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    John Hancock Diversified Income Fund

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    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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    • Director Wright Thomas Rowe bought $11,050 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (1,139 units at $9.70) (SEC Form 4)

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    • Trustee of the Fund Ellison Noni L bought $11,278 worth of common shares of beneficial ownership (1,070 units at $10.54), increasing direct ownership by 91% to 2,252 units (SEC Form 4)

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    • JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS

      BOSTON, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: June 2, 2025Ex Date:               June 12, 2025Record Date:       June 12, 2025Payment Date:     June 30, 2025 Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 5/30/2025 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Diversified Income  $0.2500 - $10.55 9.48 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1435 0.0117 $11.28 5.09 % JHI Investors Trust $0.2990 0.0641 $13.40 8.93 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $34.20 7.60 % John Hancock Diversified Income Fund Diversified Income Fund (the "

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      BOSTON, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended March 31, 2024 is also available below. Three Months Ended 03/31/25 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 $1,623,007 $0.134 $11.71 $141,635,946 $141,635,946 BTO Financial Opportunities Fund  12/31 $2,216,652 $0.112 $32.48 $771,929,173 * $641,

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      BOSTON, Mass., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date:         March 3, 2025Ex Date:                       March 13, 2025Record Date:                March 13, 2025Payment Date:             March 31, 2025 Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of2/28/2025 Annualized Current Distribution Rateat Market HEQ Diversified Income  $0.2500 - $10.58 9.45 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1318 -0.0699 $11.42 4.62 % JHI Investors Trust $0.2349 -0.1106 $14.07 6.68 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $35.65 7.29 % John Hancock Diversifie

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      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

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      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 %

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    • JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

      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

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    • JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS

      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

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    • JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES

      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

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