John Hancock Investments, a US-based registered investment adviser, has selected Wellington Management to manage its John Hancock International Growth Fund.
The John Hancock International Growth Fund seeks to generate high total return primarily through capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity investments from outside the United States.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Access deeper industry intelligence
Experience unmatched clarity with a single platform that combines unique data, AI, and human expertise.
The fund will be managed by a team led by Wellington partner John Boselli. Boselli, who has been working with Wellington since 12 years, has been managing an international growth strategy since 2009.
The fund will follow a bottom-up and fundamentally driven, quality growth equity investment approach focused on companies with high revenue growth, superior business models, improving fundamentals and strong free cash flow .
Leo Zerilli, head of the Investment Division at John Hancock Investments, said: "After conducting a comprehensive analysis of Wellington’s team, philosophy and process, we determined that their expertise in managing international growth equity strategies is the best fit to enable the fund to meet its long-term potential."
Andrew Arnott, president and CEO of John Hancock Investments, said: "This appointment is another example of our commitment to make institutional-caliber asset managers available to our individual investors."
US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?
Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.
By GlobalDataAs of 30 June 2014, Wellington has managed 17 portfolios with approximately US$10.5 billion in assets for John Hancock.
