Expense Ratio History

JAEMX expense ratio history

High Yield Trust, NAV

Fund company
John Hancock
Type
Mutual fund

0.70%

In basis points
70 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$70
Prospectus dated
27 April 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.62% on 27 April 2026

Fee over time

JAEMX expense ratio: 0.70% until 30 Apr 2012, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 30 Apr 2014, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 27 Apr 2015, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 May 2016, then 0.75%; 0.75% until 1 May 2017, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 29 Apr 2019, then 0.78%; 0.78% until 27 Apr 2020, then 0.80%; 0.80% until 25 Apr 2022, then 0.78%; 0.78% until 1 May 2023, then 0.80%; 0.80% until 29 Apr 2024, then 0.82%; 0.82% until 28 Apr 2025, then 0.62%; 0.62% until 27 Apr 2026, then 0.70%; read at 0.70% on 27 Apr 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%May 2011Dec 2013Jul 2016Feb 2019Sep 2021Apr 20240.70% before0.70% from 27 Apr 2026
JAEMX expense ratio: 0.70% until 30 Apr 2012, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 30 Apr 2014, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 27 Apr 2015, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 1 May 2016, then 0.75%; 0.75% until 1 May 2017, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 29 Apr 2019, then 0.78%; 0.78% until 27 Apr 2020, then 0.80%; 0.80% until 25 Apr 2022, then 0.78%; 0.78% until 1 May 2023, then 0.80%; 0.80% until 29 Apr 2024, then 0.82%; 0.82% until 28 Apr 2025, then 0.62%; 0.62% until 27 Apr 2026, then 0.70%; read at 0.70% on 27 Apr 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%May 2011Jun 2016Jul 20210.70% before0.70% from 27 Apr 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 3 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
JAEMX (this page) NAV 0.70% 0.69% 27 Apr 2026
JAELX Series I 0.75% 0.74% 27 Apr 2026
JAEOX Series II 0.95% 0.94% 27 Apr 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
27 Apr 2026 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-04-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Apr 2026 0.70% Raised from 0.62% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-04-15
28 Apr 2025 0.62% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-04-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Apr 2025 0.62% Cut from 0.82% to 0.62%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-04-16
29 Apr 2024 0.82% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Apr 2024 0.82% Raised from 0.80% to 0.82%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-04-17
1 May 2023 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2023 0.80% Raised from 0.78% to 0.80%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-04-21
25 Apr 2022 0.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-04-25 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
25 Apr 2022 0.78% Cut from 0.80% to 0.78%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-04-22
26 Apr 2021 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-04-26 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Apr 2020 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-04-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Apr 2020 0.80% Raised from 0.78% to 0.80%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-05-14
29 Apr 2019 0.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Apr 2019 0.78% Raised from 0.76% to 0.78%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-05-17
30 Apr 2018 0.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2017 0.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2017 0.76% Raised from 0.75% to 0.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-05-19
1 May 2016 0.75% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2016 0.75% Raised from 0.73% to 0.75%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-05-19
27 Apr 2015 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-04-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Apr 2015 0.73% Cut from 0.74% to 0.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-05-14
30 Apr 2014 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2014 0.74% Raised from 0.72% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-05-12
29 Apr 2013 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2012 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2012 0.72% Raised from 0.70% to 0.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-05-17
2 May 2011 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-05-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.70% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$873 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,209.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$72
3 years$225
5 years$391
10 years$873

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 16 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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