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

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, February 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 12th.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PDT traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $13.09. 35,768 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 144,352. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a 52-week low of $11.41 and a 52-week high of $13.50. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.08.

About John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

The John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) is a publicly traded, closed-end management investment company designed to deliver high current income and potential capital growth. The fund’s core strategy centers on dividend-paying and income-producing securities, combining equity and fixed-income instruments to achieve a balanced risk-return profile.

Managed by John Hancock Investment Management (US) LLC, a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, the fund primarily allocates assets to dividend-paying common stocks and preferred stocks of U.S.