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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States | NYSE
37.72 USD +0.47 (1.262%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 37.72

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT

BTO shows a relatively stable dividend yield of 6.82% with consistent payouts of $0.65 every quarter, indicating reliability and sustainability. However, the recent price history reveals some volatility, with the stock trading near its 52-week high but with a low volume and a current price slightly below the 50-day moving average. The short-term forecasting model suggests a very slight downward trend, which may not be significant enough to warrant immediate action. For long-term investors, the fund's fundamentals, while showing mixed earnings growth and revenue growth, are somewhat stable, making it a moderate buy-and-hold opportunity. Overall, BTO could be a good option for dividend-focused investors looking for a reliable income stream, but short-term traders should remain cautious due to the low volume and uncertain short-term direction.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.041012
AutoETS0.041039
AutoTheta0.061388
AutoARIMA0.091230

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 1.02
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.185
Excess Kurtosis -1.29
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 18.201
Revenue per Share 1.322
Market Cap 747,488,832
Trailing P/E 10.69
Forward P/E 314.33
Beta 1.02
Profit Margins 267.14%
Website https://www.jhfunds.com/Fund/Overview.aspx?ProductType=ClosedEnd&FundID=GC09&ClassCode=CE&BackToFundTableType=Price

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.96% 7.64% 9.28% 9.05%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-12 0.650 1.957242
2025-12-11 0.650 1.852748
2025-09-12 0.650 1.830050
2025-06-12 0.650 2.001050
2025-03-13 0.650 2.176805
2024-12-12 0.650 1.896006
2024-09-13 0.650 2.261566
2024-06-13 0.650 2.725693
2024-03-08 0.650 2.592081
2023-12-08 0.650 2.634264
2023-09-08 0.650 3.062665
2023-06-09 0.650 2.847548
2023-03-10 0.650 2.768969
2022-12-09 0.650 2.524510
2022-09-09 0.650 2.413562
2022-06-10 0.650 2.352476
2022-03-10 0.550 1.745725
2021-12-10 0.550 1.749232
2021-09-10 0.550 1.934072
2021-06-10 0.550 1.936573
2021-03-10 0.550 2.067047
2020-12-10 0.550 2.768395
2020-09-10 0.550 3.728263
2020-06-10 0.550 3.327460
2020-03-11 0.550 3.925130
2019-12-11 0.550 2.530871
2019-09-12 0.550 2.749573
2019-06-12 0.550 2.897039
2019-03-08 0.550 2.801961
2018-12-12 0.550 2.996179
2018-09-13 0.370 1.740648
2018-06-08 0.370 1.649064
2018-03-09 0.370 1.626519
2017-12-08 0.370 1.771567
2017-09-08 0.370 2.078995
2017-06-08 0.370 1.934564
2017-03-09 0.370 1.897912
2016-12-08 0.370 1.955250
2016-09-08 0.370 2.507315
2016-06-09 0.370 2.656168
2016-03-09 0.370 3.101733
2015-12-09 0.370 2.631004
2015-09-09 0.370 2.850689
2015-06-09 0.296 2.247695
2015-03-10 0.296 2.650284
2014-12-09 0.296 2.638154
2014-09-10 0.296 2.756761
2014-06-10 0.296 2.705676
2014-03-11 0.296 2.741368
2013-12-10 0.296 2.849406
2013-09-11 0.296 2.921101
2013-06-11 0.296 3.087330
2013-03-07 0.296 3.321587
2012-12-11 0.296 3.957545
2012-09-12 0.296 3.961931
2012-06-07 0.234 3.632876
2012-03-08 0.213 3.181526
2011-12-08 0.196 3.594811
2011-09-08 0.219 4.126230
2011-06-09 0.238 3.799950
2011-03-09 0.238 3.569339
2010-12-09 0.211 3.349451
2010-09-09 0.223 4.009233
2010-06-09 0.252 4.551021
2010-03-18 0.222 3.774262
2009-12-09 0.032 0.649754
2009-09-09 0.060 1.222054
2009-06-09 0.050 1.106895
2009-03-10 0.430 13.786796
2008-12-11 0.692 14.921382
2008-09-12 0.692 10.281771
2008-06-09 0.692 10.715240
2008-03-10 0.692 10.670327
2007-12-10 3.876 49.620983
2007-09-10 1.068 12.906471
2007-06-07 1.068 11.662189
2007-03-08 1.068 11.464324
2006-12-07 1.140 12.421690
2006-09-07 1.044 12.192531
2006-06-08 1.044 12.488432
2006-03-09 0.160 1.994097
2005-12-08 0.160 1.966530
2005-09-08 0.152 1.827641
2005-06-09 1.148 13.645677
2005-03-10 1.148 13.943956
2004-12-09 1.080 12.815177
2004-09-09 1.080 14.013894
2004-06-10 1.080 15.154625
2004-03-11 1.080 14.169503
2003-12-16 2.532 35.968104
2002-12-17 3.436 67.788115
2001-12-18 4.868 102.406317
2000-12-19 3.100 72.124989
1999-12-16 2.800 77.492096
1998-12-17 1.248 28.603800
1998-10-08 4.000 108.928185
1997-12-18 2.940 56.967538
1996-12-19 0.252 9.518512
1996-10-15 16.000 695.030638
1995-12-20 0.120 14.455536
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.6
dividendYield 6.98
exDividendDate 2026-03-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.069798656
