John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 on June 30th

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share by the investment management company on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 8.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Stock Up 0.2%

HEQ opened at $11.83 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $11.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.11. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund has a 52 week low of $10.36 and a 52 week high of $11.92.

About John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

The John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of income coupled with the potential for capital appreciation. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the fund is managed by John Hancock Investment Management, a subsidiary of Manulife Financial. The fund’s investment objective emphasizes total return, balancing dividend and option premium income with equity market participation.

The fund pursues its goal by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S.