HTD CEF — John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD)

HTD is a CEF. its distribution rate is 8.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.02%, its expense ratio is 1.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 616.7% over the past 22.6 years, 286.0 points behind SPY at 902.7%.

At the current 8.02% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $802 per year, or $66.83 per month.

HTD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 616.7% over the past 22.6 years, 286.0 points behind SPY at 902.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.8%.

HTD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.30%

Issuer

John Hancock

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/27/2004

Expense ratio

1.96%

Distribution rate

8.02%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

8.02%

5-year average yield

7.43

Last close

$23.65 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$25.63

Premium / discount

7.73% discount

Market cap

$850,363,776

Average volume

66500.0

Next dividend

$0.158

Last ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.794

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.02%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (8.02%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: John Hancock or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HTD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.8%.

Who may consider HTD — and who may not

HTD may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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