JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (Form: 3, Received: 11/17/2025 13:41:01)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Phelan Kenneth J

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/12/2025

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND [HTD]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Phelan Kenneth J C/O JOHN HANCOCK 200 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON, MA 02116	X

Signatures
Thomas W. Dee, by Power of Attorney		11/17/2025
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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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 Erica Blake, Thomas Dee, Khimmara Greer, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, 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 12 day of November 2025.

/s/ Kenneth J. Phelan
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Kenneth J. Phelan

APPENDIX A

LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

John Hancock Diversified Income Fund
John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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