lastDividendValue 0.65
lastDividendDate 2026-03-12
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.23467016
Address1 197 Clarendon Street
All Time High 59.75
All Time Low 7.49
Ask 39.0
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 43,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 54,757
Average Volume 54,757
Average Volume10Days 43,440
Beta 1.018
Bid 35.23
Bid Size 800
Book Value 36.043
City Boston
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 37.72
Current Ratio 0.08
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 38.4499
Day Low 37.21
Debt To Equity 18.201
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 2.6
Dividend Yield 6.98
Earnings Growth -0.557
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.556
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,123,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,755,773,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Forward 0.12
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.53
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 617 375 1665
Fifty Day Average 36.3198
Fifty Day Average Change 1.4001999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03855197
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 23.467016
Fifty Two Week High 39.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.1299973
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.053450372
Fifty Two Week Low 29.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.9100018
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26534727
Fifty Two Week Range 29.81 - 39.85
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 777,043,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.35
Forward Eps 0.12
Forward P E 314.33334
Free Cashflow 3,221,874
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 26,205,882
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00043000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.24371
Implied Shares Outstanding 19,816,776
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Last Dividend Value 0.65
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,230,595,200
Last Split Factor 1:4
Long Business Summary John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity 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 public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across the financial services sector. The fund invests in companies across all market capitalizations. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P Composite 1500 Banks Index. The fund was formerly known as John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on August 23, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 747,488,832
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6156757
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 70,007,824
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 738,174,906
Open 37.6
Operating Cashflow 48,809,296
Operating Margins 0.59453
Payout Ratio 0.7365
Phone 617 375 1500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 37.72
Post Market Time 1,776,462,541
Previous Close 37.25
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0465279
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 28.523705
Profit Margins 2.67145
Quick Ratio 0.015
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.470001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.26175
Regular Market Day High 38.4499
Regular Market Day Low 37.21
Regular Market Day Range 37.21 - 38.4499
Regular Market Open 37.6
Regular Market Previous Close 37.25
Regular Market Price 37.72
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,990
Regular Market Volume 71,670
Return On Assets 0.012130001
Return On Equity 0.099429995
Revenue Growth -0.016
Revenue Per Share 1.322
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 19,816,776
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0008
Shares Short 3,596
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,401
Short Name John Hancock Financial Opportun
Short Ratio 0.39
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol BTO
Total Debt 130,000,000
Total Revenue 26,205,882
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.069798656
Trailing Eps 3.53
Trailing P E 10.685553
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.7505
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.9695015
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05509018
Type Disp Equity
Volume 71,670
Website https://www.jhfunds.com/Fund/Overview.aspx?ProductType=ClosedEnd&FundID=GC09&ClassCode=CE&BackToFundTableType=Price
Zip 2,116