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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:  January 31, 2014 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 75.1% (48.9% of Total Investments)    $584,024,043 

(Cost $442,906,979)     
 
Energy 14.5%    112,677,999 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 14.5%     
BP PLC, ADR  187,500  8,791,874 
Chevron Corp. (Z)  40,000  4,465,200 
ConocoPhillips (Z)  120,000  7,794,000 
ONEOK, Inc.  577,500  39,552,975 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR  79,000  5,458,900 
Spectra Energy Corp. (Z)  915,000  32,894,250 
Total SA, ADR (Z)  240,000  13,720,800 
 
Telecommunication Services 4.0%    31,096,600 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.5%     
AT&T, Inc. (Z)  390,000  12,994,800 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z)  130,000  6,242,600 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.5%     
Vodafone Group PLC, ADR (Z)  320,000  11,859,200 
 
Utilities 56.6%    440,249,444 

 
Electric Utilities 25.2%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Z)  590,000  28,797,900 
Duke Energy Corp. (Z)  310,000  21,892,200 
Entergy Corp.  204,500  12,889,635 
FirstEnergy Corp. (Z)  630,000  19,838,700 
Northeast Utilities (Z)  657,500  28,798,500 
OGE Energy Corp. (Z)  550,000  18,738,500 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  50,000  2,631,500 
PPL Corp. (Z)  500,000  15,285,000 
The Southern Company (Z)  375,000  15,465,000 
UIL Holdings Corp. (Z)  510,000  19,721,700 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z)  418,000  12,084,380 
 
Gas Utilities 4.6%     
AGL Resources, Inc.  100,550  4,804,279 
Atmos Energy Corp.  570,000  27,365,700 
Northwest Natural Gas Company (Z)  85,000  3,532,600 
 
Multi-Utilities 26.8%     
Alliant Energy Corp. (Z)  160,000  8,313,600 
Ameren Corp. (Z)  555,000  21,001,200 
Black Hills Corp. (Z)  440,000  24,125,200 
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)  400,000  27,164,000 
DTE Energy Company (Z)  250,000  17,055,000 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Z)  485,000  26,354,900 
National Grid PLC, ADR (Z)  230,000  14,899,400 
NiSource, Inc.  785,000  26,980,450 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Z)  175,000  5,834,500 
TECO Energy, Inc.  500,000  8,190,000 
Vectren Corp. (Z)  780,000  28,485,600 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 78.1% (50.8% of Total Investments)    $607,037,111 

(Cost $632,450,241)     
 
Financials 50.9%    395,944,193 

 
Capital Markets 8.5%     
Morgan Stanley, 7.125%  300,000  7,818,000 
State Street Corp., 5.250% (Z)  1,040,000  22,942,400 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.200% (Z)  510,000  10,903,800 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950% (Z)  860,000  19,178,000 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  215,000  5,074,000 
 
Commercial Banks 19.7%     
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125% (Z)  505,000  12,892,650 
BB&T Corp., 5.625%  600,000  12,960,000 
BB&T Corp. (Callable 11-1-17), 5.200% (Z)  480,000  9,657,600 
BB&T Corp. (Callable 6-1-18), 5.200%  263,900  5,320,224 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000% (Z)  325,000  8,732,750 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.125% (Z)  50,000  1,283,500 
HSBC USA, Inc., 6.500%  19,500  473,070 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375% (Z)  470,000  9,808,900 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 5-1-22, then 3     
month LIBOR + 4.067%)  40,000  1,019,200 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750% (Z)  855,000  17,664,300 
Santander Finance Preferred SAU, Series 10, 10.500% (Z)  277,000  7,337,730 
Santander Finance Preferred SAU, Series 1, 6.410% (Z)  15,500  375,720 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300%  110,000  2,762,100 
U.S. Bancorp, 5.150% (Z)  995,000  20,785,550 
U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 1-15-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%)     
(Z)  296,000  8,036,400 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000%  1,207,000  34,411,570 
 
