# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000756913
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-282724
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 3526
**Document Hash:** d63264542a2f1c2d006faf75da9e01e8
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-282724.hdr.sgml**: 20260625

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-282724

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260625

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260625

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260625

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000756913

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-94157
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261121847

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-663-3000

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

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050124

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MANUFACTURERS INVESTMENT TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19971022

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NASL SERIES FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19881030

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### High Yield Trust (Series ID: S000008240)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000022446 | NAV          | JAEMX           |
| C000022447 | Series I     | JAELX           |
| C000022448 | Series II    | JAEOX           |

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Prospectus Supplement

**John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (the Trust)** <br>**High Yield Trust (the fund)**

**Supplement dated June 25, 2026 to the current Summary Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the Summary Prospectus)**

At its meeting held on June 23-25, 2026, the Trust's Board of Trustees (the Board) approved a new sub-subadvisory agreement between Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC ("Manulife IM (US)"), the fund's subadvisor, and CQS (US), LLC with respect to the fund, effective on or about June 25, 2026 (the Effective Date).

Also effective on the Effective Date, Manulife IM (US) entered into a participating affiliates agreement with CQS (UK) LLP, an affiliate of Manulife IM (US), with respect to the fund.

Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the following is added under the heading "Investment management":

**Sub-subadvisor** CQS (US), LLC

In addition, as of the Effective Date, James Gearhart, CFA, no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund. Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, all references to Mr. Gearhart are removed from the Summary Prospectus.

Moreover, as of the Effective Date, Tim Jarombek, CFA and Darren Toner are added as portfolio managers of the fund. Jonas Grazulis, CFA and Caryn E. Rothman, CFA continue as portfolio managers of the fund and, together with Tim Jarombek, CFA and Darren Toner, are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio.

Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the following is added under the heading "Portfolio management":

**Tim Jarombek, CFA** <br>*Portfolio Manager* <br>Managed fund since 2026

**Darren Toner** <br>*Senior Portfolio Manager and Team Lead* <br>Managed fund since 2026

*You should read this supplement in conjunction with the Summary Prospectus and retain it for your future reference.*

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