BOSTON, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock
Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as
performance, top-ten holdings and sector and industry weightings,
as of April 30, 2011 is available for
John Hancock closed-end funds. This information is available on
John Hancock Funds' web site at www.jhfunds.com by clicking on
"Closed-End Funds" under "Funds & Performance" tab.
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (previously known as John
Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II) (NYSE: PDT)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE: HPF)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS)
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD)
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE:
HTY)
John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI)
John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS)
John Hancock Bank and Thrift
Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO)
References to specific holdings and industry weightings are not
recommendations to buy or sell such securities, and the Funds may
not necessarily hold these today. Past performance is no guarantee
of future results.
About John Hancock Funds
The Boston-based mutual fund
business unit of John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds,
manages more than $65.9 billion in
open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement
plans and related party assets for individual and institutional
investors at December 31, 2010.
About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial
Corporation
John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial
Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services group
serving millions of customers in 22 countries and territories
worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in
the United States, Manulife
Financial Corporation offers clients a diverse range of financial
protection products and wealth management services through its
extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners.
Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries
were Cdn$475 billion (US$478 billion) at December 31, 2010.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE
and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be
found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.
The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies,
comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad
range of financial products and services, including life insurance,
fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k)
plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms
of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock
may be found at www.johnhancock.com.
SOURCE John Hancock Funds