John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

HPS

$14.60 -0.02 (-0.14%)

Dividend Yield 9.04%

Payout Frequency Monthly

Dividend History

🎉 Upcoming Dividend

Investors can expect a dividend payout of $0.11 per share, scheduled to be distributed in 7 days on January 30, 2026

Pay Date	Amount	Ex-Date	Record Date
January 30, 2026	$0.11	2026-01-12	2026-01-12
December 31, 2025	$0.11	2025-12-11	2025-12-11
November 28, 2025	$0.11	2025-11-13	2025-11-13
October 31, 2025	$0.11	2025-10-14	2025-10-14
September 30, 2025	$0.11	2025-09-12	2025-09-12
August 29, 2025	$0.11	2025-08-11	2025-08-11
July 31, 2025	$0.11	2025-07-11	2025-07-11
June 30, 2025	$0.11	2025-06-12	2025-06-12
May 30, 2025	$0.11	2025-05-12	2025-05-12
April 30, 2025	$0.11	2025-04-11	2025-04-11
March 31, 2025	$0.11	2025-03-13	2025-03-13
February 28, 2025	$0.11	2025-02-13	2025-02-13
January 31, 2025	$0.11	2025-01-13	2025-01-13
December 31, 2024	$0.11	2024-12-12	2024-12-12
November 29, 2024	$0.11	2024-11-12	2024-11-12
October 31, 2024	$0.11	2024-10-11	2024-10-11
September 30, 2024	$0.11	2024-09-13	2024-09-13
August 30, 2024	$0.11	2024-08-12	2024-08-12
July 31, 2024	$0.11	2024-07-11	2024-07-11
June 28, 2024	$0.11	2024-06-13	2024-06-13
May 31, 2024	$0.11	2024-05-10	2024-05-13
April 30, 2024	$0.11	2024-04-10	2024-04-11
March 28, 2024	$0.11	2024-03-08	2024-03-11
February 29, 2024	$0.11	2024-02-09	2024-02-12
January 31, 2024	$0.11	2024-01-11	2024-01-12
December 29, 2023	$0.11	2023-12-08	2023-12-11
November 30, 2023	$0.11	2023-11-10	2023-11-13
October 31, 2023	$0.11	2023-10-11	2023-10-12
September 29, 2023	$0.11	2023-09-08	2023-09-11
August 31, 2023	$0.11	2023-08-10	2023-08-11
July 31, 2023	$0.11	2023-07-12	2023-07-13
June 30, 2023	$0.11	2023-06-09	2023-06-12
May 31, 2023	$0.11	2023-05-10	2023-05-11
April 28, 2023	$0.11	2023-04-12	2023-04-13
March 31, 2023	$0.11	2023-03-10	2023-03-13
February 28, 2023	$0.11	2023-02-10	2023-02-13
January 31, 2023	$0.11	2023-01-12	2023-01-13
December 30, 2022	$0.11	2022-12-09	2022-12-12
November 30, 2022	$0.11	2022-11-10	2022-11-14
October 31, 2022	$0.11	2022-10-12	2022-10-13
September 30, 2022	$0.11	2022-09-09	2022-09-12
August 31, 2022	$0.11	2022-08-10	2022-08-11
July 29, 2022	$0.11	2022-07-08	2022-07-11
June 30, 2022	$0.11	2022-06-10	2022-06-13
May 31, 2022	$0.11	2022-05-11	2022-05-12
April 29, 2022	$0.11	2022-04-08	2022-04-11
March 31, 2022	$0.11	2022-03-10	2022-03-11
February 28, 2022	$0.11	2022-02-10	2022-02-11
January 31, 2022	$0.11	2022-01-12	2022-01-13
December 31, 2021	$0.11	2021-12-10	2021-12-13
November 30, 2021	$0.11	2021-11-10	2021-11-12
October 29, 2021	$0.11	2021-10-08	2021-10-12
September 30, 2021	$0.11	2021-09-10	2021-09-13
August 31, 2021	$0.11	2021-08-11	2021-08-12
July 30, 2021	$0.11	2021-07-09	2021-07-12
June 30, 2021	$0.11	2021-06-10	2021-06-11
May 28, 2021	$0.11	2021-05-12	2021-05-13
April 30, 2021	$0.11	2021-04-09	2021-04-12
March 31, 2021	$0.11	2021-03-10	2021-03-11
February 26, 2021	$0.11	2021-02-10	2021-02-11
January 29, 2021	$0.11	2021-01-13	2021-01-14
December 31, 2020	$0.11	2020-12-10	2020-12-11
November 30, 2020	$0.11	2020-11-10	2020-11-12
October 30, 2020	$0.11	2020-10-09	2020-10-13
September 30, 2020	$0.11	2020-09-10	2020-09-11
August 31, 2020	$0.11	2020-08-12	2020-08-13
July 31, 2020	$0.11	2020-07-10	2020-07-13
June 30, 2020	$0.11	2020-06-10	2020-06-11
May 29, 2020	$0.11	2020-05-08	2020-05-11
April 30, 2020	$0.11	2020-04-09	2020-04-13
March 31, 2020	$0.11	2020-03-11	2020-03-12
February 28, 2020	$0.11	2020-02-12	2020-02-13
January 31, 2020	$0.11	2020-01-10	2020-01-13
December 31, 2019	$0.11	2019-12-11	2019-12-12
November 29, 2019	$0.11	2019-11-08	2019-11-12
October 31, 2019	$0.11	2019-10-10	2019-10-11
September 30, 2019	$0.12	2019-09-12	2019-09-13
August 30, 2019	$0.12	2019-08-09	2019-08-12
July 31, 2019	$0.12	2019-07-10	2019-07-11
June 28, 2019	$0.12	2019-06-12	2019-06-13
May 31, 2019	$0.12	2019-05-10	2019-05-13
April 30, 2019	$0.12	2019-04-10	2019-04-11
March 29, 2019	$0.12	2019-03-08	2019-03-11
February 28, 2019	$0.12	2019-02-08	2019-02-11
January 31, 2019	$0.12	2019-01-11	2019-01-14
December 31, 2018	$0.12	2018-12-12	2018-12-13
November 30, 2018	$0.12	2018-11-09	2018-11-13
October 31, 2018	$0.12	2018-10-10	2018-10-11
September 28, 2018	$0.12	2018-09-13	2018-09-14
August 31, 2018	$0.12	2018-08-10	2018-08-13
July 31, 2018	$0.12	2018-07-11	2018-07-12
June 29, 2018	$0.12	2018-06-08	2018-06-11
May 31, 2018	$0.12	2018-05-10	2018-05-11
April 30, 2018	$0.12	2018-04-11	2018-04-12
March 29, 2018	$0.12	2018-03-09	2018-03-12
February 28, 2018	$0.12	2018-02-09	2018-02-12
January 31, 2018	$0.12	2018-01-11	2018-01-12
December 29, 2017	$0.12	2017-12-08	2017-12-11
November 30, 2017	$0.12	2017-11-10	2017-11-13
October 31, 2017	$0.12	2017-10-11	2017-10-12
September 29, 2017	$0.12	2017-09-08	2017-09-11
August 31, 2017	$0.12	2017-08-09	2017-08-11
July 31, 2017	$0.12	2017-07-11	2017-07-13
June 30, 2017	$0.12	2017-06-08	2017-06-12
May 31, 2017	$0.12	2017-05-09	2017-05-11
April 28, 2017	$0.12	2017-04-11	2017-04-13
March 31, 2017	$0.12	2017-03-09	2017-03-13
February 28, 2017	$0.12	2017-02-09	2017-02-13
January 31, 2017	$0.12	2017-01-11	2017-01-13
December 30, 2016	$0.12	2016-12-08	2016-12-12
November 30, 2016	$0.12	2016-11-09	2016-11-14
October 31, 2016	$0.12	2016-10-11	2016-10-13
September 30, 2016	$0.12	2016-09-08	2016-09-12
August 31, 2016	$0.12	2016-08-09	2016-08-11
July 29, 2016	$0.12	2016-07-07	2016-07-11
June 30, 2016	$0.12	2016-06-09	2016-06-13
May 31, 2016	$0.12	2016-05-10	2016-05-12
April 29, 2016	$0.12	2016-04-07	2016-04-11
March 31, 2016	$0.12	2016-03-09	2016-03-11
February 29, 2016	$0.12	2016-02-09	2016-02-11
January 29, 2016	$0.12	2016-01-12	2016-01-14
December 31, 2015	$0.12	2015-12-09	2015-12-11
November 30, 2015	$0.12	2015-11-09	2015-11-12
October 30, 2015	$0.12	2015-10-08	2015-10-13
September 30, 2015	$0.12	2015-09-09	2015-09-11
August 31, 2015	$0.12	2015-08-11	2015-08-13
July 31, 2015	$0.12	2015-07-09	2015-07-13
June 30, 2015	$0.12	2015-06-09	2015-06-11
May 29, 2015	$0.12	2015-05-07	2015-05-11
April 30, 2015	$0.12	2015-04-09	2015-04-13
March 31, 2015	$0.12	2015-03-10	2015-03-12
February 27, 2015	$0.12	2015-02-10	2015-02-12
January 30, 2015	$0.12	2014-12-24	2014-12-29
December 18, 2014	$0.12	2014-12-09	2014-12-11
November 28, 2014	$0.12	2014-11-10	2014-11-13
October 31, 2014	$0.12	2014-10-09	2014-10-14
September 30, 2014	$0.12	2014-09-10	2014-09-12
August 29, 2014	$0.12	2014-08-07	2014-08-11
July 31, 2014	$0.12	2014-07-09	2014-07-11
June 30, 2014	$0.12	2014-06-10	2014-06-12
May 30, 2014	$0.12	2014-05-08	2014-05-12
April 30, 2014	$0.12	2014-04-09	2014-04-11
March 31, 2014	$0.12	2014-03-11	2014-03-13
February 28, 2014	$0.12	2014-02-11	2014-02-13
January 31, 2014	$0.12	2013-12-26	2013-12-30
December 19, 2013	$0.12	2013-12-10	2013-12-12
November 29, 2013	$0.12	2013-11-07	2013-11-12
October 31, 2013	$0.12	2013-10-09	2013-10-11
September 30, 2013	$0.12	2013-09-11	2013-09-13
August 30, 2013	$0.12	2013-08-08	2013-08-12
July 31, 2013	$0.12	2013-07-09	2013-07-11
June 28, 2013	$0.12	2013-06-11	2013-06-13
May 31, 2013	$0.12	2013-05-09	2013-05-13
April 30, 2013	$0.12	2013-04-09	2013-04-11
March 28, 2013	$0.12	2013-03-07	2013-03-11
February 28, 2013	$0.12	2013-02-07	2013-02-11
January 31, 2013	$0.12	2012-12-27	2012-12-31
December 20, 2012	$0.12	2012-12-11	2012-12-13
November 30, 2012	$0.12	2012-11-08	2012-11-13
October 31, 2012	$0.12	2012-10-09	2012-10-11
September 28, 2012	$0.12	2012-09-12	2012-09-14
August 31, 2012	$0.12	2012-08-09	2012-08-13
July 31, 2012	$0.12	2012-07-10	2012-07-12
June 29, 2012	$0.12	2012-06-07	2012-06-11
May 31, 2012	$0.12	2012-05-09	2012-05-11
April 30, 2012	$0.12	2012-04-10	2012-04-12
March 30, 2012	$0.11	2012-03-08	2012-03-12
February 29, 2012	$0.11	2012-02-09	2012-02-13
January 31, 2012	$0.11	2011-12-28	2011-12-30
December 19, 2011	$0.11	2011-12-08	2011-12-12
November 30, 2011	$0.11	2011-11-09	2011-11-14
October 31, 2011	$0.11	2011-10-11	2011-10-13
September 30, 2011	$0.11	2011-09-08	2011-09-12
August 31, 2011	$0.11	2011-08-09	2011-08-11
July 29, 2011	$0.11	2011-07-07	2011-07-11
June 30, 2011	$0.11	2011-06-09	2011-06-13
May 31, 2011	$0.11	2011-05-10	2011-05-12
April 29, 2011	$0.11	2011-04-07	2011-04-11
March 31, 2011	$0.11	2011-03-09	2011-03-11
February 28, 2011	$0.11	2011-02-09	2011-02-11
January 31, 2011	$0.11	2011-01-11	2011-01-13
December 31, 2010	$0.11	2010-12-09	2010-12-13
November 30, 2010	$0.11	2010-11-09	2010-11-12
October 29, 2010	$0.11	2010-10-07	2010-10-12
September 30, 2010	$0.11	2010-09-09	2010-09-13
August 31, 2010	$0.11	2010-08-10	2010-08-12
July 30, 2010	$0.11	2010-07-08	2010-07-12
June 30, 2010	$0.11	2010-06-09	2010-06-11
May 28, 2010	$0.11	2010-05-11	2010-05-13
April 30, 2010	$0.11	2010-04-08	2010-04-12
March 31, 2010	$0.11	2010-03-09	2010-03-11
February 26, 2010	$0.11	2010-02-09	2010-02-11
January 29, 2010	$0.11	2010-01-12	2010-01-14
December 31, 2009	$0.11	2009-12-09	2009-12-11
November 30, 2009	$0.11	2009-11-10	2009-11-13
October 30, 2009	$0.11	2009-10-08	2009-10-13
September 30, 2009	$0.11	2009-09-09	2009-09-11
August 31, 2009	$0.11	2009-08-11	2009-08-13
July 31, 2009	$0.11	2009-07-09	2009-07-13
June 30, 2009	$0.11	2009-06-09	2009-06-11
May 29, 2009	$0.11	2009-05-07	2009-05-11
April 30, 2009	$0.11	2009-04-08	2009-04-13
March 31, 2009	$0.11	2009-03-10	2009-03-12
February 27, 2009	$0.13	2009-02-10	2009-02-12
January 30, 2009	$0.13	2009-01-08	2009-01-12
December 31, 2008	$0.13	2008-12-11	2008-12-15
November 28, 2008	$0.13	2008-11-10	2008-11-13
October 31, 2008	$0.13	2008-10-09	2008-10-14
September 30, 2008	$0.13	2008-09-12	2008-09-16
August 29, 2008	$0.13	2008-08-11	2008-08-13
July 31, 2008	$0.13	2008-07-11	2008-07-15

Dividends Summary

Consistent Payer: John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III has rewarded shareholders with 211 dividend payments over the past 18 years.
Total Returned Value: Investors who held HPS shares during this period received a total of $24.57 per share in dividend income.
Latest Payout: The most recent dividend of $0.11/share was paid 23 days ago, on December 31, 2025.
Yield & Schedule: HPS currently pays dividends monthly with an annual yield of 9.04%.
Dividend Growth: Since 2008, the dividend payout has decreased by 16.7%, from $0.13 to $0.11.
Dividend Reliability: HPS has maintained or increased its dividend for 76 consecutive payments.

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