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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund reports recurring closed-end fund distribution information for its NYSE-listed common shares. The fund is managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, with an investment focus on dividend-paying preferred securities, common equity securities, corporate bonds, capital preferred securities, and short-term investments.
News about PDT centers on monthly managed-distribution notices issued under Section 19(a), including estimated distribution sources such as net investment income, realized capital gains, and return of capital or other capital sources. These updates also reflect the fund’s income-oriented mandate and recurring shareholder distribution disclosures.
On June 28, 2024, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) declared a monthly distribution of $0.0825 per share, payable to shareholders of record as of June 13, 2024. This distribution is part of the Fund's managed distribution plan. For the period of June 1 to June 30, 2024, 55% of the distribution derived from net investment income, and 45% represented a return of capital. For the fiscal year starting November 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, the cumulative distribution totaled $0.6600 per share. The Fund's annualized current distribution rate was 7.79% of NAV as of May 31, 2024. The Fund estimates that it distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains, indicating a return of capital component. This distribution is not indicative of the Fund's investment performance.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) announced its monthly distribution of $0.0825 per share for May 2024, payable on May 31, 2024. The distribution sources include 90% net investment income and 10% return of capital, with no short or long-term capital gains. Year-to-date figures show 62% from net investment income, 4% from short-term gains, and 34% from return of capital. The 5-year average annual total return is 4.00%, with an annualized current distribution rate of 8.13% as of April 30, 2024. The cumulative fiscal return through April 30, 2024, is 20.30%, and the year-to-date distribution rate is 4.74%.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) announced sources of its monthly distribution of $0.0825 per share, providing a breakdown of the distribution, stating the sources as net investment income, capital gains, and return of capital. The Fund's managed distribution plan ensures fixed monthly distributions until further notice.
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