UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811- 22056

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer

601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 31, 2015





ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS







John Hancock

Tax Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund


Quarterly portfolio holdings 1/31/15

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Fund's investmentsTax Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

                                               
  As of 1-31-15 (unaudited)  
        Shares     Value  
  Common stocks 95.5%     $110,196,422  
  (Cost $113,375,480)  
  Australia 3.2%     3,676,988  
  BHP Billiton, Ltd.     23,600     544,326  
  Commonwealth Bank of Australia     9,962     688,823  
  Telstra Corp., Ltd.     317,600     1,601,969  
  Westpac Banking Corp.     31,500     841,870  
  Canada 5.2%     6,004,684  
  BCE, Inc.     53,000     2,434,154  
  Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (C)     49,000     1,790,460  
  Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B     17,400     618,661  
  Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B     50,300     1,161,409  
  France 6.0%     6,940,048  
  Electricite de France SA     54,300     1,472,016  
  Sanofi     6,700     617,337  
  SCOR SE     29,100     905,881  
  Total SA     38,400     1,971,094  
  Vinci SA     23,400     1,229,300  
  Vivendi SA (I)     31,480     744,420  
  Germany 5.5%     6,389,818  
  BASF SE     11,000     983,814  
  Daimler AG     16,700     1,512,432  
  Deutsche Post AG     18,200     589,008  
  Deutsche Telekom AG     77,000     1,327,333  
  Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG     5,900     1,182,842  
  Siemens AG     7,520     794,389  
  Italy 1.3%     1,498,125  
  Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     341,700     1,498,125  
  Netherlands 1.9%     2,194,105  
  Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR, Class A (C)     23,280     1,430,556  
  Wolters Kluwer NV     25,560     763,549  
  Norway 2.0%     2,287,434  
  Orkla ASA     112,900     832,055  
  Statoil ASA     35,300     591,144  
  Yara International ASA     16,600     864,235  
  Philippines 0.6%     693,680  
  Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, ADR (C)     10,400     693,680  
  Spain 0.7%     866,182  
  Gas Natural SDG SA     36,900     866,182  
  Sweden 0.7%     823,959  
  Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares     17,400     823,959  
  Switzerland 3.9%     4,498,856  
  Nestle SA     9,400     717,887  
  Novartis AG     11,200     1,091,470  
  Roche Holding AG     2,800     754,649  
  Swisscom AG     3,300     1,934,850  

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Tax Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

                                               
        Shares     Value  
  United Kingdom 20.1%     $23,149,295  
  Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     102,300     671,530  
  AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (C)     9,753     692,853  
  BAE Systems PLC     237,400     1,807,235  
  British American Tobacco PLC     23,400     1,320,135  
  Centrica PLC     238,400     1,052,065  
  Diageo PLC, ADR (C)     5,000     590,650  
  GlaxoSmithKline PLC     80,000     1,761,498  
  Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     57,600     2,705,413  
  National Grid PLC     144,900     2,037,150  
  Pearson PLC     48,800     990,141  
  Rio Tinto PLC     15,500     681,116  
  Severn Trent PLC     25,300     819,081  
  SSE PLC     96,500     2,335,169  
  Unilever PLC     19,800     871,874  
  United Utilities Group PLC     141,900     2,190,065  
  Vodafone Group PLC     579,100     2,036,392  
  WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     217,532     586,928  
  United States 44.4%     51,173,248  
  AbbVie, Inc. (C)     15,400     929,390  
  Altria Group, Inc. (C)     53,200     2,824,920  
  Ameren Corp. (C)     43,100     1,951,568  
  Apple, Inc. (C)     7,100     831,836  
  Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (C)     13,300     590,919  
  AT&T, Inc. (C)     65,200     2,146,384  
  Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (C)     8,400     693,252  
  CenturyLink, Inc. (C)     50,300     1,869,651  
  CME Group, Inc. (C)     19,960     1,702,588  
  ConocoPhillips (C)     14,700     925,806  
  Dominion Resources, Inc. (C)     8,700     668,943  
  Duke Energy Corp. (C)     24,750     2,156,715  
  E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company     10,150     722,782  
  Johnson & Johnson     6,700     670,938  
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. (C)     9,500     1,025,620  
  Kinder Morgan, Inc.     90,800     3,727,340  
  KLA-Tencor Corp. (C)     9,800     602,406  
  Lockheed Martin Corp. (C)     6,500     1,224,405  
  Lorillard, Inc. (C)     35,600     2,335,716  
  Mattel, Inc. (C)     25,240     678,956  
  McDonald's Corp.     7,000     647,080  
  Merck & Company, Inc. (C)     14,900     898,172  
  Microchip Technology, Inc. (C)     17,600     793,760  
  Microsoft Corp. (C)     17,300     698,920  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. (C)     10,700     856,000  
  People's United Financial, Inc. (C)     98,100     1,380,267  
  PepsiCo, Inc. (C)     7,200     675,216  
  Philip Morris International, Inc. (C)     16,400     1,315,936  
  PPL Corp. (C)     50,800     1,803,400  
  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (C)     49,000     807,030  
  Regal Entertainment Group, Class A (C)     46,100     975,476  
  Reynolds American, Inc. (C)     34,390     2,336,801  
  Seagate Technology PLC (C)     14,550     821,202  
  TECO Energy, Inc. (C)     75,200     1,604,016  

