John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II closed at $13.38 on Sep 28, down 2.90%, within 0.0% of its 52-week closing low. Volume of 85.2K shares was 1.02× its 20-day average (close to normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -14.3% over one month, -11.7% over six months, -20.1% over one year.
Short interest was 52.1K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, down 65.0% from the prior report (0.2% of float, 1.0 days to cover).
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What does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II do?
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is the United States based closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
What is HPF's market cap?
$289.69M, based on the Sep 28 close of $13.38.
Does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.1235 per share (ex-date Sep 11), an annualised yield of 11.08%.
How much of HPF is sold short?
52.1K shares, 0.2% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is the United States based closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. The fund's principal investment strategies include to invests a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. Its portfolio composition consists of U.S preferred securities, common stocks, foreign preferred securities, corporate bonds, capital preferred securities and short-term investments.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
