HEQ John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income Fund

John Hancock Bond Trust (File No. 811-03006)

A copy of the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond No. 81906724 issued by Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, including all endorsements to the policy as of December 31, 2023.

A copy of the Excess Joint Insured Fidelity Bond No. 87142123B issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company and Rider No. 1 to the Registrant’s joint bond no. 87142123B regarding requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended.

A copy of the Excess Joint Insured Fidelity Bond No. 652075432 issued by Continental Casualty Company.

A copy of the resolutions of the Board of Trustees approving the bonds.

A copy of the agreement among the Registrants entered into pursuant to paragraph (f) of Regulation 17g-1.

A statement showing the single bond amount (if the Registrants had not been named as an insured under this joint insured bond).

A statement showing that premiums have been paid for the period December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024.

/s/ Betsy Anne Seel

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

202B Hall’s Mill Road

Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889

DECLARATIONS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INVESTMENT COMPANY ASSET PROTECTION BOND

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Incorporated under the laws of Indiana

a stock insurance company herein called the COMPANY

Capital Center, 251 North Illinois, Suite 1100

Indianapolis, IN 46204-1927

BOND PERIOD: from 12:01 a.m. on

   to  12:01 a.m. on

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2024

LIMITS OF LIABILITY - DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS:

INSURING CLAUSE

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11.

THE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENTS EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY HEREWITH:

/s/ Brandon M. Peene

/s/ John Lupica

January 11, 2024

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

The COMPANY, in consideration of payment of the required premium, and in reliance on the APPLICATION and all other statements made and information furnished to the COMPANY by the ASSURED, and subject to the DECLARATIONS made a part of this Bond and to all other terms and conditions of this Bond, agrees to pay the ASSURED for:

a.   in an armored motor vehicle, including loading and unloading thereof,

b.  in the custody of a natural person acting as a messenger of the ASSURED, or

c.   in the custody of a Transportation Company and being transported in a conveyance other than an armored motor vehicle provided, however, that covered Property transported in such manner is limited to the following:

(1)   written records,

(2)   securities issued in registered form, which are not endorsed or are restrictively endorsed, or

(3)   negotiable instruments not payable to bearer, which are not endorsed or are restrictively endorsed.

Forgery Or Alteration

Loss resulting directly from:

a.   Forgery on, or fraudulent material alteration of, any bills of exchange, checks, drafts, acceptances, certificates of deposits, promissory notes, due bills, money orders, orders upon public treasuries, letters of credit, other written promises, orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, or receipts for the withdrawal of Property, or

b.  transferring, paying or delivering any funds or other Property, or establishing any credit or giving any value in reliance on any written instructions, advices or applications directed to the ASSURED authorizing or acknowledging the transfer, payment, delivery or receipt of funds or other Property, which instructions, advices or applications fraudulently purport to bear the handwritten signature of any customer of the ASSURED, or shareholder or subscriber to shares of an Investment Company, or of any financial institution or Employee but which instructions, advices or applications either bear a Forgery or have been fraudulently materially altered without the knowledge and consent of such customer, shareholder, subscriber, financial institution or Employee;

excluding, however, under this INSURING CLAUSE any loss covered under INSURING CLAUSE 5. of this Bond, whether or not coverage for INSURING CLAUSE 5. is provided for in the DECLARATIONS of this Bond.

For the purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature.

Extended Forgery

Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having, in good faith, and in the ordinary course of business, for its own account or the account of others in any capacity:

a.   acquired, accepted or received, sold or delivered, or given value, extended credit or assumed liability, in reliance on any original Securities, documents or other written instruments which prove to:

(1)   bear a Forgery or a fraudulently material alteration,

(2)   have been lost or stolen, or

(3)   be Counterfeit, or

b.  guaranteed in writing or witnessed any signatures on any transfer, assignment, bill of sale, power of attorney, guarantee, endorsement or other obligation upon or in connection with any Securities, documents or other written instruments.

Actual physical possession, and continued actual physical possession if taken as collateral, of such Securities, documents or other written instruments by an Employee, Custodian, or a Federal or State chartered deposit institution of the ASSURED is a condition precedent to the ASSURED having relied on such items. Release or return of such collateral is an acknowledgment by the ASSURED that it no longer relies on such collateral.

Extended Forgery

(continued)

For the purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature.

Loss resulting directly from the receipt by the ASSURED in good faith of any Counterfeit money.

Loss resulting directly from surrender of Property away from an office of the ASSURED as a result of a threat communicated to the ASSURED to do bodily harm to an Employee as defined in SECTION 1.e. (1), (2) and (5), a Relative or invitee of such Employee, or a resident of the household of such Employee, who is, or allegedly is, being held captive provided, however, that prior to the surrender of such Property:

a.   the Employee who receives the threat has made a reasonable effort to notify an officer of the ASSURED who is not involved in such threat, and

b.  the ASSURED has made a reasonable effort to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement authorities concerning such threat.

It is agreed that for purposes of this INSURING CLAUSE, any Employee of the ASSURED, as set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall be deemed to be an ASSURED hereunder, but only with respect to the surrender of money, securities and other tangible personal property in which such Employee has a legal or equitable interest.

Loss resulting directly from fraudulent:

a.   entries of data into, or

b.  changes of data elements or programs within,

a  Computer System, provided the fraudulent entry or change causes:

(1)   funds or other property to be transferred, paid or delivered,

(2)   an account of the ASSURED or of its customer to be added, deleted, debited or credited, or

(3)   an unauthorized account or a fictitious account to be debited or credited.

Voice Initiated Funds

Transfer Instruction

Loss resulting directly from Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction directed to the ASSURED authorizing the transfer of dividends or redemption proceeds of Investment Company shares from a Customer’s account, provided such Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction was:

a.   received at the ASSURED’S offices by those Employees of the ASSURED specifically authorized to receive the Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction,

b.  made by a person purporting to be a Customer, and

c.   made by said person for the purpose of causing the ASSURED or Customer to sustain a loss or making an improper personal financial gain for such person or any other person.

In order for coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, all Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instructions must be received and processed in accordance with the Designated Procedures outlined in the APPLICATION furnished to the COMPANY.

Uncollectible Items of

Deposit

Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having credited an account of a customer, shareholder or subscriber on the faith of any Items of Deposit which prove to be uncollectible, provided that the crediting of such account causes:

a.   redemptions or withdrawals to be permitted,

b.  shares to be issued, or

c.   dividends to be paid,

from an account of an Investment Company.

In order for coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, the ASSURED must hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number of days stated in the APPLICATION before permitting any redemptions or withdrawals, issuing any shares or paying any dividends with respect to such Items of Deposit.

Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the ASSURED’S standard collection procedures have failed.

Expense incurred by the ASSURED for that part of the cost of audits or examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization to be conducted by such authority, organization or their appointee by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the ASSURED and covered by this Bond.

Additional Companies

Included As Assured

(1)   The total liability of the COMPANY under this Bond for loss or losses sustained by any one or more or all of them shall not exceed the limit for which the COMPANY would be liable under this Bond if all such loss were sustained by any one of them.

(2)   Only the first named ASSURED shall be deemed to be the sole agent of the others for all purposes under this Bond, including but not limited to the giving or receiving of any notice or proof required to be given and for the purpose of effecting or accepting any amendments to or termination of this Bond. The COMPANY shall furnish each Investment Company with a copy of the Bond and with any amendment thereto, together with a copy of each formal filing of claim by any other named ASSURED and notification of the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of such settlement.

(3)   The COMPANY shall not be responsible for the proper application of any payment made hereunder to the first named ASSURED.

(4)   Knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, director, trustee, officer or supervisory employee of any ASSURED shall constitute knowledge or discovery by all the ASSUREDS for the purposes of this Bond.

(5)   If the first named ASSURED ceases for any reason to be covered under this Bond, then the ASSURED next named on the APPLICATION shall thereafter be considered as the first named ASSURED for the purposes of this Bond.

Representation Made By

Assured

Any intentional misrepresentation, omission, concealment or incorrect statement of a material fact, in the APPLICATION or otherwise, shall be grounds for recision of this Bond.

If the ASSURED, other than an Investment Company, while this Bond is in force, merges or consolidates with, or purchases or acquires assets or liabilities of another institution, the ASSURED shall not have the coverage afforded under this Bond for loss which has:

(1)   occurred or will occur on premises, or

(2)   been caused or will be caused by an employee, or

(3)   arisen or will arise out of the assets or liabilities,

of such institution, unless the ASSURED:

a.   gives the COMPANY written notice of the proposed consolidation, merger or purchase or acquisition of assets or liabilities prior to the proposed effective date of such action, and

b.  obtains the written consent of the COMPANY to extend some or all of the coverage provided by this Bond to such additional exposure, and

c.   on obtaining such consent, pays to the COMPANY an additional premium.

Change Of Control -

Notice To Company

When the ASSURED learns of a change in control (other than in an Investment Company), as set forth in Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the ASSURED shall within sixty (60) days give written notice to the COMPANY setting forth:

(1)   the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the voting securities are registered in another name),

(2)   the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the transferees (or the beneficial owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and

(3)   the total number of outstanding voting securities.

Failure to give the required notice shall result in termination of coverage for any loss involving a transferee, to be effective on the date of such change in control.

Court Costs And

Attorneys’ Fees

The COMPANY will indemnify the ASSURED for court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred and paid by the ASSURED in defense, whether or not successful, whether or not fully litigated on the merits and whether or not settled, of any claim, suit or legal proceeding with respect to which the ASSURED would be entitled to recovery under this Bond. However, with respect to INSURING CLAUSE 1., this Section shall only apply in the event that:

(1)   an Employee admits to being guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement,

(2)   an Employee is adjudicated to be guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement, or

(3)   in the absence of 1 or 2 above, an arbitration panel agrees, after a review of an agreed statement of facts between the COMPANY and the ASSURED, that an Employee would be found guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement if such Employee were prosecuted.

The ASSURED shall promptly give notice to the COMPANY of any such suit or legal proceeding and at the request of the COMPANY shall furnish copies of all pleadings and pertinent papers to the COMPANY. The COMPANY may, at its sole option, elect to conduct the defense of all or part of such legal proceeding. The defense by the COMPANY shall be in the name of the ASSURED through attorneys selected by the COMPANY. The ASSURED shall provide all reasonable information and assistance as required by the COMPANY for such defense.

If the COMPANY declines to defend the ASSURED, no settlement without the prior written consent of the COMPANY nor judgment against the ASSURED shall determine the existence, extent or amount of coverage under this Bond.

If the amount demanded in any such suit or legal proceeding is within the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, the COMPANY shall have no liability for court costs and attorney’s fees incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal proceeding.

If the amount demanded in any such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING CLAUSE, the COMPANY’S liability for court costs and attorney’s fees incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal proceedings is limited to the proportion of such court costs and attorney’s fees incurred that the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING CLAUSE bears to the total of the amount demanded in such suit or legal proceeding.

If the amount demanded is any such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, but within the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING CLAUSE, the COMPANY’S liability for court costs and attorney’s fees incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal proceedings shall be limited to the proportion of such court costs or attorney’s fees that the amount demanded that would be payable under this Bond after application of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, bears to the total amount demanded.

Amounts paid by the COMPANY for court costs and attorneys’ fees shall be in addition to the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.

a.   Computer System means a computer and all input, output, processing, storage, off-line media libraries, and communication facilities which are connected to the computer and which are under the control and supervision of the operating system(s) or application(s) software used by the ASSURED.

b.  Counterfeit means an imitation of an actual valid original which is intended to deceive and be taken as the original.

c.   Custodian means the institution designated by an Investment Company to maintain possession and control of its assets.

d.  Customer means an individual, corporate, partnership, trust customer, shareholder or subscriber of an Investment Company which has a written agreement with the ASSURED for Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction.

e.   Employee means:

(1)   an officer of the ASSURED,

(2)   a natural person while in the regular service of the ASSURED at any of the ASSURED’S premises and compensated directly by the ASSURED through its payroll system and subject to the United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 or equivalent income reporting plans of other countries, and whom the ASSURED has the right to control and direct both as to the result to be accomplished and details and means by which such result is accomplished in the performance of such service,

(3)   a guest student pursuing studies or performing duties in any of the ASSURED’S premises,

(4)   an attorney retained by the ASSURED and an employee of such attorney while either is performing legal services for the ASSURED,

(5)   a natural person provided by an employment contractor to perform employee duties for the ASSURED under the ASSURED’S supervision at any of the ASSURED’S premises,

(6)   an employee of an institution merged or consolidated with the ASSURED prior to the effective date of this Bond,

(7)   a director or trustee of the ASSURED, but only while performing acts within the scope of the customary and usual duties of any officer or other employee of the ASSURED or while acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to Property of the ASSURED, or

Definitions

(continued)

a.   creating, preparing, modifying or maintaining the ASSURED’S computer software or programs, or

b.  acting as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in issuing checks, drafts or securities for the ASSURED,

a.   which is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company or of the investment advisor or underwriter (distributor) of such Investment Company, or

b.  which is a “bank” (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940).

This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of the employers of persons as set forth in e. (4), (5) and (8) above, and upon payment to the ASSURED by the COMPANY resulting directly from Larceny or Embezzlement committed by any of the partners, officers or employees of such employers, whether acting alone or in collusion with others, an assignment of such of the ASSURED’S rights and causes of action as it may have against such employers by reason of such acts so committed shall, to the extent of such payment, be given by the ASSURED to the COMPANY, and the ASSURED shall execute all papers necessary to secure to the COMPANY the rights provided for herein.

Each employer of persons as set forth in e.(4), (5) and (8) above and the partners, officers and other employees of such employers shall collectively be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond; excepting, however, the fifth paragraph of Section 13.

Independent contractors not specified in e.(4), (5) or (8) above, intermediaries, agents, brokers or other representatives of the same general character shall not be considered Employees.

Definitions

(continued)

Definitions

(continued)

m.   Subsidiary means any organization that, at the inception date of this Bond, is named in the APPLICATION or is created during the BOND PERIOD and of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding securities or voting rights representing the present right to vote for election of directors is owned or controlled by the ASSURED either directly or through one or more of its subsidiaries.

n.  Transportation Company means any organization which provides its own or its leased vehicles for transportation or which provides freight forwarding or air express services.

o.  Voice Initiated Election means any election concerning dividend options available to Investment Company shareholders or subscribers which is requested by voice over the telephone.

p.  Voice Initiated Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested by voice over the telephone.

q.  Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction means any Voice Initiated Redemption or Voice Initiated Election.

