merger activity.

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Class I Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-15		5-31-14		5-31-13
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.80		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37		$15.87
Net investment income1		0.50		0.52		0.57		0.66		0.68
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.17		(0.22	)	(0.04	)	0.02		0.61
Total from investment operations		0.67		0.30		0.53		0.68		1.29
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.54	)	(0.56	)	(0.68	)	(0.72	)	(0.76	)
From net realized gain		—		—		(0.05	)	(0.07	)	(0.03	)
Total distributions		(0.54	)	(0.56	)	(0.73	)	(0.79	)	(0.79	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.93		$15.80		$16.06		$16.26		$16.37
Total return (%)2		4.33		1.97		3.35		4.40		8.27
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$5,385		$1,367		$793		$302		$277
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	0.57		0.61		0.63		0.66		0.65
	Expenses including reductions	0.51		0.56		0.57		0.60		0.60
	Net investment income	3.15		3.32		3.53		4.11		4.19
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	3	56		66		77		72

1	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
2	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
3	Excludes merger activity.

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Class R2 Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-15		5-31-14		5-31-13
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.81		$16.08		$16.27		$16.38		$15.87
Net investment income1		0.44		0.46		0.51		0.60		0.62
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.18		(0.23	)	(0.02	)	0.02		0.64
Total from investment operations		0.62		0.23		0.49		0.62		1.26
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.48	)	(0.50	)	(0.63	)	(0.66	)	(0.72	)
From net realized gain		—		—		(0.05	)	(0.07	)	(0.03	)
Total distributions		(0.48	)	(0.50	)	(0.68	)	(0.73	)	(0.75	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.95		$15.81		$16.08		$16.27		$16.38
Total return (%)2		3.97		1.55		2.97		4.01		8.09
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$56		$56		$39		$7		$2
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	0.98		1.03		0.98		1.05		1.03
	Expenses including reductions	0.92		0.97		0.93		0.99		0.98
	Net investment income	2.75		2.92		3.16		3.76		3.88
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	3	56		66		77		72

1	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
2	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
3	Excludes merger activity.

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Class R4 Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-151
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.81		$16.08		$16.15
Net investment income2		0.49		0.51		0.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.17		(0.22	)	(0.03	)
Total from investment operations		0.66		0.29		0.03
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.52	)	(0.56	)	(0.10	)
Total distributions		(0.52	)	(0.56	)	(0.10	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.95		$15.81		$16.08
Total return (%)3		4.25		1.86		0.18	4
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$29		—	5	—	5
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	0.82		0.82		0.80	6
	Expenses including reductions	0.66		0.66		0.64	6
	Net investment income	3.09		3.24		2.21	6
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	8	56		66	7

1	The inception date for Class R4 shares is 3-27-15.
2	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
3	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the period.
4	Not annualized.
5	Less than $500,000.
6	Annualized.
7	The portfolio turnover is shown for the period from 6-1-14 to 5-31-15.
8	Excludes merger activity.

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Class R6 Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-16		5-31-15		5-31-14		5-31-13
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.81		$16.08		$16.28		$16.38		$15.87
Net investment income1		0.52		0.54		0.59		0.68		0.70
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		0.19		(0.23	)	(0.04	)	0.03		0.61
Total from investment operations		0.71		0.31		0.55		0.71		1.31
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.56	)	(0.58	)	(0.70	)	(0.74	)	(0.77	)
From net realized gain		—		—		(0.05	)	(0.07	)	(0.03	)
Total distributions		(0.56	)	(0.58	)	(0.75	)	(0.81	)	(0.80	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.96		$15.81		$16.08		$16.28		$16.38
Total return (%)2		4.58		2.02		3.45		4.58		8.42
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$529		$118		$93		$43		$3
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	0.48		0.52		0.54		0.56		0.57
	Expenses including reductions	0.41		0.44		0.46		0.50		0.52
	Net investment income	3.27		3.45		3.66		4.26		4.30
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	3	56		66		77		72

1	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
2	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
3	Excludes merger activity.

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Class NAV Shares Period ended		5-31-17		5-31-161
Per share operating performance
Net asset value, beginning of period		$15.81		$15.78
Net investment income2		0.51		0.41
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments		0.19		0.06
Total from investment operations		0.70		0.47
Less distributions
From net investment income		(0.56	)	(0.44	)
Total distributions		(0.56	)	(0.44	)
Net asset value, end of period		$15.95		$15.81
Total return (%)3		4.51		3.03	4
Ratios and supplemental data
Net assets, end of period (in millions)		$1,862		$2
Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets):
	Expenses before reductions	0.46		0.50	5
	Expenses including reductions	0.41		0.44	5
	Net investment income	3.28		3.44	5
Portfolio turnover (%)		98	7	56	6

1	The inception date for Class NAV shares is 8-31-15.
2	Based on average daily shares outstanding.
3	Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the applicable periods.
4	Not annualized.
5	Annualized.
6	The portfolio turnover is shown for the period from 6-1-15 to 5-31-16.
7	Excludes merger activity.

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Notes to financial statements

Note 1 — Organization

John Hancock Bond Fund (the fund) is a series of John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund (the Trust), an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The investment objective of the fund is to seek a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk.

The fund may offer multiple classes of shares. The shares currently offered are detailed in the Statement of assets and liabilities. Class A and Class C shares are offered to all investors. Class B shares are closed to new investors. Class I shares are offered to institutions and certain investors. Class R2 and Class R4 shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Class R6 shares are available only to certain retirement plans, institutions and other investors. Class NAV shares are offered to John Hancock affiliated funds of funds and certain 529 plans. Shareholders of each class have exclusive voting rights to matters that affect that class. The distribution and service fees, if any, and transfer agent fees for each class may differ. Class B shares convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.

Note 2 — Significant accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant. The fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of US GAAP.

Events or transactions occurring after the end of the fiscal period through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:

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 valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. 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 held by the fund 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.

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. 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

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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 May 31, 2017, by major security category or type:

	Total value at 5-31-17	Level 1 quoted price	Level 2 significant observable inputs	Level 3 significant unobservable inputs
Corporate bonds	$4,421,982,378	—	$4,421,982,378	—
U.S. Government and Agency obligations	2,871,820,050	—	2,871,820,050	—
Foreign government obligations	55,971,817	—	55,971,817	—
Capital preferred securities	24,971,388	—	24,971,388	—
Convertible bonds	8,131,406	—	8,131,406	—
Term loans	12,153,511	—	12,153,511	—
Collateralized mortgageobligations	779,033,713	—	779,033,713	—
Asset backed securities	1,187,659,631	—	1,187,659,631	—
Preferred securities	40,491,259	$37,905,041	2,586,218	—
Short-term investments	277,307,000	—	277,307,000	—
Total investments in securities	$9,679,522,153	$37,905,041	$9,641,617,112	—

Repurchase agreements. The fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that is held in a segregated account by the fund's custodian, or for tri-party repurchase agreements, collateral is held at a third-party custodian bank in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Fund's investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

Repurchase agreements are typically governed by the terms and conditions of the Master Repurchase Agreement and/or Global Master Repurchase Agreement (collectively, MRA). Upon an event of default, the non-defaulting party may close out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, assets and liabilities resulting from repurchase agreements are not offset in the Statement of assets and liabilities. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline or the counterparty may have insufficient assets to pay back claims resulting from close-out of the transactions.

Stripped securities. Stripped securities are financial instruments structured to separate principal and interest cash flows so that one class receives principal payments from the underlying assets (PO or principal only), while the other class receives the interest cash flows (IO or interest only). Both PO and IO investments represent an interest in the cash flows of an underlying stripped security. If the underlying assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the fund may fail to fully recover its initial investment in an IO security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates or prepayments on the underlying securities. In addition, these securities present additional credit risk such that the fund may not receive all or part of its principal or interest payments because the borrower or issuer has defaulted on its obligation.

Security transactions and related investment income. Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily NAV calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization/accretion of premiums/discounts on debt securities. Debt obligations may be placed in a non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by stopping current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a

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portion of interest has become doubtful. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, except for dividends of foreign securities where the dividend may not be known until after the ex-date. In those cases, dividend income, net of withholding taxes, is recorded when the fund becomes aware of the dividends. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds from litigation.

Foreign currency translation. Assets, including investments and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar values each day at the prevailing exchange rate. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the value of securities is reflected as a component of the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments.

Funds that invest internationally generally carry more risk than funds that invest strictly in U.S. securities. Risks can result from differences in economic and political conditions, regulations, market practices (including higher transaction costs), accounting standards and other factors. Foreign investments are also subject to a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar, which reduces the dollar value of securities denominated in that currency.

Foreign taxes. The fund may be subject to withholding tax on income and/or capital gains or repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which the fund invests. Taxes are accrued based upon investment income, realized gains or unrealized appreciation.

Line of credit. The fund may borrow from banks for temporary or emergency purposes, including meeting redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely sale of securities. Pursuant to the fund's custodian agreement, the custodian may loan money to the fund to make properly authorized payments. The fund is obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses. The custodian may have a lien, security interest or security entitlement in any fund property that is not otherwise segregated or pledged, to the extent of any overdraft, and to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Effective June 30, 2016, the fund and other affiliated funds have entered into a syndicated line of credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent that enables them to participate in a $1 billion unsecured committed line of credit. Excluding commitments designated for certain funds, the fund can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $750 million, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. A commitment fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter, based on the average daily unused portion of the line of credit, is charged to each participating fund based on a combination of fixed and asset based allocations and is reflected in Other expenses on the Statement of operations. Prior to June 30, 2016, the fund had a similar agreement that enabled it to participate in a $750 million unsecured committed line of credit. For the year ended May 31, 2017, the fund had no borrowings under either line of credit. Commitment fees for the year ended May 31, 2017 were $13,126.

Expenses. Within the John Hancock group of funds complex, expenses that are directly attributable to an individual fund are allocated to such fund. Expenses that are not readily attributable to a specific fund are allocated among all funds in an equitable manner, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the fund's relative net assets. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Class allocations. Income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are determined at the fund level and allocated daily to each class of shares based on the net assets of the class. Class-specific expenses, such as distribution and service fees, if any, and transfer agent fees, for all classes, are calculated daily at the class level based on the net assets of each class and the specific expense rates applicable to each class.

Federal income taxes. The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

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For federal income tax purposes, as of May 31, 2017, the fund has a short-term capital loss carryfoward of $18,104,019 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $21,103,377 available to offset future net realized capital gains. These carryforwards do not expire. Due to certain Internal Revenue Code rules, utilization of the capital loss carryforwards may be limited in future years. Net capital losses of $24,731,786 that are a result of security transactions occurring after October 31, 2016, are being deferred and will be treated as occurring on June 1, 2017, the first day of the fund's next taxable year.

As of May 31, 2017, the fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, derecognition or disclosure. The fund's federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

Distribution of income and gains. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-date. The fund generally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are typically distributed annually.

The tax character of distributions for the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016
Ordinary Income	$179,357,081	$104,623,515
Long-Term Capital Gain	—	—
Total	$179,357,081	$104,623,515

Distributions paid by the fund with respect to each class of shares are calculated in the same manner, at the same time and in the same amount, except for the effect of class level expenses that may be applied differently to each class. As of May 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $6,667,451 of undistributed ordinary income.

Such distributions and distributable earnings, on a tax basis, are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in the fund's financial statements as a return of capital.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences, if any, will reverse in a subsequent period. Book-tax differences are primarily attributable to amortization and accretion on debt securities, and merger related transactions.

Note 3 — Guarantees and indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust, including the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 4 — Fees and transactions with affiliates

John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the Advisor) serves as investment advisor for the fund. John Hancock Funds, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Advisor, serves as principal underwriter of the fund. The Advisor and the Distributor are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC).

Management fee. The fund has an investment management agreement with the Advisor under which the fund pays a daily management fee to the Advisor, equivalent on an annual basis, to the sum of: (a) 0.500% of the first $500 million of the fund's average daily net assets, (b) 0.475% of the next $500 million of the fund's average daily net assets, (c) 0.450% of the next $500 million of the fund's average daily net assets, (d) 0.450% of the next $500 million of the fund's average daily net assets, (e) 0.400% of the next $500 million of the fund's average daily net assets; and (f) 0.350% of the fund's average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion. The Advisor has a subadvisory agreement with John Hancock Asset Management a

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division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC, an indirectly owned subsidiary of MFC and an affiliate of the Advisor. The fund is not responsible for payment of the subadvisory fees.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for certain funds of the John Hancock group of funds complex, including the fund (the participating portfolios). This waiver is based upon aggregate net assets of all the participating portfolios. The amount of the reimbursement is calculated daily and allocated among all the participating portfolios in proportion to the daily net assets of each fund. During year ended May 31, 2017, this waiver amounted to 0.01% of the fund's average net assets. This arrangement may be amended or terminated at any time by the Advisor upon notice to the fund and with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse or pay operating expenses of the fund in order to reduce the total annual fund operating expenses by 0.05% of the fund's average daily net assets. These fee waivers and/or reimbursements expire on September 30, 2017, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the Advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse all class-specific expenses for Class R6 shares of the fund to the extent they exceed 0.00% of average net assets attributable to the class. The fee waiver and/or reimbursement expires on September 30, 2017, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and Advisor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.

For the year ended May 31, 2017, these expense reductions described above amounted to the following:

Class	Expense reduction	Class	Expense reduction
Class A	$1,051,715	Class R4	$7,044
Class B	11,189	Class R6	135,978
Class C	180,772	Class NAV	117,972
Class I	1,684,846	Total	$3,220,115
Class R2	30,599

Expenses waived or reimbursed in the current fiscal period are not subject to recapture in future fiscal periods.

The investment management fees incurred for the year ended May 31, 2017 were equivalent to a net annual effective rate of 0.34% of the fund's average daily net assets.

Accounting and legal services. Pursuant to a service agreement, the fund reimburses the Advisor for all expenses associated with providing the administrative, financial, legal, accounting and recordkeeping services to the fund, including the preparation of all tax returns, periodic reports to shareholders and regulatory reports, among other services. These expenses are allocated to each share class based on its relative net assets at the time the expense was incurred. These accounting and legal services fees incurred for the year ended May 31, 2017 amounted to an annual rate of 0.02% of the fund's average daily net assets.

