John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide total return with a focus on current income and gains, and also consisting of long-term capital appreciation. It will invest over 80% of its net assets in equity and equity-related securities, including common stock, preferred stock, depositary receipts (including American depositary receipts and global depositary receipts), index-related securities, options on equity securities and equity indexes, real estate investment structures, convertible securities, private placements, convertible preferred stock, rights, warrants, derivatives linked to equity securities or indexes and other equity equivalents. It may invest in listed and unlisted domestic and foreign equity and equity-related securities or instruments. John Hancock Advisers, LLC is the investment advisor and Wellington Management Company LLP is the sub advisor of the Fund.
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Phone+1-617-6634497
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Outstanding Shares12,200,000
Market Cap$205.04 million
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income (NYSE:HEQ) Frequently Asked Questions
What is John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's stock symbol?
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HEQ."
How often does John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income?
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 14th will be given a dividend of $0.376 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. View John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's Dividend History.
Who are John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's key executives?
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's management team includes the folowing people:
- Hassell H. McClellan, Chairman of the Board, Trustees (Age 72)
- Andrew G. Arnott, President (Age 46)
- Steven R. Pruchansky, Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Age 73)
- Charles A. Rizzo, Chief Financial Officer (Age 60)
- John J. Danello, Senior Vice President, Secretary And Chief Legal Officer (Age 62)
- Francis V. Knox Jr., Chief Compliance Officer (Age 70)
- Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer (Age 52)
- Charles L. Bardelis, Independent Trustee (Age 76)
- James R. Boyle, Non-Independent Trustee (Age 58)
- Craig R. Bromley, Non-Independent Trustee (Age 51)
Has John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about HEQ stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the investment management company an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income.
Who are John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's major shareholders?
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.71%), Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.71%), Raymond James & Associates (0.28%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.19%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.08%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income.
Which institutional investors are selling John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income stock?
Which institutional investors are buying John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income stock?
How do I buy shares of John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income?
Shares of HEQ can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's stock price today?
One share of HEQ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.53.
How big of a company is John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income?
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income has a market capitalization of $205.04 million.
How can I contact John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income?
John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's mailing address is 601 Congress St, BOSTON, MA 02210-2804, United States. The investment management company can be reached via phone at +1-617-6634497.
MarketBeat Community Rating for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income (NYSE HEQ)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe HEQ will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe HEQ will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
