# John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhs 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: Thematic · Inception: 1980-03-17 John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It invests primarily in corporate and government bonds with average maturity of 7.57 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Lehman Brothers Government/ Credit Bond Index. John Hancock Income Securities Trust was formed in February 14, 1973 and is domiciled in United States. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $10.29 | | Expense Ratio | 4.41% | | Assets Under Management | $119.9M | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 6.11% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.63 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $10.03 – $11.90 | | Beta | 0.54 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1546 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-11 - Pay date: 2026-09-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does JHS invest in? John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It invests primarily in corporate and government bonds with average maturity of 7.57 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Lehman Brothers Government/ Credit Bond Index. John Hancock Income Securities Trust was formed in February 14, 1973 and is domiciled in United States. ### What is the expense ratio of JHS? John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) charges an expense ratio of 4.41%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is JHS's dividend yield? JHS's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.11%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of JHS? Effective duration measures JHS's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. JHS's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of JHS? JHS'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 JHS? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from JHS if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. JHS'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 JHS pay a dividend? Yes, John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.11%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does JHS pay dividends? John Hancock Income Securities 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 JHS's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for JHS 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 JHS's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 4.41% 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 JHS charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from JHS'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 JHS cost more than a fund like VOO? JHS's strategy (current expense ratio 4.41%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where JHS sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to JHS? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as JHS (4.41%) 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/jhs - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhs/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhs/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhs/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jhs/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.