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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:  July 31, 2014 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 69.5% (46.1% of Total Investments)    $586,464,834 

(Cost $422,745,666)     
 
Energy 12.1%    101,962,095 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 12.1%     
BP PLC, ADR  187,500  9,181,875 
Chevron Corp.  40,000  5,169,600 
ConocoPhillips (Z)  120,000  9,900,000 
ONEOK, Inc.  515,000  33,181,450 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR  79,000  6,464,570 
Spectra Energy Corp. (Z)  905,000  37,032,600 
Total SA, ADR  16,000  1,032,000 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.7%    31,488,147 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.9%     
AT&T, Inc. (Z)  390,000  13,880,100 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z)  214,160  10,797,947 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.8%     
Vodafone Group PLC  205,000  6,810,100 
 
Utilities 53.7%    453,014,592 

 
Electric Utilities 22.4%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Z)  590,000  30,674,100 
Duke Energy Corp. (Z)  310,000  22,360,300 
FirstEnergy Corp.  630,000  19,662,300 
Northeast Utilities (Z)  657,500  28,864,250 
OGE Energy Corp. (Z)  540,000  19,413,000 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  70,000  3,744,300 
PPL Corp. (Z)  500,000  16,495,000 
The Southern Company (Z)  390,000  16,883,100 
UIL Holdings Corp. (Z)  530,000  18,608,300 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z)  405,000  12,474,000 
 
Gas Utilities 5.1%     
AGL Resources, Inc.  100,550  5,192,402 
Atmos Energy Corp.  570,000  27,542,400 
Northwest Natural Gas Company (Z)  85,000  3,673,700 
ONE Gas, Inc.  173,015  6,228,540 
 
Multi-Utilities 26.2%     
Alliant Energy Corp. (Z)  160,000  9,040,000 
Ameren Corp. (Z)  555,000  21,339,750 
Black Hills Corp. (Z)  440,000  23,192,400 
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)  400,000  27,056,000 
DTE Energy Company (Z)  250,000  18,455,000 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Z)  485,000  31,796,600 
National Grid PLC, ADR  230,000  16,511,700 
NiSource, Inc.  785,000  29,578,800 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Z)  170,000  5,978,900 
TECO Energy, Inc.  500,000  8,730,000 
Vectren Corp. (Z)  775,000  29,519,750 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 78.8% (52.3% of Total Investments)    $665,188,094 

(Cost $657,091,518)     
 
Financials 51.8%    437,370,539 

 
Banks 19.4%     
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125% (Z)  505,000  13,023,950 
BB&T Corp., 5.625%  600,000  14,136,000 
BB&T Corp. (Callable 11-1-17), 5.200% (Z)  480,000  10,622,400 
BB&T Corp. (Callable 6-1-18), 5.200%  263,900  5,829,551 
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)  700,000  17,591,000 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000% (Z)  325,000  8,797,750 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.125% (Z)  50,000  1,303,500 
HSBC USA, Inc., 6.500%  19,500  492,180 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 5-1-22, then 3     
month LIBOR + 4.067%)  40,000  1,089,200 
Santander Finance Preferred SAU, Series 1, 6.410% (Z)  15,500  392,150 
Santander Finance Preferred SAU, Series 10, 10.500% (Z)  277,000  7,096,740 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300%  110,000  2,769,800 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375% (Z)  470,000  10,894,600 
U.S. Bancorp, 5.150% (Z)  945,000  21,186,900 
U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 1-15-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%) (Z)  296,000  8,394,560 
Wells Fargo & Company, 6.000%  210,000  5,170,200 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000%  1,207,000  35,365,100 
 
Capital Markets 11.1%     
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%  957,915  24,225,670 
Morgan Stanley, 7.125%  300,000  8,268,000 
State Street Corp., 5.250% (Z)  1,010,000  23,240,100 
State Street Corp. (5.900% to 3-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR +     
3.108%)  25,000  644,250 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.200% (Z)  475,000  11,001,000 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950% (Z)  860,000  20,717,400 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  215,000  5,304,050 
 
Consumer Finance 0.4%     
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)  74,000  3,596,400 
 
Diversified Financial Services 15.9%     
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)  139,000  3,484,730 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)  355,000  9,027,650 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (Z)  230,000  5,754,600 
Citigroup, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series AA, 8.125%  270,400  7,874,048 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  310,000  8,122,000 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)  797,893  21,926,100 
ING Groep NV, 6.200% (Z)  109,100  2,761,321 
ING Groep NV, 7.050% (Z)  150,000  3,853,500 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.450%  240,000  5,383,200 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.500% (Z)  980,000  22,118,600 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 6.700%  30,000  764,400 
RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.080% (Z)  983,000  23,513,360 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750% (Z)  855,000  19,887,300 
 
Insurance 4.7%     
Aegon NV, 6.500%  96,512  2,444,649 
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (Z)  1,415,000  36,110,800 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.750%  40,000  1,000,000 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.2%     
Ventas Realty LP, 5.450%  63,000  $1,500,030 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%     
Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 8.250%  60,000  691,800 
 
Industrials 0.3%    3,071,250 

 
Machinery 0.3%     
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.750% (Z)  125,000  3,071,250 
 
Telecommunication Services 5.6%    47,022,170 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.8%     
Qwest Corp., 6.125% (Z)  730,000  17,155,000 
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (Z)  366,000  9,592,860 
Qwest Corp., 7.500% (Z)  120,000  3,168,000 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.900%  73,000  1,860,040 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.8%     
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 5.875%  340,000  7,711,200 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625%  30,000  735,900 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z)  243,000  6,048,270 
United States Cellular Corp., 6.950% (Z)  30,000  750,900 
 
