JHLN vs SEIX: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

John Hancock Global Senior Loan ETF

JHLN—NYSE Arca

Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF

SEIXBNYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

SEIX −0.05pt a year

JHLN0.62%SEIX0.57%

Avg volume · 30D

SEIX 5.7×the volume

JHLN21.4KSEIX121K

JHLN vs SEIX Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+3.5%JHLN+5.0%SEIX

Expense ratio: JHLN 0.62%; SEIX 0.57%, better
Fund size: JHLN $627M; SEIX $305M
1Y total return: JHLN +3.5%; SEIX +5.0%, better
Yield (12M): JHLN 5.51%; SEIX 6.98%, better
Holdings: JHLN 460; SEIX 268
Avg volume (30D): JHLN 21.4K sh; SEIX 121K sh, better
NAV per share: JHLN $24.37; SEIX $23.02
52W range

ETF.net Grade

—JHLNUnder classification review

Pillar letters and Scores for JHLN, SEIX, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	JHLN	SEIX
Cost30% weight	Not scored	B65
Mission25% weight	Not scored	D35
Risk15% weight	Not scored	B68
Tradability15% weight	Not scored	B67
Holdings10% weight	Not scored	A83
Durability5% weight	Not scored	D37

Rank among Bank Loan funds

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Bank Loan⁠

Category · 11 funds

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SEIX ranks 2nd of 11 funds in the Bank Loan Category.

Rank 1BLVLNState Street SPDR S&P Leveraged Loan ETFScore 63
Rank 2BSEIXVirtus Seix Senior Loan ETFScore 58
Rank 3CUSLNiShares Broad USD Floating Rate Loan ETFScore 54
JHLNNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

JHLN—John Hancock Global Senior Loan ETF

SEIXBVirtus Seix Senior Loan ETF

In short

JHLN No data

SEIX Most funds in this corner of the bond market buy fixed-rate high-yield bonds and follow an index. SEIX does neither: an actively picked book of senior loans built around one job, a high level of current income, paid out monthly.

Stated mandate

JHLN No data

SEIX The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.

Why people hold it

JHLN No data

SEIX Senior loans, not high-yield bonds. A different slice of corporate credit than the index trackers that dominate this category.
Actively run, roughly 200 loans chosen by the Seix credit team rather than whatever a benchmark happens to hold.
Cash lands monthly, which matches a mandate written around current income rather than price appreciation.
Trading since 2019, mid-sized, and moderately traded day to day, so the strategy has a real operating history behind it.

Worth knowing

JHLN No data

SEIX 0.57% a year, above the 0.40% category norm and far above index trackers like SCYB at 0.03% or SPHY at 0.05%. Hand-picked loan credit carries a price tag.
No declared index to measure against. Outcomes ride on the manager's loan selection, so the usual tracking yardstick doesn't apply.
It is grouped with high-yield bond funds, so side-by-side comparisons line up the risk bucket, not the instrument being bought.

Full JHLN profile⁠

Full SEIX profile⁠

JHLN vs SEIX Holdings

How JHLN and SEIX differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

Countryby domicile81.2%
Asset classFixed Income100%

Sector

No Sector split for JHLN and SEIX.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in JHLN and SEIX, widest gap first
Country	More in JHLNMore in SEIX	JHLN	SEIX
United States	SEIX +15.2 points	69.3%	84.5%
Ireland	JHLN +5.7 points	6.1%	0.4%
United Kingdom	JHLN +3.5 points	5.8%	2.3%
France	JHLN +3.2 points	3.2%	0.0%
Germany	JHLN +1.3 points	1.6%	0.3%
Spain	JHLN +1.3 points	1.3%	0.0%
Gibraltar	SEIX +1.1 points	0.2%	1.3%
Netherlands	JHLN +1.0 points	2.4%	1.4%
Other countries (12)	Same weight	9.9%	9.9%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

JHLN14.7%
SEIX12.9%

Securities held

JHLN429
SEIX266

Asset class

JHLN: Fixed Income
SEIX: Fixed Income

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. JHLN holds 429 securities, SEIX 266.

All 473 JHLN holdings⁠All 198 SEIX holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

JHLN vs SEIX Cost

Overpaying JHLN vs SEIX

$908

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

JHLN 0.62%
$12,179
SEIX 0.57%
$11,271

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

JHLN 0.62%
SEIX 0.57%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	JHLN	SEIX	Overpaying
10	$1,111	$1,023	$88
20	$4,246	$3,921	$325
30	$12,179	$11,271	$908

Expense ratio

0.62%JHLN
0.57%SEIX, cheaper

SEIX0.57%JHLN0.62%

0.40%0.72%

Middle half of Bank Loan funds
Median 0.61%

SEIX 4th cheapest of 11 funds

JHLN 7th cheapest of 11 funds

JHLN vs SEIX Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): JHLN 5.51%; SEIX 6.98%, better
Payout (12M): JHLN $1.34; SEIX $1.60
Last payment: JHLN $0.11; SEIX $0.12
Ex-dividend: JHLN Oct 28, 2026; SEIX Oct 20, 2026
Paid on: JHLN Oct 30, 2026; SEIX Oct 27, 2026
Frequency: JHLN Monthly; SEIX Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

JHLNMonthly · 14 paymentsAll JHLN payments⁠

SEIXMonthly · 46 paymentsAll SEIX payments⁠

JHLN vs SEIX Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: JHLN 2.3%since Sep 2025SEIX 1.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: JHLN −0.18since Sep 2025SEIX 1.20
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: JHLN −1.5%since Aug 2025SEIX −6.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: JHLN 0.13SEIX 0.05; Market = 1

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