| UNITED STATES | |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| Notice of Effectiveness | |
| Effectiveness Date: | February 29, 2024 1:25 P.M. |
| Form: | N-2 | ||||||
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BOSTON, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: March 1, 2024 Ex Date: March 8, 2024 Record Date: March 11, 2024 Payment Date: March 28, 2024 Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 02/29/2024 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income $0.2500 - $10.22 9.78 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1095 -0.0182 $10.79 4.06 % JHI Investors Trust $0.2014 -0.0634 $13.14 6.13 % HTY Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund $0.1600 - $5.18 12.36 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $28.56 9.10
BOSTON, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended January 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended January 31, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 01/31/2024 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HPI Preferred Income Fund 7/31 $ 6,973,200 $ 0.262 $15.84 $ 677,925,444 * $ 420,825,444 HPF Preferred Income Fund II 7/31 $ 5,652,779 $ 0.263 $15.71 $ 544,895,319 * $ 338,195,319 HPS Preferred Income Fund III 7/31 $ 7,552,647 $ 0.237 $14.13 $ 725,661,
BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (the "Fund") a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Epoch Investment Partners, announced today that its Board of Trustees (the "Board") determined to reorganize the Fund into John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund ("JGYIX") (the proposed reorganization of the Fund into JGYIX is the "Reorganization"). JGYIX is an open-end fund that is a series of John Hancock Funds III with approximately $1.17 billion in net assets and is also managed by John Hancock Investment Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, and subadvised by Epoch Investment Partne
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BOSTON, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended January 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended January 31, 2023 is also available below. Three Months Ended 01/31/2024 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HPI Preferred Income Fund 7/31 $ 6,973,200 $ 0.262 $15.84 $ 677,925,444 * $ 420,825,444 HPF Preferred Income Fund II 7/31 $ 5,652,779 $ 0.263 $15.71 $ 544,895,319 * $ 338,195,319 HPS Preferred Income Fund III 7/31 $ 7,552,647 $ 0.237 $14.13 $ 725,661,
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, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended October 31, 2023. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended October 31, 2022 is also available below. Three Months Ended 10/31/2023 Ticker Fund Name Current Fiscal Year End Net Investment Income Per Common Share NAV Total Managed Assets Total Net Assets HPI Preferred Income Fund 7/31 $ 6,961,141 $ 0.262 $13.72 $ 621,188,250 * $ 364,088,250 HPF Preferred Income Fund II 7/31 $ 5,663,914 $ 0.263 $13.61 $ 499,492,341 * $ 292,792,341 HPS Preferred Income Fund III 7/31 $ 7,559,044 $ 0.237 $12.30 $ 667,097,
On Thursday, 369 companies hit new 52-week lows. Noteworthy Points From Today's 52-Week Lows: The largest company in terms of market cap to set a new 52-week low was Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO). The smallest company by market cap to hit a new 52-week low was Neptune Wellness Solns (NASDAQ:NEPT). Aethlon Medical (NASDAQ:AEMD)'s stock fell the most, as it traded down 838.3% to reach a new 52-week low. American Tower (NYSE:AMT)'s stock showed potential to rebound, rebounding up 0.0% after reaching a new 52-week low. The following stocks achieved new 52-week lows on Thursday: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) shares hit a yearly low of $25.56. The stock was down 0.73% on the session. Bristol-My
On Tuesday, 647 companies set new 52-week lows. Things to Consider About Today's 52-Week Lows: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was the biggest company on a market cap basis to set a new 52-week low. Blue Star Foods (NASDAQ:BSFC) was the smallest company by market cap to set a new 52-week low. Stryve Foods (NASDAQ:SNAX) shares dropped the most, trading down 27.96% to reach its new 52-week low. Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) shares rebounded the highest, with shares trading up 0.0%, bouncing back after reaching its new 52-week low. Stocks dropping to new 52-week lows on Tuesday: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) shares set a new yearly low of $26.16 this morning. The stock was down 0.75% on
Thursday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from John Hancock (NYSE:HTY). What's Happening The company announced on Thursday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 16 cents per share. On Friday, John Hancock will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 16 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day. In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case, Friday. Shareholders who own HTY as of the end of Thursday's session are eligible to receive the 16 cents dividend payout