John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 11th

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) declared a monthly dividend on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, May 29th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 11th.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Stock Performance

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund stock opened at $13.04 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $13.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.03. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a twelve month low of $12.42 and a twelve month high of $13.65.

About John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

The John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) is a publicly traded, closed-end management investment company designed to deliver high current income and potential capital growth. The fund’s core strategy centers on dividend-paying and income-producing securities, combining equity and fixed-income instruments to achieve a balanced risk-return profile.

Managed by John Hancock Investment Management (US) LLC, a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, the fund primarily allocates assets to dividend-paying common stocks and preferred stocks of U.S.