BOSTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Tax-Advantaged
Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE: HTY), a closed-end fund managed by John
Hancock Advisers, LLC, reported today that net investment income was
$3,231,048 for the second quarter ended April 30, 2008.
As of April 30, 2008, the net asset value per share was $17.03 with total
net assets of $159,189,444 and 9,350,000 common shares outstanding.
About Manulife Financial and John Hancock
The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial
Services, John Hancock Funds manages more than $54.1 billion in open-end
funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party
assets for individual and institutional investors at March 31, 2008. John
Hancock Funds are distributed by John Hancock Funds, LLC, member FINRA. For
more information, please visit http://www.jhfunds.com.
John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading
Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19
countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada
and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company
offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth
management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and
distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its
subsidiaries were Cdn$400 billion (US$389 billion) as of March 31, 2008.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and
under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at
http://www.manulife.com.
SOURCE John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund