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John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF

JHSCNYSE ArcaJohn Hancock InvestmentsC

$47.72−0.46 (−0.95%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:20 AM ET

C49/ 100

Rank 67 of 99 in US Multifactor

C49/100Rank 67 of 99inUS Multifactor
Intraday session: down, 23 prints from 48.18 to 47.72. Range 47.63 to 47.90. Use the arrow keys to read each point.47.6047.8047.9048.0048.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.42%*
Fund size
$691M
1Y total return
+17.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.01%
Holdings
495
Avg volume · 30D
40K sh
52W range
low $39.61high $50.00
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Jul 31, 2027. Without it: 0.45%.

The ETF.net JHSC Grade

C

Score 49 out of 100

Category
US Multifactor⁠
Rank
67 of 99
Six-pillar profile for JHSC. Scores out of 100: Cost 30, Risk 33, Mission 74, Tradability 39, Holdings 84, Durability 55. Strongest: Holdings (84). Weakest: Cost (30). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 49 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 69 of 99

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 55 of 87

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 75 of 99

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 64 of 99

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 98

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 48 of 99

Our read on JHSC

ETF.net Research

In short

CDimensional Fund Advisors built the index; John Hancock put it in an ETF wrapper. JHSC holds roughly 500 US small caps, leaning toward the cheaper and more profitable ones, with a 4% cap on any single company.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Small Cap Index.

Why people hold it

  • The rulebook comes from Dimensional Fund Advisors, the firm that turned academic factor research into a business. Weights tilt toward smaller, cheaper, more profitable names; high-priced, low-profit stocks are generally screened out.jhinvestments.com
  • Roughly 500 stocks with a 4% ceiling on any one company at reconstitution. Single-name blowups land softly in a basket this wide.jhinvestments.com
  • Among the smallest companies, the index also drops names with relatively high asset growth. That is a third screen on top of the value and profitability tilts, not a marketing label.jhinvestments.com
  • Mechanical and public: the index reconstitutes and rebalances semiannually, with no manager calling audibles, and the fund has run on these rules since its 2017 launch.jhinvestments.com

Worth knowing

  • The fee is 0.42% net of a waiver through July 31, 2027 (0.45% gross), above the category median and well above plain-vanilla factor peers such as VONV at 0.06% and LRGF at 0.08%.
  • It trades thinly next to the category's heavyweights, so bid/ask spreads can run wider and large orders need more care.
  • Those screens are the whole point, and they mean the portfolio can drift from a plain small-cap index in either direction for stretches at a time.jhinvestments.com

JHSC Performance

Launched Nov 8, 2017

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.
JHSC$11,782
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. JHSC $11,782. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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.

Trailing total return for JHSC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJHSC
Year to date+15.2%
1 month+4.5%
3 months−2.5%
1 year+17.8%
3 yearsper year+17.1%
5 yearsper year+6.1%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for JHSC
YearReturn barJHSC
2026 YTD+15.2%
2025+6.9%
2024+9.7%
2023+20.8%
2022−14.7%
2021+19.5%
2020+11.6%

JHSC in the news

JHSC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
1.01%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.49Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Jun 26, 2018 $0.14; Dec 24, 2018 $0.10; Jun 25, 2019 $0.12; Dec 24, 2019 $0.20; Jun 25, 2020 $0.13; Dec 24, 2020 $0.22; Jun 25, 2021 $0.17; Dec 27, 2021 $0.22; Jun 27, 2022 $0.09; Dec 27, 2022 $0.25; Jun 27, 2023 $0.14; Dec 26, 2023 $0.22; Jun 26, 2024 $0.14; Dec 27, 2024 $0.25; Jun 26, 2025 $0.17; Dec 29, 2025 $0.30; Jun 26, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.19
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.30
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.17
Dec 27, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.25
Jun 26, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.14
Dec 26, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.22
Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.14
Dec 27, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.25
Jun 27, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.09
Dec 27, 2021Dec 30, 2021$0.22
Jun 25, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.17
Dec 24, 2020Dec 30, 2020$0.22

See all 17 payments⁠

$10,000 in JHSC 5 years ago paid $524 in dividends.⁠

JHSC Risk

Risk pillarD33 out of 100Rank 75 of 99 in US Multifactor
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.78
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.2%
Trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.02
vs its asset-class index
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.

JHSC Cost

Compare JHSC and VYM

Overpaying vs VYM, tied cheapest in US Multifactor

$7,623

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • JHSC 0.42%

    $8,472

  • VYM 0.04% Tied cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JHSC 0.42%
  • VYM 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530JHSC $8,472VYM $849

Year by year

YearJHSCVYMOverpaying
10$759$73$686
20$2,927$288$2,639
30$8,472$849$7,623
How the 0.42% is worked out

Full fee 0.45%− waiver 0.03%= you pay 0.42%

The waiver ends Jul 31, 2027. After that the fee is 0.45% unless John Hancock Investments renews it. Source: prospectus, Jul 2026.

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