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
$11.73
Down-$0.05 (-0.43%)
Updated Aug 15, 2026, 1:07 AM
SID Score
5.5/10
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- Market cap
- 129.77M
- P/E ratio
- 10.52
- Dividend yield
- 10.66%
- 52-week range
- $10.46 – $11.92
- Volume
- 26.35K
- Avg. volume
- 40.69K
Price performance
HEQ price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
HEQ closed at $11.73 after 20 trading sessions, up 2.27% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $11.73
- Period change
- +2.27%
- Period low
- $11.38
- Period high
- $11.73
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $11.66 | $11.68 | $11.61 | $11.65 | 10.56K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $11.63 | $11.67 | $11.56 | $11.67 | 14.51K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $11.52 | $11.63 | $11.4465 | $11.63 | 30.65K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $11.52 | $11.5425 | $11.46 | $11.495 | 16.55K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $11.55 | $11.5662 | $11.48 | $11.52 | 15.95K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $11.52 | $11.57 | $11.44 | $11.51 | 24.06K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $11.42 | $11.55 | $11.42 | $11.49 | 16.98K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $11.44 | $11.535 | $11.39 | $11.39 | 32.89K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $11.38 | $11.44 | $11.36 | $11.43 | 20.16K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $11.59 | $11.59 | $11.32 | $11.38 | 32.23K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $11.53 | $11.64 | $11.4501 | $11.59 | 15.36K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $11.60 | $11.60 | $11.49 | $11.54 | 7.31K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $11.49 | $11.66 | $11.46 | $11.59 | 16.68K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $11.42 | $11.66 | $11.40 | $11.45 | 21.06K |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $11.48 | $11.55 | $11.465 | $11.51 | 9.31K |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $11.54 | $11.57 | $11.41 | $11.45 | 24.97K |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $11.54 | $11.56 | $11.50 | $11.51 | 9.83K |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $11.51 | $11.5291 | $11.40 | $11.47 | 32.84K |
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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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