UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811- 21416 
 
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2010 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 83.77%    $493,232,940 
(Cost $502,539,504)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.00%    89 
 
Publishing 0.00%     
SuperMedia, Inc. (I)  26,830  89 
 
Energy 7.27%    42,823,750 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.27%     
BP PLC, SADR  187,500  7,213,125 
Chevron Corp. (Z)  62,500  4,763,125 
Spectra Energy Corp. (Z)  1,155,000  24,012,450 
Total SA, SADR (Z)  135,000  6,835,050 
 
Industrials 1.26%    7,415,200 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 1.26%     
General Electric Company (Z)  460,000  7,415,200 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.82%    22,488,701 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.24%     
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (Z)  55,000  509,300 
AT&T, Inc. (Z)  212,500  5,512,250 
Frontier Communications Corp.  54,008  412,621 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  232,500  6,756,450 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.58%     
Vodafone Group PLC, SADR (Z)  396,000  9,298,080 
 
Utilities 71.42%    420,505,200 
 
Electric Utilities 18.32%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (L)(Z)  595,000  21,408,100 
Duke Energy Corp. (L)(Z)  765,000  13,081,500 
Entergy Corp. (Z)  105,000  8,138,550 
FirstEnergy Corp. (C)  183,000  6,899,100 
Great Plains Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)  40,000  717,600 
Northeast Utilities  155,000  4,315,200 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (Z)  215,000  8,189,350 
PNM Resources, Inc. (Z)  58,000  686,140 
Progress Energy, Inc. (Z)  671,200  28,264,232 
Southern Company (Z)  456,867  16,141,111 
 
Gas Utilities 8.92%     
Atmos Energy Corp. (L)(Z)  745,000  21,605,000 
Northwest Natural Gas Company (Z)  132,500  6,281,825 
ONEOK, Inc. (Z)  530,000  24,660,900 
 
Multi-Utilities 44.18%     
Ameren Corp. (L)(Z)  555,000  14,080,350 
Black Hills Corp. (L)(Z)  560,000  17,875,200 
CH Energy Group, Inc. (Z)  455,000  19,019,000 
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Z)  317,500  14,643,100 
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)  420,000  17,635,800 
DTE Energy Company (Z)  560,000  25,849,600 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Z)  580,000  27,463,000 
NiSource, Inc. (Z)  790,500  13,043,250 
NSTAR (Z)  626,500  23,280,740 
OGE Energy Corp. (Z)  760,000  30,126,400 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Utilities (continued)     
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Z)  360,000  $11,844,000 
TECO Energy, Inc. (Z)  387,800  6,336,652 
Vectren Corp. (Z)  790,000  19,568,300 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z)  880,000  19,351,200 
  
  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Stocks 64.30%    $378,578,432 
(Cost $388,718,781)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 1.15%    6,799,410 
 
Media 1.15%     
CBS Corp., 7.250% (Z)  145,000  3,623,550 
Comcast Corp., 7.000% (Z)  123,000  3,175,860 
 
Energy 3.51%    20,674,600 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.51%     
Nexen, Inc., 7.350% (C)  835,000  20,674,600 
 
Financials 37.39%    220,145,326 
 
Capital Markets 0.00%     
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series F,     
6.500% (I)  219,300  1,118 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series C,     
5.940% (I)  274,760  13,738 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series D,     
5.670% (I)  65,000  1,950 
 
Commercial Banks 8.80%     
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125%  50,000  1,296,500 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.125% (Z)  50,000  1,298,500 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000% (C)  325,000  8,443,500 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750% (Z)  858,500  14,002,135 
Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500%  167,500  4,690,000 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300%  23,000  576,610 
USB Capital VIII, Series 1, 6.350%  55,000  1,359,050 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z)  742,000  20,145,300 
 
Consumer Finance 0.85%     
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)  150,000  3,418,500 
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)  40,600  1,583,400 
 
Diversified Financial Services 24.20%     
Bank of America Corp., 8.625% (C)  757,800  19,566,396 
Bank of America Corp., 8.200% (Z)  185,000  4,671,250 
Bank of America Corp., 6.700% (Z)  500,000  11,040,000 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)  355,000  7,863,250 
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)  139,000  2,939,850 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (Z)  240,000  4,984,800 
Citigroup Capital VIII, 6.950% (Z)  540,000  12,798,000 
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VIII, 6.375% (Z)  282,000  6,071,460 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  310,000  6,978,100 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)  797,893  19,947,325 
ING Groep NV, 7.050% (Z)  140,000  2,919,000 
ING Groep NV, 6.200% (Z)  109,100  2,066,354 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)         
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 8.625% (Z)      140,000  $3,845,800 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series E, 6.150% (Z)      136,000  6,827,200 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series F, 5.720% (Z)      58,500  2,936,115 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series G, 5.490% (Z)      262,527  13,173,605 
RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.080% (C)      983,000  13,860,300 
 
