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
$11.35
Up+$0.14 (+1.25%)
Updated Nov 5, 2026, 5:01 AM
SID Score
4.8/10
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- Market cap
- 129.77M
- P/E ratio
- 10.52
- Dividend yield
- 11.01%
- 52-week range
- $10.50 – $12.00
- Volume
- 21.31K
- Avg. volume
- 40.69K
Price performance · HEQ
HEQ price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 4, 2026
HEQ closed at $11.35 after 21 trading sessions, up 1.89% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $11.35
- Period change
- +1.89%
- Period low
- $11.08
- Period high
- $11.42
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | $11.30 | $11.41 | $11.275 | $11.35 | 21.31K |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $11.13 | $11.26 | $11.13 | $11.21 | 15.24K |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $11.24 | $11.34 | $11.15 | $11.17 | 13.3K |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $11.25 | $11.35 | $11.17 | $11.19 | 16.69K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $11.28 | $11.4425 | $11.20 | $11.37 | 8.27K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $11.43 | $11.91 | $11.20 | $11.33 | 67.55K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $11.35 | $11.59 | $11.33 | $11.42 | 18.55K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $11.25 | $11.44 | $11.25 | $11.42 | 26.78K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $11.38 | $11.38 | $11.23 | $11.25 | 9.18K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $11.36 | $11.3728 | $11.26 | $11.32 | 4.52K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $11.35 | $11.42 | $11.29 | $11.42 | 9.96K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $11.43 | $11.43 | $11.25 | $11.34 | 9.5K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $11.33 | $11.48 | $11.20 | $11.42 | 11.38K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $11.29 | $11.38 | $11.173 | $11.355 | 9.74K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $11.21 | $11.40 | $11.21 | $11.33 | 33.8K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $11.16 | $11.29 | $11.155 | $11.18 | 66.97K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $11.23 | $11.29 | $11.0997 | $11.22 | 23.01K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $11.31 | $11.31 | $11.12 | $11.23 | 11.43K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $11.13 | $11.35 | $11.13 | $11.30 | 50.08K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $11.13 | $11.19 | $11.01 | $11.08 | 8.26K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $11.22 | $11.27 | $11.11 | $11.14 | 22.05K |
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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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