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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in securities that, in the opinion of the advisor, may be undervalued relative to similar securities in the marketplace. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in preferred stocks and other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. The Fund intends to invest primarily in fully taxable preferred securities. The Fund's portfolio of preferred securities may include both fixed rate and adjustable-rate securities. The Fund's investment advisor is John Hancock Investment Management LLC.
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- Incorporated2002
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- LocationJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund601 Congress St.BOSTON 02116-5010United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (617) 663-3000
- Websitehttps://www.jhinvestments.com/resources/all-resources/other/john-hancock-preferred-income-fund-annual-report
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Gladstone Capital Corp | 91.67m | 35.67m | 411.19m | 73.00 | 11.88 | 0.8615 | -- | 4.49 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 3.79 | 22.42 | 0.1055 | -- | 9.93 | 1,255,795.00 | 4.24 | 8.71 | 4.29 | 8.79 | 33.89 | 35.72 | 40.24 | 77.02 | -- | 5.41 | 0.4449 | 62.74 | -7.76 | 13.19 | -39.48 | -- | -- | 8.89 |
| Cion Investment Corp | 244.92m | 25.95m | 412.33m | -- | 15.77 | 0.5369 | -- | 1.68 | 0.5059 | 0.5059 | 4.64 | 14.86 | 0.1289 | -- | 14.45 | -- | 1.37 | 3.14 | 1.39 | 3.19 | 42.94 | 48.90 | 10.59 | 28.16 | -- | 1.39 | 0.5827 | 134.30 | 0.5665 | 4.65 | -64.43 | -8.14 | -- | -0.9711 |
| PGIM Shrt Duratin Hgh Yld Opprtnts Fund | 35.13m | 37.34m | 413.52m | -- | 11.07 | 0.9409 | -- | 11.77 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.42 | 17.81 | 0.0692 | -- | 4.11 | -- | 7.36 | -- | 7.47 | -- | 69.27 | -- | 106.31 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -2.39 | -- | -8.30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Tr II | 32.02m | 14.40m | 415.20m | 0.00 | 28.82 | 0.9761 | -- | 12.97 | 0.3244 | 0.3244 | 0.7211 | 9.58 | 0.0471 | -- | 345.65 | -- | 2.12 | -0.2996 | 2.13 | -0.302 | 53.62 | 62.68 | 44.99 | -7.20 | -- | 6.22 | 0.3531 | -- | 0.0075 | -2.47 | -57.72 | -25.82 | -- | 2.39 |
| D Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 415.50m | -- | -- | 1.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| United States Natural Gas Fund, LP | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 423.32m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 111.39 | -- | 109.71 | -- | -- | -- |
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Inc | 32.29m | -18.36m | 426.34m | 0.00 | -- | 1.03 | -- | 13.20 | -0.4773 | -0.4773 | 0.8391 | 10.74 | 0.051 | -- | 53.01 | -- | -2.90 | -- | -2.95 | -- | 68.03 | -- | -56.88 | -- | -- | 0.5313 | 0.3189 | -- | 4.45 | -- | -139.80 | -- | -- | -- |
| Guggenhm Txble Mcpl Bnd & Invt Gd Dt Trt | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 427.11m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| John Hancock Preferred Income Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 431.49m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund | 6.71m | 48.42m | 437.34m | -- | 9.03 | 1.02 | -- | 65.21 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 0.3355 | 21.43 | 0.016 | -- | 12.84 | -- | 11.54 | 11.09 | 11.58 | 11.17 | 31.17 | 37.62 | 721.91 | 629.63 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 59.77 | -0.2368 | 0.0314 | 14.08 | -1.95 | -- | 3.67 |
| Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust | 30.20m | 423.47k | 440.85m | 0.00 | 2,854.52 | 1.02 | -- | 14.60 | 0.0039 | 0.0039 | 0.7575 | 10.86 | 0.0468 | -- | 294.61 | -- | 0.0656 | -0.522 | 0.0668 | -0.5278 | 66.09 | 67.58 | 1.40 | -12.53 | -- | 1.02 | 0.3154 | -- | 5.79 | -1.38 | -98.85 | -58.78 | -- | 1.87 |
| Flaherty & Crumrine Dynmc Prf&Inm Fd Inc | 48.64m | 38.51m | 446.09m | -- | 11.58 | 0.9528 | -- | 9.17 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 2.37 | 22.80 | 0.0655 | -- | 7.10 | -- | 5.18 | 2.29 | 5.20 | 2.30 | 60.04 | 65.41 | 79.18 | 36.34 | -- | -- | 0.3711 | 192.41 | 0.4701 | 1.98 | -52.84 | -1.28 | -- | -5.10 |
| Nuveen Pennsylvania Quty Mul Ince Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 447.73m | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Wrte Incm Fd | 6.50m | 42.98m | 452.66m | 0.00 | 10.53 | 1.01 | -- | 69.61 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 0.2214 | 15.23 | 0.0144 | -- | 8.95 | -- | 9.50 | 8.62 | 9.54 | 8.65 | 31.01 | 41.06 | 660.99 | 520.94 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 82.35 | -8.56 | -4.51 | 17.38 | 2.79 | -- | -1.01 |
Data as of Mar 02 2026. Currency figures normalised to John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
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Data from 31 Dec 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
