John Hancock Investors Trust

John Hancock Investors Trust is a closed-end investment fund. It has an objective of generating income for distribution to its shareholders. It also seeks for capital appreciation. It invests in a diversified portfolio of corporate and government bonds. The company was founded on January 29, 1971 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Investors Trust is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in investment activity. Its objective is to generate income for distribution to its shareholders. It also seeks capital appreciation. It invests in a diversified portfolio of corporate and government bonds. The company was founded on October 26, 1970 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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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.

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BOSTON , Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended January 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended January 31, 2023 is also available below.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

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

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

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ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOSTON , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following fourteen Trustees to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JHS and JHI: Andrew G. Arnott, James R.

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The JHI fund focuses on investments in junk bonds to generate a high yield. It has a current yield of 9.3%.

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BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE: HPF), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Divided Fund (NYSE: HTD), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSE Arca: JHMB), and John Hancock Preferred Income ETF (NYSE Arca: JHPI). Each Fund is advised by the Adviser and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (the "Subadviser").

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGES FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS AND ETFs

BOSTON , Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following eleven Trustees to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JHS and JHI: Andrew G. Arnott, James R.

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BOSTON, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: September 1, 2021 Ex Date: September 10, 2021 Record Date: September 13, 2021 Payment Date: September 30, 2021   Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 08/31/2021 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income $0.2900 - $13.27 8.74% JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1914 -0.0031 $16.00 4.79% JHI Investors Trust $0.3674 -0.0190 $19.00 7.73% HTY Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund $0.1600 - $6.69 9.57% BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.5500 - $43.97 5.00% 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").

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly Distributions

JHI is easy to miss, billing itself as an investment grade bond fund on CEF Connect when it really isn't. Fortunately, it also doesn't have the super-low yield of a typical investment grade bond fund.

John Hancock Investors Trust: 8% Distribution Yield And Modest Credit Risk, But Easy To Overlook

BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following thirteen...

John Hancock Income Securities Trust, John Hancock Investors Trust Announce Results of Annual Meetings of Shareholders

BOSTON, MA, Jan. 20, 2021 /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 Closed-end Funds Announce Renewal of Share Repurchase Plans

JHI is a bit like BTZ or BIT with a corporate bond focus up and down the credit spectrum but centered on the BB area. The fund boasts a very strong long-term track record.

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