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

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, July 1st, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.48%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 11th.

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 Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE PDT traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $11.67. The stock had a trading volume of 112,391 shares, compared to its average volume of 126,359. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $11.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.25. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $8.77 and a 52 week high of $11.94.

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.