John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II dividend 2026: Yield & history

Dividend yield TTM: 9.49%
€1.27/unit
Dividend growth (CAGR 5Y): 0.29%
Next dividend: The next dividend is expected in September.

Historical dividends

In 2026, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II has already paid €0.86 in dividends. The last payout was in August.

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Dividend metrics Metrics

Metric	Value
Price	€13.37
Yield	9.49%
Interval	Monthly
CAGR 3Y	2.36%
CAGR 5Y	0.29%
CAGR 10Y	1.48%

All dividend data

So far in 2026, €0.86 per unit has been distributed. In 2025, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II distributed €1.33. The dividend yield is currently 9.49%, and distributions have decreased by 2.36% over the last 3 years. The ETF pays out every month.

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Ex-dividend date	Payment date	Distribution	YoY	Yield
2026		€0.86	35.34%	6.28%
08/13/2026	08/31/2026	€0.11
07/13/2026	07/31/2026	€0.11
06/11/2026	06/30/2026	€0.11
05/11/2026	05/29/2026	€0.11
04/13/2026	04/30/2026	€0.11
03/12/2026	03/31/2026	€0.11
02/12/2026	02/27/2026	€0.10
01/12/2026	01/30/2026	€0.10
2025		€1.33	2.21%	9.58%
12/11/2025	12/31/2025	€0.11
11/13/2025	11/28/2025	€0.11
10/14/2025	10/31/2025	€0.11
09/12/2025	09/30/2025	€0.11
08/11/2025	08/29/2025	€0.11
07/11/2025	07/31/2025	€0.11
06/12/2025	06/30/2025	€0.10
05/12/2025	05/30/2025	€0.11
04/11/2025	04/30/2025	€0.11
03/13/2025	03/31/2025	€0.11
02/13/2025	02/28/2025	€0.12
01/13/2025	01/31/2025	€0.12
2024		€1.36	0.00%	8.63%
12/12/2024	12/31/2024	€0.12
11/12/2024	11/29/2024	€0.12
10/11/2024	10/31/2024	€0.11
09/13/2024	09/30/2024	€0.11
08/12/2024	08/30/2024	€0.11
07/11/2024	07/31/2024	€0.11
06/13/2024	06/28/2024	€0.12
05/10/2024	05/31/2024	€0.11
04/10/2024	04/30/2024	€0.12
03/08/2024	03/28/2024	€0.11
02/09/2024	02/29/2024	€0.11
01/11/2024	01/31/2024	€0.11
2023		€1.36	4.23%	9.59%
12/08/2023	12/29/2023	€0.11
11/10/2023	11/30/2023	€0.11
10/11/2023	10/31/2023	€0.12
09/08/2023	09/29/2023	€0.12
08/10/2023	08/31/2023	€0.11
07/12/2023	07/31/2023	€0.11
06/09/2023	06/30/2023	€0.11
05/10/2023	05/31/2023	€0.12
04/12/2023	04/28/2023	€0.11
03/10/2023	03/31/2023	€0.11
02/10/2023	02/28/2023	€0.12
01/12/2023	01/31/2023	€0.11
2022		€1.42	13.60%	9.65%
12/09/2022	12/30/2022	€0.12
11/10/2022	11/30/2022	€0.12
10/12/2022	10/31/2022	€0.12
09/09/2022	09/30/2022	€0.13
08/10/2022	08/31/2022	€0.12
07/08/2022	07/29/2022	€0.12
06/10/2022	06/30/2022	€0.12
05/11/2022	05/31/2022	€0.12
04/08/2022	04/29/2022	€0.12
03/10/2022	03/31/2022	€0.11
02/10/2022	02/28/2022	€0.11
01/12/2022	01/31/2022	€0.11
2021		€1.25	2.34%	6.85%
12/10/2021	12/31/2021	€0.11
11/10/2021	11/30/2021	€0.11