Distribution and service plans. The fund has a distribution agreement with the Distributor. The fund has adopted distribution and service plans with respect to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R2 and Class R4 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, to pay the Distributor for services provided as the distributor of shares of the fund. In addition, under a service plan for Class R2 and Class R4 shares, the fund pays for certain other services. The fund may pay up to the following contractual rates of distribution and service fees under these arrangements, expressed as an annual percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the fund's shares:

Class	Rule 12b-1 fee	Service fee	Class	Rule 12b-1 fee	Service fee
Class A	0.30%	—	Class R2	0.25%	0.25%
Class B	1.00%	—	Class R4	0.25%	0.10%
Class C	1.00%	—

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The fund's Distributor has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of Rule12b-1 fees for Class R4 shares. The current waiver agreement expires on September 30, 2017, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the Distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. This contractual waiver amounted to $12,129 for Class R4 shares for the year ended May 31, 2017.

Sales charges. Class A shares are assessed up-front sales charges, which resulted in payments to the Distributor amounting to $5,014,617 for the year ended May 31, 2017. Of this amount, $693,174 was retained and used for printing prospectuses, advertising, sales literature and other purposes, $4,220,398 was paid as sales commissions to broker-dealers and $101,045 was paid as sales commissions to sales personnel of Signator Investors, Inc., a broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor.

Class A, Class B and Class C shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs). Certain Class A shares that are acquired through purchases of $1 million or more and are redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% sales charge. Class B shares that are redeemed within six years of purchase are subject to CDSCs, at declining rates, beginning at 5.00%. Class C shares that are redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% CDSC. CDSCs are applied to the lesser of the current market value at the time of redemption or the original purchase cost of the shares being redeemed. Proceeds from CDSCs are used to compensate the Distributor for providing distribution-related services in connection with the sale of these shares. During the year ended May 31, 2017, CDSCs received by the Distributor amounted to $29,539, $42,348 and $121,486 for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

Transfer agent fees. The fund has a transfer agent agreement with John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (Signature Services), an affiliate of the Advisor. The transfer agent fees paid to Signature Services are determined based on the cost to Signature Services (Signature Services Cost) of providing recordkeeping services. It also includes out-of-pocket expenses, including payments made to third-parties for recordkeeping services provided to their clients who invest in one or more John Hancock funds. In addition, Signature Services Cost may be reduced by certain fees that Signature Services receives in connection with retirement and small accounts. Signature Services Cost is calculated monthly and allocated, as applicable, to five categories of share classes: Retail Share and Institutional Share Classes of Non-Municipal Bond Funds, Class R6 Shares, Retirement Share Classes and Municipal Bond Share Classes. Within each of these categories, the applicable costs are allocated to the affected John Hancock affiliated funds and/or classes, based on the relative average daily net assets.

Class level expenses. Class level expenses for the year ended May 31, 2017 were:

Class	Distribution and service fees	Transfer agent fees
Class A	$5,460,288	$2,239,073
Class B	192,996	23,752
Class C	3,122,502	383,348
Class I	—	3,147,264
Class R2	264,096	8,712
Class R4	42,410	1,950
Class R6	—	29,961
Total	$9,082,292	$5,834,060

Trustee expenses. The fund compensates each Trustee who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates. The costs of paying Trustee compensation and expenses are allocated to each fund based on its net assets relative to other funds within the John Hancock group of funds complex.

Interfund lending program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with certain other funds advised by the Advisor or its affiliates, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, no

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interfund loans were outstanding. The fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or lender	Weighted average loan balance	Days outstanding	Weighted average interest rate	Interest income
Lender	$41,850,859	4	0.717%	$3,336

Note 5 — Fund share transactions

Transactions in fund shares for the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

		Year ended 5-31-17					Year ended 5-31-16
	Shares			Amount		Shares			Amount
Class A shares
Sold	34,092,817			$541,956,959		35,391,749			$554,961,010
Distributions reinvested	3,379,141			53,729,834		3,513,492			55,111,261
Repurchased	(64,381,575		)	(1,018,201,732	)	(26,690,242		)	(418,500,249	)
Net increase (decrease)	(26,909,617		)	($422,514,939	)	12,214,999			$191,572,022
Class B shares
Sold	52,907			$841,349		82,433			$1,288,500
Distributions reinvested	25,942			412,599		32,988			517,501
Repurchased	(481,926		)	(7,658,790	)	(431,764		)	(6,776,648	)
Net decrease	(403,077		)	($6,404,842	)	(316,343		)	($4,970,647	)
Class C shares
Sold	5,313,071			$84,561,671		7,058,923			$110,691,432
Distributions reinvested	441,776			7,023,679		409,330			6,420,042
Repurchased	(6,605,907		)	(104,723,743	)	(3,423,907		)	(53,698,550	)
Net increase (decrease)	(851,060		)	($13,138,393	)	4,044,346			$63,412,924
Class I shares
Sold	287,716,488			$4,554,434,157		56,304,150			$884,365,532
Distributions reinvested	6,047,097			95,884,815		1,944,559			30,506,400
Repurchased	(42,354,138		)	(670,004,434	)	(21,083,501		)	(329,474,837	)
Net increase	251,409,447			$3,980,314,538		37,165,208			$585,397,095
Class R2 shares
Sold	1,694,679			$26,908,315		1,698,660			$26,609,115
Distributions reinvested	94,466			1,504,103		88,114			1,383,168
Repurchased	(1,813,840		)	(28,798,157	)	(661,225		)	(10,392,657	)
Net increase (decrease)	(24,695		)	($385,739	)	1,125,549			$17,599,626
Class R4 shares
Sold	1,944,292			$30,402,882		13,084			$204,641
Distributions reinvested	25,093			397,094		138			2,171
Repurchased	(149,518		)	(2,363,031	)	—			—
Net increase	1,819,867			$28,436,945		13,222			$206,812
Class R6 shares
Sold	7,249,897			$114,511,357		2,204,481			$34,512,931
Issued in reorganization (Note 9)	21,559,231			342,414,487		—			—
Distributions reinvested	388,087			6,177,491		242,793			3,812,467
Repurchased	(3,497,257		)	(55,036,889	)	(779,808		)	(12,233,469	)
Net increase	25,699,958			$408,066,446		1,667,466			$26,091,929

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		Year ended 5-31-17					Year ended 5-31-16
	Shares			Amount		Shares			Amount
Class NAV shares1
Sold	1,517,213			$24,106,036		113,500			$1,786,571
Issued in reorganization (Note 9)	115,422,599			1,832,672,640		—			—
Distributions reinvested	430,922			6,865,378		2,626			41,131
Repurchased	(700,907		)	(11,142,103	)	(19,999		)	(310,014	)
Net increase	116,669,827			$1,852,501,951		96,127			$1,517,688
Total net increase	367,410,650			$5,826,875,967		56,010,574			$880,827,449

¹The inception date for Class NAV shares is 8-31-15.

Affiliates of the fund owned 100% of Class NAV shares of the fund on May 31, 2017. Such concentration of shareholders' capital could have a material effect on the fund if such shareholders redeem from the fund.

Note 6 — Purchase and sale of securities

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. Treasury obligations, amounted to $4,960,509,566 and $2,067,161,820, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2017. Purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury obligations aggregated $4,137,539,979 and $3,403,908,811, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2017.

Note 7 — Investment by affiliated funds

Certain investors in the fund are affiliated funds that are managed by the Advisor and its affiliates. The affiliated funds do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, this investment may represent a significant portion of the fund's net assets. At May 31, 2017, funds within the John Hancock group of funds complex held 19.3% of the fund's net assets. The following affiliated fund owned 5% or more of the fund's net assets:

Fund	Affiliated concentration
JHF II Multimanager Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio	7.3%

Note 8 — Interfund trading

The fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other affiliated funds, as set forth in Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act, under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the fund from or to another fund that is or could be considered an affiliate complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended May 31, 2017, the fund engaged in purchases and sales amounting to $266,761,405 and $20,605,715, respectively.

Note 9 — Reorganization

On April 6, 2017, the shareholders of John Hancock Funds II Active Bond Fund (the Acquired Fund) voted to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the Agreement) which provided for an exchange of shares of the John Hancock Bond Fund (the Acquiring Fund) with a value equal to the net assets transferred.

The Agreement provided for (a) the acquisition of all the assets, subject to all of the liabilities, of the Acquired Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund with a value equal to the net assets transferred; (b) the liquidation of the Acquired Fund; and (c) the distribution to the Acquired Fund's shareholders of such Acquiring Fund's shares. The reorganization was intended to consolidate the Acquired Fund with a fund with a similar investment objective and achieve economies of scale. As a result of the reorganization, the Acquiring Fund is the legal and accounting survivor.

Based on the opinion of tax counsel, the reorganization qualified as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes with no gain or loss recognized by the Acquired Fund or its shareholders. Thus, the investments were transferred to the Acquiring Fund at the Acquired Fund's identified cost. All distributable amounts of net income and realized gains from

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the Acquired Fund were distributed prior to the reorganization. In addition, the expenses of the reorganization were borne by the Acquired Fund. The effective time of the reorganization occurred immediately after the close of regularly scheduled trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 21, 2017. The following outlines the reorganization:

Acquiring Fund	Acquired Fund	Net asset value of the Acquired Fund	Appreciation of the Acquired Fund's investment	Shares redeemed by the Acquired Fund	Shares issued by the Acquiring Fund	Acquiring Fund net assets prior to combination	Acquiring Fund total net assets after combination
JHF Bond Fund	JHF II Active Bond Fund	$2,175,087,127	$44,407,828	216,660,147	136,981,830	$7,008,919,409	$9,184,006,536

Because the combined portfolio has been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of net investment income and gains attributable to the Acquired Fund that have been included in the Acquiring Fund's Statement of operations at May 31, 2017. See Note 5 for capital shares issued in connection with the above referenced reorganizations.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on June 1, 2016, the beginning of the reporting period, the Acquiring Fund's pro forma results of operations for the year ended May 31, 2017 are as follows:

Net investment income	$217,418,854
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)	87,412,331
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations	$304,831,185

Note 10 — New rule issuance

In October 2016, the SEC issued Final Rule Release No.33-10231, Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the Release). The Release calls for the adoption of new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The SEC is adopting amendments to Regulation S-X, which will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The updates to Regulation S-X are effective August 1, 2017 and may result in additional disclosure relating to the presentation of derivatives and certain other financial instruments. These updates will have no impact on the fund's net assets or results of operations.

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AUDITOR'S REPORT

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund and Shareholders of John Hancock Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the fund's investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the John Hancock Bond Fund (the "Fund") as of May 31, 2017, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of May 31, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and agent banks, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased confirmations had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

July 14, 2017

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TAX INFORMATION

Unaudited

For federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions of the fund, if any, paid during its taxable year ended May 31, 2017.

The fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as eligible for the corporate dividends-received deduction.

The fund reports the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividend income as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

Eligible shareholders will be mailed a 2017 Form 1099-DIV in early 2018. This will reflect the tax character of all distributions paid in calendar year 2017.

Please consult a tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of your investment in the fund.

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Trustees and Officers

This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee your John Hancock fund. Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the fund and execute policies formulated by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

Name, year of birth Position(s) held with Trust Principal occupation(s) and other directorships during past 5 years	Trustee of the Trust since1	Number of John Hancock funds overseen by Trustee
Hassell H. McClellan, Born: 1945	2012	225
Trustee and Chairperson of the Board Director/Trustee, Virtus Funds (since 2008); Director, The Barnes Group (since 2010); Associate Professor, The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, Boston College (retired 2013). Trustee (since 2014) and Chairperson of the Board (since 2017), John Hancock Collateral Trust; Trustee (since 2015) and Chairperson of the Board (since 2017), John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Trustee (since 2012) and Chairperson of the Board (since 2017), John Hancock retail funds3; Trustee (2005-2006 and since 2012) and Chairperson of the Board (since 2017), John Hancock Funds III; Trustee (since 2005) and Chairperson of the Board (since 2017), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II.

Charles L. Bardelis,2 Born: 1941	2012	225
Trustee Director, Island Commuter Corp. (marine transport). Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014), Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015); Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Funds III (2005-2006 and since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 1988); Trustee, John Hancock Funds II (since 2005).

Peter S. Burgess,2 Born: 1942	2012	225
Trustee Consultant (financial, accounting, and auditing matters) (since 1999); Certified Public Accountant; Partner, Arthur Andersen (independent public accounting firm) (prior to 1999); Director, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (since 2004); Director, Symetra Financial Corporation (2010-2016); Director, PMA Capital Corporation (2004-2010). Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015); Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Funds III (2005-2006 and since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2005).

William H. Cunningham, Born: 1944	2005	225
Trustee Professor, University of Texas, Austin, Texas (since 1971); former Chancellor, University of Texas System and former President of the University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Chairman (since 2009) and Director (since 2006), Lincoln National Corporation (insurance); Director, Southwest Airlines (since 2000); former Director, LIN Television (2009-2014). Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 1986); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Funds II (2005-2006 and since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015).

Grace K. Fey, Born: 1946	2012	225
Trustee Chief Executive Officer, Grace Fey Advisors (since 2007); Director and Executive Vice President, Frontier Capital Management Company (1988-2007); Director, Fiduciary Trust (since 2009). Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015); Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2008).

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Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, year of birth Position(s) held with Trust Principal occupation(s) and other directorships during past 5 years	Trustee of the Trust since1	Number of John Hancock funds overseen by Trustee
Theron S. Hoffman,2 Born: 1947	2012	225
Trustee Chief Executive Officer, T. Hoffman Associates, LLC (consulting firm) (since 2003); Director, The Todd Organization (consulting firm) (2003-2010); President, Westport Resources Management (investment management consulting firm) (2006-2008); Senior Managing Director, Partner, and Operating Head, Putnam Investments (2000-2003); Executive Vice President, The Thomson Corp. (financial and legal information publishing) (1997-2000). Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015); Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2008).

Deborah C. Jackson, Born: 1952	2008	225
Trustee President, Cambridge College, Cambridge, Massachusetts (since 2011); Board of Directors, National Association of Corporate Directors/New England (since 2015); Board of Directors, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts (since 2014); Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay (2002-2011); Board of Directors of Eastern Bank Corporation (since 2001); Board of Directors of Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation (since 2001); Board of Directors of American Student Assistance Corporation (1996-2009); Board of Directors of Boston Stock Exchange (2002-2008); Board of Directors of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare (health benefits company) (2007-2011). Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2008); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); and Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015).

James M. Oates, Born: 1946	2012	225
Trustee Managing Director, Wydown Group (financial consulting firm) (since 1994); Chairman and Director, Emerson Investment Management, Inc. (2000-2015); Independent Chairman, Hudson Castle Group, Inc. (formerly IBEX Capital Markets, Inc.) (financial services company) (1997-2011); Director, Stifel Financial (since 1996); Director, Investor Financial Services Corporation (1995-2007); Director, Connecticut River Bancorp (1998-2014); Director/Trustee, Virtus Funds (since 1988). Trustee (since 2014) and Chairperson of the Board (2014-2016), John Hancock Collateral Trust; Trustee (since 2015) and Chairperson of the Board (2015-2016), John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Trustee (since 2012) and Chairperson of the Board (2012-2016), John Hancock retail funds3; Trustee (2005-2006 and since 2012) and Chairperson of the Board (2012-2016), John Hancock Funds III; Trustee (since 2004) and Chairperson of the Board (2005-2016), John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust; Trustee (since 2005) and Chairperson of the Board, John Hancock Funds II (2005-2016).

Steven R. Pruchansky, Born: 1944	2005	225
Trustee and Vice Chairperson of the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greenscapes of Southwest Florida, Inc. (since 2000); Director and President, Greenscapes of Southwest Florida, Inc. (until 2000); Member, Board of Advisors, First American Bank (until 2010); Managing Director, Jon James, LLC (real estate) (since 2000); Partner, Right Funding, LLC (since 2014); Director, First Signature Bank & Trust Company (until 1991); Director, Mast Realty Trust (until 1994); President, Maxwell Building Corp. (until 1991). Trustee (since 1992) and Chairperson of the Board (2011-2012), John Hancock retail funds3; Trustee and Vice Chairperson of the Board, John Hancock retail funds3 John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, and John Hancock Funds II (since 2012); Trustee and Vice Chairperson of the Board, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee and Vice Chairperson of the Board, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015).

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Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, year of birth Position(s) held with Trust Principal occupation(s) and other directorships during past 5 years	Trustee of the Trust since1	Number of John Hancock funds overseen by Trustee
Gregory A. Russo, Born: 1949	2009	225
Trustee Director and Audit Committee Chairman (since 2012), and Member, Audit Committee and Finance Committee (since 2011), NCH Healthcare System, Inc. (holding company for multi-entity healthcare system); Director and Member (since 2012) and Finance Committee Chairman (since 2014), The Moorings, Inc. (nonprofit continuing care community); Vice Chairman, Risk & Regulatory Matters, KPMG LLP (KPMG) (2002-2006); Vice Chairman, Industrial Markets, KPMG (1998-2002); Chairman and Treasurer, Westchester County, New York, Chamber of Commerce (1986-1992); Director, Treasurer, and Chairman of Audit and Finance Committees, Putnam Hospital Center (1989-1995); Director and Chairman of Fundraising Campaign, United Way of Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York (1990-1995). Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2008); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015).

Non-Independent Trustees⁴

Name, year of birth Position(s) held with Trust Principal occupation(s) and other directorships during past 5 years	Trustee of the Trust since1	Number of John Hancock funds overseen by Trustee
Andrew G. Arnott, Born: 1971	2017	225
President and Trustee Executive Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2009, including prior positions); Director and Executive Vice President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC (since 2005, including prior positions); Director and Executive Vice President, John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2006, including prior positions); President, John Hancock Funds, LLC (since 2004, including prior positions); President, John Hancock retail funds,3 John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, and John Hancock Funds II (since 2007, including prior positions); President, John Hancock Collateral Trust and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2014). Trustee, John Hancock retail funds, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, John Hancock Funds II, John Hancock Collateral Trust, and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2017).

James R. Boyle, Born: 1959	2015	225
Non-Independent Trustee Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Zillion Group, Inc. (formerly HealthFleet, Inc.) (healthcare) (since 2014); Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Life Insurance Division of Genworth Financial, Inc. (insurance) (January 2014-July 2014); Senior Executive Vice President, Manulife Financial Corporation, President and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock (1999-2012); Chairman and Director, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, John Hancock Funds, LLC, and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (2005-2010). Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015); Trustee, John Hancock retail funds3 (2005-2010; 2012-2014 and since 2015); Trustee, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (2005-2014 and since 2015).

Warren A. Thomson, Born: 1955	2012	225
Non-Independent Trustee Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Manulife Financial Corporation and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (since 2009); Chairman, Manulife Asset Management (since 2001, including prior positions); Director and Chairman, Manulife Asset Management Limited (since 2006); Director and Chairman, Hancock Natural Resources Group, Inc. (since 2013). Trustee, John Hancock retail funds,3 John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, and John Hancock Funds II (since 2012); Trustee, John Hancock Collateral Trust (since 2014); Trustee, John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2015).

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Principal officers who are not Trustees

Name, year of birth Position(s) held with Trust Principal occupation(s) during past 5 years	Officer of the Trust since
John J. Danello, Born: 1955	2006
Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer Vice President and Chief Counsel, John Hancock Wealth Management (since 2005); Senior Vice President (since 2007) and Chief Legal Counsel (2007-2010), John Hancock Funds, LLC and The Berkeley Financial Group, LLC; Senior Vice President (since 2006, including prior positions) and Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (since 2014), John Hancock retail funds,3 John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, John Hancock Collateral Trust and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2014); Vice President, John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company (since 2009); Vice President, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York (since 2010); and Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Counsel (2007-2014, including prior positions) of John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC.

Francis V. Knox, Jr., Born: 1947

2005

Chief Compliance Officer Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer, John Hancock retail funds,3 John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, John Hancock Funds II, John Hancock Advisers, LLC, and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer, John Hancock Collateral Trust and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2014).

Charles A. Rizzo, Born: 1957

2007

Chief Financial Officer Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2008); Senior Vice President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2008); Chief Financial Officer, John Hancock retail funds,3 John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (since 2007); Chief Financial Officer, John Hancock Collateral Trust and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2014).

Salvatore Schiavone, Born: 1965

2010

Treasurer Assistant Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services (since 2007); Vice President, John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC (since 2007); Treasurer, John Hancock retail funds3 (since 2007, including prior positions); Treasurer, John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust and John Hancock Funds II (2007-2009 and since 2010, including prior positions); Treasurer, John Hancock Collateral Trust and John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2014).

The business address for all Trustees and Officers is 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805.

The Statement of Additional Information of the fund includes additional information about members of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-225-5291.

1	Each Trustee holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until the Trustee's death, retirement, resignation, or removal. Mr. Boyle has served as Trustee at various times prior to the date listed in the table.
2	Member of the Audit Committee.
3	"John Hancock retail funds" comprises John Hancock Funds III and 39 other John Hancock funds consisting of 29 series of other John Hancock trusts and 10 closed-end funds.
4	The Trustee is a Non-Independent Trustee due to current or former positions with the Advisor and certain affiliates.

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More information

Trustees
Hassell H. McClellan, Chairperson^#
Steven R. Pruchansky, Vice Chairperson
Andrew G. Arnott†^##
Charles L. Bardelis*
James R. Boyle†
Peter S. Burgess*
William H. Cunningham
Grace K. Fey
Theron S. Hoffman*
Deborah C. Jackson
James M. Oates
Gregory A. Russo
Warren A. Thomson†
Officers
Andrew G. Arnott
President
John J. Danello
Senior Vice President, Secretary,
and Chief Legal Officer
Francis V. Knox, Jr.
Chief Compliance Officer
Charles A. Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer
Salvatore Schiavone
Treasurer
Investment advisor
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
Subadvisor
John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
Principal distributor
John Hancock Funds, LLC
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Transfer agent
John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
Legal counsel
K&L Gates LLP
Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

*Member of the Audit Committee
†Non-Independent Trustee
^#Effective 1-1-17
^##Effective 6-20-17

The fund's proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as the fund proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, are available free of charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at sec.gov or on our website.

The fund's complete list of portfolio holdings, for the first and third fiscal quarters, is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on our website and the SEC's website, sec.gov, and can be reviewed and copied (for a fee) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Call 800-SEC-0330 to receive information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

We make this information on your fund, as well as monthly portfolio holdings, and other fund details available on our website at jhinvestments.com or by calling 800-225-5291.

You can also contact us:
800-225-5291 jhinvestments.com	Regular mail: John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. P.O. Box 55913 Boston, MA 02205-5913	Express mail: John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. Suite 55913 30 Dan Road Canton, MA 02021

ANNUAL REPORT   |   JOHN HANCOCK BOND FUND       69

John Hancock family of funds

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

Balanced
Blue Chip Growth
Classic Value
Disciplined Value
Disciplined Value Mid Cap
Equity Income
Fundamental All Cap Core
Fundamental Large Cap Core
Fundamental Large Cap Value
New Opportunities
Small Cap Value
Small Company
Strategic Growth
U.S. Global Leaders Growth
U.S. Growth
Value Equity
GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

Disciplined Value International
Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets Equity
Fundamental Global Franchise
Global Equity
Global Shareholder Yield
Greater China Opportunities
International Growth
International Small Company
International Value Equity
INCOME FUNDS

Bond
California Tax-Free Income
Emerging Markets Debt
Floating Rate Income
Global Income
Government Income
High Yield
High Yield Municipal Bond
Income
Investment Grade Bond
Money Market
Short Duration Credit Opportunities
Spectrum Income
Strategic Income Opportunities
Tax-Free Bond
ALTERNATIVE AND SPECIALTY FUNDS

Absolute Return Currency
Alternative Asset Allocation
Enduring Assets
Financial Industries
Global Absolute Return Strategies
Global Conservative Absolute Return
Global Focused Strategies
Natural Resources
Redwood
Regional Bank
Seaport
Technical Opportunities

A fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses should be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. To obtain a prospectus, contact your financial professional, call John Hancock Investments at 800-225-5291, or visit our website at jhinvestments.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

ASSET ALLOCATION

Income Allocation Fund
Multi-Index Lifetime Portfolios
Multi-Index Preservation Portfolios
Multimanager Lifestyle Portfolios
Multimanager Lifetime Portfolios
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Discretionary ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Staples ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Energy ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Financials ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Healthcare ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Industrials ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Materials ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Mid Cap ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Technology ETF
John Hancock Multifactor Utilities ETF
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE FUNDS

ESG All Cap Core
ESG Core Bond
ESG International Equity
ESG Large Cap Core
CLOSED-END FUNDS

Financial Opportunities
Hedged Equity & Income
Income Securities Trust
Investors Trust
Preferred Income
Preferred Income II
Preferred Income III
Premium Dividend
Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income
Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield

John Hancock Multifactor ETF shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), and are not individually redeemed
from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

John Hancock ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, and are subadvised by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP.
Foreside is not affiliated with John Hancock Funds, LLC or Dimensional Fund Advisors LP.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP receives compensation from John Hancock in connection with licensing rights to the
John Hancock Dimensional indexes. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP does not sponsor, endorse, or sell, and makes no
representation as to the advisability of investing in, John Hancock Multifactor ETFs.

John Hancock Investments

A trusted brand

John Hancock Investments is a premier asset manager representing one of
America's most trusted brands, with a heritage of financial stewardship dating
back to 1862. Helping our shareholders pursue their financial goals is at the
core of everything we do. It's why we support the role of professional financial
advice and operate with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

A better way to invest

We serve investors globally through a unique multimanager approach:
We search the world to find proven portfolio teams with specialized
expertise for every strategy we offer, then we apply robust investment
oversight to ensure they continue to meet our uncompromising standards
and serve the best interests of our shareholders.

Results for investors

Our unique approach to asset management enables us to provide a diverse set
of investments backed by some of the world's best managers, along with strong
risk-adjusted returns across asset classes.

 

	John Hancock Funds, LLC n Member FINRA, SIPC 601 Congress Street n Boston, MA 02210-2805 800-225-5291 n jhinvestments.com
	This report is for the information of the shareholders of John Hancock Bond Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of the end of the year, May 31, 2017, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (respectively, the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer, the “Covered Officers”). A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Peter S. Burgess is the audit committee financial expert and is “independent”, pursuant to general instructions on Form N-CSR Item 3.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audits of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements amounted to the following for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016. These fees were billed to the registrant and were approved by the registrant’s audit committee.

Fund	May 31, 2017		May 31, 2016
John Hancock Bond Fund	$	58,807	$	54,761

(b) Audit-Related Services
Audit-related fees for assurance and related services by the principal accountant are billed to the registrant or to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser ("control affiliates") that provides ongoing services to the registrant. The nature of the services provided was affiliated service provider internal controls reviews. Additionally, amounts billed to control affiliates were $106,517 and $103,474 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Fund	May 31, 2017		May 31, 2016
John Hancock Bond Fund	$	510	$	525

(c) Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“tax fees”) amounted to the following for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016. The nature of the services comprising the tax fees was the review of the registrant’s tax returns and tax distribution requirements. These fees were billed to the registrant and were approved by the registrant’s audit committee.

Fund	May 31, 2017		May 31, 2016
John Hancock Bond Fund	$	3,647	$	3,500

(d) All Other Fees
The nature of the services comprising all other fees is attestation services surrounding merger activity. Other fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant or to the control affiliates for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 amounted to the following:

Fund	May 31, 2017		May 31, 2016
John Hancock Bond Fund	$	4,332	$	108

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The trust’s Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm (the “Auditor”) relating to the operations or financial reporting of the funds. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.

The trust’s Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of audit-related and non-audit services by the Auditor. The policies and procedures require that any audit-related and non-audit service provided by the Auditor and any non-audit service provided by the Auditor to a fund service provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a fund are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided. Audit-related services provided by the Auditor that are expected to exceed $25,000 per year/per fund are subject to specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Tax services provided by the Auditor that are expected to exceed $30,000 per year/per fund are subject to specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

All audit services, as well as the audit-related and non-audit services that are expected to exceed the amounts stated above, must be approved in advance of provision of the service by formal resolution of the Audit Committee. At the regularly scheduled Audit Committee meetings, the Committee reviews a report summarizing the services, including fees, provided by the Auditor.

(e)(2) Services approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees:
There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) According to the registrant’s principal accountant for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, the percentage of hours spent on the audit of the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons who were not full-time, permanent employees of principal accountant was less than 50%.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant and rendered to the registrant's control affiliates for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016 amounted to the following:

Fund	May 31, 2017		May 31, 2016
John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund	$	5,976,127	$	5,647,930

(h) The audit committee of the registrant has considered the non-audit services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant to the control affiliates and has determined that the services that were not pre-approved are compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee comprised of independent trustees. The members of the audit committee are as follows:

Peter S. Burgess - Chairman
Charles L. Bardelis
Theron S. Hoffman

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The registrant has adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees. A copy of the procedures is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. See attached “John Hancock Funds – Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee Charter”.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics for Covered Officers is attached.