Utilities 21.1%    177,724,135 

 
Electric Utilities 18.7%     
Alabama Power Company, Class A, 5.300% (Z)  197,550  5,037,525 
Duke Energy Corp., 5.125%  240,000  5,613,600 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500%  427,000  21,350,000 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.560%  9,388  876,898 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450%  135,000  3,412,976 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.920%  8,190  822,328 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250%  197,500  4,838,750 
Gulf Power Company, 5.600%  87,791  8,061,373 
Interstate Power & Light Company, 5.100%  1,460,000  36,047,400 
Mississippi Power Company, 5.250%  267,500  6,759,725 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.000%  110,000  2,308,900 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.125%  60,000  1,300,200 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700% (Z)  230,000  5,563,700 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.900%  1,010,000  23,957,200 
SCE Trust I, 5.625%  140,000  3,255,000 
SCE Trust II, 5.100% (Z)  1,315,000  28,206,750 
 
Multi-Utilities 2.4%     
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)  250,000  6,250,000 
DTE Energy Company, 5.250%  165,000  3,903,900 
DTE Energy Company, 6.500% (Z)  175,000  4,574,500 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc., 6.000%  217,000  5,583,410 

 

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Corporate Bonds 0.4% (0.2% of Total Investments)        $3,255,000 

(Cost $3,000,000)         
 
Utilities 0.4%        3,255,000 

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  3,255,000 
 
      Par value  Value 
Short-Term Investments 2.1% (1.4% of Total Investments)      $17,263,000 

(Cost $17,263,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 2.1%        17,263,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-14 at       
0.000% to be repurchased at $17,263,000 on 8-1-14, collateralized       
by $17,700,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.000% -       
1.100% due 9-27-17 - 10-5-17 (valued at $17,614,319, including       
interest)      17,263,000  17,263,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $1,100,100,184)† 150.8%        $1,272,170,928 

Other assets and liabilities, net (50.8%)        ($428,440,003) 

Total net assets 100.0%        $843,730,925 

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

(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 7-31-14 was $711,921,830.

† At 7-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,107,486,483. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $164,684,445, of which $198,341,304 related to appreciated investment securities and $33,656,859 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Notes to 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 are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Futures contracts are valued at settlement prices, which are the official closing prices published by the exchange on which they trade. Foreign securities and currencies 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 July 31, 2014, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  7-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks  $586,464,834  $586,464,834     
Preferred Securities         
Financials  437,370,539  437,370,539     
Industrials  3,071,250  3,071,250     
Telecommunication Services  47,022,170  45,162,130  $1,860,040   
Utilities  177,724,135  159,711,810  18,012,325   
Corporate Bonds  3,255,000    3,255,000   
Short-Term Investments  17,263,000    17,263,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $1,272,170,928  $1,231,780,563  $40,390,365   
Other Financial Instruments:         
Futures  $383,173  $383,173     
Swaps  ($1,100,475)    ($1,100,475)   
Written Options  ($300,126)  ($300,126)     

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. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Fund’s investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

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

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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.

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 are 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.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular currency or financial instrument at a predetermined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets and contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in the underlying financial instrument. Use of long futures contracts subjects the funds to the risk of loss up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the funds to unlimited risk of loss.

The fund used futures contracts to manage against anticipated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the contracts held at July 31, 2014.

            Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration  Notional  Notional  Appreciation 
Open Contracts  Contracts  Position  Date  Basis  Value  (Depreciation) 

10-Year U.S.             
Treasury Note  980  Short  Sep 2014  ($122,500,361)  ($122,117,188)  $383,173 
Futures             

            $383,173 

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 July 31, 2014, the fund wrote option contracts to hedge against anticipated changes in securities markets and to generate potential income. The following tables summarize the fund’s written options activities during the period ended July 31, 2014 and the contracts held at July 31, 2014.

  Number of   
  Contracts  Premium Received 
Outstanding, beginning of period  1,030  $2,043,513 
Options written  9,310  16,429,578 
Option closed  (7,560)  (15,882,404) 
Options expired  (1,655)  (1,538,398) 
Outstanding, end of period  1,125  $1,052,289 

 

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  Exercise  Expiration  Number of     
OPTIONS  Price  Date  Contracts  Premium  Value 

Calls           
NASDAQ 100 Stock Index  $3,925.00  Aug 2014  40  $ 167,023  ($117,200) 
Philadelphia Semiconductor Index  640.00  Aug 2014  115  103,150  (4,600) 
PHLX Housing Sector Index  200.00  Aug 2014  375  118,860  (6,563) 
S&P 500 Index  1,970.00  Aug 2014  350  656,161  (166,250) 
S&P 500 Index  2,045.00  Aug 2014  245  7,095  (5,513) 
      1,125  $1,052,289  ($300,126) 

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. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap.

During the period ended July 31, 2014, the fund used interest rate swaps to manage against anticpated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of July 31, 2014.

          Unamortized   
  US  Payments  Payments    Upfront   
  Notional  Made by  Received  Maturity  Payment Paid   
Counterparty  Amount  Fund  by Fund  Date  (Received)  Market Value 

Morgan             
Stanley             
Capital    Fixed  3-Month       
Services  86,000,000  1.4625%  LIBOR(a)  Aug 2016  -  ($1,810,010) 
Morgan             
Stanley             
Capital    Fixed  3-Month       
Services  86,000,000  0.8750%  LIBOR(a)  Jul 2017  -  709,535 
  172,000,000        -  ($1,100,475) 

(a) At 7-31-14, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.2391%.

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 Arnott 
  ________________
  Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 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 Arnott 
  ________________
Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ________________
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014