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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.8M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 7

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 52 (+5)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $64.2M → $70.8M (+$6.55M)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.23% → 15.38% (+1.1%)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.64%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
16
Reduced
7
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.53M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$914K
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$808K
4
MTIM
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$694K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$537K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.64M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$583K
3
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$497K
4
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$259K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$259K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$339K +$326K +14,072 New
CWM
27
Concert Wealth Management
California
$278K – – –
VFS
28
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$259K +$249K +10,753 New
CL
29
CSS LLC
Illinois
$205K – – –
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$168K -$4.21K -182 -3%
SIA
31
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$151K – – –
DADC
32
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$144K +$13.9K +600 +11%
PSUF
33
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$136K – – –
WEC
34
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$130K – – –
FHA
35
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$77K – – –
Creative Planning
36
Creative Planning
Kansas
$67K – – –
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$31K -$7.54K -326 -21%
HI
38
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$27K – – –
MCM
39
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$26K +$25.5K +1,100 New
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$19K +$18K +778 New
First Manhattan
41
First Manhattan
New York
$18K +$17.4K +750 New
CTC
42
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11K +$2.31K +100 +27%
CFA
44
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$11K +$10.5K +455 New
BC
45
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$10K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
46
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
FCCM
47
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$5.42K +$5.21K +225 New
RIA
48
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K – – –
WTC
49
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$5K – – –
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$4K -$77.7K -3,358 -96%
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

52 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $70.8M — up 10% from $64.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BTO positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.53M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.64M.

  • 52 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q1 2014, up from 47 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $70.8M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.53M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.