BOSTON, Oct. 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds
listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the
three months ended September 30,
2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period
ended September 30, 2023 is also
available below.
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Three Months Ended
09/30/24
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|
Ticker
|
Fund
Name
|
Current Fiscal Year
End
|
Net Investment
Income
|
Per Common
Share
|
NAV
|
Total Managed
Assets
|
|
Total Net
Assets
|
|
HEQ
|
Hedged Equity &
Income Fund
|
12/31
|
$1,582,465
|
$0.131
|
$12.32
|
$149,051,165
|
|
$149,051,165
|
|
BTO
|
Financial Opportunities
Fund
|
12/31
|
$2,051,601
|
$0.104
|
$32.77
|
$776,103,091
|
*
|
$646,103,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
09/30/23
|
|
Ticker
|
Fund
Name
|
Current Fiscal Year
End
|
Net Investment
Income
|
Per Common
Share
|
NAV
|
Total Managed
Assets
|
|
Total Net
Assets
|
|
HEQ
|
Hedged Equity &
Income Fund
|
12/31
|
$1,317,214
|
$0.108
|
$11.13
|
$136,251,558
|
|
$136,251,558
|
|
BTO
|
Financial Opportunities
Fund
|
12/31
|
$2,044,240
|
$0.104
|
$24.53
|
$607,094,881
|
*
|
$482,094,881
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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*Total managed assets
include assets attributable to borrowings under a Liquidity
Agreement.
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1
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Earnings refer to net
investment income, which is comprised of the Fund's interest and
dividend income, less expenses. Earnings presented represent past
earnings and there is no guarantee of future results.
|
Amounts distributed by the Funds may vary from the earnings
shown above and will be announced in separate press releases.
Up-to-date distribution rate information is available on John
Hancock Investment Management's web site at
www.jhinvestments.com by clicking on "Closed-End Funds" under
the "Daily Prices" tab.
Statements in this press release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should
exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking
statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other
factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and
could cause actual results to differ materially from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements.
An investor should consider a Fund's investment objectives,
risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing.
About John Hancock Investment Management
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through a unique multimanager approach, complementing our extensive
in-house capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized
asset managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment
oversight in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of
time-tested investments from a premier asset manager with a
heritage of financial stewardship.
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stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve
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Headquartered in Toronto, our
leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened
by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement
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