John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund · PDT · NYSE
Distribution report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$12.11 -0.90% on the day, -$0.11
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.06·8.72%
$0.088 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.088/mo
pays ~Dec 2 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 13est.
ex in 3 days ⓘ
Paying since
1990
445 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
72
Above its usual yield
PDT share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
PDT Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +6.0%3Y +2.2%5Y -2.0%10Y -1.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 445 payments since 1990.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (2 estimated from the current $0.088 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

How Many PDT Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.06 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,682 PDT shares, about $68,809 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $12.11. $1,000 a month takes about 11,364 shares, about $137,618. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) pays $0.088 a share monthly, $1.06 a year, an 8.72% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $12.11. It has made 445 distribution payments since 1990.

At today’s rate of $0.088 monthly and the last close of $12.11, this is what PDT pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.088$0.09$1.06
100 shares$8.80$8.80$105.60
$10,000 invested (825.8 shares)$72.67$72.67$872.01
5,682 shares ($500/mo)$500.02$500.02$6,000.19
11,364 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.03$1,000.03$12,000.38

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 PDT shares reinvest into 0.73 new shares each payment, about 9.1 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 138 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with PDT’s own history in the PDT DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026, PDT paid $1.02 a share while its share price fell from $13.07 to $12.11. Distributions exceeded total return by $0.96 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

PDT Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

72/100Above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • PDT yields 8.72% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $12.11.
  • Its own 10-year median is 7.60%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
6.84% low10.50% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is PDT’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

PDT has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 13, 2026, with the cash around Dec 2, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.088 a share, went ex on Oct 13, 2026 and paid around November 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 31 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 19 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does PDT Pay?

PDT pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 19 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026
$1.02 a share, in 12 payments.
+2.3% against the 12 months before ($0.99 in 12 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays every month.

PDT vs Similar Dividend Funds (SWLSX, FOSCX...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to PDT in fund size, PDT’s 8.72% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.20%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
PDT $12.11John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund $0.088/mo$1.06/yr fwd 8.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SWLSX $42.49Schwab Large-Cap Growth $0.008/yr 0.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FOSCX $33.06Tributary Small Company Fd Instl $0.057/yr 0.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BME $47.69BlackRock Health Sciences Trust $0.262/mo$3.14/yr fwd 6.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FAMEX $56.45FAM Dividend Focus Fund Investor $0.006/qtr$0.02/yr fwd 0.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VMO $9.10Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust $0.063/mo$0.76/yr fwd 8.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FTIEX $15.77Fidelity Total International Equity Fund $0.003/yr 0.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
MUJ $11.71BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund $0.054/mo$0.65/yr fwd 5.53% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BUFHX $10.12Buffalo High Yield Fund $0.062/mo$0.74/yr fwd 7.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TRREX $12.08T. Rowe Price Real Estate $0.074/qtr$0.30/yr fwd 2.45% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PAREX $12.66T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund Advisor Class $0.062/qtr$0.25/yr fwd 1.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

PDT Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1990

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 13, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.088MonthlyRegular
Sep 11, 2026Sep 14, 2026$0.088MonthlyRegular
Aug 13, 2026Aug 17, 2026$0.088MonthlyRegular
Jul 13, 2026Jul 15, 2026$0.088MonthlyRegular
Jun 11, 2026Jun 15, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
May 11, 2026May 13, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Apr 13, 2026Apr 15, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Mar 12, 2026Mar 16, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Feb 12, 2026Feb 16, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
Jan 12, 2026Jan 14, 2026$0.083MonthlyRegular
The other 435 PDT payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for PDT

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PDT Dividend Questions

How often does PDT pay distributions?

PDT pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 19 days later.

Does PDT pay distributions monthly?

Yes. PDT pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next PDT distribution?

PDT has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 13, 2026, with the cash around Dec 2, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.088 a share, went ex on Oct 13, 2026 and paid around November 2026. The current rate is $0.088 per share, $1.06 a year.

Does PDT pay a distribution in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 13, 2026, with the cash around Dec 2, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does PDT pay per share?

PDT pays $0.088 a share monthly, $1.06 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $12.11 that is an 8.72% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 7.60%.

Does PDT’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0847, +2.3% against $0.0828 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +6.0%.

Is PDT’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026 it paid $1.02 a share while its share price went from $13.07 to $12.11. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my PDT distributions?

Add PDT to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run PDT in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 6 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.