Consumer Finance 2.6%     
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)  700,000  16,527,000 
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)  74,000  3,415,100 
 
Diversified Financial Services 14.9%     
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)  139,000  3,397,160 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)  355,000  9,031,200 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (Z)  230,000  5,658,000 
Citigroup, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series AA, 8.125%  270,400  8,030,880 
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VIII, 6.375%  282,000  6,996,420 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  310,000  7,815,100 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)  797,893  21,016,502 
ING Groep NV, 6.200% (Z)  109,100  2,650,039 
ING Groep NV, 7.050% (Z)  150,000  3,790,500 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.450%  240,000  5,064,000 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.500%  980,000  20,785,800 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 6.700%  30,000  744,000 
RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.080% (Z)  983,000  21,134,500 
 
Insurance 4.9%     
Aegon NV, 6.500%  96,512  2,353,928 
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (Z)  1,415,000  35,275,950 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.750%  40,000  890,000 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.2%     
Ventas Realty LP, 5.450%  63,000  $1,357,650 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%     
Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 8.250% (I)  60,000  573,000 
 
Industrials 0.4%    2,830,000 

 
Machinery 0.4%     
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.750%  125,000  2,830,000 
 
Telecommunication Services 5.5%    43,031,350 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.7%     
Qwest Corp., 6.125%  730,000  15,001,500 
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (Z)  366,000  9,153,660 
Qwest Corp., 7.500% (Z)  120,000  3,012,000 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.900%  60,000  1,500,000 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.8%     
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 5.875%  340,000  7,000,600 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625%  30,000  708,600 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z)  243,000  5,912,190 
United States Cellular Corp., 6.950% (Z)  30,000  742,800 
 
Utilities 21.3%    165,231,568 

 
Electric Utilities 18.8%     
Alabama Power Company, Class A, 5.300% (Z)  197,550  4,879,485 
Duke Energy Corp., 5.125%  240,000  5,143,200 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500%  427,000  21,029,750 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.560%  9,388  895,088 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450%  135,000  3,341,250 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.920%  8,190  813,626 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250%  197,500  4,881,963 
Gulf Power Company, 5.600%  78,891  6,670,376 
Interstate Power & Light Company, 5.100%  1,460,000  31,346,200 
Mississippi Power Company, 5.250%  267,500  6,623,300 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.000%  110,000  2,103,200 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.125%  70,000  1,389,500 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700% (Z)  230,000  5,030,100 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.900%  1,010,000  22,967,400 
SCE Trust I, 5.625%  140,000  3,031,000 
SCE Trust II, 5.100% (Z)  1,315,000  25,905,500 
 
Multi-Utilities 2.5%     
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)  250,000  6,100,000 
DTE Energy Company, 6.500% (Z)  175,000  4,331,250 
DTE Energy Company, 5.250%  165,000  3,456,750 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc., 6.000%  217,000  5,292,630 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Corporate Bonds 0.4% (0.3% of Total Investments)        $3,112,500 

(Cost $3,000,000)         
 
Utilities 0.4%        3,112,500 

Southern California Edison Company (6.250% to 2-1-22,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 4.199%) (Q)  6.250  02/01/22  3,000,000  3,112,500 
 
      Par value  Value 
Short-Term Investments 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)        $259,000 

(Cost $259,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.0%        259,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-31-14 at       
0.000% to be repurchased at $259,000 on 2-3-14, collateralized by       
$265,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% due 8-15-16 (valued at       
$266,325, including interest)      259,000  259,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $1,078,616,220)† 153.6%        $1,194,432,654 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (53.6%)        ($416,885,620) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%        $777,547,034 

 

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

ADR American Depositary Receipts

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(I) Non-income producing security.

(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.

(Z) A portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 1-31-14 was $711,204,118.

