NYSE:PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Stock Price, News & Analysis → BREAKING – Pentagon to Spend $20 Billion on “Distributed AI” (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free PDT Stock Alerts $11.68 +0.01 (+0.09%) (As of 01:57 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.58▼$11.7450-Day Range$10.73▼$11.8452-Week Range$8.77▼$12.25Volume81,061 shsAverage Volume132,012 shsMarket Capitalization$574.48 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield8.73%Price TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund alerts: Email Address Ad Behind the MarketsCould this Tiny Biotech End Disease Forever?Imagine a revolutionary treatment capable of editing out ANY disease. 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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund was formed on December 21, 1989 and is domiciled in the United States.Read More PDT Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart PDT Stock News HeadlinesMay 4, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average of $10.83May 2, 2024 | forbes.comKeep The Cash Coming From Corning With Call Premium And Late May Dividend On DeckMay 8, 2024 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Tech GIANT’s Plans to Revolutionize Crypto…A shocking leak has revealed tech giant Microsoft's plans to add crypto support to future products. If the plans in these leaked internal documents pan out, we could see prices skyrocket for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and MORE… The coupling of gaming and cryptocurrency could absolutely transform digital finance as we know it in 2024. May 1, 2024 | msn.comJohn Hancock Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0882April 30, 2024 | prnewswire.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)April 1, 2024 | prnewswire.comJOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONSMarch 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAustral Gold Secures New US$2.2M Related Party Loan FacilityMarch 29, 2024 | msn.comCompare with John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)May 8, 2024 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Tech GIANT’s Plans to Revolutionize Crypto…A shocking leak has revealed tech giant Microsoft's plans to add crypto support to future products. If the plans in these leaked internal documents pan out, we could see prices skyrocket for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and MORE… The coupling of gaming and cryptocurrency could absolutely transform digital finance as we know it in 2024. March 28, 2024 | prnewswire.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)February 29, 2024 | prnewswire.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)February 19, 2024 | seekingalpha.comPDT: Don't Be Fooled By The Price Performance, This 9.10%-Yielding Fund Is Not BadFebruary 9, 2024 | investing.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)February 2, 2024 | msn.comJohn Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund declares $0.138 dividendJanuary 31, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)December 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.comPDT John Hancock Premium Dividend FundNovember 28, 2023 | seekingalpha.comPDT And HTD: Exploiting Discounts In Closed-End FundsOctober 27, 2023 | msn.comJohn Hancock Corporate Bond ETF declares $0.0839 dividendOctober 23, 2023 | msn.comPDT: Worst Performing In Category Now Yields 11%, Is It A Buy?September 8, 2023 | msn.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Declares $0.08 DividendAugust 20, 2023 | msn.comPDT: More Tempting After Discount Opens UpAugust 3, 2023 | thestreet.comJohn Hancock Funds Premium Dividend FundJuly 10, 2023 | msn.comPDT: Income And Gains Potential Means A Lot To LikeJuly 3, 2023 | seekingalpha.comJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund dividend declines by 15.4% to $0.0825June 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comJOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO MANAGED DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND DECLARES DECREASED MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONJune 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comPDT - John Hancock Premium Dividend FundJune 6, 2023 | msn.comThursday Is Your Last Chance To Buy John Hancock Premium Div Before The Dividend PayoutSee More Headlines Receive PDT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend4/10/2024Dividend Payable4/30/2024Today5/08/2024Ex-Dividend for 5/31 Dividend5/10/2024Dividend Payable5/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)6/28/2024Fiscal Year End10/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Management investment, open - ended Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:PDT CUSIPN/A CIK855886 Webwww.jhinvestments.com Phone617-572-7149FaxN/AEmployees147,000Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$-42,946,965.00 Price / Sales-13.34 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding Shares49,185,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$573.01 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.91 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleGrowth stocks offer a lot of bang for your buck, and we've got the next upcoming superstars to strongly consider for your portfolio.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Joseph H. Bozoyan C.F.A.CFA, Portfolio ManagerMr. Bradley Lutz CFAPortfolio ManagerKey CompetitorsEZCORPNASDAQ:EZPWGAMCO InvestorsNYSE:GAMIGladstone CommercialNASDAQ:GOODFRPNASDAQ:FRPHUniversal InsuranceNYSE:UVEView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsWilliams Jones Wealth Management LLC.Bought 10,942 shares on 5/8/2024Ownership: 0.022%Atomi Financial Group Inc.Sold 965 shares on 5/7/2024Ownership: 0.025%Janney Montgomery Scott LLCSold 1,410 shares on 5/1/2024Ownership: 0.046%Commonwealth Equity Services LLCSold 9,304 shares on 4/30/2024Ownership: 0.241%HB Wealth Management LLCBought 12,768 shares on 4/30/2024Ownership: 0.026%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions PDT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PDT shares performed in 2024? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's stock was trading at $10.65 at the start of the year. Since then, PDT stock has increased by 9.7% and is now trading at $11.68. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,100 shares, a decrease of 49.1% from the March 31st total of 67,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 134,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. View John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's Short Interest. When is John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, June 28th 2024. View our PDT earnings forecast. How often does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund declared a monthly dividend on Friday, May 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.0825 per share on Friday, May 31st. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. Read our dividend analysis for PDT. Is John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund a good dividend stock? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.85%. PDT has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for PDT. What ETF holds John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's stock? Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF holds 427,158 shares of PDT stock, representing 0.67% of its portfolio. What other stocks do shareholders of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund investors own include AT&T (T), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Realty Income (O), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Pfizer (PFE), EPR Properties (EPR), Verizon Communications (VZ), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET) and Kinder Morgan (KMI). Who are John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's major shareholders? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.24%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.09%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.05%), HB Wealth Management LLC (0.03%), Atomi Financial Group Inc. (0.02%) and Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Dean Garfield, Noni L Ellison and Steven R Pruchansky. View institutional ownership trends. 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