BOSTON, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Hedged
Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) and John Hancock Financial
Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) announced earnings1 for
the three months ended March 31,
2020. The same data for the comparable three months ended
March 31, 2019 is also available
below.
Three Months Ended
03/31/20
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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
|
$1,402,263
|
$0.115
|
$11.26
|
$137,774,720
|
|
$137,774,720
|
BTO
|
Financial
Opportunities Fund
|
12/31
|
$2,984,321
|
$0.160
|
$18.61
|
$472,783,628
|
*
|
$347,783,628
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
03/31/19
|
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
|
$1,903,097
|
$0.156
|
$15.10
|
$184,467,555
|
|
$184,467,555
|
BTO
|
Financial
Opportunities Fund
|
12/31
|
$2,583,440
|
$0.138
|
$31.58
|
$714,619,124
|
*
|
$589,619,124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Total managed assets
include assets attributable to borrowings under a Liquidity
Agreement.
|
Amounts distributed by the Funds may vary from the earnings
shown above and will be announced in separate press
releases.
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 Financial and Manulife Financial
John Hancock is a division of
Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial
services group that helps people achieve their dreams and
aspirations by putting customers' needs first and providing the
right advice and solutions. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the
United States and as Manulife elsewhere. We provide
financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management
solutions for individuals, groups, and institutions. Assets under
management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were
over CAD$1.2 trillion (US$900 billion) as of December 31, 2019. Manulife Financial Corporation
trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK.
Manulife can be found at manulife.com.
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1 Earnings
refer to net investment income, which comprises the Fund's interest
and dividend income, less expenses. Earnings presented
represent past earnings and there is no guarantee of future
results.
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One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports approximately 10 million
Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life
insurance, annuities, investments, 401(k) plans, and education
savings plans. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at
johnhancock.com.
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