John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-end diversified management investment fund. Its objective is to provide a high level of total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. The company was founded on August 23, 1994 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

BTO's premium has come down to a more reasonable level since we last covered the fund. Despite the overvaluation of BTO previously, it didn't stop the fund from making strong moves higher.

BTO: This Fund Heads Sharply Higher, But Valuation Gets Better

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For the fourth month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 2.42% on an NAV basis for February. While for the first month in 11, fixed income CEFs witnessed losses (-0.52%).

The Month In Closed-End Funds: February 2021

BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The following eight closed-end funds managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC announced the results of their annual shareholder meetings: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:...

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BOSTON, MA, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT),...

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For the second consecutive month, equity CEFs on average posted negative returns, declining 0.41% on a NAV basis for October. While for the seventh month in a row, fixed income CEFs witnessed returns in the black (+0.03%).

The Month In Closed-End Funds: October 2020

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) announced earnings1 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The same data for the comparable three months ended September 30,...

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Release Earnings Data

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For income investors, closed-end funds (CEFs) are an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset-classes and premises high distributions and a reasonable total return.

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