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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NYSE · HEQ
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
$11.14
Down-$0.08 (-0.72%)
Updated Oct 8, 2026, 5:36 PM
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4.5/10
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- Market cap
- 129.77M
- P/E ratio
- 10.52
- Dividend yield
- 11.22%
- 52-week range
- $10.46 – $12.00
- Volume
- 22.05K
- Avg. volume
- 40.69K
Price performance · HEQ
HEQ price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 7, 2026
HEQ closed at $11.14 after 21 trading sessions, down 4.87% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $11.14
- Period change
- -4.87%
- Period low
- $11.00
- Period high
- $11.71
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | $11.22 | $11.27 | $11.11 | $11.14 | 22.05K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $11.06 | $11.30 | $11.0066 | $11.25 | 29.86K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $11.00 | $11.08 | $10.93 | $11.08 | 32.43K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $11.00 | $11.215 | $10.90 | $11.00 | 21.11K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $11.12 | $11.125 | $10.85 | $11.00 | 21.23K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $11.24 | $11.24 | $11.06 | $11.15 | 40.76K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $11.17 | $11.29 | $11.0601 | $11.17 | 41.26K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $11.22 | $11.26 | $11.1767 | $11.20 | 14.35K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $11.22 | $11.275 | $11.18 | $11.19 | 12.96K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $11.23 | $11.30 | $11.0501 | $11.18 | 19.99K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $11.36 | $11.40 | $11.14 | $11.25 | 10.59K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $11.41 | $11.50 | $11.3484 | $11.37 | 9.8K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $11.53 | $11.61 | $11.3083 | $11.44 | 19.07K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $11.32 | $11.51 | $11.32 | $11.45 | 49.67K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $11.25 | $11.42 | $11.25 | $11.37 | 23.92K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $11.28 | $11.49 | $11.25 | $11.28 | 21.44K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $11.32 | $11.51 | $11.27 | $11.33 | 41.8K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $11.36 | $11.415 | $11.2748 | $11.28 | 20.96K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $11.36 | $11.475 | $11.1701 | $11.31 | 23.49K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $11.68 | $11.75 | $11.55 | $11.63 | 17.86K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $11.75 | $11.83 | $11.66 | $11.71 | 32.11K |
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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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