# John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI): Closed-End Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhi for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: John Hancock · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1980-03-17 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 2... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $11.83 | | Expense Ratio | 4.59% | | Market Value | $103.4M | | NAV | Not on file (no daily NAV for closed-end funds) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 10.30% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.22 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $11.73 – $14.26 | | Beta | 0.73 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2940 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-11 - Pay date: 2026-09-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 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 10.30%, 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. ### Does JHI pay a dividend? Yes, John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.30%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does JHI pay dividends? John Hancock Investors Trust pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is JHI's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for JHI was 2026-09-11. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will JHI's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 4.59% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does JHI charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from JHI's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does JHI cost more than a fund like VOO? JHI is actively managed (current expense ratio 4.59%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether JHI's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to JHI? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists closed-end funds following the same investment strategy as JHI (4.59%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhi - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhi/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhi/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhi/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhi/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.