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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 17 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

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5158 (+7)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M → $149M (+$11.3M)

0.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.92%20.28% (+0.37%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
58
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+13.73%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$60.2M -$249K -6,656 -0.4%
PP
2
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$11.9M -$16.8K -450 -0.1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.4M +$556K +14,881 +5%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$8.5M -$3.4M -91,017 -30%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.74M +$446K +11,939 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
6
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.95M -$496K -13,289 -7%
NSAM
7
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$6.38M +$53.2K +1,425 +0.9%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.06M +$2.29M +61,288 +91%
FC
9
FCA Corp
Texas
$4.11M -$87K -2,328 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.87M -$183K -4,886 -5%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.46M +$800K +21,422 +32%
Cohen & Steers
12
Cohen & Steers
New York
$3.13M +$2.36M +63,103 +382%
OCM
13
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$2.46M -$56K -1,500 -2%
AFA
14
Arlington Financial Advisors
California
$1.93M +$1.79M +47,852 New
PVWM
15
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1.3M
AIC
16
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
$1.09M +$1.04M +27,834 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$740K +$33.1K +885 +5%
CBOR
18
Community Bank of Raymore
Missouri
$659K
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$617K +$135K +3,621 +30%
NB
20
Nicolet Bankshares
Wisconsin
$549K -$7.47K -200 -1%
PG
21
Patten Group
Tennessee
$545K -$7.47K -200 -1%
JMPWA
22
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$540K -$33K -883 -6%
WEC
23
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$521K +$69.1K +1,850 +16%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$504K +$4.67K +125 +1%
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$462K -$5.01K -134 -1%

BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

58 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $149M — up 8.2% from $138M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BTO positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, adding an estimated $2.36M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 58 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q4 2017, up from 51 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $149M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $2.36M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.