John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Research

The John Hancock Preferred Income Fund operates as a closed-end, balanced mutual fund, managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, with additional oversight from John Hancock Asset Management. This U.S.-domiciled fund primarily invests in the public equity and fixed-income markets within the United States, seeking opportunities across a diverse range of corporate sectors. Its portfolio predominantly comprises preferred value stocks, convertible preferred securities, and investment-grade fixed-income instruments, which must hold an investment-grade rating or higher from Moody's or Standard & Poor's. The fund measures its performance against two industry benchmarks: the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It was established on August 27, 2002.

Market snapshot

Symbol
HPI
Price
$16.18
Day change
-0.12%
Market cap
$433.5M
P/E ratio
12.55x
52-week range
15.26-17.61
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management - Income

Peer companies

  • Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK)
  • Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW)
  • Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD)
  • Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund (ETB)
  • BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
  • Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund (NBB)
  • Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NCV)
  • Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD)

Recent insider activity

  • Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (0.441 shares) on 2026-05-06
  • Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (5 shares) on 2026-05-06
  • Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (657 shares) on 2026-05-06
  • Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (76 shares) on 2026-05-06
  • Phelan Kenneth J — P-Purchase (613.558 shares) on 2026-01-26

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