John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

BTO

Market cap $716M

BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended December 31, 2024 is also available below.

BTO is not an income fund despite its 7%+ yield; it is a capital-cycle strategy that distributes realized gains from regional bank equities. The portfolio is almost entirely regional and community banks, with small position sizes and active rotation designed to monetize valuation dispersion and M&A events. Distributions are funded primarily by capital gains, not net investment income, making NAV growth and realization activity the key sustainability drivers.

BOSTON, Dec. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of December 11, 2025, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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BOSTON , Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans.  The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the net asset value per share ("NAV") of the Funds' common shares.

BOSTON , Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: December 1, 2025 Ex Date: December 11, 2025 Record Date:   December 11, 2025 Payment Date: December 31, 2025   Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change FromPrevious Distribution Market Price as of11/28/2025 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Diversified Income  $0.2500 - $10.93 9.15 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1831 0.0410 $11.87 6.17 % JHI Investors Trust $0.3649 0.0491 $14.00 10.43 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $34.26 7.59 % John Hancock Diversified Income Fund Diversified Income Fund (the "Fund") declared its quarterly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "HEQ Plan"). Under the HEQ Plan, the Fund makes quarterly distributions in a fixed amount of $0.2500 per share, which will be paid quarterly until further notice.

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B2Gold Corp. ( BTO:CA ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 11:00 AM EST Company Participants Clive Johnson - President, CEO & Director Michael Cinnamond - Senior VP of Finance & CFO William Lytle - Senior VP of Operations & COO Conference Call Participants Ovais Habib - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, Research Division Anita Soni - CIBC Capital Markets, Research Division Don DeMarco - National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division Carey MacRury - Canaccord Genuity Corp., Research Division Presentation Operator Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator.

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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund offers a 7.4% yield and capital appreciation, making it attractive amid high market valuations. BTO currently trades at a historically favorable premium to NAV, presenting a compelling entry point for income-focused investors. While BTO generates consistent net investment income, it relies on positive market momentum for net realized gains to sustain distributions.