John Hancock Investors Trust

Frequently Asked Questions About JHI

What does JHI invest in?

The John Hancock Investors Trust operates as a closed-end mutual fund with a specialization in fixed-income investments. Its inception and primary management are overseen by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, while John Hancock Asset Management also contributes as a co-manager. The fund aims to invest in fixed income markets across the globe, focusing its holdings on a diverse range of corporate and government bonds, alongside other debt instruments. Its investment performance is benchmarked against the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. This trust was established on January 29, 1971, and is located in the United States.

What is the expense ratio of JHI?

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) charges an expense ratio of 4.59%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is JHI's dividend yield?

JHI's trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.49%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of JHI?

Effective duration measures JHI's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. JHI's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of JHI?

JHI's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of JHI?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from JHI if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. JHI's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.