John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $11.97 and last traded at $11.94, with a volume of 64374 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.78.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Stock Up 1.0 %
The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.37.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 11th will be paid a $0.0825 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 11th. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.32%.
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About John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
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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