John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fundverified

HEQ

Price:

$10.425

Market Cap:

$126.20M

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 formed on May 26, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management - Income

IPO Date

2011-05-27

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

HEQ

The Dividend Yield as of December 2024 (TTM) for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) is 9.59%

According to John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 9.59%. This represents a change of Infinity% compared to the average of 0% of the last 4 quarters.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has HEQ Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund over the last ten years is 0%. The current 9.59% Dividend Yield has changed Infinity% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), HEQ's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the June 2018 quarter at 0%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the June 2018 quarter at 0%.

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Average Dividend Yield

How has HEQ Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) is greater than its 3-year, greater than its 5-year, and greater than its 10-year historical averages

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is HEQ’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund’s Dividend Yield is less than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (5.45%), less than Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (5.15%), less than RENN Fund, Inc. (0.93%), less than Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund (6.36%), less than Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund (3.91%), less than LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (7.99%), less than Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (9.54%), greater than Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (0%), less than Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (11.79%), less than Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (14.30%), less than CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (14.34%), less than Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (10.70%), less than PIMCO Access Income Fund (11.42%), less than RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (7.64%), less than DWS Municipal Income Trust (6.77%), less than Virtus Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund (2.18%), greater than Puyi Inc. (0%), less than MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (3.90%), less than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (5.51%), less than The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. 5.125% PFD SER E (18.34%), less than The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (11.07%), less than Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (11.62%), less than Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (13.76%),

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