John Hancock Pfd Income Fund II Stock News

The John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II offers a 9.00% yield, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The fund's recent performance has been strong, outperforming both investmen

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II aims to provide high current income by investing primarily in preferred securities. The fund has a 9.02% yield, higher than most investment-grade bond funds and o

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II aims to provide a high level of current income and preservation of capital. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities, with at least 50% being investment

Bank securities and preferred CEFs have been some of the livelier parts of the income market in the last few months. In some of the hysteria, however, it's easy to lose sight of the facts and misinter

The HPF fund holds a portfolio of preferred stocks and corporate bonds. The HPF fund holds outsized exposure to preferred shares of financial companies.

Today, I wanted to take a broader look at the preferred closed-end fund space. After struggling for most of the last year due to rapidly-rising interest rates, the latest banking failures sent preferr

The HPF fund holds a portfolio of preferred stocks and corporate bonds. The fund pays an attractive 8.5% distribution yield.

12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Tortoise offer tender results.

One of the market's most secure, steady sources of generous yield is going through a rare turbulent moment.

HPF: Preferred Shares And Corporate Bonds CEF

Today, we are taking a refreshed look at the preferred closed-end fund space. We see that the entire space has become more expensive, yet at the same time, distribution yields have dropped - this is m

Only funds with yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxYxZ funds are DSL, HPI, and HPF.

We take a look at year-to-date returns of the sector CEFs as well as the key drivers behind those returns. There are no easy answers in allocating to the sector as funds with the most robust structura

John Hancock preferred CEFs have seen slight discount widening recently. Deleveraging and overweight to energy detracted from performance during the COVID crash.

Preferred securities can carry features of both equities and fixed-income, while providing a fixed dividend payment. They are traditionally more stable than equities, due to the features that make the