John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 12th

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.1377 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Trading Up 0.1%

JHS stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $11.26. 915 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,605. John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a 52 week low of $10.62 and a 52 week high of $12.09. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $11.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.66.

About John Hancock Income Securities Trust

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide shareholders with high current income while preserving capital. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange since its launch in the late 1970s, the trust offers investors access to a broad portfolio of fixed-income securities under a professional management structure.

The fund’s primary investment activities include purchasing U.S. government and agency obligations, investment-grade corporate debt, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, preferred stocks, and selected foreign debt instruments.