Does JHS pay a dividend?

Yes. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.65% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.62 per share.

How much does JHS pay in dividends?

$0.62 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 JHS ex-dividend date?

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

JHS Dividend

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 5.65%
Annual dividend: $0.62
Payout ratio: 0.79
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $10.91
Market cap: $127M

Is JHS 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 median5.65% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend uses most of earningsA payout ratio of 0.79 leaves a narrower margin than the sub-0.60 range generally considered comfortable, though it remains within earnings.
Dividend has been cut 24 timesAcross 39 complete years, the annual total fell in 2019, 2022, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

JHS dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1987 to 2025.

Peak $1.84 in 1987Year 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 JHS, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 11, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.1535	Quarterly
March 12, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.1377	Quarterly
December 11, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.1831	Quarterly
September 12, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.1421	Quarterly
June 12, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.1435	Quarterly
March 13, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.1318	Quarterly
December 12, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.2017	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.1132	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.1159	Quarterly
March 8, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.1095	Quarterly
December 8, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.1277	Quarterly
September 8, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.0868	Quarterly
June 9, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.0990	Quarterly
March 10, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.0909	Quarterly
December 9, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.1377	Quarterly
September 9, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.1216	Quarterly
June 10, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.1680	Quarterly
March 10, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.1780	Quarterly
December 10, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.4520	Quarterly
September 10, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.1910	Quarterly
June 10, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.2103	Quarterly
March 10, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.1968	Quarterly
December 10, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.3000	Quarterly
September 10, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.1860	Quarterly
June 10, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.2050	Quarterly
March 11, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.1401	Quarterly
December 11, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.2197	Quarterly
September 12, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.1550	Quarterly
June 12, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.1504	Quarterly
March 8, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.1522	Quarterly
December 12, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.2085	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.1711	Quarterly
June 8, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.1765	Quarterly
March 9, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.1737	Quarterly
December 8, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.2181	Quarterly
September 8, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.1934	Quarterly
June 8, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.2002	Quarterly
March 9, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.1979	Quarterly
December 8, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.2184	Quarterly
September 8, 2016	September 30, 2016	$0.2108	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does JHS pay a dividend?: Yes. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.65% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.62 per share.
How much does JHS pay in dividends?: $0.62 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 JHS ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for JHS. Dates appear here once the company declares them.