(a)(2) Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.

(b)(1) Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached. The certifications furnished pursuant to this paragraph are not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications are not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.

(c)(1) Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders is attached. See attached “John Hancock Funds – Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee Charter”.

(c)(2) Contact person at the registrant.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund

By:	/s/ Andrew Arnott
	Andrew Arnott
	President
Date:	July 14, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:	/s/ Andrew Arnott
	Andrew Arnott
	President
Date:	July 14, 2017

By:	/s/ Charles A. Rizzo
	Charles A. Rizzo
	Chief Financial Officer
Date:	July 14, 2017

EX-99.CODE ETH

John Hancock Code of Ethics

January 1, 2008

(revised June 20, 2017)

This is the Code of Ethics for the following:

John Hancock Advisers, LLC and
John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC
(each, a “John Hancock Adviser”)

John Hancock Funds, LLC

John Hancock Distributors, LLC,

each open-end and closed-end fund advised by a John Hancock Adviser
(the “John Hancock Affiliated Funds”), and
John Hancock Worldwide Investors, PLC

(together, called “John Hancock”)

John Hancock is required by law to adopt a Code of Ethics. The purposes of a Code of Ethics are to ensure that companies and their “covered employees”¹ comply with all applicable laws and to prevent abuses in the investment advisory business that can arise when conflicts of interest exist between the employees of an investment advisor and its clients. By adopting and enforcing a Code of Ethics, we strengthen the trust and confidence entrusted in us by demonstrating that at John Hancock, client interests come first.

The Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that follows represents a balancing of important interests. On the one hand, as registered investment advisers, the John Hancock Advisers owe a duty of undivided loyalty to their clients, and must avoid even the appearance of a conflict that might be perceived as abusing the trust they have placed in John Hancock. On the other hand, the John Hancock Advisers do not want to prevent conscientious professionals from investing for their own accounts where conflicts do not exist or that are immaterial to investment decisions affecting the John Hancock Advisers’ clients.

When conflicting interests cannot be reconciled, the Code makes clear that, first and foremost, covered employees owe a fiduciary duty to John Hancock clients. In most cases, this means that the affected employee will be required to forego conflicting personal securities transactions. In some cases, personal investments will be permitted, but only in a manner, which, because of the circumstances and applicable controls, cannot reasonably be perceived as adversely affecting John Hancock client portfolios or taking unfair advantage of the relationship John Hancock employees have to John Hancock clients.

The Code contains specific rules prohibiting defined types of conflicts. Since every potential conflict cannot be anticipated by the Code, it also contains general provisions prohibiting conflict situations. In view of these general provisions, it is critical that any covered employee who is in doubt about the applicability of the Code in a given situation seek a determination from Code of Ethics Administration or the Chief Compliance Officer about the propriety of the conduct in advance.

It is critical that the Code be strictly observed. Not only will adherence to the Code ensure that John Hancock renders the best possible service to its clients, it will help to ensure that no individual is liable for violations of law.

It should be emphasized that adherence to this policy is a fundamental condition of employment at John Hancock. Every covered employee is expected to adhere to the requirements of the Code despite any inconvenience that may be involved. Any covered employee failing to do so may be subject to disciplinary action, including financial penalties and termination of employment in conjunction with the John Hancock Schedule of Fines and Sanctions or as determined by Ethics Oversight Committee.

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¹ “Covered employees” includes all “access persons” as defined under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and “supervised persons” as defined under SEC Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

Table of Contents
Section 1: General Principles	1
Section 2: To Whom Does This Code Apply?	2
Access Person Designations	2
Section 3: Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions?	3
Preferred Brokerage Account Requirements	6
Section 4: Overview of Policies	7
Section 5: Policies in the Code of Ethics	8
John Hancock Affiliated Funds Reporting Requirement and Holding Period	8
Pre-clearance Requirement of Securities Transactions	9
Pre-clearance of IPOs, Private Placements and Limited Offerings	9
Pre-clearance of MFC securities	10
Preclearance of Gifts and Donations of covered securities	10
Pre-clearance Process	10
Ban on Short-Term Profits	11
Ban on IPOs	11
Ban on Speculative Transactions in MFC	12
Ban on ownership of publicly traded securities of sub-advisers	12
Ban on Restricted Securities	13
Excessive Trading	13
Disclosure of Private Placement Conflicts	13
Seven Day Blackout Period	14
Three Day Blackout Period	14
Restriction on Securities under Active Consideration	15
Exceptions	15
De Minimis Trading Rule	15
Market Cap Securities Exception	15
Trading in Exchange Traded Funds/Notes and Options on covered securities	15
Section 6: Policies outside of the Code of Ethics	16
MFC Code of Business Conduct & Ethics	16
John Hancock Gift & Entertainment Policy	16
John Hancock Insider Trading Policy	17
John Hancock Whistleblower Policy	17
Policy and Procedures Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings	18
Section 7: Reports and Other Disclosures outside the Code of Ethics	19
Broker Letter/Duplicate Confirm Statements	19
Investment Professional Disclosure of Personal Securities Conflicts	19
Section 8: Reporting Requirements and Other Disclosures inside the Code of Ethics	20
Initial/Annual Brokerage Holdings Report	20
Quarterly Brokerage Account & Transaction Certification	20
Annual Certification of Code of Ethics	21
Reporting of Gifts, Donations, and Inheritances	22

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Section 9: Subadviser Compliance	22
Adoption and Approval	22
Subadviser Reporting & Recordkeeping Requirements	23
Section 10: Reporting to the Board	23
Section 11: Reporting Violations	23
Section 12: Interpretation and Enforcement	24
Section 13: Exemptions & Appeals	25
Section 14: Education of Employees	27
Section 15: Recordkeeping	27
Appendix A: Access Person Categories	28
Appendix B: Preferred Brokers List	29
Appendix C: Pre-clearance Procedures	30
Appendix D: Other Important Policies Outside the Code	35
Appendix E: Investment Professional Disclosure of Personal Securities Conflicts	36
Appendix F: John Hancock Advisers Schedule of Fines and Sanctions	37
Appendix G: Chief Compliance Officers and Code of Ethics Contacts	38

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1) General Principles

Each covered person within the John Hancock organization is responsible for maintaining the very highest ethical standards when conducting our business.

This means that:

● You have a fiduciary duty at all times to place the interests of our clients and fund investors first.
 

● All of your personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with the provisions of the Code that apply to you and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or other abuse of your position of trust and responsibility.
 

● You should not take inappropriate advantage of your position or engage in any fraudulent or manipulative practice (such as front-running or manipulative market timing) with respect to our clients’ accounts or fund investors.
 

● You must treat as confidential any information concerning the identity of security holdings and financial circumstances of clients or fund investors.
 

● You must comply with all applicable federal securities laws, which, for purposes of the Code, means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Investment Company Act of 1940 , the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the SEC under any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted there under by the SEC or the Department of the Treasury.
 

● You must promptly report any violation of the Code that comes to your attention to the Chief Compliance Officer of your company – see Appendix G.

It is essential that you understand and comply with the general principles, noted above, in letter and in spirit as no set of rules can anticipate every possible problem or conflict situation.

As described in section 12: “Interpretation and Enforcement” on page 24 of the Code, failure to comply with the general principles and the provisions of the Code may result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment.

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2) To Whom Does This Code Apply?

This Code applies to you if you are:

● a director, officer or other “Supervised Employee”² of a John Hancock Adviser;
 

● an interested director, officer or access person³ of John Hancock Funds, LLC, John Hancock Distributors, LLC, or a John Hancock open-end or closed-end fund registered under the 1940 Act and are advised by a John Hancock Adviser;⁴
 

● an employee of Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) or its subsidiaries who participates in making recommendations for, or receives information about, portfolio trades or holdings of the John Hancock Affiliated Funds. The preceding excludes John Hancock Asset Management (U.S.) and John Hancock Asset Management (N.A.), and Declaration Management and Research, LLC each of whom have adopted their own code of ethics in accordance with Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act.

Please note that if a policy described below applies to you, it also applies to all accounts over which you have a beneficial interest. Normally, you will be deemed to have a beneficial interest in your personal accounts, those of a spouse, "significant other," minor children or family members sharing the same household, as well as all accounts over which you have discretion or give advice or information. “Significant others” are defined for these purposes as two people who (1) share the same primary residence; (2) share living expenses; and (3) are in a committed relationship and intend to remain in the relationship indefinitely.

There are three categories for persons covered by the Code, taking into account their positions, duties and access to information regarding fund portfolio trades. You have been notified about which of these categories applies to you, based on Code of Ethics Administration’s understanding of your current role. If you have a level of investment access beyond your assigned category, or if you are promoted or change duties and as a result should more appropriately be included in a different category, it is your responsibility to notify Code of Ethics Administration.

Access Person Designations: The basic definitions of three categories, with examples, are provided below. The more detailed definitions of each category are attached as Appendix A.

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² A “Supervised Employee” is defined by the Advisers Act to mean a partner, officer, director (or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions) or employee, as well as any other person who provides advice on behalf of the adviser and is subject to the adviser’s supervision and control. However, in reliance on the Prudential no-action letter, John Hancock does not treat as a “Supervised Employee” any of its “non-advisory personnel”, as defined below.

In reliance on the Prudential no-action letter, John Hancock treats as an “Advisory Person” any “Supervised Employee” who is involved, directly, or indirectly, in John Hancock Financial Services investment advisory activities, as well as any “Supervised Employee” who is an “Access Person.” John Hancock treats as “non-advisory personnel”, and does not treat as a “Supervised Person”, those individuals who have no involvement, directly or indirectly, in John Hancock investment advisory activities, and who are not “Access Persons.”

³ You are an “Access Person” if you are a “Supervised Person” who has access to non-public information regarding any client’s purchase or sale of securities, or non-public information regarding the portfolio holdings of any John Hancock Affiliated Fund, or who is involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or who has access to such recommendations that are non-public.

⁴ Disinterested Trustees of John Hancock open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act and advised by a John Hancock Adviser are subject to a separate Code of Ethics adopted by the Board of Trustees.

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“Access Level I”	“Access Level II”	“Access Level III”
Investment Access	Regular Access	Periodic Access
A person who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund or account. Examples: ●Portfolio Managers ●Analysts ●Traders	A person who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, has regular access to nonpublic information regarding any clients' purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any John Hancock Affiliated Fund or who is involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or who has regular access to such recommendations that are nonpublic Examples: ●Office of the Chief Compliance Officer ●Fund Administration ●Investment Management Services, ●Administrative Personnel for Access Level I Persons ●Technology Resources Personnel ●Private Client Group Personnel	A person who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, has periodic access to nonpublic information regarding any clients' purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any John Hancock Affiliated Fund. Examples: ●Legal Staff ●Marketing ●Product Development ●E-Commerce ●Corporate Publishing ●Administrative Personnel for Access Level II Persons

3) Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions?

If the Code describes “Personal Trading Requirements” (i.e., John Hancock Mutual Fund reporting requirement and holding period, the pre-clearance requirement, the ban on short-term profits, the ban on IPOs, the disclosure of private placement conflicts and the reporting requirements) that apply to your access category as described above, then the requirements apply to trades for any account in which you have a beneficial interest. Normally, this includes your personal accounts, those of a spouse, "significant other," minor children or family members sharing your household, as well as all accounts over which you have discretion or give advice or information. This includes all brokerage accounts that contain securities (including brokerage accounts that only contain securities exempt from reporting, e.g., brokerage accounts holding shares of non- affiliated mutual funds).

This also includes all accounts holding John Hancock Affiliated Funds as well as accounts in the MFC Global Share Ownership Plan.

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Accounts over which you have no direct or indirect influence or control are exempt. To prevent potential violations of the Code, you are strongly encouraged to request clarification for any accounts that are in question.

These personal trading requirements do not apply to the following securities:

● Direct obligations of the U.S. government (e.g., treasury securities) and indirect obligations of the U.S. government having less than one year to maturity;
 

● Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and high quality short-term debt obligations, including repurchase agreements;
 

● Shares issued by money market funds and all other open-end mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act that are not advised or subadvised by a John Hancock Adviser or another Manulife entity⁵;
 

● Commodities and options and futures on commodities;
 

● Swaps on commodities; and
 

● Securities in accounts over which you have no direct or indirect influence or control. For discretionary accounts this is defined as:
  

1)	Not being able to suggest that the trustee or third-party discretionary manager make any particular purchases or sales of securities;
2)	Not being able to direct the trustee or third-party discretionary manager to make any particular purchases or sales of securities; and
3)	You did not consult with the trustee or third-party discretionary manager as to the particular allocation of investments to be made in your account.

Except as noted above, the Personal Trading Requirements apply to all securities, including:

● Stocks; including MFC Shares held in your Global Share Ownership Plan
 

● Bonds;
 

● Government securities that are not direct obligations of the U.S. government, such as Fannie Mae, or municipal securities, in each case that mature in more than one year;
 

● John Hancock Affiliated Funds;⁵
 

● Closed-end funds;
 

● Options on securities, on indexes, and on currencies;
 

● Swaps on securities, on indexes, and on currencies;
 

● Limited partnerships;
 

● Exchange traded funds and notes;
 

● Domestic unit investment trusts;
 

● Non-US unit investment trusts and Non-US mutual funds;
 

● Private investment funds and hedge funds; and

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● Futures, investment contracts or any other instrument that is considered a “security” under the Securities Act of 1933.

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⁵ Different requirements apply to shares of John Hancock Affiliated Funds. See the section titled “Reporting Requirement and Holding Period for positions in John Hancock Affiliated Funds” on page 7 of this Code. A list of Affiliated Funds can be found within the document section of your employee work center on the Personal Trade Control Center System (PTCC)

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Preferred Brokerage Account Requirements:

This rule applies to new access persons commencing employment after January 1, 2008, plus any new brokerage accounts established by existing access persons.

While employed by John Hancock, you must maintain your accounts at one of the preferred brokers approved by John Hancock. Please find the list of preferred brokers in Appendix B.

