John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fundverified

PDT

Price:

$12.53

Market Cap:

$616.29M

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 comprised of 70% Bank of America Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock DRD Eligible Index and 30% S&P 500 Utilities Index. The fund was formerly known as John ...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

1989-12-15

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

PDT

The Dividend Yield as of December 2024 (TTM) for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) is 7.90%

According to John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 7.90%. This represents a change of 233.04% compared to the average of 2.37% of the last 4 quarters.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has PDT Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund over the last ten years is 8.57%. The current 7.90% Dividend Yield has changed -7.86% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), PDT's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the April 2018 quarter at 3.59%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the October 2019 quarter at 1.60%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

8.57%

Median

8.33%

Minimum

6.65%

Maximum

11.42%

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 41.11%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 11.42%

Minimum Annual Increase = -32.17%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 6.65%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
202311.42%40.79%
20228.11%19.66%
20216.78%-27.69%
20209.38%41.11%
20196.65%-32.17%
20189.80%14.56%
20178.55%15.77%
20167.39%-8.49%
20158.07%-15.91%
20149.60%32.55%

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Average Dividend Yield

How has PDT Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

8.77%

5-year avg

8.47%

10-year avg

8.57%

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

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

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund’s Dividend Yield is less than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (8.85%), less than Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (7.95%), less than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (8.99%), less than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (9.05%), less than John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (0%), less than Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (7.46%), less than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (8.35%), less than PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (6.76%), less than BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (9.91%), less than PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (9.54%), less than PCM Fund Inc. (11.68%), less than PIMCO High Income Fund (12.49%), less than null (11.76%),

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