For the purposes of these definitions, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular, unless otherwise indicated.

This bond does not directly or indirectly cover:

a.   loss not reported to the COMPANY in writing within sixty (60) days after termination of this Bond as an entirety;

b.  loss due to riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada, or any loss due to military, naval or usurped power, war or insurrection. This Section 2.b., however, shall not apply to loss which occurs in transit in the circumstances recited in INSURING CLAUSE 3., provided that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge on the part of any person acting for the ASSURED of such riot, civil commotion, military, naval or usurped power, war or insurrection;

c.   loss resulting from the effects of nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity;

d.  loss of potential income including, but not limited to, interest and dividends not realized by the ASSURED or by any customer of the ASSURED;

e.   damages of any type for which the ASSURED is legally liable, except compensatory damages, but not multiples thereof, arising from a loss covered under this Bond;

f.   costs, fees and expenses incurred by the ASSURED in establishing the existence of or amount of loss under this Bond, except to the extent covered under INSURING CLAUSE 11.;

g.  loss resulting from indirect or consequential loss of any nature;

General Exclusions - Applicable to All Insuring Clauses

(continued)

h.  loss resulting from dishonest acts by any member of the Board of Directors or Board of Trustees of the ASSURED who is not an Employee, acting alone or in collusion with others;

i.   loss, or that part of any loss, resulting solely from any violation by the ASSURED or by any Employee:

(1)   of any law regulating:

a.   the issuance, purchase or sale of securities,

b.  securities transactions on security or commodity exchanges or the over the counter market,

c.   investment companies,

d.  investment advisors, or

(2)   of any rule or regulation made pursuant to any such law; or

j.   loss of confidential information, material or data;

k.  loss resulting from voice requests or instructions received over the telephone, provided however, this Section 2.k. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 7. or 9.

This Bond does not directly or indirectly cover:

a.   loss caused by an Employee, provided, however, this Section 3.a. shall not apply to loss covered under INSURING CLAUSE 2. or 3. which results directly from misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, or damage or destruction of Property;

b.  loss through the surrender of property away from premises of the ASSURED as a result of a threat:

(1)   to do bodily harm to any natural person, except loss of Property in transit in the custody of any person acting as messenger of the ASSURED, provided that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge by the ASSURED of any such threat, and provided further that this Section 3.b. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 7., or

(2)   to do damage to the premises or Property of the ASSURED;

c.   loss resulting from payments made or withdrawals from any account involving erroneous credits to such account;

d.  loss involving Items of Deposit which are not finally paid for any reason provided however, that this Section 3.d. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 10.;

e.   loss of property while in the mail;

Specific Exclusions - Applicable To All Insuring Clauses Except Insuring Clause 1.

(continued)

f.   loss resulting from the failure for any reason of a financial or depository institution, its receiver or other liquidator to pay or deliver funds or other Property to the ASSURED provided further that this Section 3.f. shall not apply to loss of Property resulting directly from robbery, burglary, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, damage, destruction or removal from the possession, custody or control of the ASSURED.

g.  loss of Property while in the custody of a Transportation Company, provided however, that this Section 3.g. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 3.;

h.  loss resulting from entries or changes made by a natural person with authorized access to a Computer System who acts in good faith on instructions, unless such instructions are given to that person by a software contractor or its partner, officer, or employee authorized by the ASSURED to design, develop, prepare, supply, service, write or implement programs for the ASSURED’s Computer System; or

i.   loss resulting directly or indirectly from the input of data into a Computer System terminal, either on the premises of the customer of the ASSURED or under the control of such a customer, by a customer or other person who had authorized access to the customer’s authentication mechanism.

This bond does not directly or indirectly cover:

a.   loss resulting from the complete or partial non-payment of or default on any loan whether such loan was procured in good faith or through trick, artifice, fraud or false pretenses; provided, however, this Section 4.a. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 8.;

b.  loss resulting from forgery or any alteration;

c.   loss involving a counterfeit provided, however, this Section 4.c. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 5. or 6.

a.   any one act of burglary, robbery or hold-up, or attempt thereat, in which no Employee is concerned or implicated, or

b.  any one unintentional or negligent act on the part of any one person resulting in damage to or destruction or misplacement of Property, or

c.   all acts, other than those specified in a. above, of any one person, or

Limit Of Liability/Non-Reduction And Non-Accumulation Of Liability

(continued)

d.  any one casualty or event other than those specified in a., b., or c. above,

shall be deemed to be one loss and shall be limited to the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS of this Bond irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year or from period to period.

All acts, as specified in c. above, of any one person which

i.   directly or indirectly aid in any way wrongful acts of any other person or persons, or

ii.  permit the continuation of wrongful acts of any other person or persons

whether such acts are committed with or without the knowledge of the wrongful acts of the person so aided, and whether such acts are committed with or without the intent to aid such other person, shall be deemed to be one loss with the wrongful acts of all persons so aided.

a.   facts which may subsequently result in a loss of a type covered by this Bond, or

b.  an actual or potential claim in which it is alleged that the ASSURED is liable to a third party,

regardless of when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred, even though the amount of loss does not exceed the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, or the exact amount or details of loss may not then be known.

a.   The ASSURED shall give the COMPANY notice thereof at the earliest practicable moment, not to exceed sixty (60) days after discovery of loss, in an amount that is in excess of 50% of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, as stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.

b.  The ASSURED shall furnish to the COMPANY proof of loss, duly sworn to, with full particulars within six (6) months after such discovery.

c.   Securities listed in a proof of loss shall be identified by certificate or bond numbers, if issued with them.

d.  Legal proceedings for the recovery of any loss under this Bond shall not be brought prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the proof of loss is filed with the COMPANY or after the expiration of twenty-four (24) months from the discovery of such loss.

e.   This Bond affords coverage only in favor of the ASSURED. No claim, suit, action or legal proceedings shall be brought under this Bond by anyone other than the ASSURED.

Notice To Company - Proof - Legal Proceedings Against Company (continued)

f.   Proof of loss involving Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction shall include electronic recordings of such instructions.

The COMPANY shall not be liable under any INSURING CLAUSES of this Bond on account of loss unless the amount of such loss, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery obtained or made by the ASSURED, other than from any Bond or policy of insurance issued by an insurance company and covering such loss, or by the COMPANY on account thereof prior to payment by the COMPANY of such loss, shall exceed the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT set forth in ITEM 3. of the DECLARATIONS, and then for such excess only, but in no event for more than the applicable LIMITS OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.

There shall be no deductible applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1. sustained by any Investment Company.

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT OR OTHER RECORDS

The value of any loss of Property consisting of books of account or other records used by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business shall be the amount paid by the ASSURED for blank books, blank pages, or other materials which replace the lost books of account or other records, plus the cost of labor paid by the ASSURED for the actual transcription or copying of data to reproduce such books of account or other records.

The value of any loss of Property other than books of account or other records used by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business, for which a claim is made shall be determined by the average market value of such Property on the business day immediately preceding discovery of such loss provided, however, that the value of any Property replaced by the ASSURED with the consent of the COMPANY and prior to the settlement of any claim for such Property shall be the actual market value at the time of replacement.

In the case of a loss of interim certificates, warrants, rights or other securities, the production of which is necessary to the exercise of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges, the value of them shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding their expiration if said loss is not discovered until after their expiration. If no market price is quoted for such Property or for such privileges, the value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties.

OTHER PROPERTY

The value of any loss of Property, other than as stated above, shall be the actual cash value or the cost of repairing or replacing such Property with Property of like quality and value, whichever is less.

a.   for securities having a value less than or equal to the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT - one hundred (100%) percent;

b.  for securities having a value in excess of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT but within the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY - the percentage that the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT bears to the value of the securities;

c.   for securities having a value greater than the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY - the percentage that the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT and portion in excess of the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY bears to the value of the securities.

The ASSURED shall pay the proportion of the Company’s premium charge for the Company’s indemnity as set forth in Section 10.a., b., and c. No portion of the LIMIT OF LIABILITY shall be used as payment of premium for any indemnity purchased by the ASSURED to obtain replacement securities.

a.   first, to the satisfaction of the ASSURED’S loss which would otherwise have been paid but for the fact that it is in excess of the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY,

b.  second, to the COMPANY in satisfaction of amounts paid in settlement of the ASSURED’S claim,

c.   third, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, and

Subrogation - Assignment - Recovery

(continued)

d.  fourth, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of any loss suffered by the ASSURED which was not covered under this Bond.

Recovery from reinsurance or indemnity of the COMPANY shall not be deemed a recovery under this section.

At the COMPANY’S request and at reasonable times and places designated by the COMPANY, the ASSURED shall:

a.   submit to examination by the COMPANY and subscribe to the same under oath,

b.  produce for the COMPANY’S examination all pertinent records, and

c.   cooperate with the COMPANY in all matters pertaining to the loss.

The ASSURED shall execute all papers and render assistance to secure to the COMPANY the rights and causes of action provided for under this Bond. The ASSURED shall do nothing after loss to prejudice such rights or causes of action.

If the Bond is for a sole ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written notice shall have been given by the acting party to the affected party and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of such termination.

If the Bond is for a joint ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written notice shall have been given by the acting party to the affected party, and by the COMPANY to all ASSURED Investment Companies and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of such termination.

This Bond will terminate as to any one ASSURED, other than an Investment Company:

a.   immediately on the taking over of such ASSURED by a receiver or other liquidator or by State or Federal officials, or

b.  immediately on the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the ASSURED, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the ASSURED, or

c.   immediately upon such ASSURED ceasing to exist, whether through merger into another entity, disposition of all of its assets or otherwise.