Exceptions: With approval from Code of Ethics Administration, you can maintain a brokerage account at a broker-dealer other than the ones listed above if any of the following applies:

● it contains only securities that can't be transferred;
 

● it exists solely for products or services that one of the above broker/dealers cannot provide;
 

● it exists solely because your spouse's or significant other’s employer also prohibits external covered accounts;
 

● it is managed by a third-party registered investment adviser;
 

● it is restricted to trading interests in non-Hancock 529 College Savings Plans;
 

● it is associated with an ESOP (employee stock option plan) or an ESPP (employee stock purchase plan) in which a related covered person is the participant;
 

● it is required by a direct purchase plan, a dividend reinvestment plan, or an automatic investment plan with a public company in which regularly scheduled investments are made or planned;
 

● it is required by a trust agreement;
  

● it is associated with an estate of which you are the executor, but not a beneficiary, and your involvement with the account is temporary; or
 

● transferring the account would be inconsistent with other applicable rules.

What do I need to do to comply?

Upon designation as an Access Person, you have 45 calendar days to (i) qualify any non-compliant account as an exempt account or (ii) transfer all assets to a preferred broker and close the non-compliant account. You will need to contact Code of Ethics Administration to obtain an exemption request form to submit a request for permission to maintain a brokerage account with a broker/dealer not on John Hancock’s preferred broker list.

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4) Overview of Policies

	Access Level I Person	Access Level II Person	Access Level III Person
General principles	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reporting requirement and holding period for positions in John Hancock Affiliated Funds	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pre-clearance requirement	Yes	Yes	Limited
Pre-clearance requirement for initial public offerings (“IPOs”)	Prohibited	Yes	Yes
Pre-clearance requirement on private placements/ limited offerings	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ban on IPOs	Yes	No	No
Ban on short-term profits	Yes	Yes	No
Fund trade blackout period rule	Yes	Yes	No
Ban on speculative trading in MFC stock	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ban on ownership of publicly traded subadvisers and controlling parent	Yes	Yes	No
Reporting of gifts, donations, and inheritances	Yes	Yes	Yes
Duplicate confirms & statements	Yes	Yes	Yes
Initial & annual certification of the Code	Yes	Yes	Yes
Initial & annual holdings reporting	Yes	Yes	Yes
Quarterly personal transaction reporting	Yes	Yes	Yes
Disclosure of private placement conflicts	Yes	No	No
MFC Code of Business Conduct & Ethics	Yes	Yes	Yes
John Hancock Gift & Entertainment Policy for the Advisers	Yes	Yes	Yes
John Hancock Insider Trading Policy	Yes	Yes	Yes

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John Hancock Whistleblower Policy	Yes	Yes	Yes
Policy and Procedures Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings	Yes	Yes	Yes
Investment Professional Personal Security Ownership Disclosure	Yes	No	No

5) Policies in the Code of Ethics

John Hancock Affiliated Funds Reporting Requirement and Holding Period

Applies to:       All Access Levels

You must follow the reporting requirement and the holding period requirement specified below if you purchase either: 

● a “John Hancock Mutual Fund” (i.e., a 1940 Act mutual fund that is advised or sub-advised by a John Hancock Adviser or by another Manulife entity); or 
  

● a “John Hancock Variable Product” (i.e., contracts funded by insurance company separate accounts that use one or more portfolios of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust).

The reporting requirement and the holding period requirement for positions in John Hancock Affiliated Funds do not include John Hancock money market funds and any dividend reinvestment, payroll deduction, systematic investment/withdrawal and/or other program trades.

Reporting Requirement: You must report your holdings and your trades in a John Hancock Affiliated Fund held in an outside brokerage account. This is not a pre-clearance requirement—you can report your holdings after you trade by submitting duplicate confirmation statements to Code of Ethics Administration. You must also make sure that your holdings in a John Hancock Affiliated Fund are included in your Initial Holdings Report (upon hire or commencement of access designation).

If you purchase a John Hancock Variable Product, you must notify Code of Ethics Administration of your contract or policy number.

Code of Ethics Administration will rely on the operating groups of the John Hancock Affiliated Funds for administration of trading activity, holdings and monitoring of market timing policies;. i.e. John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. and the contract administrators supporting the John Hancock variable products, for the retail mutual funds and registered insurance products, respectively.

Holding Requirement: You cannot profit from the purchase and sale of a John Hancock Mutual Fund within 30 calendar days. The purpose of this policy is to address the risk, real or perceived, of manipulative market timing or other abusive practices involving short-term personal trading in the John Hancock Affiliated Funds. Any profits realized on short-term trades must be surrendered by check payable to John Hancock Advisers, LLC, which will be contributed to a charity of its choice. You may request an exemption from this policy for involuntary sales due to unforeseen corporate

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activity (such as a merger), or for sales due to hardship reasons (such as unexpected medical expenses) by sending an e-mail to the Chief Compliance Officer of your company.

A list of Affiliated Funds can be found within the document section of your employee work center on the Personal Trade Control Center System (PTCC)

Pre-clearance Requirement of Securities Transactions

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons, Access Level II Persons

Also, for a limited category of trades:

Access Level III Persons

Access Level I Persons and Access Level II Persons: If you are an Access Level I Person or Access Level II Person, you must “pre-clear” (i.e., receive advance approval of) any personal securities transactions in the categories described in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” on page 4 of the Code.

Due to this pre-clearance requirement, participation in investment clubs and special orders, such as “good until canceled orders” and “limit orders,” are prohibited.

Place day orders only, i.e., orders that automatically expire at the end of the trading session. Be sure to check the status of all orders at the end of the trading day and cancel any orders that have not been executed. If any Access Person leaves an order open and it is executed the next day (or later), the transaction will constitute a violation of the Code by the Access Person. The only exception to the prohibition on limit orders noted above would be a limit order that is also a day order.

Limited Category of Trades for Access Level III Persons: If you are an Access Level III Person, you must pre-clear transactions in securities of any closed-end funds and exchange traded funds advised by a John Hancock Adviser, as well as transactions in IPOs, private placements and limited offerings. An Access level III Person is not required to pre-clear other trades. However, please keep in mind that an Access level III Person is required to report covered securities transactions after every trade (even those that are not required to be pre-cleared) by requiring your broker to submit duplicate confirmation statements, as described in section 7: “Reports and Other Disclosures outside the Code of Ethics.”

Pre-clearance of IPOs, Private Placements and Limited Offerings Pre-clearance requests for these securities require some special considerations—the decision will take into account whether, for example: (1) the investment opportunity should be reserved for John Hancock clients; and (2) is it being offered to you because of your position with John Hancock. A separate procedure should be followed for requesting pre-clearance on these securities. See Appendix C.

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Pre-clearance of MFC securities:

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons, Access Level II Persons

All personal transactions in MFC securities including stock, company issued options, sell transactions in the MFC Global Share Ownership Plan, and any other securities such as debt must be pre-cleared.

Preclearance of Gifts and Donations of covered securities:

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons, Access Level II Persons

If you gift or donate shares of a reportable security it is considered a sale and you must receive preclearance approval. You must also ensure that the transaction is properly reported on your next quarterly transaction certification.

If denied, relief may be available with appeal to Code of Ethics Administration.

Pre-clearance Process:

You may pre-clear a trade through the Personal Trading Control Center (PTCC) System by following the steps outlined in the pre-clearance procedures, which are attached in Appendix C.

Please note that:

● You may not trade until clearance approval is received.
 

● Clearance approval is valid only for the date granted (i.e. the pre-clearance requested date and the trade date should be the same).
  

● A separate procedure should be followed for requesting pre-clearance of an IPO, a private placement, a limited offering as detailed in Appendix C.

Code of Ethics Administration must maintain a five-year record of all pre-clearances of private placement purchases by Access Level I Persons, and the reasons supporting the clearances.

The pre-clearance policy is designed to proactively identify potential “problem trades” that raise front-running, manipulative market timing or other conflict of interest concerns (example: when an Access Level II Person trades a security on the same day as a John Hancock Affiliated Fund).

Certain transactions in securities that would normally require pre-clearance are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement in the following situations: (1) shares are being purchased as part of an automatic investment plan; (2) shares are being purchased as part of a dividend reinvestment plan; or (3) transactions are being made in an account over which you have designated a third party as having sole discretion to trade (you must have approval from the Chief Compliance Officer to establish a discretionary account).

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Ban on Short-Term Profits

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons, Access Level II Persons

If you are an Access Level I Person or Access Level II Person, you cannot profit from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) of the same (or equivalent) securities within 60 calendar days. This applies to any personal securities trades in the categories described in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” on page 4 of the Code, except for personal security trades of John Hancock Affiliated Funds which you cannot profit from within 30 days.

You may invest in derivatives, excluding certain equity options on MFC securities or sell short provided the transaction period exceeds the 60-day holding period

Remember, if you donate or gift a security, it is considered a sale and is subject to this rule.

This restriction does not apply to trading within a sixty calendar day period if you do not realize a profit.

The purpose of this policy is to address the risk, real or perceived, of front-running, manipulative market timing or other abusive practices involving short-term personal trading. Any profits in excess of $100.00 realized on short-term trades must be surrendered by check payable to John Hancock Advisers, LLC, which will be contributed to a charity of its choice.

You may request an exemption from this policy for involuntary sales due to unforeseen corporate activity (such as a merger), or for sales due to hardship reasons (such as unexpected medical expenses) from Code of Ethics Administration. In addition, transactions in securities with the following characteristics will typically be granted an exemption from this provision.

Market Cap Securities Exception: Pre-clearance requests in a security with a market capitalization of $5 billion or more would in most cases not be subject to the Ban on Short Term Profits because management has determined that transactions in these types of companies do not typically present any conflict of interest to the John Hancock Affiliated Funds.

Ban on IPOs

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons

If you are an Access Level I Person, you may not acquire securities in an IPO. You may not purchase any newly-issued securities until the next business (trading) day after the offering date. This applies to any personal securities trades in the categories described above in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions.”

There are two main reasons for this prohibition: (1) these purchases may suggest that persons have taken inappropriate advantage of their positions for personal profit; and (2) these purchases may

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create at least the appearance that an investment opportunity that should have been available to the John Hancock Affiliated Funds was diverted to the personal benefit of an individual employee.

You may request an exemption for certain investments that do not create a potential conflict of interest, such as: (1) securities of a mutual bank or mutual insurance company received as compensation in a demutualization and other similar non-voluntary stock acquisitions; (2) fixed rights offerings; or (3) a family member’s participation as a form of employment compensation in their employer’s IPO.

Ban on Speculative Transactions in MFC

Applies to:       All Access Levels

All covered employees under this code are prohibited from engaging in speculative transactions involving securities of MFC, since these transactions might be seen as evidencing a lack of confidence in, and commitment to, the future of MFC or as reducing the incentive to maximize the performance of MFC and its stock price. Accordingly, all covered employees, as well as their family members, are prohibited from entering into any transaction involving MFC securities for their personal account which falls into the following categories:

1.	Short sales of MFC securities
2.	Buying put options or selling call options on MFC securities

Ban on ownership of securities of subadvisers

Applies to:       Access Level I and Access Level II Persons

As an Access Level I or Access Level II Person you are prohibited from purchasing securities of any subadviser of a John Hancock Affiliated Fund.

MFC securities are excluded from this prohibition for Access Level I & Access Level II Persons.

The current subadvisers that are prohibited are Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (PZN) and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW). 

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Ban on Restricted Securities

Applies to:       All Access Levels

No pre-clearance will be approved for securities appearing on the John Hancock Restricted List. Securities are placed on the Restricted List if:

■ John Hancock or a member of John Hancock has received material non-public inside information on a security or company; or 
 

■ In the judgment of the Legal Department, or Chief Compliance Officer circumstances warrant addition of a security to this list

The Restricted List is a confidential list of companies that is maintained for those access persons subject to this Code after taking into consideration the applicability of other restricted lists among the affiliated advisers.

Excessive Trading

Applies to:       All Access Levels

While active personal trading may not in and of itself raise issues under applicable laws and regulations, we believe that a very high volume of personal trading can be time consuming and can increase the possibility of actual or apparent conflicts with portfolio transactions. Accordingly, an unusually high level of personal trading activity is strongly discouraged and may be monitored by Code of Ethics Administration to the extent appropriate for the category of person, and a pattern of excessive trading may lead to the taking of appropriate action under the Code.

An Access Person effecting more than 45 trades in a quarter, or redeeming shares of a John Hancock Affiliated Fund within 30 days of purchase, should expect additional scrutiny of his or her trades and he or she may be subject to limitations on the number of trades allowed during a given period.

Disclosure of Private Placement Conflicts

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons

If you are an Access Level I Person and you own securities purchased in a private placement, you must disclose that holding when you participate in a decision to purchase or sell that same issuer’s securities for a John Hancock Affiliated Fund. This applies to any private placement holdings in the categories described above in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” on page 4 of the Code. Private placements are securities exempt from SEC registration under section 4(2), section 4(6) and/or rules 504 –506 under the Securities Act.

The investment decision must be subject to an independent review by investment personnel with no personal interest in the issuer.

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The purpose of this policy is to provide appropriate scrutiny in situations in which there is a potential conflict of interest.

Seven Day Blackout Period

Applies to:       Access Level I Persons

An Access Level I Person is prohibited from buying or selling a security within seven calendar days before and after that security is traded for a fund that the Person manages unless no conflict of interest exists in relation to that security as determined by Code of Ethics Administration. If a conflict exists, Code of Ethics will report conflict to Ethics Oversight Committee for review.

In addition, Access Level I Persons are prohibited from knowingly buying or selling a security within seven calendar days before and after that security is traded for a John Hancock Affiliated Fund unless no conflict of interest exists in relation to that security. This applies to any personal securities trades in the categories described above in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” on page 4 of the Code. If a John Hancock Affiliated Fund trades in a security within seven calendar days before or after an Access Level I Person trades in that security, the Person may be required to demonstrate that he or she did not know that the trade was being considered for that John Hancock Affiliated Fund.

You will be required to sell any security purchased in violation of this policy unless it is determined that no conflict of interest exists in relation to that security (as determined by Code of Ethics Administration Any profits realized on trades determined by Code of Ethics Administration to be in violation of this policy must be surrendered by check payable to John Hancock Advisers, LLC, which will be contributed to a charity of its choice.

Three Day Blackout Period

Applies to:       Access Level II Persons

An Access Level II Person is prohibited from knowingly buying or selling a security within three calendar days before and after that security is traded for a John Hancock Affiliated Fund unless no conflict of interest exists in relation to that security as determined by Code of Ethics Administration which essentially requires the access person to demonstrate that they were not aware of the trade being considered for the John Hancock Affiliated Fund.

If a conflict exists, Code of Ethics will report the conflict to the CCO or his or her designee. The CCO will then determine if the matter should be brought to the attention of the Ethics Oversight Committee for review.

This applies to any personal securities trades in the categories described above in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” on page 4 of the Code.

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You will be required to sell any security purchased in violation of this policy unless it is determined that no conflict of interest exists in relation to that security as determined Code of Ethics Administration. Any profits realized on trades determined to be in violation of this policy must be surrendered by check payable to John Hancock Advisers, LLC, which will be contributed to a charity of its choice.

Restriction on Securities under Active Consideration

Applies to:       Access Level I & Access Level II Persons

Access Level I Persons and Access Level II Persons are prohibited from buying or selling a security if the security is being actively traded by a John Hancock Affiliated Fund.

Exceptions:

The Personal Trading and Reporting System will utilize the following exception criteria when determining approval or denial of pre-clearances requests:

De Minimis Trading Rule: Pre-clearance requests for 500 shares or less of a particular security with a market value of $25,000.00 or less, aggregated daily, would, in most cases, not be subject to the blackout period restrictions and the restriction on actively traded securities because management has determined that transactions of this size do not typically present any conflict of interest as long as the requestor is not associated with the conflicting fund or account.

Market Cap Securities Exception: Pre-clearance requests in a security with a market capitalization of $5 billion or more would in most cases except where another conflict occurs such as frontrunning violation, not be subject to the blackout period restrictions and the restriction on actively traded securities because management has determined that transactions in these types of companies do not typically present any conflict of interest as long as the requestor is not associated with the conflicting fund or account.

Trading in Exchange Traded Funds/Notes and Options on covered securities

Exchange Traded Funds, Exchange Traded Notes and Options on covered securities are required to receive pre-clearance approval prior to trading. However if the Exchange Traded Fund/Note or Option has an average market capitalization of $5 billion or more; or is based on a non-covered security; or is based on one of the following broad based indices it will be treated as a market cap exception security, in each case provided it is not a John Hancock Affiliated Fund.

● the S&P 100, S&P Midcap 400, S&P 500, FTSE 100, and Nikkei 225;
  

● Direct obligations of the U.S. Government (e.g., treasury securities)
  

● Indirect obligations of the U.S. Government with a maturity of less than 1 year (GNMA)
  

● Commodities;
  

● Foreign currency

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6) Policies Outside of the Code of Ethics

The John Hancock Affiliated Funds have certain policies that are not part of the Code, but are equally important:

MFC Code of Business Conduct & Ethics

Applies to:       All Covered Employees

The MFC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “MFC Code”) provides standards for ethical behavior when representing the Company and when dealing with employees, field representatives, customers, investors, external suppliers, competitors, government authorities and the public.

The MFC Code applies to directors, officers and employees of MFC, its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates. Sales representatives and third party business associates are also expected to abide by all applicable provisions of the MFC Code and adhere to the principles and values set out in the MFC Code when representing Manulife to the public or performing services for, or on behalf of, Manulife.

Other important issues in the MFC Code include:

■ MFC values – P.R.I.D.E.;  
 

■ Ethics in workplace; 
 

■ Ethics in business relationships; 
    

■ Misuse of inside information; 
        

■ Receiving or giving of gifts, entertainment or favors; 
 

■ Misuse or misrepresentation of your corporate position;  
 

■ Disclosure of confidential or proprietary information; 
    

■ Disclosure of outside business activities;  
  

■ Antitrust activities; and  
 

■ Political campaign contributions and expenditures relating to public officials. 

John Hancock Gift & Entertainment Policy

Applies to:       All Covered Employees

You are subject to the Gift and Entertainment Policy for the John Hancock Advisers which is designed to prevent the appearance of an impropriety, potential conflict of interest or improper payment.

The Gift & Entertainment Policy covers many issues relating to giving and accepting of gifts and entertainment when dealing with business partners, such as:

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■ Gift & Business Entertainment Limits 
 

■ Restrictions on Gifts & Entertainment 
 

■ Reporting of Gifts & Entertainment

John Hancock Insider Trading Policy

Applies to:       All Covered Employees

The antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws generally prohibit persons with material non-public information from trading on or communicating the information to others. Sanctions for violations can include civil injunctions, permanent bars from the securities industry, civil penalties up to three times the profits made or losses avoided, criminal fines and jail sentences. While Access Level I Persons are most likely to come in contact with material non-public information, the rules (and sanctions) in this area apply to all persons covered under this code and extend to activities both related and unrelated to your job duties.

The John Hancock Insider Trading Policy (the “Insider Trading Policy”) covers a number of important issues, such as:

● Possession of material non-public information
 

● The misuse of material non-public information
 

● Restricting access to material nonpublic information

John Hancock Whistleblower Policy

Applies to:       All Covered Employees

The Committees of the mutual funds’ Board of Trustees investigate improprieties or suspected improprieties in the operations of the Funds and has established procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC. (collectively the “Advisers”) or any other provider of services to the Funds or Advisers of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or violations of the securities laws.

The objective of this policy is to provide a mechanism by which complaints and concerns regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or violations of securities law may be raised and addressed without the fear or threat of retaliation. The funds desire and expect that the employees and officers of the Advisers, or any other service provider to the funds will report any complaints or concerns they may have regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.

Persons may submit complaints or concerns to the attention of funds’ Chief Compliance Officer by sending a letter or other writing to the funds’ principal executive offices, by telephone call to or an email to the Ethics Hotline, Ethics Hotline can be reached at 1-866-294-9534, or through the Ethicspoint website at www.manulifeethics.com. The Ethics Hotline and Ethicspoint website are operated by an independent third party, which maintains the anonymity of all complaints.

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Complaints and concerns may be made anonymously to the funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. In addition any complaints or concerns may also be communicated anonymously, directly to the respective Committee’s Chairperson. Furthermore, nothing in this policy prohibits reporting possible violations of applicable law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law or regulation.

Policy and Procedures Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

Applies to:       All Covered Employees

It is our policy not to disclose nonpublic information regarding Fund portfolio holdings except in the limited circumstances noted in this Policy. You can only provide nonpublic information regarding portfolio holdings to any person, including affiliated persons, on a “need to know” basis (i.e., the person receiving the information must have a legitimate business purpose for obtaining the information prior to it being publicly available and you must have a legitimate business purpose for disclosing the information in this manner). We consider nonpublic information regarding Fund portfolio holdings to be confidential and the intent of the policy and procedures is to guard against selective disclosure of such information in a manner that would not be in the best interest of Fund shareholders.

A listing of other corporate and divisional policies with which you should be familiar is listed in Appendix D.

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7) Reports and Other Disclosures outside the Code of Ethics

Broker Letter/Duplicate Confirm Statements

Applies to:       All Access Levels

In accordance with Rule 17j-1(d) (2) under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1(b) under the Advisers Act, you are required to report to Code of Ethics Administration each transaction in any reportable security. This applies to any personal securities trades in the categories described above in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” on page 3 of the Code, as well as trades in John Hancock Affiliated Funds.

To comply with these rules noted above you are required by this Code and by the Insider Trading Policy to inform your broker-dealer that you are employed by a financial institution. Your broker- dealer is subject to certain rules designed to prevent favoritism toward your accounts. You may not accept negotiated commission rates that you believe may be more favorable than the broker grants to accounts with similar characteristics.

When a brokerage account in which you have a beneficial interest is opened you must do the following before any trades are made:

● Notify the broker-dealer with which you are opening an account that you are an employee of John Hancock;
 

● Notify the broker-dealer if you are registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the successor to the National Association of Securities Dealers) or are employed by John Hancock Funds, LLC or John Hancock Distributors, LLC
 

● Notify Code of Ethics Administration, in writing, to disclose the new brokerage account before you place any trades,

Code of Ethics Administration will notify the broker-dealer to have duplicate confirmations of any trade, as well as statements or other information concerning the account, sent to John Hancock Financial Services Attention: General Funds Compliance, 197 Clarendon Street, C-03-13, Boston, MA 02116

Code of Ethics Administration may rely on information submitted by your broker as part of your reporting requirements under the Code.

Investment Professional Disclosure of Personal Securities Conflicts

Applies to:       Access Level I

As an investment professional, you must promptly disclose your direct or indirect beneficial interest in a security that is under consideration for purchase or sale in a John Hancock Affiliated Fund or account. See Appendix E.

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8) Reporting Requirements and Other Disclosures inside the Code of Ethics

Initial/Annual Brokerage Holdings Report

Applies to:       All Access Levels

In accordance with Rule 17j-1(d) under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1(b) under the Advisers Act; you must file an initial holdings report within 10 calendar days after becoming an Access Person. The information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to your becoming an Access Person.

In addition, on an annual basis you must also certify to an annual holdings report within 45 calendar days after the required certification date determined by Code of Ethics Administration. The information in the report must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the report is submitted. This applies to any personal securities holdings in the categories described in section 3: “Which Accounts and Securities are Subject to the Code’s Personal Trading Restrictions” found on page 3 of the Code. It also includes holdings in John Hancock Affiliated Funds, including holdings in the John Hancock 401(k) plan.

You will receive an annual holdings certification request from Code of Ethics Administration. Your annual holdings certification requirement will ask you to log into the Personal Trading Control Center (PTCC), https://hancock.complysci.com to certify that the system has accurately captured all your reportable security holdings as of the certification date.

Holdings in John Hancock Affiliated Funds & Variable Products must be reported, regardless of where they are held.

Holdings in your Global Share Ownership program of Manulife Financial Corporation, Inc. (MFC) stock must be reported.

Even if you have no holdings to report you will be asked to complete this requirement.

Quarterly Brokerage Account & Transaction Certification

Applies to:       All Access Levels

In accordance with Rule 17j-1(d) under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1(b) under the Advisers Act, on a quarterly basis, all access persons are required to certify to a listing of brokerage accounts and all transactions in these brokerage accounts, as well as transactions in John Hancock Affiliated Funds, have been effected in accordance with the Code. Within 30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, you will be asked to log into the Personal Trading Control Center (PTCC) System to certify that the system has accurately captured all brokerage accounts and the covered security transactions in these accounts for the preceding calendar quarter.

All transactions in John Hancock Affiliated Funds and Variable Products must be reported.

Only voluntary transactions, such as fund exchanges, need to be reported for transactions in your John Hancock 401(k) Savings account.

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Global Share Ownership Plan:

Only sell transactions of MFC stock in your Global Share Ownership plan need to be reported.

Even if you have no accounts or transactions to report you will be asked to complete the certification.

For each contract or account you must certify that the following information is captured accurately:

● Account number
 

● Account registration
 

● Brokerage Firm

For each transaction required to be reported you must certify the following information was captured accurately:

● the date of the transaction, the title, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, number of shares, and principal amount of each reportable security involved;
 

● the nature of the transaction (i.e. purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
 

● the price at which the transaction was effected;
 

● the name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and

Annual Certification of Code of Ethics

Applies to:       All Access Levels

At least annually (or additionally when the Code has been materially changed), you must provide a certification at a date designated by Code of Ethics Administration that you:

(1) have read and understood the Code;

(2) recognize that you are subject to its policies; and

(3) have complied with its requirements.

You are required to make this certification to demonstrate that you understand the importance of these policies and your responsibilities under the Code.

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Reporting of Gifts, Donations, and Inheritances

Applies to:       All Access Levels

● For Access Level III Persons: If you gift or donate shares of a reportable security it is considered a sale and you must notify Code of Ethics Administration of the gift or donation on the date given. You must also make sure the transaction is properly reported on your next quarterly transaction certification.
 

● If you receive a gift or inherit a reportable security you must report the new holding to Code of Ethics Administration within 30 days of receipt and you must ensure the holding is properly reported on your next annual holdings certification.

9) Subadviser Compliance

A subadviser to a John Hancock Affiliated Fund has a number of code of ethics responsibilities:

● The sub-adviser must have adopted their own code of ethics in accordance with Rule 204A-1(b) under the Advisers Act which has been approved by the Board of Trustees
 

● On a quarterly basis, each sub-adviser certifies compliance with their code of ethics or reports material violations if such have occurred; and
 

● Each sub-advisor must report quarterly to the Chief Compliance Officer, any material changes to its code of ethics

Adoption and Approval

The Board of a John Hancock Affiliated Fund, including a majority of the Fund’s Independent Board Members, must approve the code of ethics of the Fund’s adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter (if an affiliate of the underwriter serves as a Board member or officer of the Fund or the adviser) before initially retaining its services.

Any material change to a code of ethics of a subadviser to a fund must be approved by the Board of the John Hancock Affiliated Fund, including a majority of the Fund’s Independent Board Members, no later than six months after adoption of the material change.

The Board may only approve the code if they determine that the code:

● contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent the subadviser’s Access Persons (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from engaging in any conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1 and 204A-1;
 

● requires the subadviser’s Access Persons to make reports to at least the extent required in Rule 17j-1(d) and Rule 204A-1(b);

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● requires the subadviser to institute appropriate procedures for review of these reports by management or compliance personnel (as contemplated by Rule 17j-1(d)(3) and Rule 204 A-1(a)(3);
 

● provides for notification of the subadviser’s Access Persons in accordance with Rule 17j-1(d)(4) and Rule 204A-1(a)(5);
 

● requires the subadviser’s Access Persons who are Investment Personnel to obtain the pre-clearances required by Rule 17j-1(e); and
 

● requires the subadviser’s Access Persons to obtain the pre-clearances required by Rule 204A- 1(c)

The Chief Compliance Officer of the John Hancock Affiliated Funds oversees each of the fund’s sub-adviser’s to ensure compliance with each of the provisions included in this section.

Subadviser Reporting & Recordkeeping Requirements

Each subadviser completes an annual Code of Ethics questionnaire and certification as to their compliance under Rule 17j-1 and summary of any violation to the relevant John Hancock Adviser, whom present summaries to the Board of Trustees during their June meeting.

10) Reporting to the Board

No less frequently than annually, the Office of the CCO will furnish to the Board of Trustees a written report that:

● describes issues that arose during the previous year under the code of ethics or the related procedures, including, but not limited to, information about material code or procedure violations, as well as any sanctions imposed in response to the material violations, and
 

● certifies that each entity, including the subadvisers have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent its Access Persons from violating its code of ethics.
 

● Any material changes to the Code are presented to the Trustees within six month for their approval.

11) Reporting Violations

If you know of any violation of the Code, you have a responsibility to promptly report it to the Chief Compliance Officer of your company. You should also report any deviations from the controls and procedures that safeguard John Hancock and the assets of our clients.

