John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS)

• Market cap: $135M
• 1 day: -0.69%
• 5 days: -0.26%
• 1 month: 1.49%
• 3 months: 4.42%
• 6 months: 2.57%
• Year to date: 3.12%
• 1 year: -0.77%
• 5 years: -22.7%
• 10 years: -15.78%
• Sector: Financials
• Industry: Asset Management

About: John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a United States-based closed-ended diversified management investment company. Its primary objective is to generate a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk. The fund invests its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in income securities, consisting of marketable corporate debt securities, governmental obligations, and cash and commercial paper. A majority of its net assets are invested in debt securities that are rated, at the time of acquisition, investment-grade or in unrated securities determined by the Fund's investment advisor or subadvisor to be of comparable credit quality.

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.2M [Q1] → $79M (+$737K) [Q2]

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.18% [Q1] → 60.08% (+0.89%) [Q2]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 [Q1] → 34 (+0) [Q2]

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 12