John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ)

NYSE: HEQ · Real-Time Price · USD
10.27
+0.06 (0.59%)
Dec 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.59%
Market Value 124.20M
Revenue (ttm) n/a
Net Income (ttm) n/a
Shares Out 12.09M
EPS (ttm) n/a
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE n/a
Dividend $1.00 (9.74%)
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 12, 2024
Volume 56,046
Open 10.14
Previous Close 10.21
Day's Range 10.14 - 10.30
52-Week Range 9.57 - 11.12
Beta 0.84
Analysts n/a
Price Target n/a
Earnings Date n/a

About HEQ

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 fo... [Read more]

Sector Financials
Founded 2011
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol HEQ
Full Company Profile

News

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

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), Joh...

Other symbols: BTOHTDJHIJHSPDT
9 days ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS

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:        ...

Other symbols: BTOJHIJHS
19 days ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK HEDGED EQUITY & INCOME FUND - REQUIRED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)

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 subadv...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

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

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 Februa...

Other symbols: BTOHPFHPIHPSHTDJHIJHS
3 months ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGE FOR HEDGED EQUITY & INCOME FUND

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:...

5 months ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK HEDGED EQUITY & INCOME FUND REQUIRED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)

BOSTON , June 28, 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 subadvi...

6 months ago - PRNewsWire

Closed-End Funds: Revisiting Valuations As We End Q3 2023

Closed-End Funds: Revisiting Valuations As We End Q3 2023

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

HEQ: Joins The Penalty Box

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 pressu...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

HEQ: Weak Equity CEF Cutting Its Distribution

HEQ: Weak Equity CEF Cutting Its Distribution

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

JOHN HANCOCK HEDGED EQUITY & INCOME FUND ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO MANAGED DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND DECLARES DECREASED QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION

BOSTON , June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") and sub...

1 year ago - PRNewsWire

HEQ: Deep Discount On This Low Beta Fund

The John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is designed to hedge one's portfolio, investing in a diversified mix of value-oriented sectors and employing options writing and futures contracts strategi...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOSTON , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The following eight closed-end funds managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC announced the results o...

Other symbols: BTOHPFHPIHPSHTDPDT
1 year ago - PRNewsWire

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Tortoise Tender Offers Expiring (October 23, 2022)

16 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 12 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Watch for overvalued CEFs as market volatility rises.

Other symbols: ACPAGDASGIBBNCEECRFDBL
2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly Distributions

BOSTON, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: September 1, 2021 Ex Date: September...

Other symbols: BTOJHIJHS
3 years ago - PRNewsWire

Starved for Income? Consider These 4 Closed-End Funds.

U.S. government securities yield less than nothing, if you consider the effects of inflation, and stocks are high. Closed-end funds may be one of the few vehicles that can produce steady income.

Other symbols: GLQGLVIAE
3 years ago - Barrons

HEQ: A 'Hedged' Portfolio, But Size And Poor Performance Limits Appeal

HEQ has a large discount and distribution yield going for it. However, issues with fund size and underwhelming performance can keep investors away.

4 years ago - Seeking Alpha

John Hancock Closed-end Funds Announce Renewal of Share Repurchase Plans

BOSTON, MA, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), ...

Other symbols: BTOJHIJHSPDT
4 years ago - PRNewsWire

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Release Earnings Data

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) announced earnings1 for the three months ende...

Other symbols: BTO
4 years ago - PRNewsWire

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Announces Amendment to Managed Distribution Plan and Declares Decreased Quarterly Distribution

BOSTON, Mass., June 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the "Adviser") and subadvised by...

4 years ago - PRNewsWire