Insurance 3.54%         
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (Z)      842,000  20,805,820 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.00%         
Federal National Mortgage Association (8.250% to 12-31-10, then       
higher of 7.750% or 3 month LIBOR + 4.230%) (I)      60,000  20,400 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.98%        23,408,633 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.98%         
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., Series A, 7.600% (Z)      476,000  12,028,520 
United States Cellular Corp., 7.500% (Z)      448,389  11,380,113 
 
Utilities 18.27%        107,550,463 
 
Electric Utilities 12.54%         
Alabama Power Company, Class A, 5.300% (Z)      173,400  4,246,566 
Carolina Power & Light Company, 5.440% (Z)      111,493  9,877,589 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500% (Z)      427,000  20,762,875 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450% (Z)      110,000  2,619,375 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.560% (Z)      9,388  695,593 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250% (Z)      197,500  4,715,312 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.920% (Z)      8,190  684,633 
FPC Capital I, Series A, 7.100% (Z)      65,000  1,667,900 
FPL Group Capital Trust I, 5.875% (Z)      235,000  6,025,400 
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Depositary Shares, 6.250% (Z)      300,000  7,228,140 
PPL Energy Supply, LLC, 7.000% (Z)      297,512  7,765,063 
Southern California Edison Company, 6.125% (Z)      50,000  4,732,815 
Southern California Edison Company, Series C, 6.000% (Z)      30,000  2,823,750 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 2.38%         
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Series A, 8.625% (Z)      535,000  13,995,600 
 
Multi-Utilities 3.35%         
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)      150,500  3,694,775 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series C, 4.650%    8,105  713,240 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series D, 4.650%    5,000  425,000 
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series B, 8.375% (Z)      230,000  6,350,300 
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series C, 7.100% (Z)      10,700  274,027 
Pacific Enterprises, 4.500% (Z)      45,000  3,622,500 
Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.560%, Series G (Z)      53,900  4,630,010 
 
    Maturity     
  Yield*  date  Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 3.00%        $17,674,972 
(Cost $17,674,972)         
 
Short-Term Securities 2.82%        16,599,972 
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.060%  8-2-10  $16,600,000  16,599,972 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
Repurchase Agreement 0.18%    1,075,000 
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-30-10 at 0.010% to be     
repurchased at $1,075,000 on 8-2-10, collateralized by $1,025,000 Federal National     
Mortgage Association, 4.000% due 1-28-13 (valued at $1,100,594, including interest)  1,075,000  1,075,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $908,933,257)† 151.07%    $889,486,344 
 
Other assets and liabilities, net (51.07%)    ($300,682,538) 
 
Total net assets 100.00%    $588,803,806 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value the category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

SADR Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

(C) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options overlay. Total collateral value at 7-31-10 was $65,802,866.

(I) Non-income producing security.

(L) All or a portion of this security is on loan as of 7-31-10.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-10 was $634,827,955.

* Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, the stated coupon rate or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end.

† At 7-31-10, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $923,281,431. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $33,795,087, of which $75,120,129 related to appreciated investment securities and $108,915,216 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Notes to the Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these techniques are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2010, by major security category or type:

  TOTAL    LEVEL 2  LEVEL 3 
  MARKET  LEVEL 1  SIGNIFICANT  SIGNIFICANT 
  VALUE AT  QUOTED  OBSERVABLE  UNOBSERVABLE 
    7-31-10  PRICE  INPUTS  INPUTS 
Common Stocks         
Consumer Discretionary  $89      $89 
Energy  42,823,750  $42,823,750     
Industrials  7,415,200  7,415,200     
Telecommunication Services  22,488,701  22,488,701     
Utilities  420,505,200  420,505,200     
Preferred Stocks         
Consumer Discretionary  6,799,410  6,799,410     
Energy  20,674,600  20,674,600     
Financials  220,145,326  220,131,588  $13,738   
Telecommunication Services  23,408,633  23,408,633     
Utilities  107,550,463  53,410,381  54,140,082   
Short-Term Investments  17,674,972    17,674,972   
Total Investments in Securities  $889,486,344  $817,657,463  $71,828,792  $89 
Other Financial Instruments         
Written Options  (1,956,355)  (1,956,355)     
Interest Rate Swaps  (1,490,319)    (1,490,319)   
Totals  $886,039,670  $815,701,108  $70,338,473  $89 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

    Consumer Discretionary 
Balance as of 10-31-09  - 
Accrued discounts/premiums  - 
Realized gain (loss)  - 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($501) 
Net purchases (sales)  - 
Net transfers in and/out of Level 3 590 
Balance as of 7-31-10  $89 

 

During the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued

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at amortized cost. John Hancock Collateral Investment Trust (JHCIT), an affiliate of the Fund, is valued at its closing net asset value (NAV). JHCIT has a floating NAV and invests in short-term investments as part of a securities lending program.

Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Significant market events that affect the values of non-U.S. securities may occur after the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. During significant market events, these securities will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may use a fair valuation model to value non-U.S. securities in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE.

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When a Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline.

Options. There are two types of options, a put option and a call option. Options are traded either over-the-counter or by means of an exchange. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy (and the seller the obligation to sell) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell (and the writer the obligation to buy) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. Writing puts and buying calls may increase the Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the underlying instrument. Buying puts and writing calls may decrease the Fund’s exposure to such changes. Risks related to the use of options include the loss of the premium, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange, movements in underlying security values, and for written options, potential losses in excess of the Fund’s initial investment.

Options listed on an exchange are valued at their closing price. If no closing price is available, then they are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. For options not listed on an exchange, an independent pricing source is used to value the options at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. When the Fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the Portfolio of Investments and subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect current market value. If the purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the cost of the option. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the Fund realizes a gain or loss, depending on whether proceeds from the closing sale are greater or less than the original cost. If the Fund exercises a call option, the cost of the securities acquired by exercising the call is increased by the premium paid to buy the call. If the Fund exercises a put option, it realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium paid.

During the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, the Fund wrote option contracts to enhance potential gain/income and manage against anticipated currency exchange rates. The following tables summarize the Fund’s written options activities during the period ended July 31, 2010 and the contracts held at July 31, 2010.

  NUMBER OF  PREMIUMS 
  CONTRACTS  RECEIVED (PAID) 
Outstanding, beginning of period  2,885  $2,356,185 
Options written  31,166  25,256,698 
Options closed  (23,741)  (23,705,331) 
Options expired  (6,850)  (2,620,278) 
Outstanding, end of period  3,460  $1,287,274 

 

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  EXERCISE  EXPIRATION  NUMBER OF     
NAME OF ISSUER  PRICE  DATE  CONTRACTS  PREMIUM  VALUE 
CALLS           
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index  $106  Aug 2010  580  ($30,152)  ($58,580) 
KBW Bank Index  50  Aug 2010  1,210  (76,213)  (102,850) 
Philadelphia Housing Sector Index  97  Aug 2010  625  (94,991)  (212,500) 
Russell 1000 Index  610  Aug 2010  100  (49,975)  (96,500) 
Russell 2000 Index  640  Aug 2010  95  (123,787)  (229,425) 
S&P 400 Midcap Index  760  Aug 2010  80  (70,159)  (137,200) 
S&P 500 Index  1110  Aug 2010  570  (730,600)  (963,300) 
S&P 500 Index  1130  Aug 2010  200  (111,397)  (156,000) 
Total      3,460  ($1,287,274)  ($1,956,355) 

 

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between a Fund and counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The Fund settles accrued net interest receivable or payable under the swap contracts on a periodic basis.

During the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, the Fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of July 31, 2010, which are generally representative of the interest rate swap activity.

  USD  PAYMENTS  PAYMENTS         
  NOTIONAL  MADA BY  RECEIVED  EFFECTIVE  MATURITY  UNREALIZED  MARKET 
COUNTERPARTY  AMOUNT  FUND  BY FUND  DATE  DATE  DEPRECIATION  VALUE 
      3-month         
Bank of America  $95,000,000  3.6000%  LIBOR (a)  1-9-08  1-9-11  ($1,490,319)    ($1,490,319) 

 

(a) At July 31, 2010, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.45375%.

Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category

The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at July 31, 2010 by risk category:

RISK  FINANCIAL  ASSET  LIABILITY 
  INSTRUMENTS  DERIVATIVES  DERIVATIVES 
  LOCATION  FAIR VALUE  FAIR VALUE 
Equity Contracts  Written options  -    ($1,956,355) 
 
Interest rate  Interest rate swaps  -    (1,490,319) 
contracts       
Total    -    ($3,446,674) 

 

Securities lending. On October 30, 2009, the Fund entered into an agreement with BNP that allows BNP to borrow a portion of the pledged collateral (Lent Securities) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of: (i) outstanding borrowings owed by the Fund to BNP and (ii) thirty three and one third percent of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund can designate any security within the pledged collateral as ineligible to be a Lent Security and can recall any of the Lent Securities. The Fund also has the right to apply and set-off an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then-current fair market value of such Lent Securities against the current borrowings under the Committed Facility Agreement.

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.



SIGNATURES 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------- 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010