10/08/2021	10/29/2021	€0.11
09/10/2021	09/30/2021	€0.11
08/11/2021	08/31/2021	€0.10
07/09/2021	07/30/2021	€0.10
06/10/2021	06/30/2021	€0.10
05/12/2021	05/28/2021	€0.10
04/09/2021	04/30/2021	€0.10
03/10/2021	03/31/2021	€0.11
02/10/2021	02/26/2021	€0.10
01/13/2021	01/29/2021	€0.10
2020		€1.28	11.72%	8.29%
12/10/2020	12/31/2020	€0.10
11/10/2020	11/30/2020	€0.10
10/09/2020	10/30/2020	€0.11
09/10/2020	09/30/2020	€0.11
08/12/2020	08/31/2020	€0.10
07/10/2020	07/31/2020	€0.10
06/10/2020	06/30/2020	€0.11
05/08/2020	05/29/2020	€0.11
04/09/2020	04/30/2020	€0.11
03/11/2020	03/31/2020	€0.11
02/12/2020	02/28/2020	€0.11
01/10/2020	01/31/2020	€0.11
2019		€1.45	2.84%	7.34%
12/11/2019	12/31/2019	€0.11
11/08/2019	11/29/2019	€0.11
10/10/2019	10/31/2019	€0.11
09/12/2019	09/30/2019	€0.13
08/09/2019	08/30/2019	€0.13
07/10/2019	07/31/2019	€0.13
06/12/2019	06/28/2019	€0.12
05/10/2019	05/31/2019	€0.13
04/10/2019	04/30/2019	€0.12
03/08/2019	03/29/2019	€0.12
02/08/2019	02/28/2019	€0.12
01/11/2019	01/31/2019	€0.12
2018		€1.41	4.73%	8.74%
12/12/2018	12/31/2018	€0.12
11/09/2018	11/30/2018	€0.12
10/10/2018	10/31/2018	€0.12
09/13/2018	09/28/2018	€0.12
08/10/2018	08/31/2018	€0.12
07/11/2018	07/31/2018	€0.12
06/08/2018	06/29/2018	€0.12
05/10/2018	05/31/2018	€0.12
04/11/2018	04/30/2018	€0.12
03/09/2018	03/29/2018	€0.11
02/09/2018	02/28/2018	€0.11
01/11/2018	01/31/2018	€0.11
2017		€1.48	3.27%	8.25%
12/08/2017	12/29/2017	€0.12
11/10/2017	11/30/2017	€0.12
10/11/2017	10/31/2017	€0.12
09/08/2017	09/29/2017	€0.12
08/09/2017	08/31/2017	€0.12
07/11/2017	07/31/2017	€0.12
06/08/2017	06/30/2017	€0.12
05/09/2017	05/31/2017	€0.12
04/11/2017	04/28/2017	€0.13
03/09/2017	03/31/2017	€0.13
02/09/2017	02/28/2017	€0.13
01/11/2017	01/31/2017	€0.13
2016		€1.53	0.00%	7.91%
12/08/2016	12/30/2016	€0.13
11/09/2016	11/30/2016	€0.13
10/11/2016	10/31/2016	€0.13
09/08/2016	09/30/2016	€0.12
08/09/2016	08/31/2016	€0.13
07/07/2016	07/29/2016	€0.13
06/09/2016	06/30/2016	€0.13
05/10/2016	05/31/2016	€0.13
04/07/2016	04/29/2016	€0.12
03/09/2016	03/31/2016	€0.12
02/09/2016	02/29/2016	€0.13
01/12/2016	01/29/2016	€0.13
2015		€1.53	22.40%	8.44%
12/09/2015	12/31/2015	€0.13
11/09/2015	11/30/2015	€0.13
10/08/2015	10/30/2015	€0.13
09/09/2015	09/30/2015	€0.13
08/11/2015	08/31/2015	€0.12
07/09/2015	07/31/2015	€0.13
06/09/2015	06/30/2015	€0.13
05/07/2015	05/29/2015	€0.13
04/09/2015	04/30/2015	€0.12
03/10/2015	03/31/2015	€0.13
02/10/2015	02/27/2015	€0.13
12/24/2014	01/30/2015	€0.12
2014		€1.25	1.57%	7.57%
12/09/2014	12/18/2014	€0.11
11/10/2014	11/28/2014	€0.11
10/09/2014	10/31/2014	€0.11
09/10/2014	09/30/2014	€0.11
08/07/2014	08/29/2014	€0.11
07/09/2014	07/31/2014	€0.10
06/10/2014	06/30/2014	€0.10
05/08/2014	05/30/2014	€0.10
04/09/2014	04/30/2014	€0.10
