John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund

First Trust New Opportunities Mlp & Energy Fund

Highland Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Barings Corporate Investors

NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure

Data aggregator websites such as Morningstar or CEFData are merely places to get initial ideas. With CEFs that can get rather niche and are actively managed, it becomes even more imperative as things change constantly.

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Ares Capital

BlackRock Science & Technology

Crescent Capital BDC Inc

Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Income Fund

Calamos Global Total Return Fund

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF

Owl Rock Capital Corp

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Royce Value Trust

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF

Special Opportunities Fund Inc

Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund Inc

Reaves Utility Income Fund

As in Led Zeppelin's famous song, for me, investments in high-dividend securities represent a kind of stairway to heaven. Indeed, their steady flow of money relieves psychological pressure during times of market uncertainty and helps me experience them with greater peace of mind.

My Income Portfolio: A Stairway To Heaven

BOSTON , Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (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 monthly distribution of $0.0975 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of February 13, 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 PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOSTON , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The following eight closed-end funds managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC announced the results of their annual shareholder meetings: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), 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 Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE: HTY) (collectively, the "Funds"). At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of the Funds elected Noni L Ellison to serve for a 1-year term ending at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Dean C.

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Central Securities

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund

Tekla Healthcare Opportunities

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

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The high inflation rate is straining the finances of many American households, especially younger ones. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund invests in a blended portfolio of securities that should be reasonably recession-resistant.

PDT: Keep An Eye On This Recession-Resistant CEF

BOSTON , Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date:    January 3, 2023 Ex Date: January 12, 2023 Record Date: January 13, 2023 Payment Date: January 31, 2023 Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 12/30/2022 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HPF Preferred Income Fund II $0.1235 - $15.68 9.45 % HPS Preferred Income Fund III $0.1100 - $14.43 9.15 % PDT Premium Dividend Fund $0.0975 - $12.94 9.04 % HTD Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund $0.1380 - $22.86 7.24 %   John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Premium Dividend Fund (the "Fund") declared its monthly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "PDT Plan"). Under the PDT Plan, the Fund makes monthly distributions of an amount equal to $0.0975 per share.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

Financial markets are set to close a difficult year amid the war in Ukraine, pandemic aftershocks, and inflation-eroding purchasing power. As always, the first rule for every investor is to try to survive and avoid making mistakes that could prove fatal.

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Inflation has forced all of us to increase our incomes just to maintain our lifestyles. PDT invests in a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks to provide investors with a high level of income.

PDT: Good CEF But Still Has A Premium Price

John Hancock Investors Trust

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

BOSTON , Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended October 31, 2022. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended October 31, 2021 is also available below.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

Ten months of this troubling 2022 have passed, and my overall portfolio is beginning to take its final shape. Some positions have long since been completed, while for others, I am taking small acquisition steps each time the market turns downward.

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BOSTON , Sept. 22, 2022 /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 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

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

PDT's top investments have generated positive returns over the past year. PDT primarily invests in stocks and bonds of various types of utilities and financial firms, which generally have steady returns.

PDT: Strong Yield, But High Expense Ratio

PDT is a CEF that invests in a diversified portfolio of dividend paying common stocks and preferred securities.

PDT: Utilities CEF, A Viable Alternative To DNP

BOSTON , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (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 monthly distribution of $0.0975 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of March 11, 2022, 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 PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND - NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a)

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

John Hancock Preferred Income ETF

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

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund

Income investors should consider replacing the over-owned S&P 500 index fund with these underappreciated yields up to 7.5%.

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As a kid, my Dad used to drive Oldsmobiles as his car of choice. Once, we were surprised to look under the hood and see a Chevrolet engine! That's when I realized manufacturers often interchanged identical parts, even though they marketed (and priced) the products quite differently. That can happen within the closed-end fund market too, with HTD and PDT being a good example.

HTD And PDT: Similar 'Under The Hood,' But Priced So Differently

NAV performance, discount on NAV, and leverage constitute the three main parameters of my rule of thumb to select funds for a long-term CEF portfolio.

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Dividend investing is a popular strategy lately because it can usually beat bank accounts and can also provide income growth.

PDT: An Incredibly Expensive High-Quality Income Fund

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund III

Steadily lower yields and heightened volatility make relative value opportunities an attractive alpha generation strategy in CEFs.

Relative Value CEF Opportunities: More Alpha In A Less Beta Environment

Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund

Blackrock Core Bond Trust

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust

BlackRock Utilities Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

Calamos Convertible And High Income Fund

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund

Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund

A reliable selection criterion for building a portfolio of funds that are likely to produce above-average returns over the long haul is the goal of every CEF investor. For me, the flexible combination of a positive NAV since inception, discount on NAV, and leverage represents a practical rule of thumb for long-term CEF investing.

CEF Focus Investing - My Rule Of Thumb In Action

In the years since I first discovered CEFs, I have focused on formulating the best selection criteria for building a portfolio of reliable securities over time. I have developed a personal rule of thumb for long-term CEF investing, obtained by the flexible combination of three basic parameters: positive NAV since inception, discount on NAV, and leverage.

A Rule Of Thumb For Long-Term CEF Investing

Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN

Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF

Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF

Global X Superdividend ETF

Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN

YieldShares High Income ETF

If rationality is the winning weapon of the Capricorn, I hope it will help me in the field of finance, preventing me from acting on impulse in the short term. One of my recent decisions was to reduce my Cupolone Income Portfolio to 12 CEFs by liquidating my entire position in RNP.

My Income Portfolio - Opinions Of A Capricorn

PDT invests primarily in utilities and other companies with a history of growing their dividends over time.

PDT: A Solid Income Fund But Overpriced

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