Asset manager · Boston, MA
John Hancock Investment Management LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 105790 · SEC 801-8124
At a glance
John Hancock Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Boston, Massachusetts, with $212.1 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 25, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is investment companies. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 71st of 3,218 asset managers and 121st of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 617-663-3000johnhancock.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $212B
- Rank among asset managers
- #71 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #121 of 17,210
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #14 of 627
- Clients
- 126
- Accounts
- 126
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 357
- Advisory staff
- 28
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Trevor E. SwanbergChief Compliance Officer
- Philip J. FontanaDirector
- Kristie M. FeinbergDirector, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Andrew J. McFetridgeDirector
- Betsy A. SeelChief Legal Counsel
- Effie E GeorgountzosChief Financial Officer
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
John Hancock Investment Management LLC’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
John Hancock Investment Management LLC is a hybrid RIA: 183 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names affiliated broker-dealers: John Hancock Distributors LLC, John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC and Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services LLC.
- John Hancock Distributors LLC ↗CRD 5249
It doesn’t hold client accounts or customer funds itself. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, March 2026
- John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC ↗CRD 28262
It doesn’t hold client accounts or customer funds itself. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, March 2026
- Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services LLC ↗CRD 150842
An introducing broker-dealer: its trades clear through another firm, which holds the brokerage accounts. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, March 2026
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 126 | $212B | 100% |
| Other | – | $0M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
John Hancock Investment Management LLC answers yes to 15 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗johnhancock.com ↗
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Questions
How much does John Hancock Investment Management LLC manage?
John Hancock Investment Management LLC reports $212.1 billion in regulatory assets under management across 126 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 25, 2026.
What kind of firm is John Hancock Investment Management LLC?
John Hancock Investment Management LLC is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are John Hancock Investment Management LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are investment companies ($212.1 billion, 126 clients); other ($350,625).
Does John Hancock Investment Management LLC have any disciplinary history?
John Hancock Investment Management LLC answers yes to 15 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is John Hancock Investment Management LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-25), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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