Since we cannot anticipate every situation that will arise, it is important that we have a way to approach questions and concerns. Always ask first, act later. If you are unsure of what to do in any situation, seek guidance before you act.

Speak to your manager, a member of the Human Resources Department or Law Department or your divisional compliance officer if you have:

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- a doubt about a particular situation;
- a question or concern about a business practice; or
- a question about potential conflicts of interest

You may report suspected or potential illegal or unethical behavior without fear of retaliation. John Hancock does not permit retaliation of any kind for good faith reports of illegal or unethical behavior.

Concerns about potential or suspected illegal or unethical behavior should be referred to a member of the Human Resources or Law Department.

Unethical, unprofessional, illegal, fraudulent or other questionable behavior may also be reported by calling a confidential toll free Ethics Hotline or at www.ManulifeEthics.com.

Ethics Hotline can be reached at 1-866-294-9534.

12) Interpretation and Enforcement

The Code cannot anticipate every situation in which personal interests may be in conflict with the interests of our clients and fund investors. You should be responsive to the spirit and intent of the Code as well as its specific provisions.

When any doubt exists regarding any Code provision or whether a conflict of interest with clients or fund investors might exist, you should discuss the situation in advance with the Chief Compliance Officer of your company. The Code is designed to detect and prevent fraud against clients and fund investors, and to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

The Chief Compliance Officer has general administrative responsibility for the Code as it applies to the covered employees; an appropriate member of Code of Ethics Administration will administer procedures to review personal trading activity. Code of Ethics Administration also regularly reviews the forms and reports it receives. If these reviews uncover information that is incomplete, questionable, or potentially in violation of the rules in this document, Code of Ethics Administration will investigate the matter and may contact you.

The Board of the John Hancock Affiliated Funds approve material amendments to the Code and authorize sanctions imposed on Access Persons of the Funds. Accordingly, Code of Ethics Administration will refer violations to the CCO of the Trust/Adviser for further review and action, including determination if the matter should be presented to the Ethics Oversight Committee and/or the Board of Trustees for recommended action based on the John Hancock Advisers Schedule of Fines and Sanctions. See Appendix F.

The following factors will be considered when determining a fine or other disciplinary action:

● the person's position and function (senior personnel may be held to a higher standard);
 

● the amount of the trade;
 

● whether the John Hancock Affiliated Funds hold the security and were trading the same day;
 

● whether the violation was by a family member;

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● whether the person has had a prior violation and which policy was involved; and
 

● whether the employee self-reported the violation.

John Hancock takes all rule violations seriously and, at least once a year, provides the Board of the John Hancock Affiliated Funds with a summary of all material violations and sanctions, significant conflicts of interest and other related issues for their review. Sanctions for violations could include (but are not limited to) fines, limitations on personal trading activity, suspension or termination of the violator's position with John Hancock and/or a report to the appropriate regulatory authority.

You should be aware that other securities laws and regulations not addressed by the Code may also apply to you, depending on your role at John Hancock.

The CCO of the Adviser/Trust and the Ethics Oversight Committee retain the discretion to interpret the Code’s provisions and to decide how they apply to any given situation.

13) Exemptions & Appeals

Exemptions to the Code may be granted by the Chief Compliance Officer where supported by applicable facts and circumstances. If you believe that you have a situation that warrants an exemption to the any of the rules and restrictions of this Code you need to complete a “Code of Ethics Exemption Request Form” to request approval from the Chief Compliance Officer.

Exemption requests which pose a conflict of interest for the Chief Compliance Officer will be escalated to the Ethics Oversight Committee for review and consideration.

Sole discretion Exemption: A transaction does not need to be pre-cleared if it takes place in an account that the CCO of the Adviser/Trust has approved in writing as exempt from the pre-clearance requirement. In the sole discretion of Code of Ethics Administration and the Chief Compliance Officer, accounts that will be considered for exclusion from the pre-clearance requirement are only those for which an employee’s securities broker, Trustee or investment advisor has complete discretion whereby the access person has no direct or indirect influence or control over the account, including:

1)	Not being able to suggest that the trustee or third-party discretionary manager make any particular purchases or sales of securities;
2)	Not being able to direct the trustee or third-party discretionary manager to make any particular purchases or sales of securities; and
3)	You did not consult with the trustee or third-party discretionary manager as to the particular allocation of investments to be made in your account.

Employees wishing to seek such an exemption must complete a “Pre-Clearance Waiver Form for Sole Discretion Accounts” and satisfy all requirements.

These forms can be obtained by contacting Code of Ethics Administration.

You will be notified of the outcome of your request by the Code of Ethics Administrator and/or the Chief Compliance Officer.

Appeals: If you believe that your request has been incorrectly denied or that an action is not

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warranted, you may appeal the decision. To make an appeal, you need to give the CCO of the Adviser/Trust a written explanation of your reasons for appeal within 30 days of the date that you were informed of the decision. Be sure to include any extenuating circumstances or other factors not previously considered. During the review process, you may, at your own expense, engage an attorney to represent you. Code of Ethics Administration may arrange for Ethics Oversight Committee or other parties to be part of the review process.

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14) Education of Employees

This Code constitutes the code of ethics required by Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and by Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Code of Ethics Administration will provide a paper copy or electronic version of the Code (and any amendments) to each person subject to the Code. Code of Ethics Administration will also administer training to employees on the principles and procedures of the Code and other related policies.

15) Recordkeeping

Code of Ethics Administration will maintain:

● a copy of the current Code for John Hancock and a copy of each code of ethics in effect at any time within the past five years.
 

● a record of any violation of the Code, and of any action taken as a result of the violation, for six years.
 

● a copy of each report made by an Access Person under the Code, for six years (the first two years in a readily accessible place).
 

● a record of all persons, currently or within the past five years, who are or were, required to make reports under the Code. This record will also indicate who was responsible for reviewing these reports.
 

● a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by an Access Level I Persons of IPOs or private placement securities, for six years.
 

● a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by an Access Person of the John Hancock Advisers IPOs or private placement securities, for six years.

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Appendix A — Access Person Categories

	You have been notified about which of these categories applies to you, based on Code of Ethics Administration’s understanding of your current role. If you have a level of investment access beyond that category, or if you are promoted or change duties and as a result should more appropriately be included in a different category, it is your responsibility to immediately notify the Chief Compliance Officer of your company.
1)	Access Level I - Investment Access Person: An associate, officer or non-independent board member of a John Hancock Adviser who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the John Hancock Affiliated Funds. (Examples: Portfolio managers; analysts; and traders)
2)	Access Level II - Regular Access Person: An associate, senior officer (vice president and higher) or non- independent board member of John Hancock Funds; a John Hancock Adviser; John Hancock Funds, LLC; John Hancock Distributors, LLC; each open-end and closed-end fund advised by a John Hancock Adviser or other John Hancock entity who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, has regular access to nonpublic information regarding any clients' purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any John Hancock Affiliated Fund; or who is involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or who has regular access to such recommendations that are nonpublic. (Examples: Office of the Chief Compliance Officer, Fund Administration, Investment Management Services, Administrative Personnel supporting Access Level I Persons, Technology Resources Personnel with access to investment systems, Private Client Group Personnel, and anyone else that Code of Ethics Administration deems to have regular access.)
3)	Access Level III – Periodic Access Person: An associate, officer (assistant vice president and higher) or non-independent board member of John Hancock Funds; a John Hancock Adviser; John Hancock Funds, LLC; John Hancock Distributors, LLC; each open-end and closed-end fund advised by a John Hancock Adviser or other John Hancock entity who, in connection with his/her regular functions or duties, has periodic access to nonpublic information regarding any clients' purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any John Hancock Affiliated Fund. Examples: (Legal staff, Marketing, Product Development, E-Commerce, Corporate Publishing, Administrative Personnel supporting Access Level II Persons, and anyone else that Code of Ethics Administration deems to have periodic access.)

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Appendix B — Preferred Brokers List

While employed by John Hancock, you must maintain your accounts at one of the preferred brokers approved by John Hancock. The following are the preferred brokers for you to maintain your covered accounts:

Ameriprise

Bank of Oklahoma

Bank of Texas

Barclays Wealth Management

Brave Warrior Advisors

Charles Schwab

Chase Investment Services

Citigroup

Constellation Wealth Management

Credit Suisse

DB Alex Brown

Edward Jones

E*Trade

Fidelity

First Republic

Goldman Sachs Wealth Management

HSBC Private Bank

Interactive Brokers

JB Were

JP Morgan Private Bank

JP Morgan Securities

Lincoln Financial

Merrill Lynch & Bank of America

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Northern Trust

Northern Trust Institutional

Oppenheimer & Co.

OptionsXpress

Pershing Advisor Solutions

Piper Jaffray

Raymond James

Revolution Capital

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Sanders Morris Harris

Scottrade

Stifel

TD Ameritrade

T. Rowe Price

Thompson Davis & Co.

UBS

US Trust

Vanguard

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Appendix C — Pre-clearance Procedures

Submitting a Standard Trade Preclearance Request:

Click on the blue arrowhead next to Preclearance and click > Trade Request.

You will be directed to the Request Preclearance for a Trade page.

Request Preclearance for a Trade: The fields on this page are as follows (you may or may not see all fields, depending on your firm’s PTCC setup):

Instructions This field contains your firm’s preclearance instructions. Read these instructions carefully before proceeding with your request.

Transaction Type Select “Buy” or “Sell” as appropriate. Depending on your firm’s PTCC setup, “Sell Short” and “Cover Short” transaction types may also be available.

Quantity Type the quantity that you are requesting into the box provided. For options, enter the number of shares, not the number of contracts. For bonds, enter the dollar face value (e.g., 35 bonds for $1000 should be entered as 35,000).

Security You must select the security from the security master by using the lookup function (click > lookup). The lookup function allows you to search by Symbol (ticker), security identifier, company name, description, and or security type. When you locate the correct security in the lookup screen, click on the ticker to populate the Security field on the form.

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Special Request Check this box if your request is a “Special Request” as defined by your firm in the Instructions. Otherwise, leave the box unchecked.

Additional Info Enter any additional information required by your firm into the box provided. Please see the Instructions to determine what information (if any) is required.

When you have completed the applicable fields, click > Submit Request at the bottom of the screen. You will be directed to a confirmation page, where you may proceed with the request by clicking > Confirm Request.

You will be directed to the Trade Preclearance Request Details page.

Trade Preclearance Request Details

This page displays a summary of your request, along with the Request Status. The Request Status gives you the firm’s decision regarding permission to carry out the requested trade; it will be Allowed (highlighted in green), Pending (highlighted in yellow), or Denied (highlighted in pink). If the request status is Pending, then your compliance department will receive a notification that there is a request requiring their review. When they make a decision (Allow or Deny), you will be notified via email that your preclearance request has been updated; you may log on to PTCC to view the details.

Shortcuts to the Trade Preclearance Request Page
A link is available on the Security Details page that will allow you to move directly to a preclearance form where the Security field is pre-populated. You may reach this page by locating a security via the Security Lookup – Advanced Search feature or by clicking on the magnifying glass icon next to a ticker displayed in PTCC.

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Security Details Page
On the Security Details page, click > Request Trade preclearance for this Security. You will be directed to the Request Preclearance for a Trade page, where the security will already be populated in the Security field. A similar feature is available on the Transactions page. If you already hold a security, then you can drill down to the Transactions page for that holding to access this feature.

Request Trade Preclearance Link on Transactions Page

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Click > Request Trade preclearance for this Security (near the bottom of the page). You will be directed to the Request Preclearance for a Trade page, where the security will already be populated in the Security field.

Submitting IPO / Private Placement Preclearance:
Click on the blue arrowhead next to Preclearance and click > IPO / Private Placement Request. You will be directed to the Request IPO / Private Placement / Other Preclearance page

Request IPO / Private Placement / Other Preclearance Screen

This page consists of a list of questions required by the firm to determine pre-clearance. First, read the Instructions provided in the box at the top of the screen – these are instructions for how to complete the questions.

After reading the instructions, respond to the questions listed by using the Respond function.

If the following message is displayed below a question, then you must respond to the question before you will be able to submit the request: A response is required for this question.

When you have finished answering all of the relevant questions, click > Submit Request.

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You will be directed to a confirmation page, where you may proceed with the request by clicking > Confirm Request.
You will be directed to the IPO / Private Placement / Other Preclearance Request Details page.

IPO / Private Placement / Other Preclearance Request Details

This page displays a summary of your request, along with the Request Status. The Request Status gives you the firm’s decision regarding permission to carry out the requested transaction; it will be Allowed (highlighted in green), Denied (highlighted in pink), or, most likely, Pending (highlighted in yellow).

If the request status is Pending, then your compliance department will receive a notification that there is a request requiring their review. When they make a decision (Allow or Deny), you will be notified via email that your preclearance request has been updated; you may log on to PTCC to view the details.

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Appendix D — Other Important Policies outside the Code

1)	Policy Regarding Dissemination of Mutual Fund Portfolio Information
2)	Manulife Financial Corporation Anti-Fraud Policy
3)	John Hancock Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF) Program
4)	Conflict of Interest Rules for Directors and Officers
5)	John Hancock Non-Cash Compensation Policy

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Appendix E — Investment Professional Disclosure of Personal Securities Conflicts

As an investment professional, Access Level I Persons, you must promptly disclose your direct or indirect beneficial interest in a security that is under consideration for purchase or sale in a John Hancock Affiliated Fund or account. You are required to follow the following guidelines.

If you or a member of your family own:

a 5% or greater interest in a company, John Hancock Affiliated Funds and its affiliates may not make any investment in that company;

a 1% or greater interest in a company, you cannot participate in any decision by John Hancock Funds and its affiliates to buy or sell that company’s securities;

ANY other interest in a company, you cannot recommend or participate in a decision by John Hancock Affiliated Funds, and its affiliates to buy or sell that company’s securities unless your personal interest is fully disclosed at all stages of the investment decision.

In such instances, you must initially disclose that beneficial interest orally to the primary portfolio manager (or other appropriate analyst) of the Affiliated Fund or account or the appropriate Chief Investment Officer. Following the oral disclosure, you must send a written acknowledgement to the primary portfolio manager with a copy to the Code of Ethics Administration Department.

For the purposes of this requirement investment professionals are defined as analysts and portfolio managers.

