# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000756913
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-217453
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 4265
**Document Hash:** 0b636054a987216b57c8297836ed6322
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-217453.hdr.sgml**: 20250925

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-217453

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250925

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250925

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250925

**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:** 251343840

**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

### Global Equity Trust (Series ID: S000008231)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000022410 | NAV          | JAJGX           |
| C000022411 | Series I     | JEFGX           |
| C000022412 | Series II    | JAJFX           |

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Prospectus Supplement

**John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust** <br>**Global Equity Trust (the fund)**

**Supplement dated September 25, 2025 to the current Summary Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the Summary Prospectus)**

At its meeting held on September 23-25, 2025, the Trust's Board of Trustees approved a change to add an additional benchmark that more closely correlates with the fund's investments, effective as of October 1, 2025 (the Effective Date).

In connection with the change described above, the paragraph below under the heading "Past performance" in the "Fund summary" section for the fund is amended and restated as follows:

The following information illustrates the variability of the fund's returns and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the fund's average annual returns compared with a broad-based securities market index. Past performance does not indicate future results. The MSCI World Value Index shows how the fund's performance compares against the returns of similar investments. All figures assume dividend reinvestment. The performance information below does not reflect fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract which may use JHVIT as its underlying investment option. If such fees and expenses had been reflected, performance would be lower.

Additionally, as of the Effective Date, the "Average annual total returns" table under the heading "Past performance" in the "Fund summary" section for the fund is replaced in its entirety with the following:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Average annual total returns (%)—as of 12/31/2024** | **1 year** | **5 year** | **10 year** |
| **Series I** | 10.47 | &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.88 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.85 |
| **Series II** | 10.28 | &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.66 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.64 |
| **Series NAV** | 10.53 | &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.94 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.90 |
| MSCI World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign withholding taxes on dividends) | 18.67 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.17 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.95 |
| MSCI World Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign withholding taxes on dividends) | 11.47 | &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.97 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.65 |

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

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