03/11/2014	03/31/2014	€0.10
02/11/2014	02/28/2014	€0.10
12/26/2013	01/31/2014	€0.10
2013		€1.27	2.31%	9.71%
12/10/2013	12/19/2013	€0.10
11/07/2013	11/29/2013	€0.10
10/09/2013	10/31/2013	€0.10
09/11/2013	09/30/2013	€0.10
08/08/2013	08/30/2013	€0.11
07/09/2013	07/31/2013	€0.11
06/11/2013	06/28/2013	€0.11
05/09/2013	05/31/2013	€0.11
04/09/2013	04/30/2013	€0.11
03/07/2013	03/28/2013	€0.11
02/07/2013	02/28/2013	€0.11
12/27/2012	01/31/2013	€0.10
2012		€1.30	13.06%	7.93%
12/11/2012	12/20/2012	€0.11
11/08/2012	11/30/2012	€0.11
10/09/2012	10/31/2012	€0.11
09/12/2012	09/28/2012	€0.11
08/09/2012	08/31/2012	€0.11
07/10/2012	07/31/2012	€0.11
06/07/2012	06/29/2012	€0.11
05/09/2012	05/31/2012	€0.11
04/10/2012	04/30/2012	€0.11
03/08/2012	03/30/2012	€0.10
02/09/2012	02/29/2012	€0.10
12/28/2011	01/31/2012	€0.11
2011		€1.15	2.10%	7.18%
12/08/2011	12/19/2011	€0.11
11/09/2011	11/30/2011	€0.10
10/11/2011	10/31/2011	€0.10
09/08/2011	09/30/2011	€0.10
08/09/2011	08/31/2011	€0.0972
07/07/2011	07/29/2011	€0.0975
06/09/2011	06/30/2011	€0.0965
05/10/2011	05/31/2011	€0.0973
04/07/2011	04/29/2011	€0.0836
03/09/2011	03/31/2011	€0.0874
02/09/2011	02/28/2011	€0.0898
01/11/2011	01/31/2011	€0.0905
2010		€1.13	1.03%	8.11%
12/09/2010	12/31/2010	€0.0927
11/09/2010	11/30/2010	€0.0953
10/07/2010	10/29/2010	€0.0892
09/09/2010	09/30/2010	€0.091
08/10/2010	08/31/2010	€0.0977
07/08/2010	07/30/2010	€0.095
06/09/2010	06/30/2010	€0.10
05/11/2010	05/28/2010	€0.10
04/08/2010	04/30/2010	€0.0932
03/09/2010	03/31/2010	€0.0918
02/09/2010	02/26/2010	€0.091
01/12/2010	01/29/2010	€0.0893
2009		€1.11	11.88%	9.41%
12/09/2009	12/31/2009	€0.0865
11/10/2009	11/30/2009	€0.0826
10/08/2009	10/30/2009	€0.0841
09/09/2009	09/30/2009	€0.0847
08/11/2009	08/31/2009	€0.0866
07/09/2009	07/31/2009	€0.0871
06/09/2009	06/30/2009	€0.0883
05/07/2009	05/29/2009	€0.0878
04/08/2009	04/30/2009	€0.0936
03/10/2009	03/31/2009	€0.0934
02/10/2009	02/27/2009	€0.12
01/08/2009	01/30/2009	€0.12
2008		€1.27	6.99%	13.43%
12/11/2008	12/31/2008	€0.11
11/10/2008	11/28/2008	€0.12
10/09/2008	10/31/2008	€0.12
09/12/2008	09/30/2008	€0.11
08/11/2008	08/29/2008	€0.11
07/11/2008	07/31/2008	€0.0994
06/09/2008	06/30/2008	€0.0984
05/09/2008	05/30/2008	€0.0997
04/10/2008	04/30/2008	€0.0994
03/10/2008	03/31/2008	€0.0981
02/08/2008	02/29/2008	€0.10
01/10/2008	01/31/2008	€0.10
2007		€1.36	7.48%	10.54%
12/11/2007	12/31/2007	€0.11
11/07/2007	11/30/2007	€0.11
10/09/2007	10/31/2007	€0.11
09/12/2007	09/28/2007	€0.11
08/09/2007	08/31/2007	€0.11
07/10/2007	07/31/2007	€0.11
06/07/2007	06/29/2007	€0.11
05/09/2007	05/31/2007	€0.12
04/10/2007	04/30/2007	€0.11
03/08/2007	03/30/2007	€0.12
02/08/2007	02/28/2007	€0.12
01/10/2007	01/31/2007	€0.12
2006		€1.47	4.55%	7.62%
12/07/2006	12/29/2006	€0.12
