John Hancock Fds III, International Growth Fund Class A

The fund invests in equity investments that the manager believes will provide higher returns than the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Growth Index. Under normal market conditions, it invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity investments. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies in a number of developed and emerging markets outside of the U.S. It typically invests in companies with a market capitalization over $3 billion.