JOHN HANCOCK EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST

EXHIBIT 99.(e)(1)(B)

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Boston, MA 02116

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

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Portland, ME 04101

RE: Fourth Amendment to ETF Distribution Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Sections 1 and 8(b) of the ETF Distribution Agreement dated as of September 30, 2021 (the “ETF Distribution Agreement”), by and between ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, please be advised that the Trust has established two (2) new series of its shares, namely: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental All Cap Core ETF (the “Funds”).

Please be further advised that the Trust desires to retain Foreside Fund Services, LLC to serve as distributor under the ETF Distribution Agreement for the Funds. Exhibit A of the ETF Distribution Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the attached Exhibit A, which depicts the complete list of Funds for which Foreside serves as distributor. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the provisions of the ETF Distribution Agreement shall remain unamended and in full force and effect to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

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The parties have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers as indicated below.

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC						▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST
By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇				By:		/s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇				Name:		▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title:		President				Title:		Vice President, Investments

Dated: as of September 28, 2023

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EXHIBIT A

Fund List

As of September 28, 2023

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Bond ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental All Cap Core ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International High Dividend ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multifactor Developed International ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multifactor Large Cap ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multifactor Mid Cap ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multifactor Small Cap ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Preferred Income ETF

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. High Dividend ETF

BOLD indicates new fund.