Phelan Kenneth J 4
4 · JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND · Filed Jan 27, 2026
Research Summary
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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Director Kenneth Phelan Buys Shares
What Happened
Kenneth J. Phelan, a director of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (ticker: PDT), reported an open-market/private purchase of 774.071 shares on 2026-01-26 at a reported price of $12.92 per share, for an aggregate reported amount of $10,001. This transaction is a purchase (transaction code P), which is generally viewed as a net acquisition of shares rather than a sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-26 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-01-27)
- Transaction type: P = Open market or private purchase
- Shares acquired: 774.071 shares at $12.92 per share (aggregate reported value $10,001)
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing
- Footnote: The reported figure is approximate—due to timing of the fund’s NAV determination, the precise per-share price or exact share count may not be finalized at filing (see F1)
- Filing timeliness: Filed the day after the transaction; no late-filing indication in the report
Context: This is a small-value purchase by a director of an ETF-style fund. Purchases by insiders can be informative, but the filing’s footnote notes that the exact share/price figures are approximate because of the fund’s NAV timing. This report does not include any derivative transactions, option exercises, gifts, or tax-withholding events.
Insider Transaction Report
- Purchase
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
[F1]2026-01-26$12.92/sh+774.071$10,001→ 774.071 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]This figure is approximate. Due to the timing of the Fund's determination of its net asset value, the price per share, and the number of shares of the Fund that corresponds to, or held as a result of, the purchase cannot be determined at the time of this filing.