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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

Regulatory Filings Sep 28, 2015

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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, 2015

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

John Hancock

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Quarterly portfolio holdings 7/31/15

Fund's investments Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

As of 7-31-15 (unaudited) Shares Value
Common stocks 72.1% (47.8% of Total investments) $603,117,888
(Cost $456,634,057)
Energy 13.6% 113,712,306
Oil, gas and consumable fuels 13.6%
BP PLC, ADR 187,500 6,931,875
Chevron Corp. (Z) 40,000 3,539,200
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 770,000 22,468,600
ConocoPhillips (Z) 195,000 9,816,300
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Z) 134,345 4,653,711
ONEOK, Inc. (Z) 530,000 20,028,700
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR, Class A 264,000 15,174,720
Spectra Energy Corp. (Z) 930,000 28,141,800
Total SA, ADR 60,000 2,957,400
Materials 0.1% 763,750
Metals and mining 0.1%
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 65,000 763,750
Telecommunication services 3.8% 31,880,746
Diversified telecommunication services 2.8%
AT&T, Inc. (Z) 390,000 13,548,600
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z) 214,160 10,020,546
Wireless telecommunication services 1.0%
Vodafone Group PLC, ADR (Z) 220,000 8,311,600
Utilities 54.6% 456,761,086
Electric utilities 23.4%
American Electric Power Company, Inc. 590,000 33,376,300
Duke Energy Corp. (Z) 320,000 23,750,400
Eversource Energy (Z) 657,500 32,690,900
FirstEnergy Corp. (Z) 582,500 19,781,700
OGE Energy Corp. (C) 540,000 16,070,400
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (Z) 50,000 3,085,500
PPL Corp. 500,000 15,905,000
The Southern Company (Z) 375,000 16,773,750
UIL Holdings Corp. (C) 425,000 20,374,500
Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z) 405,000 14,041,350
Gas utilities 5.9%
AGL Resources, Inc. (Z) 125,000 6,010,000
Atmos Energy Corp. (Z) 570,000 31,521,000
Northwest Natural Gas Company (Z) 75,000 3,246,750
ONE Gas, Inc. 180,000 8,105,400
Independent power and renewable electricity producers 0.1%
Talen Energy Corp. (I) 62,453 982,386
Multi-utilities 25.2%
Alliant Energy Corp. (Z) 195,000 11,994,450
Ameren Corp. (Z) 540,000 22,183,200
Black Hills Corp. 440,000 18,330,400
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Z) 945,000 18,276,300
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z) 400,000 28,680,000
DTE Energy Company (Z) 250,000 20,115,000
National Grid PLC, ADR 255,000 16,988,100
NiSource, Inc. 770,000 13,444,200