The COMPANY shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the standard short rate cancellation tables if terminated by the ASSURED or pro rata if terminated for any other reason.

Termination

(continued)

If any partner, director, trustee, or officer or supervisory employee of an ASSURED not acting in collusion with an Employee learns of any dishonest act committed by such Employee at any time, whether in the employment of the ASSURED or otherwise, whether or not such act is of the type covered under this Bond, and whether against the ASSURED or any other person or entity, the ASSURED:

a.   shall immediately remove such Employee from a position that would enable such Employee to cause the ASSURED to suffer a loss covered by this Bond; and

b.  within forty-eight (48) hours of learning that an Employee has committed any dishonest act, shall notify the COMPANY, of such action and provide full particulars of such dishonest act.

The COMPANY may terminate coverage as respects any Employee sixty (60) days after written notice is received by each ASSURED Investment Company and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. of its desire to terminate this Bond as to such Employee.

Coverage under this Bond shall apply only as excess over any valid and collectible insurance, indemnity or suretyship obtained by or on behalf of:

a.   the ASSURED,

b.  a Transportation Company, or

c.   another entity on whose premises the loss occurred or which employed the person causing the loss or engaged the messenger conveying the Property involved.

If any limitation within this Bond is prohibited by any law controlling this Bond’s construction, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as to equal the minimum period of limitation provided by such law.

This Bond or any instrument amending or affecting this Bond may not be changed or modified orally. No change in or modification of this Bond shall be effective except when made by written endorsement to this Bond signed by an authorized representative of the COMPANY.

If this Bond is for a sole ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60) days after written notice has been furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the acting party.

Change or Modification

(continued)

If this Bond is for a joint ASSURED, no charge or modification which would adversely affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60) days after written notice has been furnished to all insured Investment Companies and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the COMPANY.

To be attached to and

form a part of Policy No. 81906724

To be attached to and

form a part of Policy No. 81906724

By adding to Section 13., Termination, the following:

Nonpayment of premium;

Discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining this Bond or in the presentation of a claim thereunder;

Discovery of willful or reckless acts or omissions or violation of any provision of this Bond on the part of the ASSURED which substantially and materially increases any hazard insured against, and which occurred subsequent to the inception of the current BOND PERIOD;

Conviction of the ASSURED of a crime arising out of acts increasing the hazard insured against;

Material change in the risk which increases the risk of loss after insurance coverage has been issued or renewed, except to the extent that the COMPANY should reasonably have foreseen the change, or contemplated the risk when the contract was written;

Determination by the Commissioner that the continuation of the Bond would jeopardize a COMPANY’S solvency or would place the COMPANY in violation of the insurance laws of any state;

Determination by the Commissioner that continuation of the present premium volume of the COMPANY would jeopardize the COMPANY’S policyholders, creditors or the public;

Such other reasons that are approved by the Commissioner;

Determination by the Commissioner that the COMPANY no longer has adequate reinsurance to meet the ASSUREDS needs;

Substantial breaches of contractual duties, conditions or warranties; or

Unfavorable underwriting facts, specific to the ASSURED, existing that were not present at the inception of the Bond.

Bond Number:

Date of Notice;

Reason for Cancellation;

Expiration Date of the Bond;

Effective Date and Hour of Cancellation.

It is further understood and agreed that for the purposes of Section 13., Termination, any occurrence listed in this Section shall be considered to be a request by the ASSURED to immediately terminate this Bond.

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

INSURING CLAUSE

SINGLE LOSS

LIMIT OF LIABILITY

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE:

Unauthorized Signature

By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following:

Instruction means a written order to the issuer of an Uncertificated Security requesting that the transfer, pledge or release from pledge of the specified Uncertificated Security be registered.

Uncertificated Security means a share, participation or other interest in property of or an enterprise of the issuer or an obligation of the issuer, which is:

not represented by an instrument and the transfer of which is registered on books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer, and

of a type commonly dealt in on securities exchanges or markets, and

either one of a class or series or by its terms divisible into a class or series of shares, participations, interests or obligations.

Withdrawal Order means a non-negotiable instrument, other than an Instruction, signed by a customer of the ASSURED authorizing the ASSURED to debit the customer’s account in the amount of funds stated therein.

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE:

Automated Telephone System Transaction

By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following:

No APS Transaction shall be executed unless the shareholder or unitholder to whose account such an APS Transaction relates has previously elected to APS Transactions. (Election in Application)

All APS Transactions shall be logged or otherwise recorded and the records shall be retained for at least six (6) months. (Logging)

The caller in any request for an APS Transaction, before executing that APS Transaction must enter a personal identification number (PIN), social security number and account number. (Identity Test)

A written confirmation of any APS Transaction or change of address shall be mailed to the shareholder or unitholder to whose account such transaction relates, at the record address, by the end of the insured’s next regular processing cycle, but in no event later than five (5) business days following such APS Transaction. (Written Confirmation)

Access to the equipment which permits the entity receiving the APS Transaction request to process and effect the transaction shall be limited in the following manner: (Access to APS Equipment)

APS Election means any election concerning various account features available to the shareholder or unitholder which is made through the Automated Phone System by means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a Automated Phone System. These features include account statements, auto exchange, auto asset builder, automatic withdrawal, dividend/capital gain options, dividend sweep, telephone balance consent and change of address.