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Tax Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

                                               
        Shares     Value  
  United States  (continued)        
  The Coca-Cola Company     15,400     634,018  
  The Dow Chemical Company (C)     21,600     975,456  
  The Southern Company (C)     19,100     968,752  
  Verizon Communications, Inc. (C)     46,839     2,141,011  
  Waste Management, Inc. (C)     13,900     714,877  
  Wells Fargo & Company     18,900     981,288  
  Wisconsin Energy Corp. (C)     15,500     864,435  
  Preferred securities 0.9%     $1,007,074  
  (Cost $854,267)  
  United States 0.9%     1,007,074  
  MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (C)           38,600     1,007,074  
        Yield (%)     Shares     Value  
  Short-term investments 3.3%     $3,781,626  
  (Cost $3,781,626)  
  Money market funds 1.1%     1,309,626  
  State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund     0.0000(Y)     1,309,626     1,309,626  
              Par value     Value  
  Repurchase agreement 2.2%     $2,472,000  
  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-30-15 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,472,000 on 2-2-15, collateralized by $2,340,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625% due 8-15-20 (valued at $2,524,392, including interest)           2,472,000     2,472,000  
  Total investments (Cost $118,011,373)† 99.7%     $114,985,122  
  Other assets and liabilities, net 0.3%     $327,146  
  Total net assets 100.0%     $115,312,268  

               
The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund.
Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend
ADR American Depositary Receipts
(I) Non-income producing.
(C) A portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options. Total collateral value at 1-31-15 was $39,288,402.
(Y) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of 1-31-15.
At 1-31-15, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $122,262,293. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $7,277,171, of which $2,430,330 related to appreciated investment securities and $9,707,501 related to depreciated investment securities.

The fund had the following sector composition as a percentage of net assets on 1-31-15:

   
Utilities 19.4%
Consumer staples 16.3%
Telecommunication services 15.2%
Financials 9.3%
Energy 8.2%
Health care 6.4%
Industrials 6.2%
Consumer discretionary 5.8%
Materials 5.7%
Information technology 3.9%
Short-term investments and other 3.6%
Total 100.0%

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Notes to Fund's investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Options listed on an exchange are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices from the exchange where the option was acquired or most likely will be sold. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices.

Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the fund's Pricing Committee following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed. Trading in foreign securities may be completed before the daily close of trading on the NYSE. Significant events at the issuer or market level may affect the values of securities between the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. If a significant event occurs, these securities may be fair valued, as determined in good faith by the fund's Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The fund uses fair value adjustment factors provided by an independent pricing vendor to value certain foreign securities in order to adjust for events that may occur between the close of foreign exchanges or markets and the close of the NYSE.

The fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events or trends, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund's investments as of January 31, 2015, by major security category or type:

                                   
        Total
market value
at 1-31-15
    Level 1
quoted price
    Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
    Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
 
  Common stocks                          
        Australia     $3,676,988         $3,676,988      
        Canada     6,004,684     $6,004,684          
        France     6,940,048         6,940,048      
        Germany     6,389,818         6,389,818      
        Italy     1,498,125         1,498,125      
        Netherlands     2,194,105     1,430,556     763,549      
        Norway     2,287,434         2,287,434      
        Philippines     693,680     693,680          
        Spain     866,182         866,182      
        Sweden     823,959         823,959      
        Switzerland     4,498,856         4,498,856      
        United Kingdom     23,149,295     1,283,503     21,865,792      
        United States     51,173,248     51,173,248          
  Preferred securities     1,007,074     1,007,074          
  Short-term investments     3,781,626     1,309,626     2,472,000      
  Total Investments in Securities     $114,985,122     $62,902,371     $52,082,751      
  Other Financial Instruments:                          
  Written options     ($535,700 )   ($535,700 )        

Repurchase agreements. The fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that is held in a segregated account by the fund's custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Fund's investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

Repurchase agreements are typically governed by the terms and conditions of the Master Repurchase Agreement and/or Global Master Repurchase Agreement (collectively, MRA). Upon an event of default, the non-defaulting party may close out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. In the event of a

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default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline or the counterparty may have insufficient assets to pay back claims resulting from close-out of the transactions.

Derivative instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the OTC market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments, including the use of leverage, optionality, the liquidity or lack of liquidity of the contract, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or clearing organization and the volatility of the position. Some derivatives involve risks that are potentially greater than the risks associated with investing directly in the referenced securities or other referenced underlying instrument. Specifically, the fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an (OTC) derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction.

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. Options are traded either OTC or on an exchange. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy (and the seller the obligation to sell) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell (and the writer the obligation to buy) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. Writing puts and buying calls may increase the fund's exposure to changes in the value of the underlying instrument. Buying puts and writing calls may decrease the fund's exposure to such changes. Risks related to the use of options include the loss of premiums, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values. In addition, OTC options are subject to the risks of all OTC derivatives contracts.

When the fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the fund is included in the portfolio of investments and subsequently "marked-to-market" to reflect current market value. When the fund writes an option, the premium received is included as a liability and subsequently "marked-to-market" to reflect current market value of the option written.

During the period ended January 31, 2015 the fund wrote option contracts to hedge against anticipated changes in securities markets and to generate potential income. The following tables summarize the fund's written options activities during the period ended January 31, 2015 and the contracts held at January 31, 2015

                       
        Number of contracts     Premiums received  
  Outstanding, beginning of period     270     $882,987  
        Options written     820     1,862,659  
        Option closed     (520 )   (1,268,028 )
        Options expired     (250 )   (754,140 )
  Outstanding, end of period     320     $723,478  

                                   
  Name of issuer     Exercise price     Expiration date     Number of contracts     Premium     Value  
  Calls                                
  Russell 2000 Index     $1,180     Feb 2015     25     $54,924     ($43,375 )
  Russell 2000 Index     1,190     Feb 2015     145     247,509     (186,325 )
  S&P 500 Index     2,020     Feb 2015     150     421,045     (306,000 )
  Total                       $723,478     ($535,700 )

For additional information on the fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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More information

     
How to contact us
Internet www.jhinvestments.com  
Mail Regular mail:
John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 55913
Boston, MA 02205-5913
Express mail:
John Hancock Signature Services, Inc.
30 Dan Road
Canton, MA 02021
Phone Customer service representatives
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TDD line
800-225-5291
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  P14Q1 01/15
This report is for the information of the shareholders of John Hancock Tax Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund.   3/15



ITEM 2.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


(a)      Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.


(b)      There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.


Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.






SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund



By:    

         

/s/ Andrew G. Arnott

____________________________

      

Andrew G. Arnott

 

President



Date:    March 12, 2015



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By:    

         

/s/ Andrew G. Arnott

____________________________

      

Andrew G. Arnott

 

President



Date:    March 12, 2015



By:   

         

/s/ Charles A. Rizzo

____________________________

      

Charles A. Rizzo

 

Chief Financial Officer



Date:    March 12, 2015