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Appendix F — John Hancock Advisers Schedule of Fines and Sanctions

	Policy	Violation		Liquidate	Profit	Restrict
Code Violation	Memo	Notice	Fine	Position	Surrender 4	Trading	Termination	Comments
1st Procedural Pre-clearance Violation 1	X							Subsequent violations may result in fines**
1st Failure to Pre-clear (would have been approved)	X					**		Subsequent violations may result in fines**
1st Failure to Pre-clear (would have been denied)	X			X	X	**		Subsequent violations may result in fines**
Trading after Pre-clearance Denial		X	X	X	X	**		2 First Violation = $250/$1000 - Subsequent Violations set by Ethics Oversight Committee at least = $500/$2000
2nd Procedural Pre-clearance Violation 1		X						2 First Violation = $250/$1000 - Subsequent Violations set by Ethics Oversight Committee at least = $500/$2000
2nd Failure to Pre-clear (would have been approved)		X				**		Subsequent violations may result in fines**
2nd Failure to Pre-clear (would have been denied)		X		X	X	**		Subsequent violations may result in fines**
3rd Failure to Preclear or Procedural Violation		X	X	X	X	**		2 First Violation = $250/$1000 - Subsequent Violations set by Ethics Oversight Committee at least = $500/$2000
Special Consideration Security w/out approval (would have been approved)3		X						Subsequent violations may result in fines**
Special Consideration Security w/out approval (would have been denied)3		X	X	X	X			2 First Violation = $250/$1000 - Subsequent Violations set by Ethics Oversight Committee at least = $500/$2000
1st Ban on Short Term Profits Rule Violation	X				X			Subsequent violations may result in fines**
2nd Ban on Short Term Profits Rule Violation		X	X		X	**		2 First Violation = $250/$1000 - Subsequent Violations set by Ethics Oversight Committee at least = $500/$2000
Violation of Blackout Period		X	X	X	X	**		2 First Violation = $250/$1000 - Subsequent Violations set by Ethics Oversight Committee at least = $500/$2000
Required Reporting Violation5	X							Subsequent violations may result in fines**
Certifying to incorrect data (i.e. holdings discrepancies)	X							Subsequent violations may result in fines**
Refusal to Acknowledge Code							X	Habitual violations of the requirements of the Code of Ethics
**At the discretion of the Ethics Oversight Committee
Please note: Any of the above violations may result in a meeting with Code of Ethics Administration at the discretion of the Chief Compliance Officer
1 Procedural Pre-clearance = incorrect amount of shares, incorrect trading symbol or cusip, incorrect trade direction or incorrect brokerage account
2 Tiered Fines: lesser amount is for Regular Access persons with a job grade below AVP and higher amount is for Investment Access Persons and anyone with a job grade of AVP or higher.
3 Special Consideration Securities are Initial Public Offerings, Private Placements, or Limited Offerings.
4 Disgorgement only if profit is greater than $100
5 Reporting Violations - Related to Initial, Quarterly and Annual Certifications and violations of timely disclosure of new accounts and acquisitions and dispositions of covered securities; i.e. gifts/donations and inheritances.

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Appendix G — Chief Compliance Officers and Code of Ethics Contacts

Entity	Chief Compliance Officer
John Hancock Advisers, LLC	Frank Knox – 617-663-2430
John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC	Frank Knox
Each open-end and closed-end fund advised by a John Hancock Adviser	Frank Knox
John Hancock Funds, LLC	Michael Mahoney - 617-663-3021
John Hancock Distributors, LLC	Michael Mahoney
Code of Ethics Contact	Phone number
Code of Ethics Hotline	617-572-9100 ext. 729100
Code of Ethics Administration	617-572-9100 ext. 729100

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EX-99.CERT

CERTIFICATION

I, Andrew Arnott, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	July 14, 2017	/s/ Andrew Arnott
		Andrew Arnott
		President

CERTIFICATION

I, Charles A. Rizzo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	July 14, 2017	/s/ Charles A. Rizzo
		Charles A. Rizzo
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.906 CERT

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the attached Report of John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund (the “registrant”) on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the registrant does hereby certify that, to the best of such officer's knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

/s/ Andrew Arnott

Andrew Arnott

President

Dated: July 14, 2017

/s/ Charles A. Rizzo

Charles A. Rizzo

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: July 14, 2017

A signed original of this written statement, required by Section 906, has been provided to the registrant and will be retained by the registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-99.(C)(1)

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS¹
NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

Overall Role and Responsibility

The Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of each of the Trusts shall (1) make determinations and recommendations to the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) regarding issues related to (a) the composition of the Board and (b) corporate governance matters applicable to the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of any of the Trusts, or of any Fund’s investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter and who are “independent” as defined in the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (the “Independent Trustees”) and (2) discharge such additional duties, responsibilities and functions as are delegated to it from time to time.

Membership

The Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Committee”) shall be composed of all of the Independent Trustees of the Board. One member of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board as Chair of the Committee. The chair shall be responsible for leadership of the Committee, including scheduling meetings or reviewing and approving the schedule for them, preparing agendas or reviewing and approving them before meetings, presiding over meetings of the Committee and making reports to the full Board, as appropriate.

Structure, Operations and Governance

Meetings and Actions by Written Consent. The Committee shall meet as often as required or as the Committee deems appropriate, with or without management present. Meetings may be called and notice given by the Committee chair or a majority of the members of the Committee. Members may attend meetings in person or by telephone. The Committee may act by written consent to the extent permitted by law and the Funds’ governing documents. The Committee shall report to the Board on any significant action it takes not later than the next following Board meeting.

Required Vote and Quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee participating in any meeting of the Committee at which a quorum is present is necessary for the adoption of any resolution. At least a majority of the Committee members present at the meeting in person or by telephone shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

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¹ “John Hancock Funds” includes each trust and series thereof listed in Appendix A, as may be amended from time to time (each individually, a “Trust,” and collectively, the “Trusts,” and each series thereof, a “Portfolio” or “Fund,” and collectively, the “Portfolios” or “Funds”).

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Delegation to Subcommittees. The Committee may delegate any portion of its authority to a subcommittee of one or more members.

Appropriate Resources and Authority. The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to retain special counsel and other advisers, experts or consultants, at the Funds’ expense, as it determines necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties and responsibilities. In addition, the Committee shall have direct access to such officers of and service providers to the Funds as it deems desirable.

Review of Charter. The Committee Charter shall be approved by at least a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Trust. The Committee shall review and assess the adequacy of this Charter periodically and, where necessary or as it deems desirable, will recommend changes to the Board for its approval. The Board may amend this Charter at any time in response to recommendations from the Committee or on its own motion.

Executive Sessions. The Committee may meet privately and may invite non-members to attend such meetings. The Committee may meet with representatives of the Investment Management Services department of the Funds’ advisers, internal legal counsel of the Funds’ advisers, members of the John Hancock Funds Risk & Investment Operations Committee (the “RIO Committee”) and with representatives of the Funds’ service providers, including the subadvisers, to discuss matters that relate to the areas for which the Committee has responsibility.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

The Committee shall have the following duties and powers, to be exercised at such times and in such manner as the Committee shall determine:

1.	Except where a Trust is legally required to nominate individuals recommended by another, to identify individuals qualified to serve as Independent Trustees of the Trusts, and to consider and recommend to the full Board nominations of individuals to serve as Trustees.
2.	To consider, as it deems necessary or appropriate, the criteria for persons to fill existing or newly created Trustee vacancies. The Committee shall use the criteria and principles set forth in Annex A to guide its Trustee selection process.
3.	To consider and recommend changes to the Board regarding the size, structure, and composition of the Board.
4.	To evaluate, from time to time, and determine changes to the retirement policies for the Independent Trustees, as appropriate.
5.	To periodically review the Board’s committee structure and, in collaboration with the Chairs of the various Committees, the charters of the Board’s committees, and recommend to the Board of Trustees changes to the committee structure and charters as it deems appropriate.

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6.	To retain and terminate any firm(s) to be used to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential Independent Board nominees, subject to the Board’s sole authority to approve the firm’s fees and other retention terms.
7.	To consider and determine the amount of compensation to be paid by the Trusts to the Independent Trustees, including the compensation of the Chair of the Board or any Vice-Chair of the Board and of Committee Chairs, and to address compensation-related matters. The Chair of the Board has been granted the authority to approve special compensation to Independent Trustees in recognition of any significant amount of additional time and service to the Trusts provided by them, subject to ratification of any such special compensation by the Committee at the next regular meeting of the Committee.
8.	To coordinate and administer an annual self-evaluation of the Board, which will include, at a minimum, a review of its effectiveness in overseeing the number of Funds in the Fund complex and the effectiveness of its committee structure.
9.	To review the Board Governance Procedures and recommend to the Board of Trustees changes to the Procedures as the Committee deems appropriate.
10.	To report its activities to the full Board and to make such recommendations with respect to the matters described above and other matters as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate.

Additional Responsibilities

The Committee will also perform other tasks assigned to it from time to time by the Chair of the Board or by the Board, and will report findings and recommendations to the Board, as appropriate.

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ANNEX A

The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering Trustee candidates, including (but not limited to) the criteria set forth below. The Committee may determine that a candidate who does not satisfy these criteria in one or more respects should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Committee finds that the criteria satisfied by the candidate and the candidate’s other qualifications demonstrate the appropriate level of fitness to serve.

General Criteria

1.	Nominees should have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards, and such other personal characteristics as a capacity for leadership and the ability to work well with others.
2.	Nominees should have business, professional, academic, financial, accounting or other experience and qualifications which demonstrate that they will make a valuable contribution as Trustees.
3.	Nominees should have a commitment to understand the Funds, and the responsibilities of a trustee/director of an investment company and to regularly attend and participate in meetings of the Board and its committees.
4.	Nominees should have the ability to understand the sometimes conflicting interests of the various constituencies of the Funds, including shareholders and the investment adviser, and to act in the interests of all shareholders.
5.	Nominees should not have, nor appear to have, a conflict of interest that would impair their ability to represent the interests of all the shareholders and to fulfill the responsibilities of a trustee.
6.	Nominees should have experience on corporate or other institutional bodies having oversight responsibilities.

It is the intent of the Committee that at least one Independent Trustee be an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Application of Criteria to Current Trustees

The re-nomination of current Trustees should not be viewed as automatic, but should be based on continuing qualification under the criteria set forth above based on, among other things, the current Trustee’s contribution to the Board and any committee on which he or she serves.

Review of Nominations

1.	The Committee believes that it is in the best interests of each Trust and its shareholders to obtain highly-qualified candidates to serve as members of the Board.
2.	In nominating candidates who would be Independent Trustees, the Committee believes that no particular qualities or skills nor any specific minimum qualifications or disqualifications are controlling or paramount. The Committee shall take into consideration any such factors as it deems appropriate; however, the appropriate mix of skills, expertise and attributes needed to maintain an effective board are sought in the applicant pool as part of every search the Board undertakes for new trustees, including but not limited to the diversity of thought, as well as of gender, race, ethnic background and geographic origin. These factors may also include (but are not limited to) the person’s character, integrity, judgment, skill and experience with investment companies and other organizations of comparable purpose, complexity and size and subject to similar legal restrictions and oversight; the interplay of the candidate’s experience with the experience of other Board members; and the extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the Board and any Committees thereof. Other factors that the Committee may take into consideration include a person’s availability and commitment to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities; whether or not the person has or had any relationships that might impair or appear to impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the investment adviser and/or any subadviser of the Funds, as applicable, Fund service providers, or their affiliates or with Fund shareholders. The Committee will strive to achieve a group that reflects a diversity of experiences in respect of industries, professions and other experiences, and that is diversified as to thought, gender, race, ethnic background and geographic origin.
3.	While the Committee is solely responsible for the selection and recommendation to the Board of Independent Trustee candidates, the Committee may consider nominees recommended by any source, including shareholders, management, legal counsel and Board members, as it deems appropriate. The Committee may retain a professional search firm or a consultant to assist the Committee in a search for a qualified candidate. Any recommendations from shareholders shall be directed to the Secretary of the relevant Trust at such address as is set forth in the Trust’s disclosure documents. Recommendations from management may be submitted to the Committee Chair. All recommendations shall include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Board members and as specified in the relevant Trust’s By-Laws, and must be accompanied by a written consent of the proposed candidate to stand for election if nominated for the Board and to serve if elected by shareholders.

4.	Any shareholder nomination must be submitted in compliance with all of the pertinent provisions of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in order to be considered by the Committee. In evaluating a nominee recommended by a shareholder, the Committee, in addition to the criteria discussed above, may consider the objectives of the shareholder in submitting that nomination and whether such objectives are consistent with the interests of all shareholders. If the Board determines to include a shareholder’s candidate among the slate of its designated nominees, the candidate’s name will be placed on the Trust’s proxy card. If the Board determines not to include such candidate among its designated nominees, and the shareholder has satisfied the requirements of Rule 14a-8, the shareholder’s candidate will be treated as a nominee of the shareholder who originally nominated the candidate. In that case, the candidate will not be named on the proxy card distributed with the Trust’s proxy statement.
5.	As long as a current Independent Trustee continues, in the opinion of the Committee, to satisfy the criteria listed above, the Committee generally would favor the re-nomination of a current Trustee rather than a new candidate. Consequently, while the Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders to serve as trustees, the Committee may only act upon such recommendations if there is a vacancy on the Board, or the Committee determines that the selection of a new or additional Trustee is in the best interests of the relevant Trust. In the event that a vacancy arises or a change in Board membership is determined to be advisable, the Committee will, in addition to any shareholder recommendations, consider candidates identified by other means as discussed in this Annex A.
6.	With respect to candidates for Independent Trustee, a biography of each candidate shall be acquired and shall be reviewed by counsel to the Independent Trustees and counsel to the Trust to determine the candidate’s eligibility to serve as an Independent Trustee.
7.	The Committee may from time to time establish specific requirements and/or additional factors to be considered for Independent Trustee candidates as it deems necessary or appropriate.
8.	After its consideration of relevant factors, the Committee shall present its recommendation(s) to the full Board for its consideration.

Appendix A

List of John Hancock Fund Trusts

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	John Hancock Investors Trust
John Hancock Bond Trust	John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust
John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
John Hancock Capital Series	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Current Interest	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Emerging Markets Income Fund	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
John Hancock Flexible Income Opportunities Fund	John Hancock Series Trust
John Hancock Funds II	John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
John Hancock Funds III	John Hancock Strategic Diversified Income Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund	John Hancock Strategic Series
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
John Hancock Investment Trust	John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund
John Hancock Investment Trust II	John Hancock Tax-Exempt Series Fund
John Hancock Investment Trust III	John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust