John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF
The ETF.net JHCB Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 27 of 49
Score 56 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C45 out of 100Rank 26 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 25 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D26 out of 100Rank 42 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 30 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 41 of 49
Our read on JHCB
In short
BAn active corner of a category built on index trackers: John Hancock's first bond ETF, run by Manulife's corporate credit team, holding a compact portfolio of roughly 190 investment-grade bonds and paying monthly.
Stated mandate
The fund's stated strategy is to invest primarily in investment-grade bonds, with at least 80% of net assets plus investment borrowings invested in them under normal market conditions.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
JHCB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
JHCB$9,843
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | JHCB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.7% |
| 1 month | +1.9% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | −1.6% |
| 3 years | +6.6% |
| 5 years | 0.0% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | JHCB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.7% | |
| 2025 | +8.0% | |
| 2024 | +2.8% | |
| 2023 | +8.9% | |
| 2022 | −15.9% | |
| 2021 | +3.9% |
JHCB in the news
JHCB Dividends
- 5.28%
- $1.07
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
JHCB Risk
- 6.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.33
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −22.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.13
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
JHCB Cost
Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate
$5,314
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
JHCB 0.29%
$5,952
SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | JHCB | SPBO | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $527 | $55 | $472 |
| 20 | $2,044 | $216 | $1,828 |
| 30 | $5,952 | $638 | $5,314 |
You pay 0.29%Waived by John Hancock Investments 0.17%
Full fee 0.46% waiver 0.17% you pay 0.29%
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate
- BLQDIiShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −1.2%
- BGIGLGoldman Sachs Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return −0.6%
- CFCORFidelity Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −1.0%
- CLQDHiShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +4.4%
- CNCPBNuveen Core Plus BondExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +0.2%
