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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
BTO

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $78.6M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 19.29% → 17.47% (-1.8%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 47 (-6)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $100M → $78.6M (-$21.4M)

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 19

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
47
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-11.32%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
8
Reduced
19
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$2M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$468K
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$252K
4
FC
FCA Corp
Texas
+$207K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$181K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.78M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$956K
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$871K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$387K
5
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
-$247K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$156K -$35.4K -1,533 -20%
DADC
27
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$111K -$46.2K -2,000 -30%
WEC
28
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$99.7K -$23.1K -1,001 -20%
FHA
29
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$78K – – –
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$61K -$23.1K -1,000 -29%
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$61K +$3.67K +159 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$48K +$45.7K +1,980 +198,000%
PSUF
33
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$24K – – –
First Manhattan
34
First Manhattan
New York
$18K – – –
GWM
35
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$18K +$16.6K +718 New
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$12K -$11.5K -500 -49%
CTC
37
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
SHJ
38
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$10K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
39
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
FCCM
40
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$5.47K – – –
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K -$5.56K -241 -56%
AIM
42
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$5K – – –
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2K – – –
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K – – –
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$956K -34,110 Closed
WS
46
Wedbush Securities
California
– -$247K -8,824 Closed
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$227K -8,096 Closed
MCM
48
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
– -$31K -1,100 Closed
AIG
49
American International Group
New York
– -$14K -500 Closed
MSFP
50
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
– -$14K -500 Closed
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

47 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $78.6M — down 21% from $100M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of BTO and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Doliver Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.78M.

  • 47 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q1 2016, down from 53 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $78.6M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $2M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.