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 Ariel Ayanna, Thomas Dee, John J. Danello, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Christopher Sechler, Betsy Anne Seel, Steven Sunnerberg and Andrew Wilkins, 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 12th day of March, 2015.

/s/ James R. Boyle

James R. Boyle

APPENDIX A

LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

John Hancock Emerging Markets Income Fund

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Floating Rate High Income 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 Strategic Diversified Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

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