APS Exchange means any exchange of shares or units in a registered account of one fund into shares or units in an account with the same tax identification number and same ownership-type code of another fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two funds, which exchange is requested through the Automated Phone System by means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of an Automated Phone System.

APS Purchase means any purchase of shares or units issued by an Investment Company which is requested through an Automated Phone System.

APS Redemption means any redemption of shares or units issued by an Investment Company which it requested through the telephone by means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a Automated Phone System.

APS Transaction means any APS Purchase, APS Redemption, APS Election or APS Exchange.

Automated Phone System means an automated system which receives and converts to executable instructions transmissions through the Automated Phone System through use of a touch-tone keypad or other tone system; and always excluding transmissions from a computer system or part thereof.

By adding the following Section after Section 4., Specific Exclusions-Applicable To All Insuring Clauses Except 1., 4., 5.:

the redemption of shares or units, where the proceeds of such redemption are made payable to other than:

the shares or units of record,

a person designated to receive redemption proceeds, or

a bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds, or

the redemption of shares or units, where the proceeds of such redemption are paid by check mailed to any address, unless such address has either been designated the shareholder or unitholder by voice through an Automated Phone System or in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to such redemption, or

the redemption of shares or units, where shareholder or unitholder of the ASSURED designated bank account of record.

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE:

Telefacsimile Instruction

bear a valid test key exchanged between the ASSURED and a Customer or another financial institution with authority to use such test key for Telefacsimile instructions in the ordinary course of business, but which test key has been wrongfully obtained by a person who was not authorized to initiate, make, validate or authenticate a test key arrangement, and

fraudulently purport to have been sent by such Customer or financial institution when such Telefacsimile instructions were transmitted without the knowledge or consent of such Customer or financial institution by a person other than such Customer or financial institution and which bear a Forgery of a signature, provided that the Telefacsimile instruction was verified by a direct call back to an employee of the financial institution, or a person thought by the ASSURED to be the Customer, or an employee of another financial institution.

By deleting from Section 1., Definitions, the definition of Customer in its entirety, and substituting the following:

Customer means an individual, corporate, partnership, trust customer, shareholder or subscriber of an Investment Company which has a written agreement with the ASSURED for Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction or Telefacsimile Instruction.

By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following:

Telefacsimile means a system of transmitting written documents by electronic signals over telephone lines to equipment maintained by the ASSURED for the purpose of reproducing a copy of said document. Telefacsimile does not mean electronic communication sent by Telex or similar means of communication, or through an electronic communication system or through an automated clearing house.

By adding to Section 3., Specific Exclusions Applicable to All Insuring Clauses Except Insuring Clause 1. the following:

loss resulting directly or indirectly from Telefacsimile instructions provided, however, this exclusion shall not apply to this INSURING CLAUSE.

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE:

complying or failing to comply with notice from any customer of the ASSURED or any authorized representative of such customer, to stop payment on any check or draft made or drawn upon or against the ASSURED by such customer or by any authorized representative of such customer, or

refusing to pay any check or draft made or drawn upon or against the ASSURED by any customer of the ASSURED or by any authorized representative of such customer.”

By adding the following Specific Exclusion:

liability assumed by the ASSURED by agreement under any contract, unless such liability would have attached to the ASSURED even in the absence of such agreement,

loss arising out of:

libel, slander, wrongful entry, eviction, defamation, false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, assault or battery,

sickness, disease, physical bodily harm, mental or emotional distress or anguish, or death of any person, or

discrimination.”

/s/ Paul N. Morrissette

To be attached to and

form a part of Bond No. 81906724

By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE:

Electronic Communication

an Electronic Communication System,

an automated clearing house or custodian, or

A Telex, TWX, or similar means of communication.

Electronic Transmission

an Electronic Communication System,

an automated clearing house or custodian, or

a Telex, TWX, or similar means of communication,

By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following:

By adding the following Section after Section 4., Specific Exclusions-Applicable to All INSURING CLAUSES except 1., 4., and 5.:

loss resulting directly or indirectly from Forged, altered or fraudulent negotiable instruments, securities, documents or written instruments used as source documentation in the preparation of Electronic Data;

loss of negotiable instruments, securities, documents or written instruments except as converted to Electronic Data and then only in that converted form;

loss resulting from mechanical failure, faulty construction, error in design, latent defect, wear or tear, gradual deterioration, electrical disturbance, Electronic Media failure or breakdown or any malfunction or error in programming or error or omission in processing;

loss resulting directly or indirectly from the input of Electronic Data at an authorized electronic terminal of an Electronic Funds Transfer System or a Customer Communication System by a person who had authorized access from a customer to that customer’s authentication mechanism; or

liability assumed by the ASSURED by agreement under any contract, unless such liability would have attached to the ASSURED even in the absence of such agreement; or

loss resulting directly or indirectly from:

written instruction unless covered under this INSURING CLAUSE; or

instruction by voice over the telephone, unless covered under this INSURING CLAUSE.

