HTD John Hancock Tax Advantaged Div
Financial Services · Asset Management
25.47
+0.28%
About the company
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management and Analytic Investors, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors, with an emphasis on the utilities sector. The fund primarily invests in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks of companies which have dividends that qualify for a more favorable long-term capital gains tax rate. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 55% Bank of America Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock DRD Eligible Index and 45% S&P 500 Utilities Index. John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund was formed on February 27, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Dividend deep dive
John Hancock Tax Advantaged Div (HTD) operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 7.37% based on its market dividend of $1.90. This yield falls within its 5-year historical range, which has seen a high of 8.2% and a low of 6.93%, with an average of 7.47%. The dividend safety status is currently designated as "watch."
Dividend history
HTD has maintained a dividend increase streak of 1 year. Over the past three years, the dividend has grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 2.36%, while the five-year CAGR stands at 1.41%. Annual dividends paid were $1.452 from 2014 to 2016, then $1.656 from 2017 to 2024. A future annual dividend of $1.776 is noted for 2025. Dividends are paid monthly.
Dividend safety
The dividend currently appears covered, with a payout ratio of 39.34% of earnings per share, based on a market dividend of $1.90 and EPS of $4.83. However, the company's leverage profile shows a high debt-to-equity ratio of 43.759.
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