11/09/2006	11/30/2006	€0.12
10/10/2006	10/31/2006	€0.12
09/07/2006	09/29/2006	€0.12
08/09/2006	08/31/2006	€0.12
07/11/2006	07/31/2006	€0.12
06/08/2006	06/30/2006	€0.12
05/09/2006	06/02/2006	€0.12
04/11/2006	04/28/2006	€0.12
03/09/2006	03/31/2006	€0.13
02/09/2006	02/28/2006	€0.13
01/11/2006	01/31/2006	€0.13
2005		€1.54	11.49%	8.53%
12/08/2005	12/30/2005	€0.13
11/09/2005	11/30/2005	€0.13
10/11/2005	10/31/2005	€0.13
09/08/2005	09/30/2005	€0.13
08/09/2005	08/31/2005	€0.13
07/07/2005	07/29/2005	€0.13
06/09/2005	06/30/2005	€0.13
05/19/2005	06/01/2005	€0.13
04/14/2005	05/02/2005	€0.12
03/17/2005	04/01/2005	€0.12
02/17/2005	03/01/2005	€0.12
01/20/2005	02/01/2005	€0.14
2004		€1.74	8.90%	9.34%
12/16/2004	12/31/2004	€0.13
11/18/2004	12/01/2004	€0.14
10/14/2004	11/01/2004	€0.14
09/16/2004	10/01/2004	€0.15
08/19/2004	09/01/2004	€0.15
07/15/2004	08/02/2004	€0.15
06/17/2004	07/01/2004	€0.15
05/20/2004	06/01/2004	€0.15
04/20/2004	05/03/2004	€0.15
03/18/2004	04/01/2004	€0.15
02/19/2004	03/01/2004	€0.14
01/15/2004	02/02/2004	€0.14
2003		€1.91	0.00%	9.21%
12/18/2003	12/31/2003	€0.14
11/20/2003	12/01/2003	€0.15
10/16/2003	11/03/2003	€0.16
09/18/2003	10/01/2003	€0.15
08/14/2003	09/02/2003	€0.17
07/17/2003	08/01/2003	€0.16
06/19/2003	07/01/2003	€0.16
05/15/2003	06/02/2003	€0.15
04/16/2003	05/01/2003	€0.16
03/20/2003	04/01/2003	€0.17
02/20/2003	03/03/2003	€0.17
01/15/2003	02/03/2003	€0.17

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of dividends does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II pay?

The dividend yield is currently 9.49%, and payouts have decreased by 2.36% over the past 3 years.

When were the most recent dividend payment dates for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II?

The most recent payment was made on 08/31/2026. Previous payments were made on: 07/31/2026, 06/30/2026, and 05/29/2026.

When did you need to hold John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in your portfolio to receive the latest dividend?

If you held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in your portfolio on 08/13/2026, you received the payout.

How much was the dividend from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2025?

In 2025, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II paid €1.33 in dividends.

How much was the dividend from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2024?

In 2024, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II paid €1.36 in dividends.

When is the next dividend from John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II expected?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is expected to pay the next dividend in September.

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