PDT Dividend
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 8.52%
- Annual dividend
- $1.01
- Payout ratio
- 0.39
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $11.83
- Market cap
- $582M
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 median8.52% against a median of 2.92% 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.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does PDT pay a dividend?
- Yes. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.52% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.01 per share.
- How much does PDT pay in dividends?
- $1.01 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?
- No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for PDT. Dates appear here once the company declares them.