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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.2M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 16

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 53 (+4)

1.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.44% → 16.78% (+1.3%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69.1M → $72.2M (+$3.17M)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.16%
% of All Funds
1.54%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.29M
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$1.05M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$854K
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$803K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$799K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MTIM
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$488K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$358K
3
NSAM
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$259K
4
PP
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
-$174K
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$86.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.9M +$1.29M +56,876 +6%
PP
2
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$7.66M -$174K -7,675 -2%
NSAM
3
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$6.02M -$259K -11,425 -4%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.55M +$45.8K +2,019 +14%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.37M -$358K -15,779 -9%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$3.16M +$266K +11,739 +9%
FC
7
FCA Corp
Texas
$2.38M -$975 -43 -0%
CA
8
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$2.37M +$1.05M +46,294 +77%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.33M -$27.1K -1,197 -1%
OCM
10
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$2.12M +$108K +4,757 +5%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.61M +$262K +11,551 +19%
AIC
12
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
$1.43M -$453 -20 -0%
U
13
UBS
Switzerland
$1.17M +$115K +5,063 +11%
WAM
14
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.13M +$6.3K +278 +0.5%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.09M – – –
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.01M – – –
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$980K +$854K +37,682 +587%
SSWM
18
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$911K +$345K +15,216 +59%
PVWM
19
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$883K -$2.38K -105 -0.3%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$824K -$3.27K -144 -0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$787K +$803K +35,400 New
VKH
22
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$783K +$799K +35,259 New
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$668K +$98.5K +4,346 +17%
RJFSA
24
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$616K – – –
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$573K +$97.9K +4,317 +20%
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

53 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $72.2M — up 4.6% from $69.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BTO positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Marathon Trading Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $488K sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q3 2014, up from 49 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $72.2M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Marathon Trading Investment Management, an estimated $488K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.