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

As a director and / or officer of John Hancock Investment Management LLC, the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution
each of Sarah Coutu, Thomas Dee, Khimmara Greer, Kinga Kapuscinski, Suzanne
Lambert, 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 noted in Appendix A 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 20/th/ day of September 2023.

                                                  /s/ Andy McFetridge
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                                                  Andy McFetridge
                                                  Director of the Adviser1
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/1/ Appointment effective on October 6, 2023.

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                                  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
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund
John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund
Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund

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