Does BTO pay a dividend?

Yes. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 6.37% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.60 per share.

How much does BTO pay in dividends?

$2.60 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next BTO ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BTO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

BTO Dividend

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 6.37%
Annual dividend: $2.60
Payout ratio: 0.71
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $40.84
Market cap: $809M

Is BTO a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median6.37% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend uses most of earningsA payout ratio of 0.71 leaves a narrower margin than the sub-0.60 range generally considered comfortable, though it remains within earnings.
Dividend has been cut 6 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 2005, 2008, 2009 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2009.

BTO dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

Peak $5.25 in 1998Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for BTO, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 11, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.6500	Quarterly
March 12, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.6500	Quarterly
December 11, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.6500	Quarterly
September 12, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.6500	Quarterly
June 12, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.6500	Quarterly
March 13, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.6500	Quarterly
December 12, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.6500	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.6500	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.6500	Quarterly
March 8, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.6500	Quarterly
December 8, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.6500	Quarterly
September 8, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.6500	Quarterly
June 9, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.6500	Quarterly
March 10, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.6500	Quarterly
December 9, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.6500	Quarterly
September 9, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.6500	Quarterly
June 10, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.6500	Quarterly
March 10, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.5500	Quarterly
December 10, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.5500	Quarterly
September 10, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.5500	Quarterly
June 10, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.5500	Quarterly
March 10, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.5500	Quarterly
December 10, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.5500	Quarterly
September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.5500	Quarterly
June 10, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.5500	Quarterly
March 11, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.5500	Quarterly
December 11, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.5500	Quarterly
September 12, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.5500	Quarterly
June 12, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.5500	Quarterly
March 8, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.5500	Quarterly
December 12, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.5500	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.3701	Quarterly
June 8, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.3701	Quarterly
March 9, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.3701	Quarterly
December 8, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.3701	Quarterly
September 8, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.3701	Quarterly
June 8, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.3701	Quarterly
March 9, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.3701	Quarterly
December 8, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.3701	Quarterly
September 8, 2016	September 30, 2016	$0.3701	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BTO pay a dividend?: Yes. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 6.37% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.60 per share.
How much does BTO pay in dividends?: $2.60 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next BTO ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BTO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.