John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 (NYSE:HEQ)

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share by the investment management company on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 6.8% annually over the last three years.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Price Performance

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock traded down $0.07 on Tuesday, reaching $10.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,857 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,735. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $10.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.64. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund has a twelve month low of $9.57 and a twelve month high of $11.12.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Company Profile

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.