HEQ - John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $141.4M
- Beta
- 0.61
- 52-Week Range
- 10.36-11.76
- Dividend Yield
- $1.00
- IPO Date
- May 27, 2011
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked HEQ overview questions
- What is HEQ?
- HEQ is the ticker symbol for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund, a listed mutual fund. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. Listed on NYSE. HEQ is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are HEQ's key statistics?
- John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) carries a market capitalization of $141.4M, 52-week range of 10.36-11.76. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does HEQ belong to?
- John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare HEQ's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the HEQ data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for HEQ, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.