John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Research
Operating as a closed-ended equity mutual fund, the John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is under the direction of John Hancock Investment Management LLC, with John Hancock Asset Management serving as its co-manager. Its investment mandate is centered on the public equity markets within the United States. While seeking exposure to a diverse array of sectors, the fund allocates a significant portion of its assets to companies in the utilities sector. The core of its holdings comprises preferred and common stocks that are recognized for their dividend distributions. Performance evaluation for the fund is conducted against a blended benchmark, specifically 70% of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock DRD Eligible Index and 30% of the S&P 500 Utilities Index. Originally founded in the United States on December 21, 1989, this fund was formerly designated as the John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- PDT
- Price
- $12.72
- Day change
- 0.00%
- Market cap
- $625.6M
- P/E ratio
- 9.14x
- 52-week range
- 12.53-13.65
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
Recent news
- Robinhood, Webull, Interactive Brokers Set To Gain As PDT Rule Dies Today
Thursday marks the first day that the Pattern Day Trader rule no longer applies to accounts under $25,000 — the most significant change to retail trading access in a generation, and a potential windfall for three publicly traded brokerages.
- Inflation Forever? These 7% Dividends Win Either Way
Inflation forever?
- These ‘Preferred' Monthly Dividends Are On The Discount Rack
Preferred stocks are a little-known dividend secret. Worth knowing, by the way—they can yield up to 9.9%!
Peer companies
- Alger Focus Equity Fund (ALZFX)
- John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO)
- GuideMark Large Cap Core Fund (GMLGX)
- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI)
- John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD)
- Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (LDP)
- LSV Small Cap Value Fund (LVAQX)
- Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE)
Recent insider activity
- Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (0.908 shares) on 2026-05-06
- Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (440 shares) on 2026-05-06
- Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (472 shares) on 2026-05-06
- Phelan Kenneth J — P-Purchase (774.071 shares) on 2026-01-26
- Hurtsellers Christine — trade (0 shares) on 2025-11-12
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