John Hancock Preferred Income Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in preferred value stocks of companies, convertible preferred securities, and investment grade fixed-income securities rated investment grade or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund was formed on August 27, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Industry Asset Management
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SectorFinancial Services
Phone+1-617-6633000
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OptionableNot Optionable
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI) Frequently Asked Questions
What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's stock symbol?
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HPI."
How often does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund?
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund announced a monthly dividend on Monday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 8th. View John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's Dividend History.
Has John Hancock Preferred Income Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about HPI stock have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund earned a daily sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
Who are some of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to John Hancock Preferred Income Fund include 1ST TR ENERGY I/SH (FIF), 3i Group (TGOPF), 8IP Emerging Companies (8EC), Aberdeen Asian Income Fund (AAIF), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Aberdeen Emerging Markets Invstmt (AEMC), Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund (ALAI), Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (ABD), Aberdeen Smaller Coms High Incm Trst (ASCI), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust PLC Preferred Shares (ASIZ), Absolute Equity Performance Fund (AEG), Ackermans & van Haaren (ACKB) and Acorn Income Fund (AIF).
What other stocks do shareholders of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund own?
Who are John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's key executives?
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Charles Arthur Rizzo, Chief Financial Officer (Age 61)
- Mr. Francis Vincent Knox Jr., Chief Compliance Officer (Age 72)
- Mr. Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer (Age 54)
- Mr. Joseph H. Bozoyan CFA, Portfolio Mang.
- Mr. Bradley Lutz CFA, Portfolio Mang.
Who are John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's major shareholders?
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Advisory Resource Group (0.00%), Selway Asset Management (0.00%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.00%), LPL Financial LLC (0.00%), TSP Capital Management Group LLC (0.00%) and Buffington Mohr McNeal (0.00%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund.
Which institutional investors are selling John Hancock Preferred Income Fund stock?
HPI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, Advisor Group Inc., Global Trust Asset Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Citigroup Inc., CWM LLC, Annex Advisory Services LLC and Mcrae Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund.
Which institutional investors are buying John Hancock Preferred Income Fund stock?
HPI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Advisory Resource Group, Buffington Mohr McNeal, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, FDx Advisors Inc., Selway Asset Management, National Asset Management Inc., LPL Financial LLC and Pinnacle Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund.
How do I buy shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund?
Shares of HPI 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 Preferred Income Fund's stock price today?
One share of HPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.26.
What is John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's official website?
How can I contact John Hancock Preferred Income Fund?
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's mailing address is 601 Congress St, BOSTON, MA 02210-2804, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-617-6633000.
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