Does HEQ pay a dividend?

Yes. John Hancock Diversified Income Fund pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.94% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.00 per share.

How much does HEQ pay in dividends?

$1.00 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 HEQ ex-dividend date?

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

HEQ Dividend

John Hancock Diversified Income Fund

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of September 11, 2026

Dividend yield: 8.94%
Annual dividend: $1.00
Payout ratio: 0.00
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $11.18
Market cap: $135M

Is HEQ a good dividend stock?

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

Yield is far above the marketAt 8.94%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 5 timesAcross 15 complete years, the annual total fell in 2021, 2023, 2024 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2024.

HEQ dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2011 to 2025.

Peak $1.50 in 2014Year 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 HEQ, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 11, 2026	September 30, 2026	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 11, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 12, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 11, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
September 12, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 12, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 13, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 12, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 8, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 8, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
September 8, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 9, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
March 10, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
December 9, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.2900	Quarterly
September 9, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.2900	Quarterly
June 10, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.2900	Quarterly
March 10, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.2900	Quarterly
December 10, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.2900	Quarterly
September 10, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.2900	Quarterly
June 10, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.2900	Quarterly
March 10, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.2900	Quarterly
December 10, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.2900	Quarterly
September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.2900	Quarterly
June 10, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.3760	Quarterly
March 11, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.3760	Quarterly
December 11, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.3760	Quarterly
September 12, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.3760	Quarterly
June 12, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.3760	Quarterly
March 8, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.3760	Quarterly
December 12, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.3760	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.3760	Quarterly
June 8, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.3760	Quarterly
March 9, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.3760	Quarterly
December 8, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.5324	Quarterly
September 8, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.3760	Quarterly
June 8, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.3760	Quarterly
March 9, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.3760	Quarterly
December 8, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.3760	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does HEQ pay a dividend?: Yes. John Hancock Diversified Income Fund pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.94% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.00 per share.
How much does HEQ pay in dividends?: $1.00 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 HEQ ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for HEQ. Dates appear here once the company declares them.