NYSE:HEQ - John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income Stock Price, News, & Analysis

John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HEQ."

John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 23rd. Stockholders 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 10.58%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 13th. View John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's Dividend History.

Media headlines about HEQ stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income earned a news sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the investment management company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.00%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.70%), Shaker Financial Services LLC (0.00%) and Doliver Capital Advisors LP (0.15%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income.

HEQ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN. View Insider Buying and Selling for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income.

HEQ stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Shaker Financial Services LLC, Doliver Capital Advisors LP and Advisors Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of HEQ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.22.

The official website for John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income is http://www.jhinvestments.com/Fund/Overview.aspx?ProductType=ClosedEnd&FundID=2Y61&ClassCode=CE.