| Fund Inception | 03/27/2015 |
| Name of Issuer | John Hancock |
| Fund Advisor(s) | John Hancock Investment Management LLC |
| Sub-Advisor(s) | Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC |
Fund Managers for JEMIX
Roberto Sanchez-Dahl
Portfolio Manager since 05/10/2013
Roberto D. Sanchez-Dahl, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt, Manulife Investment Management
Roberto provides portfolio management and investment analysis on emerging-market debt. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior portfolio manager and senior investment analyst at Federated Investment Management and an associate in the credit department at GoldmanSachs; he began his career in 1993 with Moody’s Investors Service. Roberto holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Education:B.S., Mechanical Electric Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; A.C.F., Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico; M.B.A., Columbia University, New York
Joined the company:2013
Began career:1993
Elina Theodorakopoulou
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2021
Elina provides portfolio management and investment analysis on emerging-market debt. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at Fulcrum Asset Management, where she was the manager of two absolute return fixed-income funds and a senior member of the global macro discretionary team. Prior to that, she worked at Société Générale in cross-asset sales to institutional clients. She began her career at Santander Global Banking.
Education: B.Sc., International and European Economic Studies, Athens University.
Neal Capecci
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2023
Neal Capecci, CFA, is a managing director and portfolio manager with the Fixed Income Team at Manulife Asset Management. He supports pan-Asia bond strategies with an emphasis on Asian local currency debt markets. Before moving to London, Neal spent 8 years at Manulife’s Hong Kong office. Previously, he served as an analyst and trader in Manulife’s Boston office. Earlier in his career, he worked at State Street Global Advisors. Neal is a CFA charterholder.
Joined the subadvisor in 2005
Liam Spillane
Portfolio Manager since 01/26/2026
Liam is our Head of Emerging Markets Debt, overseeing a global team of EMD portfolio managers and holding ultimate responsibility for the commercial growth of the EMD business and delivering strong investment performance across our wide range of products. He is also portfolio manager for the emerging markets local currency bond portfolios. Liam joined Aviva Investors as a senior portfolio manager before assuming his current role. He has previously worked for Overlay Asset Management, ABN Amro Asset Management and Fortis Investments as a senior currency manager for a broad range of absolute return, hedge fund and currency overlay mandates. He has gained considerable expertise in foreign exchange since joining the investment industry, beginning his career with an equity market focus at James Capel Investment Management.
