SeekingAlpha · May 6, 2026
HEQ: Likely To Underperform Over A Long Holding Period
John Hancock Diversified Income Fund's global, blended equity-income strategy prioritizes income over capital appreciation. Find out why HEQ is a Hold.
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NASDAQ · HEQ
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
$11.71
Down-$0.09 (-0.77%)
Updated Sep 10, 2026, 6:23 PM
SID Score
5.5/10
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- Market cap
- 129.77M
- P/E ratio
- 10.52
- Dividend yield
- 10.67%
- 52-week range
- $10.46 – $12.00
- Volume
- 32.11K
- Avg. volume
- 40.69K
Price performance
HEQ price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
HEQ closed at $11.71 after 20 trading sessions, up 0.52% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $11.71
- Period change
- +0.52%
- Period low
- $11.65
- Period high
- $11.91
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | $11.75 | $11.83 | $11.66 | $11.71 | 32.11K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $11.83 | $11.99 | $11.71 | $11.83 | 21.81K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $11.80 | $11.89 | $11.80 | $11.86 | 20.19K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $11.79 | $11.82 | $11.74 | $11.76 | 14.72K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $11.63 | $11.94 | $11.61 | $11.70 | 9.15K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $11.72 | $11.8986 | $11.61 | $11.65 | 21.9K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $11.80 | $11.83 | $11.67 | $11.75 | 19.65K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $11.99 | $12.00 | $11.72 | $11.76 | 22.62K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $11.89 | $11.96 | $11.80 | $11.88 | 28.03K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $11.91 | $11.91 | $11.82 | $11.87 | 17.66K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $11.89 | $11.922 | $11.87 | $11.91 | 40.8K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $11.83 | $11.88 | $11.7501 | $11.82 | 18.39K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $11.83 | $11.85 | $11.77 | $11.83 | 14.08K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $11.83 | $11.859 | $11.69 | $11.78 | 15.58K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $11.85 | $11.85 | $11.77 | $11.83 | 10.36K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $11.74 | $11.83 | $11.70 | $11.82 | 64.25K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $11.68 | $11.7599 | $11.68 | $11.75 | 9.99K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $11.74 | $11.74 | $11.62 | $11.68 | 11.05K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $11.66 | $11.76 | $11.655 | $11.73 | 26.35K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $11.67 | $11.70 | $11.60 | $11.65 | 22.85K |
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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return with a focus on current income and gains and also consisting of long-term capital appreciation. It invests in various sectors such as financials, consumer discretionary, information technology, energy, healthcare, materials, real estate, consumer staples, short-term investments, and others.
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SeekingAlpha · Feb 8, 2026
HEQ: Significant Discount As Activist Interest Starts To Appear
John Hancock Diversified Income Fund has recently seen strong performance from a highly diversified portfolio. Read why HEQ CEF is worth monitoring closely now.
Yahoo · Jan 13, 2026
JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA
The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended December 31, 2024 is also available below.
prnewswire.com · Dec 11, 2025
JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS
/PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust
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