John Hancock Closed End Funds Portfolio Information Now Available
October 08 2009 - 3:13PM
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BOSTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC
announced today that portfolio information, such as performance,
top-ten holdings and sector and industry weightings, as of
September 30, 2009 is available for John Hancock closed-end funds.
This information is available on John Hancock Funds' web site at
http://www.jhfunds.com/ by clicking on "Closed-End Funds" under
"Funds & Performance" tab. John Hancock Patriot Premium
Dividend Fund II (NYSE:PDT) John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
(NYSE:HPI) John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) John
Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) John Hancock
Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD) John Hancock
Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE:HTY) John
Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) John Hancock Income Securities
Trust (NYSE:JHS) John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
(NYSE:BTO) About John Hancock Funds The Boston-based mutual fund
business unit of John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds,
manages more than $42.9 billion in open-end funds, closed-end
funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets
for individual and institutional investors at June 30, 2009. About
John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation John
Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a
leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of
customers in 22 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as
Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as
John Hancock in the United States, Manulife Financial Corporation
offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and
wealth management services through its extensive network of
employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management
by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$421 billion
(US$362 billion) at June 30, 2009. Manulife Financial Corporation
trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the
SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at
http://www.manulife.com/. The John Hancock unit, through its
insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in
the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial
products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable
annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term
care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business
insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found
at http://www.johnhancock.com/. DATASOURCE: John Hancock Funds
CONTACT: Media, Jay Aronowitz, +1-617-663-2702, or Investor
contact, +1-800-843-0090, both of John Hancock Funds Web Site:
http://www.jhfunds.com/
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