Key Stats

Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
2.04% -2.33% 748.13M 56605.07
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (All)
4.65% 11.00% -48.77M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax total return from dividend income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in dividend-paying common and preferred securities that the Advisor believes at the time of acquisition are eligible to pay tax-advantaged dividends.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Mid Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Category Index Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Equity-Income
Fund Owner Firm Name John Hancock Investment Management LLC
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA DRD Eligible Pref TR USD 55.00%
S&P 500 Utilities TR USD 45.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Joseph Bozoyan 7.75 yrs
Caryn Rothman 0.92 yrs
James Gearhart 0.67 yrs
Jonas Grazulis 0.67 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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As of January 31, 2012

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 29, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
20.66%
16.49%
-9.17%
42.77%
-16.60%
32.37%
-6.22%
-6.48%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
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5.35%
25.32%
21.23%
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39.27%
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25.98%
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13.39%
18.30%
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33.96%
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28.54%
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As of March 29, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-29-23) 4.65%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.74
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 1.56% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 64.93% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 2.60% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.45% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 30.46% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
American Electric Power Co Inc 2.76% 90.10 1.32%
Williams Companies Inc 2.73% 29.27 1.39%
CenterPoint Energy Inc 2.65% 29.30 2.20%
Southern Co 2.60% 69.34 1.39%
BP PLC ADR 2.40% 37.69 0.69%
Ameren Corp 2.25% 86.01 1.70%
Black Hills Corp 2.24% 62.96 1.63%
Duke Energy Corp 2.17% 96.27 1.60%
Dominion Energy Inc 1.94% 55.58 1.57%
NiSource Inc 1.90% 27.60 1.40%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax total return from dividend income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in dividend-paying common and preferred securities that the Advisor believes at the time of acquisition are eligible to pay tax-advantaged dividends.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Mid Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Category Index Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Equity-Income
Fund Owner Firm Name John Hancock Investment Management LLC
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA DRD Eligible Pref TR USD 55.00%
S&P 500 Utilities TR USD 45.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Joseph Bozoyan 7.75 yrs
Caryn Rothman 0.92 yrs
James Gearhart 0.67 yrs
Jonas Grazulis 0.67 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-29-23) 4.65%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.74
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/27/2004
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 2/24/2004
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund Yes
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan Yes
Socially Responsible Fund No

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