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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
BTO

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $88M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83.7M → $88M (+$4.29M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

1.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.5% → 17.46% (-1%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 46 (-9)

69% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
46
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-16.36%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$704K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$523K
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$503K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$253K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$3.71M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$2.39M
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$2.08M
4
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$1.36M
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$1.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
26
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$249K +$228K +9,148 New
WS
27
Wedbush Securities
California
$238K +$2.82K +113 +1%
CL
28
CSS LLC
Illinois
$231K +$212K +8,500 New
DADC
29
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$174K – – –
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$147K +$299 +12 +0.2%
WEC
31
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$139K – – –
PSUF
32
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$109K – – –
FHA
33
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$87K – – –
MCM
34
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$30K – – –
First Manhattan
35
First Manhattan
New York
$20K +$25 +1 +0.1%
CTC
36
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$14K – – –
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$14K – – –
BC
38
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$12K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
39
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$10K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
40
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10K – – –
FCCM
41
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$6.12K – – –
AIM
42
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$6K – – –
UFA
43
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2K -$2.07K -83 -50%
NFG
45
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K – – –
1832 Asset Management
46
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$3.71M -158,200 Closed
KIM
47
Karpus Investment Management
New York
– -$2.39M -102,244 Closed
CCP
48
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1.36M -58,100 Closed
COLIM
49
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.22M -51,986 Closed
SSWM
50
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$1.11M -47,473 Closed
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $88M — up 5.1% from $83.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of BTO and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.5M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.71M sold.

  • 46 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q2 2015, down from 55 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $88M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.5M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q2 2015 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $3.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.