# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000756913
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-258649
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 3298
**Document Hash:** fe72b7176d1cb44d8511658d6ecc7798
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-258649.hdr.sgml**: 20251030

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-258649

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251030

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251030

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251030

**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:** 251436082

**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

### Strategic Income Opportunities Trust (Series ID: S000008320)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000022739 | NAV          | JVRNX           |
| C000022740 | Series I     | JESNX           |
| C000022741 | Series II    | JESPX           |

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Prospectus Supplement

**John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust** <br>**Strategic Income Opportunities Trust (the fund)**

**Supplement dated October 30, 2025 to the current Summary Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the Summary Prospectus)**

Effective October 30, 2025 (the Effective Date), David A. Bees, CFA and Christopher Smith, CFA, CAIA are added as portfolio managers of the fund. Thomas C. Goggins, Kisoo Park, Christopher M. Chapman, CFA, and Brad Lutz, CFA will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the fund, and together with David A. Bees, CFA and Christopher Smith, CFA, CAIA will be jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio. Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the following information is added under the heading "Portfolio management":

**David A. Bees, CFA** <br>*Portfolio Manager* <br>Managed fund since 2025

**Christopher Smith, CFA, CAIA** <br>*Associate Portfolio Manager* <br>Managed the fund since 2025

In addition, effective September 30, 2026, Kisoo Park will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the fund. David A. Bees, CFA, Christopher M. Chapman, CFA, Thomas C. Goggins, Brad Lutz, CFA, and Christopher Smith, CFA, CAIA will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the fund and will be jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2026, all references to Mr. Park will be removed from Summary Prospectus.

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

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