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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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| Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
| 04/13/2026 |
$15.60 |
$15.85 |
$15.60 |
$15.81 |
48.40K | | 04/14/2026 |
$15.84 |
$15.86 |
$15.75 |
$15.78 |
26.40K | | 04/15/2026 |
$15.81 |
$15.89 |
$15.81 |
$15.82 |
19.60K | | 04/16/2026 |
$15.86 |
$15.89 |
$15.76 |
$15.81 |
23.90K | | 04/17/2026 |
$15.84 |
$15.94 |
$15.78 |
$15.93 |
55.70K |
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| John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. | |
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) has the following price history information. Looking back at HPF historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on April 13, 2026, HPF opened at $15.60, traded as high as $15.85 and as low as $15.60, and closed at $15.81. Trading volume was a total of 48.40K shares. On April 14, 2026, HPF opened at $15.84, traded as high as $15.86 and as low as $15.75, and closed at $15.78. Trading volume was a total of 26.40K shares. On April 15, 2026, HPF opened at $15.81, traded as high as $15.89 and as low as $15.81, and closed at $15.82. Trading volume was a total of 19.60K shares. On April 16, 2026, HPF opened at $15.86, traded as high as $15.89 and as low as $15.76, and closed at $15.81. Trading volume was a total of 23.90K shares. On April 17, 2026, HPF opened at $15.84, traded as high as $15.94 and as low as $15.78, and closed at $15.93. Trading volume was a total of 55.70K shares.
HPF Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of HPF, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
04/20/2016 |
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| End date: |
04/17/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$21.44 |
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| End price/share: |
$15.93 |
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| Starting shares: |
466.42 |
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| Ending shares: |
1,064.86 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$15.54 |
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| Total return: |
69.63% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
5.43% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$16,965.99 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
04/20/2016 |
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| End date: |
04/17/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$21.44 |
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| End price/share: |
$15.93 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$15.54 |
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| Total return: |
46.76% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
3.91% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$14,673.30 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Close |
| 04/13/2026 | $15.81 | | 04/14/2026 | $15.78 | | 04/15/2026 | $15.82 | | 04/16/2026 | $15.81 | | 04/17/2026 | $15.93 |
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