<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001561793-24-000028.txt : 20240808
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001561793-24-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240801
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240808
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240808

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wright Thomas Rowe
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001669193
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04173
		FILM NUMBER:		241187293

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759828
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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        <signatureName>Thomas W. Dee, by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-08-08</signatureDate>
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<PAGE>

                           LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                      FOR
                  JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES
                             SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

   As an officer, trustee and/or shareholder of John Hancock Closed-End Funds
(the "Companies") listed in Appendix A, the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints with full power of substitution each of Sarah Coutu, Thomas Dee,
Khimmara Greer, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Edward Macdonald,
Mara Moldwin, Harsha Pulluru, Christopher Sechler, Betsy Anne Seel and Steven
Sunnerberg, acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

   (1) Prepare and execute for the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments
thereto regarding Common Shares of the Companies in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

   (2) File any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

   (3) Take any other action which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing.

   The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact
nor the Companies are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

   This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be
necessary or appropriate.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 29 day of July 2024.

                                                  /s/ Thomas R. Wright
                                                  Thomas R. Wright

                                      1

                                 CONFIDENTIAL

<PAGE>

                                  APPENDIX A

                     LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
John Hancock Investors Trust
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

                                      2

                                 CONFIDENTIAL
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