profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
$11.26-0.97% today
+4.1% in 1 year
1-year low $10.521-year high $11.92
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $7.13 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$694,475 in 2022 to $19.9 million in 2025, with $18.8 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund vs. similar companies
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund | 7.1× · Cheap | ||
 Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | 36.9× · Expensive | ||
 Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund | 6.9× · Cheap | ||
 Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund | 6.7× · Cheap | ||
 PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | 8.6× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | 13 | 13 | 20 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -2 | 12 | 12 | 19 | |
| -0.15 | 0.95 | 1.02 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 247.5% | 90.9% | 91.8% | 94.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 |
| Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 144 | 141 | 141 | 147 | |
| 11 | 12 | 12 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -1.2% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 12.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 7.1×
- –
- –
- 0.0×
- 6.8×
- –
- –
- –
- 14.0%
- 8.6%
Profitability
- 100.0%
- 94.6%
- 94.6%
- 94.6%
- 12.8%
- 7.9%
- 13.1%
- 12.8%
- 12.8%
- –
Growth
- +25.2%
- –
- –
- −5.6%
- –
Financial health
- -0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- 3.45
- 3.45
- 0.13
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 17%of 848
Top 2%of 728
Top 14%of 880
Top 19%of 878
8.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$86a year at today's yield, before tax
−5.6%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.50 in 2015 → $1.00 in 2025
How safe it looks
0.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
65Pass
Benjamin Graham
91Pass
Philip Fisher
88Pass
Peter Lynch
100Pass
Joel Greenblatt
49No pass
Charlie Munger
70Pass
Terry Smith
67Pass
Questions about John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
Is John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund AI analysis
What does John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund do?
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It is in Asset Management - Income.
Does John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 8.6% a year.
Is John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock halal?
No. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund does not pass our halal screen: its main business, interest-based asset management, is not permitted. How we check
How has John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock done over the past year?
Up 4.1% over the past twelve months, to $11.26. It traded between $10.52 and $11.92 and is 5.5% below its high.
Who are John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund, Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund and PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.