John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund operates in the Asset Management industry of the Financial Services sector, headquartered in Boston, MA, US. The stock last traded at $12.73, down 0.16% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $625.9M. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of 4.97, a net margin of 138.7%. Its beta of 0.69 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.
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 Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund was formed on December 21, 1989 and is domiciled in the United States.
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