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

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, February 3rd,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.1235 per share on Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Price Performance

Shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund stock traded up $0.06 on Tuesday, reaching $17.36. The company had a trading volume of 28,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,602. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $16.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.53. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund has a 1 year low of $15.26 and a 1 year high of $19.43.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Company Profile

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund is a closed ended balanced 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 and fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors.