<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001145549-23-046090-index.html : 20230804 <SEC-HEADER>0001145549-23-046090.hdr.sgml : 20230804 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230804120050 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-23-046090 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230804 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230804 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20230804 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000045288 IRS NUMBER: 042528977 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02402 FILM NUMBER: 231142897 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN SOVEREIGN BOND FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930921 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BONDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930921 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BOND TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910704 <SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> <EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000045288 <SERIES-ID>S000000646 <SERIES-NAME>John Hancock Bond Fund <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001854 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class A <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHNBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001856 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class C <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHCBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000001857 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class I <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHBIX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000106442 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R6 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHBSX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000113488 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R2 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JHRBX </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000153977 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class NAV </CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000153978 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>Class R4 <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>JBFRX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>N-CEN <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>primary_doc.xml <TEXT> Document 1 - file: primary_doc.html
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