John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund · Financial Services

John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $10.90 and traded as high as $11.14. John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income Fund shares last traded at $10.95, with a volume of

BOSTON, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") and sub-advised by Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Sub-adviser"), announced today that it has successfully entered into a liquidity agreement (LA) with State Street Bank and Trust Company that allows it to borrow or otherwise access up to $48.0 million (maximum facility amount) through a line of credit, securities lending and reverse repurchase agreements. The addition of leverage is intended to provide the Fund with increased flexibility as it seeks to deliver diversified sources of income across a broad range of asset classes.

BOSTON, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") and subadvised by Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Subadviser"), announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.2500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of March 12, 2026, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Shares of John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $10.87 and traded as high as $11.43. John Hancock Hedged Equity and Income Fund shares last traded at $11.39, with a volume

BOSTON, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: March 2, 2026 Ex Date: March 12, 2026 Record Date: March 12, 2026 Payment Date: March 31, 2026 Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 02/27/2026 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Diversified Income $0.2500 - $11.49 8.70 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1377 -0.0454 $11.56 4.76 % JHI Investors Trust $0.2631 -0.1018 $13.83 7.61 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $35.66 7.29 % John Hancock Diversified Income Fund Diversified Income Fund (the "Fund") declared its quarterly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "HEQ Plan"). Under the HEQ Plan, the Fund makes quarterly distributions in a fixed amount of $0.2500 per share, which will be paid quarterly until further notice.

John Hancock Diversified Income Fund has recently seen strong performance from a highly diversified portfolio. HEQ trades at a deep discount, which helps its market distribution rate relative to its NAV rate. Portfolio diversification is significant, with the fund adding more fixed-income exposure over the last year to securitized products.
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives such as call options and equity futures. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund was formed on May 26, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.
Financial Services
Asset Management - Income
2011-05-27
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Insider Activity
Phelan Kenneth J
director
905 SH @ $11.10
2026-01-27
Levering Tom
0 SH @ $0.00
2026-01-01
Irving Alyssa A
0 SH @ $0.00
2026-01-01
Hurtsellers Christine
director:
0 SH @ $0.00
2025-11-12
Phelan Kenneth J
director:
0 SH @ $0.00
2025-11-12
Georgountzos Effie
officer
0 SH @ $0.00
2025-06-16
Wright Thomas Rowe
director
1,139 SH @ $9.70
2025-04-08
Bacic William K
other: Trustee of the Fund
986 SH @ $10.33
2025-01-14