John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-end diversified management investment fund. Its objective is to provide a high level of total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. The company was founded on August 23, 1994 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

BOSTON , April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended March 31, 2023 is also available below.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund

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BOSTON , March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of March 11, 2024, 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.

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-end fund that provides primarily equity exposure to the financial sector. BTO currently trades at a bit of a premium, but historically, this valuation suggests it actually isn't looking expensive. BTO has struggled over the last year due to having regional banking exposure.

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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

John Hancock Investors Trust

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

BOSTON , March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: March 1, 2024 Ex Date: March 8, 2024 Record Date: March 11, 2024 Payment Date: March 28, 2024   Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 02/29/2024 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income  $0.2500 - $10.22 9.78 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1095 -0.0182 $10.79 4.06 % JHI Investors Trust $0.2014 -0.0634 $13.14 6.13 % HTY Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund $0.1600 - $5.18 12.36 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $28.56 9.10 % John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Hedged Equity & 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 CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS

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The John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund aims for capital appreciation and income through investments in financial services stocks. The fund is characterized by a very high management fee and is trading at a premium to NAV. BTO has little exposure to non-bank financials, which make up a large part of financial sector ETFs such as XLF.

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Brandywine Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

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Nuveen Build America Bond Fund

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Cohen & Steers Reit And Preferred Income Fund Inc

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BOSTON , Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of December 11, 2023, 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.

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND - NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

BOSTON , Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield (NYSE: HTY) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans.  The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the net asset value per share ("NAV") of the Funds' common shares.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS

Realty Income Corp

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Atento

The Restructuring Effective Date in relation to Atento's financial restructuring implemented through a UK restructuring plan has occurred following approval by its creditors and the sanction of the English Court. Following the successful funding of the Exit Financing, the Company enters a new phase with a strong focus on technology investment to further enhance CX services, along with geographic expansion.

Atento announces the successful implementation of its financial restructuring and unveils new business strategy leading the way to BTO (Business Transformation Outsourcing)

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has treaded water since our last coverage. The large jump from the late October bottom negated the losses. We examine the macro and what it will take for the Fed to ease on the interest rate front.

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The John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund invests primarily in financial services companies and has a current yield of 10.14%. The fund has underperformed the S&P 500 Index and other financial ETFs, with shares down 24.40% year-to-date. The fund's performance has been impacted by the struggles in the banking sector, particularly regional banks, due to rising interest rates.

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

BOSTON , Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The ten John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES

B. Riley Financial

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China Fund

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Templeton Dragon Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

For the second consecutive month, equity CEFs (+2.69% on a NAV basis) on average chalked up plus-side performance while their fixed income CEF cohorts (+1.03%) also posted gains. At month end, 13% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 14% of equity CEFs and 12% of fixed income CEFs trading in premium territory. Emerging Markets CEFs (+5.95%) for the first month in six outperformed the other classifications in the equity CEF universe for July.

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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund focuses on the financial industry with a portfolio of 177 stocks, primarily regional banks. The BTO closed-end fund has demonstrated strong relative performance and consistent returns over the past decade. The fund's heavy exposure to regional banks poses risks, but it has fared better than the S&P Regional Banking ETF in recent years.

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Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares

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AT&T

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About 86% of the fund's asset value is in bank stocks, mostly regional banks. Regional banks generally bounced back this week.

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