UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-17f-2 |
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OMB APPROVAL |
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OMB Number: |
3235-0360 |
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Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar |
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Expires: |
December 31, 2026 |
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Estimated average burden |
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Investments in the Custody of |
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hours per response |
2.0 |
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Management Investment Companies |
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Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2] |
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1. Investment Company Act File Number: |
21779 |
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Date examination completed: |
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811- |
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5-31-2026 |
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3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: |
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John Hancock Funds II |
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4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code): 197 Clarendon Street |
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Boston, MA 02116 |
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INSTRUCTIONS
This Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments.
Investment Company
1.All items must be completed by the investment company.
2.Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company.
Accountant
3.Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company’s principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable.
THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Board of Trustees and Management of John Hancock Funds II
We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that each of the series of John Hancock Funds II (as set forth in the attached Schedule of Portfolios) (hereafter individually referred to as the “Portfolio”, collectively the “Portfolios”) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the Act”) as of May 31, 2026. The Portfolios’ management is responsible for its assertion and each Portfolio's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about each Portfolio's compliance with the specified requirements based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether management’s assertion about compliance with the specified requirements is fairly stated, in all material respects, and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about each Portfolio's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of May 31, 2026, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from April 30, 2026 (the date of our last examination), through May 31, 2026:
-Confirmation of securities (the number of shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds) owned by each Portfolio and held by Variable Products and Annuities, a division of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, USA, a transfer agent that uses the book entry method of accounting for shares;
-Reconciliation of all such securities (shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds) to the books and records of each Portfolio and John Hancock Life Insurance Company, USA; and,
-Agreement of a sample of purchases of shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds and a sample of sales of shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds by each Portfolio as set forth in the attached Schedule of Portfolios since our last report from the books and records of each Portfolio to confirmations received from John Hancock Life Insurance Company, USA.
We believe that our examination provides, and that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide, a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on each Portfolio's compliance with the specified requirements.
We are required to be independent and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with relevant ethical requirements related to the engagement.
In our opinion, management's assertion that each of the series of John Hancock Funds II (as set forth in the attached Schedule of Portfolios) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 31, 2026 with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of each Portfolio is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Portfolios and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than the specified parties.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts
July 9, 2026
Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment
Company Act of 1940
We, as members of management of the portfolios listed in Appendix A, each a series of John Hancock Funds II (hereafter individually referred to as the “Portfolio”), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies, of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of each Portfolio’s compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of May 31, 2026, and from April 30, 2026 through May 31, 2026.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that each Portfolio was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 31, 2026, and from April 30, 2026 through May 31, 2026, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of each Portfolio.
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/s/ Salvatore Schiavone |
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Salvatore Schiavone |
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Treasurer |
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7/9/2026 |
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/s/ Fernando A. Silva
Fernando A. Silva
CFO
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7/9/2026
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