John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) Stock Crosses Below 50 Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

by · The Cerbat Gem

John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHIGet Free Report) shares crossed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $13.26 and traded as low as $13.26. John Hancock Investors Trust shares last traded at $13.2550, with a volume of 11,119 shares changing hands.

John Hancock Investors Trust Stock Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $13.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.42.

John Hancock Investors Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th were paid a $0.297 dividend. This is a boost from John Hancock Investors Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.19 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in John Hancock Investors Trust during the second quarter valued at about $69,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of John Hancock Investors Trust by 63.3% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 21,231 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $294,000 after acquiring an additional 8,228 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors purchased a new position in shares of John Hancock Investors Trust during the first quarter valued at about $299,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in John Hancock Investors Trust by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,545 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $433,000 after acquiring an additional 863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aviance Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in John Hancock Investors Trust by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 35,696 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares in the last quarter. 27.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John Hancock Investors Trust Company Profile

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John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI) is a closed-end management investment company that offers investors access to a diversified portfolio of global securities. Established in 1929, the trust seeks to combine long-term capital growth with income generation through active portfolio management. Shares of the fund trade on the New York Stock Exchange, providing investors with the liquidity of an exchange-traded security alongside the diversification benefits of a professionally managed fund structure.

The fund’s investment strategy emphasizes a multi-asset approach, allocating capital across global equities, fixed-income instruments and convertible securities.

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