HEQ - John Hancock Diversified Income Fund
A closed-end fund run by John Hancock. Invests in bonds. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
Yes - one large investor holds a stake, but it has not asked for changes.
- Karpus owns 7.5% as a passive investor. On file since Aug 14, 2026.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
One or more large investors own more than 5% of this fund but have told the regulator they are not seeking changes. That is common for banks, brokers and index funds that hold shares for their clients.
Nothing is required of you. If an investor changes its mind, it must file a new notice within days, and it will show up here.
What happened, and when
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Aug 14, 2026
Karpus now owns 7.5%, as a passive investor.
Original document →
About this fund
- Run by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. Part of the John Hancock Group of Funds fund family. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Size: about $150 million of holdings, as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Borrowing: the fund borrows about 11% on top of its own money, as of June 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Costs: 0.9% a year in management fees; 1.3% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Payouts: last fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025) the fund paid $1.00 a share. $0.50 of that was income; $0.50 was your own money back, not income. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (Dec 31, 2025): $12.20. The shares traded at $10.75, about 11.9% below that. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- How the holdings did: up 8% over the last three months we have (April-June 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +18.7%. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- How the holdings did over the fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025): the value of the holdings returned +15%. How the share price did: the shares returned +15.6% over the same year, counting payouts and the change in the market price. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- First reported to the regulator in 2010.
What the fund holds
Mostly shares (62%), the rest bonds, mortgage bonds and asset-backed bonds. About 51% issued in the U.S.
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Preference - 1.4%
- Cisco Systems Inc Common Stock USD.001 - 1.1%
- Cash and short-term - 1.1%
- JPMORGAN CHASE and CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 - 1%
- Exxon Mobil - 0.9%
- United Microelectronics Corporation - 0.8%
- CVS Health Corp Common Stock USD.01 - 0.8%
- JOHNSON and JOHNSON COMMON STOCK USD1.0 - 0.8%
- Philip Morris International in - 0.8%
- Allianz SE - 0.7%
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- Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Vanguard International Semicon Common Stock TWD10.0 - 0.7%
- Texas Instruments Incorporated, Texas Instruments Inc Common Stock USD1.0 - 0.7%
- Iberdrola S.A., Iberdrola SA Common Stock EUR.75 - 0.7%
- QUALCOMM Incorporated, Qualcomm Inc Common Stock USD.0001 - 0.7%
- Terna S.p.A., Terna - Rete Elettrica Naziona Common Stock EUR.22 - 0.7%
- Chevron Corp Common Stock USD.75 - 0.6%
- International Business Machines Corporation, International Business Machine Common Stock USD.2 - 0.6%
- Altria Group Inc Common Stock USD.333 - 0.6%
- Yuanta Financial Holding Co Lt Common Stock TWD10.0 - 0.6%
- Banco Comercial Portugues S.A., Banco Comercial Portugues SA Common Stock - 0.6%
- Seagate Technology Holdings Public Limited Company, Seagate Technology Holdings Pl Common Stock USD.00001 - 0.6%
- Acciona S.A., Acciona SA Common Stock EUR1.0 - 0.6%
- Verizon Communications Inc Common Stock USD.1 - 0.6%
- Abbvie Inc Common Stock USD.01 - 0.6%
- Bank of Nova Scotia/The - 0.6%
As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
| Date | Investor | Stake | Type of notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Karpus | 7.5% | Passive investor |
No announcements from the fund on file.
- Run by
- John Hancock Investment Management LLC
- Fund family
- John Hancock Group of Funds
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Regulator's file number
- 811-22441
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 659
- Preferred share classes
- none
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