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We started 2026 bullish. We still are.
BOSTON, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of June 11, 2026, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on Thursday, June 4, 2026. A total of 842,480,659 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 63.06% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares.
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I maintain a hold rating on John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund despite its long-term 10%+ annualized returns and current 7% yield. BTO now trades at a 3.8% discount to NAV, but sector headwinds and macro uncertainty suggest caution before adding new positions. Financials are the weakest U.S. sector YTD; BTO's top holdings and NAV trend indicate further downside risk amid inflation and AI disruption.
BOSTON, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has published its tenth annual Responsible Mining Report entitled “Raising the Bar” (the “Report”), which details B2Gold's global economic contributions and its environmental, social, and governance management practices, together with the Company's performance against key indicators in 2025. Highlights of the Report are presented below, and full details are outlined in the Report, which is available to view or download at the link provided below. All dollar figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.