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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.2M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 11

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.4M → $64.2M (+$8.84M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4247 (+5)

0.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.46%14.23% (+0.77%)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+11.9%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
14
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.2M +$207K +9,271 +1%
PP
2
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$8.86M +$30.8K +1,380 +0.4%
NSAM
3
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$7.22M -$455K -20,376 -6%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.53M +$1.02M +45,580 +20%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.38M +$11.5K +514 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.25M +$85.2K +3,813 +4%
FC
7
FCA Corp
Texas
$2.08M +$3.37K +151 +0.2%
OCM
8
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$2.01M -$26.8K -1,201 -1%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$1.88M +$55.7K +2,492 +3%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.36M -$310K -13,860 -19%
HSBC Holdings
11
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.34M -$201K -9,000 -14%
AIC
12
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
$1.24M -$20.4K -915 -2%
PVWM
13
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$984K +$934K +41,782 New
WAM
14
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$980K +$931K +41,646 New
U
15
UBS
Switzerland
$761K +$212K +9,478 +42%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$686K
SFS
17
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$662K +$51.5K +2,303 +9%
SG Americas Securities
18
SG Americas Securities
New York
$583K +$553K +24,744 New
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$545K +$198K +8,882 +62%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$529K +$32.9K +1,471 +7%
PP
21
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$497K +$471K +21,091 New
CWM
22
Concert Wealth Management
California
$277K +$4.31K +193 +2%
OC
23
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$259K -$56.3K -2,520 -19%
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$259K +$246K +10,989 New
SSWM
25
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$239K +$227K +10,141 New

BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

47 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $64.2M — up 16% from $55.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BTO positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.02M. The largest seller was North Star Asset Management, cutting an estimated $455K.

  • 47 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q4 2013, up from 42 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $64.2M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.02M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2013 was North Star Asset Management, an estimated $455K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.