Is JHI a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

JHI is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the JHI distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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JHI Income Quality Score

Name: JHI Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: JHI income quality, JHI dividend quality, JHI dividend safety, JHI distribution history, JHI dividend score, JHI analysis, John Hancock Investors Trust dividend

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) has an Income Quality Score of 55/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

55/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

157 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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About this snapshot
This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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JHIJohn Hancock Investors Trust

55Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

41/100

Working Capital Preservation

66/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

54/100

NAV CAGR

75/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

11Years raised

2Years cut

33Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19870.46Held
19881.43Raised
19890.61Lower total
19900.14Lower total
19910.09Lower total
19920.01Lower total
20000.705Raised
20011.3425Raised
20021.215Lower total
20032.0145Raised
20041.665Lower total
20051.4675Lower total
20061.305Lower total
20071.31Held
20081.5816Raised
20091.8122Raised
20102.0735Raised
20111.9689Lower total
20121.9373Lower total
20131.6627Lower total
20141.6012Lower total
20151.4489Lower total
20161.3481Lower total
20171.3288Lower total
20181.2032Lower total
20191.2089Held
20201.3736Raised
20211.4653Raised
20221.1848Cut
20230.8809Cut
20241.0827Raised
20251.2146Raised
20260.5601Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.