John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives such as call options and equity futures. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund was formed on May 26, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.
IPO Year: 2011
Exchange: NYSE
Website: jhinvestments.com/Fund/Overview.aspx?ProductType=Cl
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BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended December 31, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 12/31/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $964,518 $0.080 $11.64 $140,789,344 $140,789,344 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,032,664 $0.103 $35.11 $823,070,628 * $693,070,628 Three Months Ended 12/31/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Sha
BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans. The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the
BOSTON, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended September 30, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 09/30/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $1,582,465 $0.131 $12.32 $149,051,165 $149,051,165 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,051,601 $0.104 $32.77 $776,103,091 * $646,103,091 Three Months Ended 09/30/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common
BOSTON, MA, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of the funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO)John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ)John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS)John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS)John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT)John
BOSTON, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended June 30, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 06/30/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $2,233,787 $0.185 $11.67 $141,255,610 $141,255,610 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,348,212 $0.119 $28.49 $691,776,817 * $561,776,817 Three Months Ended 06/30/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV
BOSTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended March 31, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 03/31/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $1,508,962 $0.124 $11.85 $144,019,870 $144,019,870 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,082,292 $0.106 $29.34 $702,658,627 * $577,658,627 Three Months Ended 03/31/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share
BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended December 31, 2022 is also available below. Three Months Ended 12/31/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $839,928 $0.069 $11.61 $141,095,524 $141,095,524 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,120,626 $0.108 $30.57 $726,756,203 * $601,756,203 Three Months Ended 12/31/22 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Sha
BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield (NYSE:HTY) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans. The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and
BOSTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The ten John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of the funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO)John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ)John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS)John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS)John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT)John Hanc
BOSTON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended June 30, 2022 is also available below. Three Months Ended 06/30/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $2,399,373 $0.196 $11.46 $140,286,003 $140,286,003 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,621,640 $0.134 $24.40 $602,520,950 * $477,520,950 Three Months Ended 06/30/22 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV
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BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended December 31, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 12/31/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $964,518 $0.080 $11.64 $140,789,344 $140,789,344 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,032,664 $0.103 $35.11 $823,070,628 * $693,070,628 Three Months Ended 12/31/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Sha
BOSTON, Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") and subadvised by Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Subadviser"), announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.2500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of December 12, 2024, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Notification of Sources of Distribution This notice provides shareholders of the John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans. The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the
BOSTON, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: December 2, 2024 Ex Date: December 12, 2024 Record Date: December 12, 2024 Payment Date: December 31, 2024 Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change FromPrevious Distribution Market Price as of 11/29/2024 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income $0.2500 - $11.11 9.00 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.2017 0.0885 $11.49 7.02 % JHI Investors Trust $0.3455 0.0321 $14.22 9.72 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $39.40 6.60 %
BOSTON, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended September 30, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 09/30/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $1,582,465 $0.131 $12.32 $149,051,165 $149,051,165 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,051,601 $0.104 $32.77 $776,103,091 * $646,103,091 Three Months Ended 09/30/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common
BOSTON, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") and subadvised by Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Subadviser"), announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.2500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of September 13, 2024, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Notification of Sources of Distribution This notice provides shareholders of t
BOSTON, MA, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of the funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO)John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ)John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS)John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF)John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS)John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT)John
BOSTON, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: September 3, 2024 Ex Date: September 13, 2024 Record Date: September 13, 2024 Payment Date: September 30, 2024 Ticker Fund Name Distribution PerShare Change FromPrevious Distribution Market Price as of 08/30/2024 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income $0.2500 - $10.95 9.13 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1132 -0.0027 $11.75 3.85 % JHI Investors Trust $0.3134 0.0910 $13.71 9.14 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $33.45 7.77 % John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Hedged
BOSTON, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management team for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ). The Fund is advised by the Adviser and subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP (the "Subadviser"). Effective July 30, 2024, Gregg Thomas, CFA, Co-Head of Investment Strategy, Wellington Management will no longer serve as a portfolio manager on HEQ. Roberto Isch, CFA, Senior Managing Director, Wellington Management, will continue to serve as portfolio manager on the Fund. Mr. Isch has been involved in the management of HEQ since 2012 and was named a portfolio manager in February
BOSTON, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended June 30, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 06/30/24 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund 12/31 $2,233,787 $0.185 $11.67 $141,255,610 $141,255,610 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund 12/31 $2,348,212 $0.119 $28.49 $691,776,817 * $561,776,817 Three Months Ended 06/30/23 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV
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