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PDT Dividend

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
7.16%
Annual dividend
$0.91
Payout ratio
0.39
Frequency
Monthly
Share price
$12.75
Market cap
$627M

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0883

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is PDT 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 median7.16% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.39 means roughly 39% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut 11 timesAcross 36 complete years, the annual total fell in 2021, 2023, 2024 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2024.
  • Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.

PDT dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1990 to 2025.

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Peak $1.17 in 2016Year 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 PDT, most recent first.
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Frequently asked questions

Does PDT pay a dividend?
Yes. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 7.16% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.91 per share.
How much does PDT pay in dividends?
$0.91 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next PDT ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is August 13, 2026, with payment on August 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.