John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.12 (NYSE:HPF)

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, April 2nd, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of 0.1235 per share on Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Price Performance

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock opened at $16.68 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.26. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II has a twelve month low of $15.39 and a twelve month high of $19.00.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Company Profile

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors.