John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC, is a asset manager firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, US that john hancock investment management distributors llc is the principal underwriter and wholesale distribution broker-dealer for the john hancock family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. it is a member of finra and sipc. the entity was known as john hancock funds, llc before june 28, 2019, and earlier as john hancock broker distribution services, inc. it operates under the manulife john hancock investments brand and is an indirect subsidiary of john hancock life insurance company (u.s.a.), itself a subsidiary of manulife financial corporation, a publicly traded company based in toronto, canada. the affiliated asset management business uses a multi-manager model, selecting subadvisers to run its funds across equity, fixed income and alternative strategies. They serve clients in US. John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC, is listed on The Token Playbook's vetted provider registry at thetokenplaybook.com/registry/john-hancock-investment-management-distributors-llc.