The investment seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Developed International Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities included in the fund's index, in depositary receipts representing securities included in the fund's index and in underlying stocks in respect of depositary receipts included in the fund's index. The index is designed to comprise a subset of securities associated with developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada.