John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD) Shares Pass Below 50 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD – Get Free Report)’s stock price passed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $25.54 and traded as low as $24.88. John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund shares last traded at $24.91, with a volume of 35,197 shares.

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Trading Down 0.7%

The company’s 50-day moving average is $25.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.39.

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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a $0.158 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of HTD. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund by 5.2% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 545,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,762,000 after purchasing an additional 26,885 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund by 1.0% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 481,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,942,000 after purchasing an additional 4,696 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund by 0.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 165,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,964,000 after buying an additional 708 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund by 2.3% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 120,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,811,000 after buying an additional 2,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund by 11.7% in the second quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 27,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $634,000 after buying an additional 2,841 shares during the period.

About John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) is a closed-end management investment company sponsored by John Hancock Investment Management, a division of Manulife Investment Management. The fund seeks to provide investors with tax-advantaged monthly income and the potential for capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying equities and taxable debt securities. It trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HTD and is structured to offer enhanced income opportunities compared to traditional equity or bond portfolios.

The fund’s primary investment strategy combines equity and fixed-income exposure.

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