John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) Plans $0.12 Monthly Dividend

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, December 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.1235 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSE:HPF opened at $17.33 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $18.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.38. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II has a 1-year low of $14.74 and a 1-year high of $19.00.

About John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors.