John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)
| Market Value | 635.47M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 56.94M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 106.49M |
| Shares Out | 49.19M |
| EPS (ttm) | 2.17 |
| PE Ratio | 5.99 |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $0.99 (7.66%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Volume | 123,337 |
| Open | 12.97 |
| Previous Close | 12.96 |
| Day's Range | 12.87 - 13.03 |
| 52-Week Range | 11.41 - 13.50 |
| Beta | 0.79 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About PDT
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors, with an emphasis on the utilities sector. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying preferred stocks and common stocks of companies. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark c... [Read more]
News
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BOSTON , Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: December 1, 2025 Ex Date: ...
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BOSTON , Nov. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Invest...
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JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA
BOSTON , Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended October 31, 2025. The same data for the comparable thre...
JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND - NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)
BOSTON , Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Invest...
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BOSTON, MA , Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:...
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JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES
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