John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 13th.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 2.6% per year over the last three years.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Trading Up 0.8 %
NYSE:PDT traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $12.81. The stock had a trading volume of 93,181 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,741. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.64. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $10.41 and a 52 week high of $13.55.
About John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
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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.
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