Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Upgrade Now NYSE - Delayed Quote • USD John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Follow Compare 13.64 -0.44 (-3.12%) At close: April 7 at 4:00:02 PM EDT 13.64 0.00 (0.00%) After hours: April 7 at 4:05:14 PM EDT All News Press Releases SEC Filings JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: 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 October 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended October 31, 2023 is also available below. JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of the funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116: Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 4/7/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) Return HPS S&P 500 (^GSPC) YTD -7.23% -13.93% 1-Year -3.02% -2.73% 3-Year +0.39% +12.49%