# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001478482
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-315912
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 5821
**Document Hash:** ddffec045f46629a5ad1def4f15d48fd
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-315912.hdr.sgml**: 20251211

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-315912

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251211

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251211

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251211

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001478482

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 001017025
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0430

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-183173
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251564999

**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

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000071291)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name                      | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF | JHCB          | C000226213 |

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### John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (Series ID: S000072179)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name                                  | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | JHMB          | C000227987 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (Series ID: S000071291)

| Class ID   | Class Name                      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000226213 | John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF | JHCB            |

### John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (Series ID: S000072179)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                  | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000227987 | John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | JHMB            |

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Prospectus Supplement

**John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust**

**John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (the fund)**

**Supplement dated December 11, 2025 to the current Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the Prospectus)**

At its meeting held on December 9-11, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the Board) approved a change to the principal investment strategies disclosure for the fund.

Accordingly, effective immediately, the following information supplements and supersedes any information to the contrary relating to the fund contained in the current Prospectus:

The fourth paragraph of the disclosure under "Principal investment strategies" for the fund in the "Fund summary" section of the Prospectus is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in investment-grade bank loans (including loan participations). Direct investments in loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the fund to the risks of being a direct lender.

The sixth paragraph of the disclosure under "Principal investment strategies" relating to the fund in the "Fund details" section of the Prospectus is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in investment-grade bank loans (including loan participations). Direct investments in loans may be illiquid and holding a loan could expose the fund to the risks of being a direct lender.

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

Manulife, Manulife Investments, Stylized M Design, and Manulife Investments & Stylized M Design are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and John Hancock, and the Stylized John Hancock Design are trademarks of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). Each are used by it and by its affiliates under license.

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Prospectus Supplement

**John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust**

**John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (the fund)**

**Supplement dated December 11, 2025 to the current Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the Prospectus)**

At its meeting held on December 9-11, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the Board) approved a change to the principal investment strategies disclosure for the fund.

Accordingly, effective immediately, the following information supplements and supersedes any information to the contrary relating to the fund contained in the current Prospectus:

The fourth paragraph of the disclosure under "Principal investment strategies" for the fund in the "Fund summary" section of the Prospectus is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in non-mortgage-backed securities including other asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

The sixth paragraph of the disclosure under "Principal investment strategies" relating to the fund in the "Fund details" section of the Prospectus is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in non-mortgage-backed securities including other asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

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

Manulife, Manulife Investments, Stylized M Design, and Manulife Investments & Stylized M Design are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and John Hancock, and the Stylized John Hancock Design are trademarks of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). Each are used by it and by its affiliates under license.

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