Summary

• The John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund registered a gain and comfortably outperformed the benchmark.
• Stock selection was the primary driver of the John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund's robust relative performance.
• Positioning in IT was the largest contributor, led by holdings in Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Dell Technologies, Inc.
• The majority of the contribution came from overweight positions in the energy and utilities sectors.
• McCormick & Co. lagged in March on concerns that the Middle East conflict could impact input costs, as well as news of a potential acquisition.

Highlights

• The MSCI World Index, the fund's benchmark, posted a loss in the first quarter.

• The fund registered a gain and comfortably outperformed the benchmark.

• Stock selection was the primary driver of the

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