John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) Short Interest Update

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,800 shares, a growth of 38.1% from the July 15th total of 4,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock traded down $0.04 on Thursday, reaching $11.39. The stock had a trading volume of 25,265 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,482. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $11.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.06. John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a 1 year low of $9.76 and a 1 year high of $11.60.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 13th were paid a $0.116 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 13th. This is a boost from John Hancock Income Securities Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Hancock Income Securities Trust

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JHS. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 17.8% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,467,089 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,402,000 after acquiring an additional 221,536 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Hancock Income Securities Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $172,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 50.9% during the first quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 139,286 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,557,000 after purchasing an additional 46,989 shares during the period. Karpus Management Inc. boosted its position in John Hancock Income Securities Trust by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 70,161 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $763,000 after buying an additional 6,348 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in John Hancock Income Securities Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $280,000.

About John Hancock Income Securities Trust

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.