SeekingAlpha · Aug 20, 2026
BTO: The Bull Case Remains Intact
BTO still looks compelling after a 35% run: leveraged regional bank exposure, ~6% distribution, and earnings-led upside.
NYSE · BTO
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
Financial Services · Asset Management
$40.15
Down-$0.19 (-0.47%)
Updated Sep 9, 2026, 1:24 AM
SID Score
4.2/10
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- Market cap
- 708.95M
- P/E ratio
- 4.52
- Dividend yield
- 8.09%
- 52-week range
- $33.00 – $42.00
- Volume
- 18.41K
- Avg. volume
- 49.48K
Price performance
BTO price history
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
BTO closed at $40.15 after 19 trading sessions, down 1.69% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $40.15
- Period change
- -1.69%
- Period low
- $38.91
- Period high
- $41.34
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $40.22 | $40.30 | $39.7912 | $40.15 | 18.41K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $40.01 | $40.3725 | $39.81 | $40.07 | 20.27K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $38.97 | $40.08 | $38.97 | $39.80 | 20.32K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $39.25 | $39.94 | $38.80 | $38.91 | 26.79K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $39.42 | $39.68 | $39.307 | $39.36 | 31.98K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $39.79 | $40.101 | $39.485 | $39.6799 | 27.43K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $39.74 | $40.43 | $39.30 | $39.63 | 29.93K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $39.71 | $40.328 | $39.585 | $39.83 | 38.56K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $39.80 | $40.3423 | $39.56 | $39.70 | 34.12K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $39.76 | $40.44 | $39.75 | $39.75 | 30.34K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $39.82 | $40.14 | $39.5901 | $39.86 | 24.85K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $39.70 | $40.4331 | $39.50 | $39.73 | 28.48K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $40.94 | $40.94 | $39.675 | $39.75 | 46.11K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $41.13 | $41.4999 | $40.65 | $41.01 | 47.47K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $41.29 | $41.29 | $41.00 | $41.02 | 29.65K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $41.44 | $41.44 | $41.0229 | $41.34 | 22.68K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $41.07 | $41.4499 | $41.07 | $41.34 | 33.54K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $41.00 | $41.2599 | $40.91 | $41.07 | 33.78K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $40.44 | $41.00 | $40.39 | $40.84 | 37.56K |
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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is the United States based closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. The company invests in banks, capital markets, Insurance, Mortage Real Estate Investment trust, Health Care REITs, Diversified REITs, Office REITs.
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