To be attached to and

form a part of Bond No. 81906724

To be attached to and

form a part of Bond No. 81906724

To be attached to and

form a part of Bond No. 81906724

The paragraph titled Other Property in Section 9, Valuation, is deleted in its entirety.

The third paragraph in Section 16, Change or Modification, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

To be attached to and

form a part of Policy No. 81906724

The NAME OF ASSURED, as set forth on the DECLARATIONS of this Bond, shall include any newly created, merged, consolidated or terminated registered investment company sponsored by an ASSURED or any newly created portfolio of an ASSURED. Provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to a registered investment company that is created as a result of a merger, consolidation or acquisition with any other registered investment company.

To be attached to and

form a part of Bond No. 81906724

Section 6., Discovery, is deleted in its entirety and replaced it with the following:

facts which may subsequently result in a loss of a type covered by this Bond, or

an actual or potential claim in which it is alleged that the ASSURED is liable to a third party,

Section 7., Notice to Company-Proof-Legal Proceedings Against Company, is amended by deleting paragraph a. and replacing it with the following:

The ASSURED shall give the COMPANY notice thereof at the earliest practicable moment, not to exceed sixty (60) days after discovery of loss by President, General Counsel or Risk Manager of the ASSURED, in an amount that is in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, as stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.

Mailing Address:

  c/o Aon Financial Services Group

  53 State Street, Suite 2201

  Boston, MA 02109

Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on December 31, 2023, to 12:01 a.m. on December 31, 2024, or the earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond, standard time at the Principal Office as to each of said dates.

LIMIT OF

LIABILITY

DEDUCTIBLE

AMOUNT ¹

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Plus the applicable deductible of the Primary Bond

PRIMARY BOND – Federal Insurance Company Bond No. 81906724

/s/ Swenitha Nalli

/s/ Catherine Dalton

Any coverage exceptions specified by riders attached to this bond;

The deductible amounts and limits of liability as stated in ITEM 3. of the Declarations; and

The General Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations set forth herein.

CHANGE OR MODIFICATION OF PRIMARY BOND

LOSS—NOTICE—PROOF—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Deductible Amount means the amount stated in ITEM 3. of the Declarations, applicable to each Single Loss. In no event shall this Deductible Amount be reduced for any reason, including but not limited to, the non-existence, invalidity, insufficiency or uncollectibility of any Underlying Bond(s), including the insolvency or dissolution of any Insurer providing coverage under any Underlying Bond(s).

Primary Bond means the bond scheduled in ITEM 4. of the Declarations or any bond that may replace or substitute for such bond.

Single Loss means:

all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted theft committed by one person, or

all loss caused by any one act (other than a theft or a dishonest or fraudulent act) committed by one person, or

all loss caused by dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by one person, or

all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or

all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through (4) above.

Underlying Bond means the Primary Bond and all other insurance coverage referred to in ITEM 4. of the Declarations.

becomes aware of facts, or

receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances, which would cause a reasonable person to assume that loss covered by this bond has been or is likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be known.

submit to examination by the Underwriter and subscribe to the same under oath, and

produce for the Underwriter’s examination all pertinent records, and

cooperate with the Underwriter in all matters pertaining to the loss.

ACCOUNT NUMBER

POLICY NUMBER

Item 1: NAMED ENTITY AND PRINCIPAL ADDRESS

John Hancock Funds

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116

$6,000,000 maximum aggregate Limit of Liability

Federal Insurance Company

/s/ Dino Robusto

ICI Mutual Insurance Company

FOLLOW FORM EXCESS COVERAGE

LIMIT OF LIABILITY

CHANGES TO UNDERLYING INSURANCE/DEPLETION OF SUB-LIMITS

INSURER RIGHTS/COOPERATION CLAUSE

NOTICES

/s/ Dino Robusto

/s/ Stathy Darcy

JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK COLLATERAL TRUST

On behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II

on behalf of each of its Series

John HANCOCK FUNDS III

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

on behalf of its of its series

JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES

on behalf of each of its series

JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

on behalf of each of its Series

/s/ Betsy Anne Seel

John Hancock Bond Trust

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund

John Hancock Capital Series

John Hancock Collateral Trust

John Hancock Current Interest

John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Funds II

John Hancock Funds III

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

John Hancock Investment Trust

John Hancock Investment Trust II

John Hancock Investors Trust

John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund

John Hancock Strategic Series

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust