PDT News and Press, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund From 10/23/23

2023-10-23 11:50:26 ET Summary John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund aims for high current income and capital growth, but has underperformed in the last decade. PDT focuses on dividend-paying securities, with utilities and financials making up a significant portion of its portfolio. ...

2023-09-23 09:00:00 ET Summary For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatil...

2023-09-21 14:17:52 ET Summary John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund joins the penalty box of distribution cutters, leading to a deep discount. Limited recovery in the broader market outside of mega-cap growth names keeps pressure on equity funds invested more broadly. ...

2023-09-15 13:31:19 ET Summary This month, I added to 5 different closed-end funds, but it came from the result of selling off 2 for swaps as well. Swap opportunities come up as we can exploit the discount/premium mechanics in closed-end funds. Overall, I have continued to sti...

2023-08-30 14:38:30 ET More on John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund PDT: More Tempting After Discount Opens Up PDT: Income And Gains Potential Means A Lot To Like Dividend scorecard for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund For further details see: John Hancoc...

2023-08-22 01:23:37 ET Summary Perfection is defined as being complete and correct in every way, and can be pursued in various fields, including art and investing. For years now, I have been employing all my strength in investing in CEFs and ETFs, plus some “flirtations...

2023-08-20 11:28:58 ET Summary John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is currently looking like an attractive fund to consider due to its valuation. PDT recently underwent a distribution cut, which was the catalyst to open up the latest discount for the fund. No one likes distribu...

2023-08-01 23:38:03 ET John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund ( NYSE: PDT ) declares $0.0825/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 8.64% Payable Aug. 31; for shareholders of record Aug. 11; ex-div Aug. 10. See PDT Dividend Scorecard, Yield...

JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND PR Newswire NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS – SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a) BOSTON , July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John...

2023-07-17 03:27:10 ET Summary 6 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. PDT reduces distribution by 15%, FSCO boosts distribution by 15%. Some CEFs getting bubbly. Author’s note: This article was released t...