John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Declares $0.08 Monthly Dividend

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDTGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, February 3rd,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be given a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 5.4% per year over the last three years.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of PDT opened at $12.81 on Tuesday. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $10.65 and a fifty-two week high of $13.55. The business’s 50-day moving average is $12.69 and its 200-day moving average is $12.86.

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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