JVMAX Dividend Yield 2026: John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A

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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026

Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A (JVMAX) pays a $2.47 annual dividend ($0.62 quarterly), yielding 8.10% at $30.47/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-19. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.

Dividend Yield: 8.10%

Annual Dividend: $2.47 per share

Payout Ratio: 558.5% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)

Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-19

Dividend Frequency: quarterly

Sector: Financial Services

Years of Dividend History: 25

About John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A Dividend

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A dividend comes from a fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of medium market capitalization companies identified as having value characteristics. The current yield stands at 8.1%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.4683 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is December 19, 2025. JVMAX suits income-focused investors drawn to high yields, though its beta of 0.905 reflects moderate price sensitivity relative to the broader market.

Dividend Safety

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A pays out 558.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). For a fund structure, distributions often reflect realized capital gains and income from the underlying mid-cap value equity portfolio rather than a single earnings figure, but a payout ratio this far above 100% signals that distributions are not fully covered by conventional earnings metrics. John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A dividend safety is the central concern here: the fund's annual distribution has shown sharp year-over-year swings in the historical data, and a payout ratio of 558.5% leaves no conventional margin of safety.

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A (JVMAX) Dividend Growth Rate, CAGR, and History

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A dividend history shows a CAGR of 20.7% per year from 2000 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.0350 in 2000 to $3.1747 in 2024, though the annual figures in the history table show pronounced volatility across the window rather than a smooth upward path. The largest single-year increase in the window was 5308.6% in 2001, which reflects the highly variable nature of this fund's distributions rather than a pattern of disciplined annual raises.

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A Dividend Growth Rate (CAGR)

Period	CAGR	From	To
3-Year	+26.4%	$1.22 (2022)	$2.47 (2025)
10-Year	+7.6%	$1.19 (2015)	$2.47 (2025)

Is John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A a Good Dividend Stock?

JVMAX fits dividend investors who prioritize a high current yield over predictable, incremental growth. The 8.1% yield is classified as high (above 4%) and sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 6.35%, which makes the current payout look elevated even by this fund's own standards. The underlying portfolio of mid-cap value equities can generate lumpy realized gains, and that shows up directly in the distribution history: annual payments have swung sharply from year to year. An investor in John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A gets a high nominal yield anchored in a diversified mid-cap value equity strategy, but accepts meaningful distribution variability as the trade-off.

Recent John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A Dividend Payments

Payment Date	Amount per Share
2025-12-19	$2.4683
2024-12-20	$3.1747
2023-12-19	$1.0359
2022-12-19	$1.2222
2021-12-17	$1.7780
2020-12-18	$0.2150
2019-12-13	$0.4830
2018-12-14	$2.3760
2017-12-15	$1.4480
2016-12-16	$0.5520

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A Annual Dividend History

Year	Total Dividends
2025	$2.4683
2024	$3.1747
2023	$1.0359
2022	$1.2222
2021	$1.7780

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does JVMAX pay dividends?

Yes, John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A (JVMAX) pays a $0.62 quarterly dividend per share, yielding 8.10%.

How often does John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A pay dividends?

John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A pays dividends quarterly. The last dividend amount was $2.4683 per share, with the next ex-dividend date set for December 19, 2025.

What is John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A's current dividend yield?

The current JVMAX dividend yield is 8.1%, which is above the fund's 5-year average yield of 6.35%. That gap means the current yield is elevated relative to its own recent history.

Has John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A ever cut its dividend?

Yes, the available history shows multiple year-over-year declines. Annual payments dropped from $1.1920 in 2015 to $0.5520 in 2016, and from $2.3760 in 2018 to $0.4830 in 2019, among other declines in the data window.

How fast has John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A grown its dividend?

The fund has grown its dividend at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.7% per year from 2000 to 2024. That headline figure is heavily influenced by extreme single-year swings rather than steady annual increases.

Is John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A dividend safe?

The payout ratio of 558.5% is far above conventional safety thresholds, and the distribution history shows repeated year-over-year declines. John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A dividend safety is limited by these metrics, and income investors should treat the current yield as variable rather than guaranteed.

Why is John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A dividend yield high?

The 8.1% yield reflects a payout ratio of 558.5%, meaning distributions significantly exceed conventional earnings coverage. For a mid-cap value equity fund, distributions often include realized capital gains, which can inflate the yield in strong market years.

How does John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A compare to its own historical yield?

The current yield of 8.1% is above the fund's 5-year average of 6.35%. That 1.75 percentage point gap places the current distribution at the high end of what JVMAX has historically paid out.

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