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Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 Time Period PDT: What Every Income Investor Needs To Know Before BuyingJune 16 at 2:08 PM | seekingalpha.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Sees Significant Increase in Short InterestJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 74,000 shares, a growth of 141.8% from the May 15th total of 30,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 124,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.June 15 at 12:10 AM | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?June 7, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?June 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:PDT)John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th.June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?May 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)May 30, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's WhyMay 24, 2025 | marketbeat.com3 Preferred Funds: Earn Up to 9.4%, Paid MonthlyMay 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's WhyJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?May 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATAMay 13, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?May 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comShort Interest in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Grows By 101.4%John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,800 shares, an increase of 101.4% from the March 31st total of 28,700 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 118,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.April 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)April 30, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Short Interest Down 33.3% in MarchJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 28,700 shares, a decrease of 33.3% from the March 15th total of 43,000 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 119,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.April 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Announces $0.08 Monthly DividendJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.59%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th.April 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comPDT: Improved Distribution Coverage And Healthy NAV GrowthApril 2, 2025 | seekingalpha.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)March 31, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Short Interest UpdateJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 43,000 shares, a growth of 87.8% from the February 28th total of 22,900 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 118,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.March 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?March 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comShort Interest in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Drops By 21.8%John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 22,900 shares, a decline of 21.8% from the February 13th total of 29,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 124,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short.March 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comEndeavour Silver Announces Q4 2024 Financial Results; Earnings Call at 10AM PDT (1PM EDT) TodayMarch 11, 2025 | globenewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.08John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be given a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 13th.March 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comShort Interest in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Drops By 49.1%John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 29,300 shares, a decline of 49.1% from the January 31st total of 57,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 119,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.March 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's WhyMarch 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND - NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)February 28, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Disciplined Value Fund Q4 2024 CommentaryFebruary 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comJOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATAFebruary 25, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?February 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)January 31, 2025 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedJanuary 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?January 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comPDT: A Hybrid Fund That Is Easily Covering Its High YieldJanuary 17, 2025 | seekingalpha.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Short Interest Up 72.3% in DecemberJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 62,200 shares, an increase of 72.3% from the December 15th total of 36,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 123,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.January 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comBiofrontera Inc. Announces Achievement of Key Milestone In Phase 3 Study Of Ameluz®-Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) In The Treatment Of Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (sBCC)January 8, 2025 | globenewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Sees Large Volume Increase - Here's What HappenedJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Sees Strong Trading Volume - Time to Buy?January 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND - NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)December 31, 2024 | prnewswire.comShort Interest in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Rises By 58.3%John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,100 shares, a growth of 58.3% from the November 30th total of 22,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 120,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.December 28, 2024 | marketbeat.comNoni L. Ellison buys $11,249 in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund sharesDecember 26, 2024 | investing.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?December 13, 2024 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)November 29, 2024 | prnewswire.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?November 19, 2024 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:PDT)John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of 0.0825 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.51%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th.November 10, 2024 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedNovember 2, 2024 | marketbeat.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)October 31, 2024 | prnewswire.comPDT: Positive Outlook Driven By Interest RatesOctober 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Short Interest Down 76.7% in OctoberJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,700 shares, a decrease of 76.7% from the September 30th total of 54,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 104,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.October 25, 2024 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's WhyJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedOctober 25, 2024 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Stock Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedOctober 17, 2024 | marketbeat.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Sets New 52-Week High - Here's What HappenedJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Hits New 52-Week High - Here's WhyOctober 9, 2024 | marketbeat.com Get John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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