Key Stats

Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
2.41% 4.13% 567.99M 127710.5
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (All)
5.46% 16.00% -- Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
To provide high current income, consistent with modest growth of capital for holders of its common shares, through investment in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying preferred and common stocks.The fund will invest in common stocks of issuers whose senior debt is rated investment grade or, in the case of issuers that have no rated senior debt is considered by the Adviser to be comparable quality. 80% of funds total assets consist of preferred stocks and debt obligations rated A or higher.
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 Income
Fund Owner Firm Name John Hancock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA DRD Eligible Pref TR USD 70.00%
S&P 500 Utilities TR USD 30.00%
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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1 Month
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1 Year
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-6.853B Category Low
395.27M Category High
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Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 28, 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
25.32%
21.23%
-12.53%
39.27%
-14.31%
25.98%
-16.31%
-4.38%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
3.87%
20.66%
16.49%
-9.17%
42.77%
-16.60%
32.37%
-6.22%
-8.13%
13.39%
18.30%
-8.96%
33.96%
-1.03%
22.16%
-18.38%
-5.42%
6.47%
13.94%
-5.31%
17.12%
3.08%
8.53%
-12.58%
1.60%
28.54%
24.62%
-23.85%
52.38%
-12.51%
18.62%
-22.22%
-2.43%
As of March 28, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-28-23) 5.46%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.44
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield --
Yield to Maturity --
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon Upgrade
Average Credit Score --
Average Price --
As of January 31, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/21/1989
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date --
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

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 1.31% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 50.25% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 6.77% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 1.67% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 40.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Williams Companies Inc 2.88% 28.87 -0.21%
BP PLC ADR 2.47% 37.43 1.49%
Duke Energy Corp 2.18% 94.75 0.06%
OGE Energy Corp 2.01% 36.20 1.09%
PPL Corp 1.89% 27.09 0.48%
NiSource Inc 1.79% 27.22 0.63%
FirstEnergy Corp 1.72% 38.62 -1.05%
Wells Fargo & Co 7 1/2 % Non Cum Perp Conv Pfd Shs -A- Series -L-
1.70% -- --
Citizens Financial Group Inc 6%
1.67% -- --
Dominion Energy Inc 1.65% 54.72 1.09%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
To provide high current income, consistent with modest growth of capital for holders of its common shares, through investment in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying preferred and common stocks.The fund will invest in common stocks of issuers whose senior debt is rated investment grade or, in the case of issuers that have no rated senior debt is considered by the Adviser to be comparable quality. 80% of funds total assets consist of preferred stocks and debt obligations rated A or higher.
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 Income
Fund Owner Firm Name John Hancock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA DRD Eligible Pref TR USD 70.00%
S&P 500 Utilities TR USD 30.00%
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 (3-28-23) 5.46%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.44
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield --
Yield to Maturity --
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon Upgrade
Average Credit Score --
Average Price --
As of January 31, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/21/1989
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date --
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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