PDT News and Press, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund From 01/20/24

2024-01-20 17:00:00 ET Summary We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of January and highlight recent market action. Most CEF sectors were up on the week, with CMBS delivering the best return. Discounts are tightening across all but one sector. ...

2024-01-10 08:00:16 ET John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) declaring a stock dividend of $0.0825 per share on Ex-Date : January 11, 2024. Shareholders on record as of January 12, 2024 are eligible for the dividend. The payment date is scheduled for January 31, 2024, and the dec...

2024-01-06 10:13:00 ET Summary I have a total of 41 positions in my closed-end fund portfolio, with the top ten positions making up 36.52% of the portfolio. We have four new names making their way to my top ten list since the prior update, but three were already positions that hav...

2024-01-02 21:31:55 ET Summary Total Return is the actual rate of return for an investment over a given evaluation period, typically one, three, five, or ten years. The Total NAV Return is the sum of all dividends/distributions, assuming they are reinvested, plus the change in the...

2023-12-21 23:10:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-12-15 04:38:41 ET 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 ...

2023-11-28 14:41:59 ET Summary Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. offers a competitive 11.02% distribution yield, appealing to income-focused investors. The ARDC closed-end fund's performance has been stable, outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index over the pa...

2023-11-28 07:26:26 ET Summary John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund cut its distribution earlier this year, leading to a sell-off, but the discount/premiums of closed-end funds can be exploited by investors. PDT's discount has narrowed since the distribution cut pushed it to a wide ...

2023-10-28 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...

2023-10-23 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. ...