John Hancock Income Securities Trust Dividend

Q: What is the John Hancock Income Securities Trust Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average John Hancock Income Securities Trust dividend yield over the last 5 years is 5.30% and the average over the last 10 years is 5.29%.

Q: Is the John Hancock Income Securities Trust dividend safe?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 3 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 1.58% . The average John Hancock Income Securities Trust Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -6.56% . The average for the last 10 years is -2.98% .

$10.44

0.10%

NYSE, Sep 16, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US4101231037

Symbol

JHS

Reports

Quarter | Annual

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust Dividend history 25 years

Dividend Analysis of the John Hancock Income Securities Trust Stock

Current dividend yield	6.99 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	5.42 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	8.78 %
Payout 3Y	8.59 %

When does John Hancock Income Securities Trust pay a dividend?

The John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from John Hancock Income Securities Trust are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.1546 $0.15	Sep 11 2026 Sep 11 2026 Sep 30 2026 Sep 11 26 Sep 30 26	Sep 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.1535 $0.15	Jun 11 2026 Jun 11 2026 Jun 30 2026 Jun 11 26 Jun 30 26	Jun 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.1377 $0.14	Mar 12 2026 Mar 12 2026 Mar 31 2026 Mar 12 26 Mar 31 26	Mar 31 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.1831 $0.18	Dec 11 2025 Dec 11 2025 Dec 31 2025 Dec 11 25 Dec 31 25	Dec 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.1421 $0.14	Sep 12 2025 Sep 12 2025 Sep 30 2025 Sep 12 25 Sep 30 25	Sep 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.1435 $0.14	Jun 12 2025 Jun 12 2025 Jun 30 2025 Jun 12 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.1318 $0.13	Mar 13 2025 Mar 13 2025 Mar 31 2025 Mar 13 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2017 $0.2	Dec 12 2024 Dec 12 2024 Dec 31 2024 Dec 12 24 Dec 31 24	Dec 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.1132 $0.11	Sep 13 2024 Sep 13 2024 Sep 30 2024 Sep 13 24 Sep 30 24	Sep 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.1159 $0.12	Jun 13 2024 Jun 13 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jun 13 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.1095 $0.11	Mar 08 2024 Mar 08 2024 Mar 28 2024 Mar 08 24 Mar 28 24	Mar 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.1277 $0.13	Dec 08 2023 Dec 08 2023 Dec 29 2023 Dec 08 23 Dec 29 23	Dec 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.0868 $0.09	Sep 08 2023 Sep 08 2023 Sep 29 2023 Sep 08 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.099 $0.1	Jun 09 2023 Jun 09 2023 Jun 30 2023 Jun 09 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.0909 $0.09	Mar 10 2023 Mar 10 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 10 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.1377 $0.14	Dec 09 2022 Dec 09 2022 Dec 30 2022 Dec 09 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.1216 $0.12	Sep 09 2022 Sep 09 2022 Sep 30 2022 Sep 09 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.1682 $0.17	Jun 10 2022 Jun 10 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 10 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.178 $0.18	Mar 10 2022 Mar 10 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 10 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.2276 $0.23	Dec 10 2021 Dec 10 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 10 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.071 $0.07	Dec 10 2021 Dec 10 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 10 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.1537 $0.15	Dec 10 2021 Dec 10 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 10 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1914 $0.19	Sep 10 2021 Sep 10 2021 Sep 30 2021 Sep 10 21 Sep 30 21	Sep 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1945 $0.19	Jun 10 2021 Jun 10 2021 Jun 30 2021 Jun 10 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1968 $0.2	Mar 10 2021 Mar 10 2021 Mar 31 2021 Mar 10 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.264 $0.26	Dec 10 2020 Dec 10 2020 Dec 31 2020 Dec 10 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.0361 $0.04	Dec 10 2020 Dec 10 2020 Dec 31 2020 Dec 10 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.1859 $0.19	Sep 10 2020 Sep 10 2020 Sep 30 2020 Sep 10 20 Sep 30 20	Sep 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.205 $0.21	Jun 10 2020 Jun 10 2020 Jun 30 2020 Jun 10 20 Jun 30 20	Jun 30 2020	monthly monthly
2020	$0.1401 $0.14	Mar 11 2020 Mar 11 2020 Mar 31 2020 Mar 11 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.2197 $0.22	Dec 11 2019 Dec 11 2019 Dec 31 2019 Dec 11 19 Dec 31 19	Dec 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.155 $0.16	Sep 12 2019 Sep 12 2019 Sep 30 2019 Sep 12 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1504 $0.15	Jun 12 2019 Jun 12 2019 Jun 28 2019 Jun 12 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1522 $0.15	Mar 08 2019 Mar 08 2019 Mar 29 2019 Mar 08 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.2085 $0.21	Dec 12 2018 Dec 12 2018 Dec 31 2018 Dec 12 18 Dec 31 18	Dec 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1711 $0.17	Sep 13 2018 Sep 13 2018 Sep 28 2018 Sep 13 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1765 $0.18	Jun 08 2018 Jun 08 2018 Jun 29 2018 Jun 08 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1737 $0.17	Mar 09 2018 Mar 09 2018 Mar 29 2018 Mar 09 18 Mar 29 18	Mar 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.2181 $0.22	Dec 08 2017 Dec 08 2017 Dec 29 2017 Dec 08 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1934 $0.19	Sep 08 2017 Sep 08 2017 Sep 29 2017 Sep 08 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.2002 $0.2	Jun 08 2017 Jun 08 2017 Jun 30 2017 Jun 08 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1979 $0.2	Mar 09 2017 Mar 09 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 09 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.2184 $0.22	Dec 08 2016 Dec 08 2016 Dec 30 2016 Dec 08 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.2108 $0.21	Sep 08 2016 Sep 08 2016 Sep 30 2016 Sep 08 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.2209 $0.22	Jun 09 2016 Jun 09 2016 Jun 30 2016 Jun 09 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.2 $0.2	Mar 09 2016 Mar 09 2016 Mar 31 2016 Mar 09 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.2193 $0.22	Dec 09 2015 Dec 09 2015 Dec 31 2015 Dec 09 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.2179 $0.22	Sep 09 2015 Sep 09 2015 Sep 30 2015 Sep 09 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.2178 $0.22	Jun 09 2015 Jun 09 2015 Jun 30 2015 Jun 09 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.22 $0.22	Mar 10 2015 Mar 10 2015 Mar 31 2015 Mar 10 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.2411 $0.24	Dec 09 2014 Dec 09 2014 Dec 31 2014 Dec 09 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.222 $0.22	Sep 10 2014 Sep 10 2014 Sep 30 2014 Sep 10 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.2305 $0.23	Jun 10 2014 Jun 10 2014 Jun 30 2014 Jun 10 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.2185 $0.22	Mar 11 2014 Mar 11 2014 Mar 31 2014 Mar 11 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.2816 $0.28	Dec 10 2013 Dec 10 2013 Dec 31 2013 Dec 10 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.2294 $0.23	Sep 11 2013 Sep 11 2013 Sep 30 2013 Sep 11 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.2591 $0.26	Jun 11 2013 Jun 11 2013 Jun 28 2013 Jun 11 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.2298 $0.23	Mar 07 2013 Mar 07 2013 Mar 28 2013 Mar 07 13 Mar 28 13	Mar 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3086 $0.31	Dec 11 2012 Dec 11 2012 Dec 31 2012 Dec 11 12 Dec 31 12	Dec 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.2538 $0.25	Sep 12 2012 Sep 12 2012 Sep 28 2012 Sep 12 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.2728 $0.27	Jun 07 2012 Jun 07 2012 Jun 29 2012 Jun 07 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.2639 $0.26	Mar 08 2012 Mar 08 2012 Mar 30 2012 Mar 08 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3049 $0.3	Dec 08 2011 Dec 08 2011 Dec 30 2011 Dec 08 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2896 $0.29	Sep 08 2011 Sep 08 2011 Sep 30 2011 Sep 08 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2749 $0.27	Jun 09 2011 Jun 09 2011 Jun 30 2011 Jun 09 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2874 $0.29	Mar 09 2011 Mar 09 2011 Mar 31 2011 Mar 09 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2818 $0.28	Dec 09 2010 Dec 09 2010 Dec 31 2010 Dec 09 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2916 $0.29	Sep 09 2010 Sep 09 2010 Sep 30 2010 Sep 09 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3027 $0.3	Jun 09 2010 Jun 09 2010 Jun 30 2010 Jun 09 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2755 $0.28	Mar 09 2010 Mar 09 2010 Mar 31 2010 Mar 09 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2914 $0.29	Dec 09 2009 Dec 09 2009 Dec 31 2009 Dec 09 09 Dec 31 09	Dec 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3202 $0.32	Sep 09 2009 Sep 09 2009 Sep 30 2009 Sep 09 09 Sep 30 09	Sep 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2791 $0.28	Jun 09 2009 Jun 09 2009 Jun 30 2009 Jun 09 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2601 $0.26	Mar 10 2009 Mar 10 2009 Mar 31 2009 Mar 10 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2672 $0.27	Dec 11 2008 Dec 11 2008 Dec 31 2008 Dec 11 08 Dec 31 08	Dec 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2985 $0.3	Sep 12 2008 Sep 12 2008 Sep 30 2008 Sep 12 08 Sep 30 08	Sep 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2875 $0.29	Jun 09 2008 Jun 09 2008 Jun 30 2008 Jun 09 08 Jun 30 08	Jun 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2551 $0.26	Mar 19 2008 Mar 19 2008 Mar 