约翰·汉考克收益证券信托基金（纽约证券交易所代码：JHS）12月空头利率上涨492.9％

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS – Get Rating) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 33,200 shares, an increase of 492.9% from the November 30th total of 5,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 20,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Hancock Income Securities Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JHS. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,374 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 2,686 shares during the last quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. raised its position in John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 37,182 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $507,000 after buying an additional 1,264 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 23.8% in the 2nd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 65,475 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $745,000 after buying an additional 12,599 shares during the last quarter. Karpus Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of John Hancock Income Securities Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at about $751,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 494.7% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 171,208 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,337,000 after purchasing an additional 142,417 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 32.37% of the company's stock.

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock opened at $10.73 on Thursday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $10.86 and its 200 day moving average is $11.24. John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a 1 year low of $10.11 and a 1 year high of $17.59.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 12th will be given a $0.1377 dividend. This is a positive change from John Hancock Income Securities Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 9th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.13%.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Company Profile

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It invests primarily in corporate and government bonds with average maturity of 7.57 years.

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