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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Avient Corporation</name>
        <lei>SM8L9RZYIB34LNTWO040</lei>
        <title>AVIENT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>05368V106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05368V1061"/>
          <ticker value="AVNT US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>148406</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5485085.76</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.5323165553</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axsome Therapeutics Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300EXGR0XLRJEIB95</lei>
        <title>AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001</title>
        <cusip>05464T104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05464T1043"/>
          <ticker value="AXSM US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10293</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2519417.61</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.7038258803</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Banner Corporation</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BANNER CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01</title>
        <cusip>06652V208</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US06652V2088"/>
          <ticker value="BANR US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>84403</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5607735.32</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.5665800034</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bath and Body Works Inc.</name>
        <lei>GR3KVMWVCR54YWQNXU90</lei>
        <title>BATH and BODY WORKS INC COMMON STOCK USD.5</title>
        <cusip>070830104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0708301041"/>
          <ticker value="BBWI US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>209129</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4837153.77</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.3513099205</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300ZC1GPV35XYDK53</lei>
        <title>BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001</title>
        <cusip>090572207</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0905722072"/>
          <ticker value="BIO US"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>11450</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3361834.5</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.9391639230</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns are reported without deduction of sales loads and redemption fees, if applicable." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-07-27</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
