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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $100M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.4M → $100M (+$10.7M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 53 (+5)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.08% → 19.29% (+0.21%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
53
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.42%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
11
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$1.43M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.38M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$1.33M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$483K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$336K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2M
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$1.04M
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$434K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$205K
5
PP
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
-$163K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
26
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$227K -$20.9K -767 -9%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$220K -$35.5K -1,306 -14%
DADC
28
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$184K +$5.44K +200 +3%
WEC
29
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$143K -$9.52K -350 -6%
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$98K +$27.2K +1,000 +40%
FHA
31
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$90K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$66K +$2.18K +80 +4%
MCM
33
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$31K – – –
PSUF
34
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$28K -$81.6K -3,000 -75%
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$28K +$27.6K +1,014 New
First Manhattan
36
First Manhattan
New York
$21K – – –
CTC
37
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$14K – – –
AIG
38
American International Group
New York
$14K +$13.6K +500 New
MSFP
39
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$14K +$13.6K +500 New
SHJ
40
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$12K – – –
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K – – –
IA
42
IFP Advisors
Florida
$12K +$12K +442 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
43
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11K – – –
FCCM
44
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$6.31K – – –
AIM
45
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$6K – – –
CCS
46
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$5K +$5.77K +212 New
NMIS
47
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
$4K +$3.48K +128 New
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2K – – –
NFG
49
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K – – –
CA
50
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$1.04M -41,016 Closed
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

53 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $100M — up 12% from $89.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new BTO positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Baird Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.43M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2M.

  • 53 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $100M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $1.43M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.