JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST on behalf of John Hancock Alternative Risk Premia Fund, John Hancock Mid Cap Growth Fund and John Hancock ESG All Cap Core Fund AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.(d).4

XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT TRUST

on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Alternative Risk Premia Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund and Xxxx Xxxxxxx ESG All Cap Core Fund

AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT made as of the 9th day of July, 2021, to the Advisory Agreement dated June 30, 2020, as amended (the “Agreement”), between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of its series Xxxx Xxxxxxx Alternative Risk Premia Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund and Xxxx Xxxxxxx ESG All Cap Core Fund (the “Funds”), and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Management LLC (“JHIM” or the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

1.       CHANGE IN APPENDIX A

Appendix A of the Agreement, which relates to funds of the Agreement is hereby amended to reflect removal of the following terminated funds and any contrary fee schedule information is hereby superseded: (i) Xxxx Xxxxxxx Alternative Risk Premia Fund and (ii) Xxxx Xxxxxxx ESG All Cap Core Fund. Appendix A of the Agreement, which relates to Section 4 of the Agreement, “COMPENSATION OF ADVISER,” is hereby amended to reflect the addition of fee schedules for Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund, which is a new series of the Trust:

ADVISORY FEE SCHEDULES

The Adviser shall serve as an investment adviser for the Fund of the Trust listed below. The Trust will pay the Adviser, as full compensation for all services provided under this Agreement with respect to the Fund, the fee computed separately for the Fund at an annual rate as set forth in the chart below (the “Adviser Fee”).

The term Aggregate Net Assets in the chart below includes the net assets of the Fund. This term also includes as indicated in the chart the net assets of one or more other portfolios, but in each case only for the period during which the Adviser also serves as the adviser for the other portfolio(s) and only with respect to the net assets of such other portfolio(s) that are managed by the Adviser.

For purposes of determining Aggregate Net Assets and calculating the Adviser Fee, the net assets of the Fund and each other fund of the Trust are determined as of the close of business on the previous business day of the Trust, and the net assets of each portfolio of each other fund are determined as of the close of business on the previous business day of that fund.

An Adviser Fee based on Aggregate Net Assets for a Fund shall be based on the applicable annual fee rate for the Fund which for each day shall be equal to (i) the sum of the amounts determined by applying the annual percentage rates in

the table to the applicable portions of Aggregate Net Assets divided by (ii) Aggregate Net Assets (the “Applicable Annual Fee Rate”). The Adviser Fee for each Fund shall be accrued and paid daily to the Adviser for each calendar day. The daily fee accruals for Adviser Fees based on Aggregate Net Assets will be computed by multiplying the fraction of one over the number of calendar days in the year by the Applicable Annual Fee Rate, and multiplying this product by the net assets of the Fund. Fees shall be paid either by wire transfer or check, as directed by the Adviser.

If, with respect to any Fund, this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, or if the manner of determining the Applicable Annual Fee Rate changes, before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination or from the beginning of such month to the date of such change, as the case may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full month in which such effectiveness or termination or change occurs.

Portfolio	Aggregate Net Assets Include the Net Assets of the following Funds in addition to the Trust Portfolio	First $200 million of Aggregate Net Assets	Next $300 million of Aggregate Net Assets	Next $2.7 billion of Aggregate Net Assets	Next $500 million of Aggregate Net Assets	Next $500 million of Aggregate Net Assets	Excess Over $4.2 billion of Aggregate Net Assets
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund	JHVIT Mid Cap Stock Trust	0.875%	0.850%	0.825%	0.800%	0.775%	0.755%

2.        EFFECTIVE DATE

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first mentioned above.

3.        DEFINED TERMS

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in or pursuant to the Agreement.

4.         OTHER TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT

Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the parties in accordance with their respective terms.

(THE REMAINDER OF THIS SPACE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers as of the date first mentioned above.

	XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT TRUST,
	on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Alternative Risk Premia Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund and Xxxx Xxxxxxx ESG All Cap Core Fund
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		President

XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By:	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
	Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
	Chief Investment Officer

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