John Hancock Investments – John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE:HTY) Short Interest Up 35.7% in April

John Hancock Investments – John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE:HTY – Get Rating) saw a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 79,000 shares, a growth of 35.7% from the March 31st total of 58,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Shares of John Hancock Investments – John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Monday, reaching $6.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,835 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,066. John Hancock Investments – John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund has a 52-week low of $6.03 and a 52-week high of $7.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.56.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 10th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.37%.

John Hancock Investments – John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund Company Profile (Get Rating)

John Hancock Investments – John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by Analytic Investors, LLC and Epoch Investment Partners, Inc The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe.

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