John Hancockome Securities TrustJHS +0.50%36 Shareholder Yield % is 5.61% as of Oct. 2025, which is 14% above its 10-year median of 4.91. GuruFocus rates JHS with a GF Score™ of 36/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,473 Asset Management companies, John Hancockome Securities Trust ranks better than 57.43% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield % was 5.61%.
John Hancockome Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
John Hancockome Securities Trust Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
John Hancockome Securities Trust Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
John Hancockome Securities Trust Shareholder Yield % Chart
JHS vs VFL, NMT, CXE: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
John Hancockome Securities Trust Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
John Hancockome Securities Trust (JHS) has a Shareholder Yield % of 5.61% as of Oct. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on John Hancockome Securities Trust and its competitors. This is 14% above median its historical median of 4.91. Over the past decade, John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 3.83 to 6.64. According to the industry distribution chart, John Hancockome Securities Trust ranks #627 out of 1473 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 42.6%.
Is John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield % too high?
John Hancockome Securities Trust's current Shareholder Yield % of 5.61% is 14% above median its 10-year median of 4.91. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.83 to a high of 6.64. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.19. John Hancockome Securities Trust's value of 5.61% is 33.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, John Hancockome Securities Trust ranks #627 out of 1473 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, John Hancockome Securities Trust has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does John Hancockome Securities Trust's Shareholder Yield % compare to VFL and NMT?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, John Hancockome Securities Trust ranks #627 out of 1473 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts John Hancockome Securities Trust in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.19. John Hancockome Securities Trust's value of 5.61% is 33.9% above this benchmark. Historically, John Hancockome Securities Trust's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 3.83 to 6.64 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.91 vs. the industry median of 4.19, John Hancockome Securities Trust has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.19, based on 1,473 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. John Hancockome Securities Trust's current Shareholder Yield % of 5.61% is 33.9% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on John Hancockome Securities Trust and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. John Hancockome Securities Trust's current Shareholder Yield % is 5.61%, which is 14% above median its own 10-year median of 4.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is John Hancockome Securities Trust stock overvalued right now?
John Hancockome Securities Trust (JHS) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 5.61%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 5.61%, which is 14% above median its 10-year median of 4.91 and 33.9% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.19. John Hancockome Securities Trust's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For John Hancockome Securities Trust (JHS), the current Shareholder Yield % is 5.61% as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
John Hancockome Securities Trust Business Description
John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a United States-based closed-end diversified management investment company. Its main 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.
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