John Hancock Classic Value fund: A Look At Top Holdings – STT, JPM, AIG

Of all the funds in the value-orientated fund universe, one of last year's best performers was the John Hancock Classic Value fund, which reported performance of 40.5% during 2013. Year to date performance has slowed with the fund only reporting net asset value growth of 7.89%, underperforming the S&P 500 by 0.93%.

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Classic Value fund performance

Nevertheless, the Classic Value fund seeks long-term growth of capital, investing in good businesses that are trading at temporarily depressed prices, a strategy which has yielded results. Indeed, over the past five-years the fund's Class A stock has returned an average 18.20% per annum, excluding the initial sales charge. Since launch (1996) the fund has returned an...