On behalf of the Trust, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), please accept this letter as notice that the forms of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information for the
Funds that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information, each dated August 1,
2025, contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 231 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act and Amendment No. 183 to its Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the text of which was filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2025 via EDGAR, accession number 0001193125-25-166129 except for John Hancock Disciplined Value Global Long/Short Fund, John Hancock Diversified Real Assets Fund, John Hancock Fundamental Equity Income Fund, John Hancock Global Climate Action Fund, and John Hancock Mid Cap Growth Fund NAV prospectus, which was separately filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 497 on July 31, 2025.