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

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, August 1st, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Monday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, August 30th. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 12th.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has decreased its dividend by an average of 2.6% per year over the last three years.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE:PDT traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.27. The stock had a trading volume of 88,802 shares, compared to its average volume of 113,471. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a one year low of $8.77 and a one year high of $12.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is $11.66 and its 200-day moving average is $11.43.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Company Profile

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.