John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Stock News

4 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of March 2024

The John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund offers investors a high level of income from a combination of fixed-income securities and common stocks. The fund's 9.10% yield is attractive for investors seeki

Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can't beat the market. It's total nonsense—and that goes double if you look outside stocks, to other assets.

2023 year-end review of our 8% Income Portfolio. This high-income portfolio earned over $29,000 in distributions amounting to over 14% yield-on-cost basis and roughly 8.6% on average portfolio value.

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of January and highlight recent market action. Most CEF sectors were up on the week, with CMBS delivering the best return. Discou

I have a total of 41 positions in my closed-end fund portfolio, with the top ten positions making up 36.52% of the portfolio. We have four new names making their way to my top ten list since the prior

Total Return is the actual rate of return for an investment over a given evaluation period, typically one, three, five, or ten years. The Total NAV Return is the sum of all dividends/distributions, as

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund cut its distribution earlier this year, leading to a sell-off, but the discount/premiums of closed-end funds can be exploited by investors. PDT's discount has narrow

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or C

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund aims for high current income and capital growth, but has underperformed in the last decade. PDT focuses on dividend-paying securities, with utilities and financials

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or C

This month, I added to 5 different closed-end funds, but it came from the result of selling off 2 for swaps as well. Swap opportunities come up as we can exploit the discount/premium mechanics in clos

Closed-end funds offer high income, diversification, and market-matching total returns for income-focused investors. Five CEFs with solid track records, high distributions, and attractive discounts ar

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is currently looking like an attractive fund to consider due to its valuation. PDT recently underwent a distribution cut, which was the catalyst to open up the lates

6 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. PDT reduces distribution by 15%, FSCO boosts distribution by 15%. Some CEFs getting bubbly.