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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 68 (+7)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $156M (+$2.44M)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.15% → 22.65% (+0.5%)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
68
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.48%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
11
Reduced
21
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$1.04M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$994K
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$855K
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$740K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$631K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$889K
2
NMC
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
-$531K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$422K
4
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$341K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$242K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
26
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$571K -$341K -8,917 -37%
PG
27
Patten Group
Tennessee
$532K +$2.29K +60 +0.4%
WEC
28
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$494K – – –
NB
29
Nicolet Bankshares
Wisconsin
$458K -$45.5K -1,190 -9%
BTS
30
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$458K -$33.6K -880 -7%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$446K +$35.1K +918 +8%
IFWM
32
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$413K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$386K -$60.6K -1,585 -13%
WAM
34
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$378K -$242K -6,332 -38%
DADC
35
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$333K – – –
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$289K +$299K +7,815 New
HCM
37
Hudson Capital Management
New Jersey
$260K – – –
GC
38
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$258K +$266K +6,967 New
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$253K -$22.1K -578 -8%
WS
40
Wedbush Securities
California
$249K -$90K -2,354 -26%
BSW
41
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$243K – – –
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$220K -$5.96K -156 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
43
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$212K +$219K +5,730 New
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$209K – – –
AA
45
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$185K +$191K +5,000 New
LFA
46
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$85K – – –
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$75K +$14.9K +391 +24%
PCP
48
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$74K +$76.5K +2,000 New
SWP
49
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$53K +$55.2K +1,444 New
CFN
50
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$37K – – –
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

68 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $156M — up 1.6% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BTO positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Clough Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.04M. The largest seller was Doliver Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $889K sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q3 2018, up from 61 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $156M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Clough Capital Partners, an estimated $1.04M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $889K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.