JHI John Hancock Investors Trust
Financial Services · Asset Management
13.46
+0.30%
About the company
John Hancock Investors Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of corporate and government bonds, debt securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. John Hancock Investors Trust was formed on January 29, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Dividend deep dive
John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) operates in the Asset Management industry within the Financial Services sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 9.35%. This is higher than its 5-year average yield of 7.93%, suggesting it may be undervalued according to Yield Theory, which indicates an 'undervalued' status with a current yield of 9.35% compared to its high of 8.9%. JHI distributes dividends quarterly.
Dividend history
John Hancock Investors Trust has a dividend increase streak of 2 years. Its 3-year dividend compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 1.855%, while the 5-year CAGR is -2.584%, indicating recent growth but a negative trend over a longer period. Annual dividends per share have varied, including 1.624 USD in 2014, 1.452 USD in 2015, 1.356 USD in 2016, 1.304 USD in 2017, 1.236 USD in 2018, 1.272 USD in 2019, 1.402 USD in 2020, 1.506 USD in 2021, 1.164 USD in 2022, 0.846 USD in 2023, 1.07 USD in 2024, and 1.23 USD in 2025. Payments are made in March, June, September, and December.
Dividend safety
JHI's dividend appears to be covered with a payout ratio of 80.52% based on EPS. The company's financial leverage is significant, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.006.
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