Ex-Div Reminder for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/13/26, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (Symbol: PDT) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0883, payable on 10/30/26. As a percentage of PDT's recent stock price of $11.99, this dividend works out to approximately 0.74%, so look for shares of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund to trade 0.74% lower — all else being equal — when PDT shares open for trading on 10/13/26.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from PDT is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 8.84% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of PDT shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, PDT's low point in its 52 week range is $11.56 per share, with $13.65 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $11.96.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is in our coverage universe of monthly dividend paying stocks. In Friday trading, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are currently up about 0.8% on the day.
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