John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI) to Issue $0.12 Monthly Dividend

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPIGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be given a dividend of 0.1235 per share on Monday, August 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 9.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Stock Performance

NYSE:HPI opened at $16.09 on Tuesday. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund has a 52 week low of $15.26 and a 52 week high of $17.61. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $16.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.09.

Institutional Trading of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HPI. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $73,000. Stifel Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $177,000. Readystate Asset Management LP acquired a new position in shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in the 1st quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $204,000.

About John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI) is a closed-end management investment company structured as a statutory trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The fund’s primary objective is to provide high current income with growth of capital as a secondary goal. It pursues this objective principally through investments in preferred securities, debt instruments and, to a lesser extent, equity securities.

The fund focuses on preferred stocks issued by U.S. and foreign issuers across a variety of industries, including financials, utilities and industrials.

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Dividend History for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI)

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