# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329954
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-299808
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 18544
**Document Hash:** 2ddf438ce228c0403a55a19100170b18
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-299808.hdr.sgml**: 20251126

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-299808

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250930

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251126

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251126

**PERIOD START**: 20260331

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** John Hancock Funds III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001329954

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21777
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251527939

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6176633000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock U.S. Growth Fund (Series ID: S000035055)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000107855 | Class A      | JSGAX           |
| C000107856 | Class I      | JSGIX           |
| C000107857 | Class NAV    | JSGBX           |
| C000145658 | Class C      | JSGCX           |
| C000153994 | Class R2     | JSGRX           |
| C000153995 | Class R4     | JHSGX           |
| C000153996 | Class R6     | JSGTX           |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** John Hancock Funds III

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-21777

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001329954

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 5493006O6VUD5OVZY109

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 200 Berkeley Street

  - **City:** Boston

  - **State:** MA

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 02116

  - **Telephone number:** 617-543-9634

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** U.S. Growth Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000035055

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493003UED7F0QL2SR37

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2026-03-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-09-30

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $3016769460.99

**Total Liabilities:** $516568.02

**Net Assets:** $3016252892.97

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000107855 | 3.60%                | 0.91%                | 3.87%                |
| Class ID C000107856 | 3.60%                | 0.95%                | 3.90%                |
| Class ID C000107857 | 3.60%                | 0.97%                | 3.89%                |
| Class ID C000145658 | 3.53%                | 0.85%                | 3.82%                |
| Class ID C000153994 | 3.58%                | 0.94%                | 3.86%                |
| Class ID C000153995 | 3.61%                | 0.95%                | 3.87%                |
| Class ID C000153996 | 3.60%                | 0.97%                | 3.89%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $16692059.47             | $531874978.97                              |
| Month 2  | $49096633.11             | $-22084069.91                              |
| Month 3  | $82273565.08             | $30814472.36                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                | Title                                             | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| DraftKings Inc.                     | DRAFTKINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001              | CUSIP: 26142V105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    730130 | NS      | $27306862.00  | 0.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Evercore Inc.                       | EVERCORE INC COMMON STOCK USD.01                  | CUSIP: 29977A105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     89950 | NS      | $30341934.00  | 1.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc.                 | META PLATFORMS INC COMMON STOCK USD.000006        | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     89507 | NS      | $65732150.66  | 2.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| General Electric Company            | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON STOCK USD.01           | CUSIP: 369604301<br>LEI: 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    105086 | NS      | $31611970.52  | 1.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gilead Sciences Inc.                | GILEAD SCIENCES INC COMMON STOCK USD.001          | CUSIP: 375558103<br>LEI: 549300WTZWR07K8MNV44 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    258605 | NS      | $28705155.00  | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Interactive Brokers Group Inc.      | INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 | CUSIP: 45841N107<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    597548 | NS      | $41117277.88  | 1.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Jabil Inc.                          | JABIL INC COMMON STOCK USD.001                    | CUSIP: 466313103<br>LEI: 5493000CGCQY2OQU7669 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    148423 | NS      | $32233022.91  | 1.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KKR and Co. Inc.                    | KKR and CO INC COMMON STOCK USD.01                | CUSIP: 48251W104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    294091 | NS      | $38217125.45  | 1.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly and Company               | ELI LILLY and CO COMMON STOCK                     | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    110897 | NS      | $84614411.00  | 2.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Live Nation Entertainment Inc.      | LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 | CUSIP: 538034109<br>LEI: 5493007B9BM9ZXJINO78 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    186400 | NS      | $30457760.00  | 1.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastercard Incorporated             | MASTERCARD INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001              | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    125769 | NS      | $71538664.89  | 2.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corporation               | MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625          | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    754946 | NS      | $391024280.70 | 12.96%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nasdaq Inc.                         | NASDAQ INC COMMON STOCK USD.01                    | CUSIP: 631103108<br>LEI: 549300L8X1Q78ERXFD06 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    307394 | NS      | $27188999.30  | 0.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Netflix Inc.                        | NETFLIX INC COMMON STOCK USD.001                  | CUSIP: 64110L106<br>LEI: 549300Y7VHGU0I7CE873 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     61089 | NS      | $73240823.88  | 2.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corporation                  | NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001                  | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2390260 | NS      | $445974710.80 | 14.79%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc.          | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.001    | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     87671 | NS      | $15992943.82  | 0.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Philip Morris International Inc.    | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL IN COMMON STOCK       | CUSIP: 718172109<br>LEI: HL3H1H2BGXWVG3BSWR90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     85054 | NS      | $13795758.80  | 0.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pinterest Inc.                      | PINTEREST INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001              | CUSIP: 72352L106<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    871218 | NS      | $28027083.06  | 0.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pool Corporation                    | POOL CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001                    | CUSIP: 73278L105<br>LEI: 5493005VZK1KMN6CO617 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    108011 | NS      | $33490970.77  | 1.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | SCC GOVERMENT MM GVXX 20301231 00001.0000000000   | CUSIP: 7839989D1<br>LEI: 571474TGEMMWANRLN572 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  58647215 | NS      | $58647214.90  | 1.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Targa Resources Corp.               | TARGA RESOURCES CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001         | CUSIP: 87612G101<br>LEI: 5493003QENHHS261UR94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    186126 | NS      | $31183550.04  | 1.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc.                          | TESLA INC COMMON STOCK USD.001                    | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    144895 | NS      | $64437704.40  | 2.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| US Foods Holding Corp.              | US FOODS HOLDING CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01         | CUSIP: 912008109<br>LEI: 549300UGOZSO64CFPR97 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    376087 | NS      | $28815785.94  | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Wells Fargo and Company             | WELLS FARGO and CO COMMON STOCK USD1.666          | CUSIP: 949746101<br>LEI: PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    343358 | NS      | $28780267.56  | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Welltower Inc.                      | WELLTOWER INC REIT USD1.0                         | CUSIP: 95040Q104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    346480 | NS      | $61721947.20  | 2.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| WESCO International Inc.            | WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK USD.01       | CUSIP: 95082P105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    133837 | NS      | $28306525.50  | 0.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Williams Companies Inc.         | WILLIAMS COS INC/THE COMMON STOCK USD1.0          | CUSIP: 969457100<br>LEI: D71FAKCBLFS2O0RBPG08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    481078 | NS      | $30476291.30  | 1.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V.             | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV COMMON STOCK EUR.2          | CUSIP: N6596X109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |    150113 | NS      | $34185233.49  | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Flex Ltd.                           | FLEX LTD COMMON STOCK                             | CUSIP: Y2573F102<br>LEI: 549300EAQH74YHD07T53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    522418 | NS      | $30284571.46  | 1.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc.                       | BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK                         | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    499276 | NS      | $164716145.16 | 5.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.        | CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COMMON STOCK USD.1      | CUSIP: 12541W209<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    111692 | NS      | $14788020.80  | 0.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chewy Inc.                          | CHEWY INC COMMON STOCK USD.01                     | CUSIP: 16679L109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    943469 | NS      | $38163321.05  | 1.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coherent Corp.                      | COHERENT CORP COMMON STOCK                        | CUSIP: 19247G107<br>LEI: 549300O5C25A0MMHHU33 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    287361 | NS      | $30954526.92  | 1.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Airbnb Inc.                         | AIRBNB INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001                  | CUSIP: 009066101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    260404 | NS      | $31618253.68  | 1.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                       | ALPHABET INC COMMON STOCK USD.001                 | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    765498 | NS      | $186092563.80 | 6.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc.                     | AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01                | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    645368 | NS      | $141703451.76 | 4.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Express Company            | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON STOCK USD.2            | CUSIP: 025816109<br>LEI: R4PP93JZOLY261QX3811 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    116851 | NS      | $38813228.16  | 1.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cencora Inc.                        | CENCORA INC COMMON STOCK USD.01                   | CUSIP: 03073E105<br>LEI: AI8GXW8LG5WK7E9UD086 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    102163 | NS      | $31929002.39  | 1.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Analog Devices Inc.                 | ANALOG DEVICES INC COMMON STOCK USD.167           | CUSIP: 032654105<br>LEI: GYVOE5EZ4GDAVTU4CQ61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    131755 | NS      | $32372203.50  | 1.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc.                          | APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1228731 | NS      | $312871774.53 | 10.37%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AppLovin Corporation                | APPLOVIN CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00003              | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     76694 | NS      | $55107706.76  | 1.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ares Management Corporation         | ARES MANAGEMENT CORP COMMON STOCK                 | CUSIP: 03990B101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    178756 | NS      | $28581296.84  | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-10-29

**Name of Applicant:** John Hancock Funds III

**Signature:** /s/Salvatore Schiavone

**Name of Signer:** Salvatore Schiavone

**Title:** Treasurer