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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