JHS

NYSETaxable Bonds

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

Sponsor: John Hancock · Inception Mar 17, 1980 · Pays quarterly

Market priceShare price

$10.20

+0.99% (+$0.10)

NAVAsset value per share

$11.36

as of Oct 14, 2026 · Nasdaq NAV symbol

Premium / discountPrice vs. assets

10.21% discount *

Indicative: latest price vs latest reported NAV

Distribution rate (price)Payout rate

6.06%

regular, annualised · on NAV 5.44%

Expense ratioAnnual cost

Not reported

no tagged fee table

LeverageBorrowing

Not reported

senior securities not tagged

Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 15, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 10:43 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.

From the wire

News mentioning JHS

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Taxable Bonds

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 235.8% in September

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,539 shares, an increase of 235.8% from the August 31st total of 3,436 shares. Approximat

Defense World · Sep 28 · 05:40 UTC ↗

JHS · Taxable Bonds

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Announce Annual Shareholder Meeting and Record Dates

PRNewsWire · Sep 25 · 16:14 UTC ↗ · JHS · Taxable Bonds

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly Distributions

PRNewsWire · Sep 1 · 16:13 UTC ↗ · JHS · Taxable Bonds

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Release Earnings Data

PRNewsWire · Aug 12 · 16:12 UTC ↗ · JHS · Taxable Bonds

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Data briefs for JHS

Generated from this site’s own record of the fund: distributions, filings, portfolio reports and valuation against its own history. Labelled as ours, separate from external news.

JHS trades 2.1σ below its own 1-year average

The closing price against NAV puts JHS at a 11.1% discount, versus a 1-year average of a 8.1% discount. The Z-score says how unusual that is for this fund alone; it is not a valuation call, and discounts can stay wide.

CEF Explorer Data Desk · Oct 14, 2026 · Valuation

JHS files N-PORT for Jul 31, 2026: 931 positions

Full portfolio as of month-end Jul 31, 2026, made public Sep 25, 2026. Weights are percent of net assets; compare with the prior report on the Holdings tab.

CEF Explorer Data Desk · Sep 25, 2026 · Holdings

Source filings

Shelf / offering registration filed · Oct 27, 2003
Shelf / offering registration filed · Sep 9, 2003

Distribution record

Every payment on record, the regular rate, and what reinvesting buys at today's discount.

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Price vs. NAV

The full premium/discount history and where today sits against it.

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CEF Explorer research page for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.