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Shares Value
Utilities (continued)
Multi-utilities (continued)
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Z) 70,000 $2,916,900
TECO Energy, Inc. (Z) 760,000 16,811,200
Vectren Corp. (Z) 760,000 31,996,000
WEC Energy Group, Inc. 190,000 9,310,000
Preferred securities 77.2% (51.1% of Total investments) $645,432,133
(Cost $613,710,476)
Financials 52.0% 434,332,177
Banks 34.2%
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z) 139,000 3,561,180
Bank of America Corp., 6.500% 120,000 3,105,600
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z) 355,000 9,169,650
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% 230,000 5,860,400
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125% (Z) 505,000 13,261,300
BB&T Corp., 5.625% (Z) 606,000 15,028,800
BB&T Corp. (Callable 11-1-17 ), 5.200% 263,900 6,357,351
BB&T Corp. (Callable 6-1-18 ), 5.200% 485,000 11,630,300
Citigroup, Inc. (6.875% to 11-15-23 , then 3 month LIBOR + 4.130%) 20,000 548,400
Citigroup, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series AA, 8.125% (Z) 270,400 8,011,952
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z) 700,000 17,794,000
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000% (C) 325,000 8,463,000
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.125% (Z) 50,000 1,313,500
HSBC USA, Inc., 6.500% (Z) 19,500 498,420
ING Groep NV, 6.200% (Z) 109,100 2,804,961
ING Groep NV, 7.050% (Z) 150,000 3,882,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.450% (Z) 245,000 5,919,200
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.500% (Z) 987,500 23,897,500
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.100% 510,000 12,663,300
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% 98,888 2,470,222
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.700% (Z) 30,000 793,500
RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.080% (Z) 983,000 24,516,020
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750% (Z) 820,000 20,090,000
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300% (Z) 110,000 2,873,200
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375% (C) 480,000 11,908,800
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 5-1-22 , then 3 month LIBOR + 4.067%) (Z) 40,000 1,102,000
U.S. Bancorp, 5.150% (C) 795,000 19,691,355
U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 1-15-22 , then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%) (Z) 296,000 8,486,320
Wells Fargo & Company, 6.000% (Z) 215,000 5,499,700
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z) 1,200,000 34,200,000
Capital markets 16.8%
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (C) 310,000 8,314,200
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z) 797,893 22,061,741
Morgan Stanley, 6.625% (Z) 1,057,915 27,717,373
Morgan Stanley (6.375% to 10-15-24 , then 3 month LIBOR + 3.708%) (Z) 220,000 5,656,200
Morgan Stanley (7.125% to 10-15-23 , then 3 month LIBOR + 4.320%) (Z) 300,000 8,394,000
State Street Corp., 5.250% (Z) 910,000 22,649,900
State Street Corp., 6.000% 192,065 4,905,340
State Street Corp. (5.900% to 3-15-24 , then 3 month LIBOR + 3.108%) 25,000 649,250
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.200% (Z) 425,000 10,497,500
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950% (C) 950,000 23,788,000

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Shares Value
Financials (continued)
Capital markets (continued)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z) 215,000 $5,480,350
Consumer finance 0.4%
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z) 74,000 3,563,840
Insurance 0.4%
Aegon NV, 6.500% 96,512 2,481,324
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.750% 40,000 1,019,600
Real estate investment trusts 0.2%
Ventas Realty LP, 5.450% (Z) 57,591 1,457,628
Thrifts and mortgage finance 0.0%
Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 8.250% (I) 60,000 294,000
Industrials 0.4% 3,216,250
Machinery 0.4%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.750% (Z) 125,000 3,216,250
Telecommunication services 5.8% 48,837,510
Diversified telecommunication services 3.9%
Qwest Corp., 6.125% (Z) 730,000 18,359,500
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (Z) 366,000 9,530,640
Qwest Corp., 7.500% (Z) 120,000 3,175,200
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.900% (Z) 73,000 1,892,890
Wireless telecommunication services 1.9%
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 5.875% 340,000 8,173,600
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z) 30,000 760,500
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z) 243,000 6,186,780
United States Cellular Corp., 6.950% (Z) 30,000 758,400
Utilities 19.0% 159,046,196
Electric utilities 16.5%
Duke Energy Corp., 5.125% (Z) 215,000 5,383,600
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.560% 9,388 885,993
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450% 135,000 3,408,750
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.920% 8,190 812,090
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250% (C) 197,500 4,937,500
Gulf Power Company, 5.600% 99,005 10,000,178
Interstate Power & Light Company, 5.100% 1,460,000 36,675,200
Mississippi Power Company, 5.250% 267,500 6,823,925
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.000% (Z) 110,000 2,597,100
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.125% (Z) 25,000 603,250
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700% (Z) 225,000 5,690,250
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.900% (Z) 1,010,000 25,946,900
SCE Trust I, 5.625% 150,000 3,742,500
SCE Trust II, 5.100% 1,275,000 30,625,500
Multi-utilities 2.5%
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z) 247,000 6,429,410
DTE Energy Company, 6.500% (Z) 175,000 4,697,000
DTE Energy Company, 5.250% 165,000 3,984,750
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (6.000% to 8-1-23 , then 3 month LIBOR + 3.220%) (Z) 210,000 5,802,300

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Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Rate (% Maturity date Par value^ Value
Corporate bonds 0.4% (0.3% of Total investments) $3,311,250
(Cost $3,000,000)
Utilities 0.4% 3,311,250
Electric utilities 0.4%
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 3,311,250
Par value Value
Short-term investments 1.2% (0.8% of Total investments) $9,932,000
(Cost $9,932,000)
Repurchase agreement 1.2% 9,932,000
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-15 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $9,932,000 on 8-3-15 , collateralized by $10,075,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% - 2.125% due 4-30-18 to 12-31-21 (valued at $10,137,444, including interest) 9,932,000 9,932,000
Total investments (Cost $1,083,276,533)† 150.9% $1,261,793,271
Other assets and liabilities, net (50.9%) ($425,835,601 )
Total net assets 100.0% $835,957,670

| The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value
of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund. | |
| --- | --- |
| ^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. | |
| Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend | |
| ADR | American Depositary Receipts |
| LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
| (C) | All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for
options. Total collateral value at 7-31-15 was $107,257,901. |
| (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 7-31-15 was $745,583,369. |
| † | At 7-31-15 , the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax
purposes was $1,090,090,502. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$171,702,769, of which $192,865,988 related to appreciated investment
securities and $21,163,219 related to depreciated investment
securities. |

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Notes to Fund's 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. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices. 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 and related inputs 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, 2015 , by major security category or type:

Total value at 7-31-15 Level 1 quoted price Level 2 significant observable inputs Level 3 significant unobservable inputs
Common stocks
Energy $113,712,306 $113,712,306 — —
Materials 763,750 763,750 — —
Telecommunication services 31,880,746 31,880,746 — —
Utilities 456,761,086 456,761,086 — —
Preferred securities
Financials 434,332,177 434,332,177 — —
Industrials 3,216,250 3,216,250 — —
Telecommunication services 48,837,510 46,944,620 $1,892,890 —
Utilities 159,046,196 139,001,685 20,044,511 —
Corporate bonds 3,311,250 — 3,311,250 —
Short-term investments 9,932,000 — 9,932,000 —
Total investments in securities $1,261,793,271 $1,226,612,620 $35,180,651 —
Other financial instruments:
Futures ($163,094 ) ($163,094 ) — —
Written options (1,412,775 ) (1,412,775 ) — —
Interest rate swaps (1,372,594 ) — ($1,372,594 ) —

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 out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, assets and liabilities resulting from repurchase agreements are not offset. 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 OTC market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments,

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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 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 pre-determined 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.

During the period ended July 31, 2015 , the fund used futures contracts in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the contracts held at July 31, 2015 .

Open contracts Number of contracts Position Expiration date Notional basis Notional value Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures 980 Short Sep 2015 ($124,725,656 ) ($124,888,750 ) ($163,094 )
($163,094 )

Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of open contracts; notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. Options are traded either OTC 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, OTC options are subject to the risks of all OTC 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, 2015 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, 2015 and the contracts held at July 31, 2015 .

Outstanding, beginning of period Number of contracts — 770 Premiums received — $2,517,393
Options written 5,505 15,657,996
Option closed (5,370 ) (15,948,154 )
Options expired (295 ) (302,403 )
Outstanding, end of period 610 $1,924,832
Name of issuer Exercise price Expiration date Number of contracts Premium Value
Calls
S&P 500 Index $2,300 Sep 2015 210 $29,812 ($8,400 )
S&P 500 Index 2,320 Oct 2015 5 221 (150 )
S&P 500 Index 2,120 Oct 2015 395 1,894,799 (1,404,225 )
610 $1,924,832 ($1,412,775 )

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, 2015 , 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, 2015 .

Counterparty USD notional amount Payments made by fund Payments received by fund Termination date Market value
Morgan Stanley Capital Services $86,000,000 Fixed 1.4625% 3-Month LIBOR (a) Aug 2016 ($1,349,034 )

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Counterparty USD notional amount Payments made by fund Payments received by fund Termination date Market value
Morgan Stanley Capital Services 86,000,000 Fixed 0.8750% 3-Month LIBOR (a) Jul 2017 (23,560 )
$172,000,000 ($1,372,594 )

(a) At 7-31-15 , the 3-Month LIBOR rate was 0.30860%

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:
Andrew Arnott
President

Date: September 21, 2015

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:
Andrew Arnott
President

Date: September 21, 2015

By:
Charles A. Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 21, 2015

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