John Hancock Income Securities Trust Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.14 (NYSE:JHS)

Key Points

• Quarterly dividend: John Hancock Income Securities Trust declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1377 per share, with shareholders of record on March 12 and payment on March 31 (ex-dividend date March 12), implying an approximate 4.9% dividend yield.
• Shares opened at $11.26 and were trading down about 0.2%, with a 50-day/200-day moving average near $11.68/$11.66 and a 1-year range of $10.62 to $12.09; the fund is a diversified closed-end trust focused on fixed-income securities.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given 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 is Thursday, March 12th.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE JHS opened at $11.26 on Tuesday. The business's 50 day moving average is $11.68 and its 200-day moving average is $11.66. John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a 1-year low of $10.62 and a 1-year high of $12.09.

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.

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