John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)

• Market cap: $634M
• 1 day: 0.47%
• 5 days: 3.45%
• 1 month: 3.87%
• 3 months: -2.87%
• 6 months: 8.60%
• Year to date: 1.34%
• 1 year: 21.97%
• 5 years: -29.69%
• 10 years: -9.93%

About: John Hancock Premium Div Fund is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. It seeks to provide a high current income consistent with modest growth of capital. The fund will pursue its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio comprised of dividend-paying preferred securities and common equity securities. The portfolio composition of the fund consists of preferred securities, common stocks, corporate bonds, capital preferred securities, and short-term investments.

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 18

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 16

1.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.54% [Q2] → 13.03% (-1.51%) [Q3]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 87 [Q2] → 85 (-2) [Q3]

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $84.3M [Q2] → $77.5M (-$6.81M) [Q3]