John Hancock Declaration Funds
Supplement to the Prospectus
John Hancock V.A. Financial Industries Fund
For the John Hancock V.A. Financial Industries Fund, the first paragraph of the
"Goal and Strategy" section has been deleted and replaced with the following:
The fund seeks capital appreciation. To pursue this goal, the fund
normally invests at least 65% of assets in stocks of U.S. and foreign
financial services companies of any size. These companies include
banks, thrifts, finance companies, brokerage and advisory firms, real
estate-related firms, insurance companies and financial holding
companies.
December 4, 2000