† At 1-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,086,002,519. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $108,430,135, of which $172,399,149 related to appreciated investment securities and $63,969,014 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments

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. 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 exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, as well as broker supplied prices. Options listed on an exchange are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices from the exchange where the option was acquired or most likely will be sold. Swaps and unlisted options are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices. Certain short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable 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. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed.

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 securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using other 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 inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using 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. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events or trends, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund’s investments as of January 31, 2014, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market  Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  1-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Energy  $112,677,999  $112,677,999     
Telecommunication Services  31,096,600  31,096,600     
Utilities  440,249,444  440,249,444     
Preferred Securities         
Financials  395,944,193  395,944,193     
Industrials  2,830,000  2,830,000     
Telecommunication Services  43,031,350  43,031,350     
Utilities  165,231,568  148,629,265  $16,602,303   
Corporate Bonds         
Utilities  3,112,500    3,112,500   
Short-Term Investments  259,000    259,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $1,194,432,654  $1,174,458,851  $19,973,803   
Other Financial Instruments:         
Written Options  ($225,350)  ($225,350)     
Interest rate swaps  ($2,003,255)    ($2,003,255)   

 

Repurchase agreements. The fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that 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.

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

Repurchase agreements are typically governed by the terms and conditions of the Master Repurchase Agreement and/or Global Master Repurchase Agreement (collectively, MRA). Upon an event of default, the non-defaulting party may close out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, the MRA does not result in an offset of the net amounts owed. 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 or the counterparty may have insufficient assets to pay back claims resulting from close-out of the transactions. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Portfolio of investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

Derivative instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the over-the-counter market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments, including the use of leverage, optionality, the liquidity or lack of liquidity of the contract, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or clearing organization and the volatility of the position. Some derivatives involve risks that are potentially greater than the risks associated with investing directly in the referenced securities or other referenced underlying instrument. Specifically, the fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction.

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. Options are traded either over-the-counter or on 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 premiums, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values. In addition, over-the-counter options are subject to the risks of all over-the-counter derivatives contracts.

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. When the fund writes an option, the premium received is included as a liability and subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect current market value of the option written.

During the period ended January 31, 2014, the fund wrote option contracts to hedge against anticipated changes in securities markets. The following table summarizes the fund's written options activities during the period ended January 31, 2014, and contracts held at January 31, 2014.

  Number of  Premium 
  Contracts  Received 

Outstanding, beginning of period  1,030  $2,043,513 
 
Options written  2,795  3,900,566 
 
Options expired  (280)  (52,585) 
 
Options closed  (2,720)  (4,745,824) 
 
Outstanding, end of period  825  $1,145,670 

 

      Number of     
Options  Exercise Price  Expiration Date  Contracts  Premium  Value 

CALLS           
 
NASDAQ 100 Stock Index  $3,615  Feb 2014  40  $174,368  ($59,600) 
 
Philadelphia Semiconductor Index  545  Feb 2014  130  79,732  (41,925) 
 
S&P 500 Index  1,845  Feb 2014  400  880,296  (120,000) 
 
S&P 500 Index  1,930  Feb 2014  255  11,274  (3,825) 
 
Total      825  $1,145,670  ($225,350) 

 

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between the fund and a 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 at specified, future intervals.

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

During the period ended January 31, 2014, the fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of January 31, 2014.

  USD Notional  Payments Made by  Payments Received  Maturity   
Counterparty  Amount  Fund  by Fund  Date  Market Value 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services  $86,000,000  Fixed 1.4625%  3-Month LIBOR (a)  Aug 2016  ($2,348,402) 
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services  86,000,000  Fixed 0.8750%  3-Month LIBOR (a)  Jul 2017  345,147 
 
Total  $172,000,000        ($2,003,255) 
 
(a) At 1-31-14, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.2366%           

 

For additional information on the fund’s significant accounting policies, please refer to the fund’s most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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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/ Andrew G. Arnott 
  Andrew G. Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2014 

 

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/ Andrew G. Arnott 
Andrew G. Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2014