31 2008 Mar 19 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2325 $0.23	Dec 12 2007 Dec 12 2007 Dec 31 2007 Dec 12 07 Dec 31 07	Dec 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.235 $0.24	Sep 19 2007 Sep 19 2007 Sep 28 2007 Sep 19 07 Sep 28 07	Sep 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.23 $0.23	Jun 13 2007 Jun 13 2007 Jun 29 2007 Jun 13 07 Jun 29 07	Jun 29 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2225 $0.22	Mar 26 2007 Mar 26 2007 Mar 30 2007 Mar 26 07 Mar 30 07	Mar 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.22125 $0.22	Dec 13 2006 Dec 13 2006 Dec 29 2006 Dec 13 06 Dec 29 06	Dec 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2325 $0.23	Sep 20 2006 Sep 20 2006 Sep 29 2006 Sep 20 06 Sep 29 06	Sep 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2275 $0.23	Jun 14 2006 Jun 14 2006 Jun 30 2006 Jun 14 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.245 $0.25	Mar 15 2006 Mar 15 2006 Mar 31 2006 Mar 15 06 Mar 31 06	Mar 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2425 $0.24	Dec 14 2005 Dec 14 2005 Dec 30 2005 Dec 14 05 Dec 30 05	Dec 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.245 $0.25	Sep 21 2005 Sep 21 2005 Sep 30 2005 Sep 21 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.26 $0.26	Jun 15 2005 Jun 15 2005 Jun 30 2005 Jun 15 05 Jun 30 05	Jun 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.28 $0.28	Mar 16 2005 Mar 16 2005 Mar 31 2005 Mar 16 05 Mar 31 05	Mar 31 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.275 $0.28	Dec 22 2004 Dec 22 2004 Dec 31 2004 Dec 22 04 Dec 31 04	Dec 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.29 $0.29	Sep 22 2004 Sep 22 2004 Sep 30 2004 Sep 22 04 Sep 30 04	Sep 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.31 $0.31	Jun 23 2004 Jun 23 2004 Jun 30 2004 Jun 23 04 Jun 30 04	Jun 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.31 $0.31	Mar 17 2004 Mar 17 2004 Mar 31 2004 Mar 17 04 Mar 31 04	Mar 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.27 $0.27	Dec 17 2003 Dec 17 2003 Dec 31 2003 Dec 17 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0811 $0.08	Dec 17 2003 Dec 17 2003 Dec 31 2003 Dec 17 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	- -
2004	$0.1824 $0.18	Dec 17 2003 Dec 17 2003 Dec 31 2003 Dec 17 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	- -
2003	$0.23 $0.23	Sep 03 2003 Sep 03 2003 Sep 30 2003 Sep 03 03 Sep 30 03	Sep 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2275 $0.23	May 28 2003 May 28 2003 Jun 30 2003 May 28 03 Jun 30 03	Jun 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2275 $0.23	Mar 05 2003 Mar 05 2003 Mar 31 2003 Mar 05 03 Mar 31 03	Mar 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2175 $0.22	Nov 26 2002 Nov 26 2002 Dec 31 2002 Nov 26 02 Dec 31 02	Dec 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.225 $0.23	Sep 04 2002 Sep 04 2002 Sep 30 2002 Sep 04 02 Sep 30 02	Sep 30 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.24 $0.24	May 30 2002 May 30 2002 Jun 28 2002 May 30 02 Jun 28 02	Jun 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2325 $0.23	Mar 06 2002 Mar 06 2002 Mar 28 2002 Mar 06 02 Mar 28 02	Mar 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.25 $0.25	Nov 28 2001 Nov 28 2001 Dec 28 2001 Nov 28 01 Dec 28 01	Dec 28 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does John Hancock Income Securities Trust pay?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust most recently paid a dividend of $0.15. John Hancock Income Securities Trust paid a Dividend of $0.63 Per Share in the financial year 2026. With a stock price of $10.44 at Sep 16 2026, the current dividend yield is 6.02% (calculation: $0.63 / $10.44 = 6.02%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the John Hancock Income Securities Trust Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average John Hancock Income Securities Trust dividend yield over the last 5 years is 5.30% and the average over the last 10 years is 5.29%.

Metric	John Hancock Income Securities Trust
Current dividend yield	6.02%
Dividend Yield 5Y	5.30%
Dividend Yield 10Y	5.29%

Is the John Hancock Income Securities Trust dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the John Hancock Income Securities Trust dividend safe?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 3-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 1.58%. The average John Hancock Income Securities Trust Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -6.56%. The average for the last 10 years is -2.98%.

Metric	John Hancock Income Securities Trust
Increased	3 Years
Continuity	3 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	1.58%
Growth 5Y	-6.56%
Growth 10Y	-2.98%

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock (ISIN: US4101231037) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of John Hancock Income Securities Trust -10.85% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Metric	John Hancock Income Securities Trust
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	10.85%

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