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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.5M invested in John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36M → $41.5M (+$5.49M)

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.5%18.52% (+1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2524 (-1)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
24
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.7M +$6.83M +438,132 +128%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$12.5M -$112K -7,165 -0.9%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$6.27M +$322K +20,633 +6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$5.77M -$2.34M -149,699 -30%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.34M -$36K -2,306 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$465K +$47.5K +3,046 +12%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$384K -$194K -12,415 -34%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$342K +$15.7K +1,004 +5%
FT
9
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$325K
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$253K -$13.9K -889 -5%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$213K -$28.1K -1,801 -12%
SFG
12
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$211K
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$171K +$164K +10,500 New
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$161K +$203 +13 +0.1%
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$102K +$31.2K +2,000 +47%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
16
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$81K
IA
17
IFP Advisors
Florida
$62K +$7.8K +500 +15%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$45K -$1.61K -103 -4%
MFS
19
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$42K
BBPWM
20
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$26K -$305K -19,569 -93%
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
$25K
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$19K -$530 -34 -3%
CFA
23
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$14K
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K +$9.83K +630 New
SFS
25
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.91M -127,273 Closed

HEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

24 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $41.5M — up 15% from $36M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of HEQ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.83M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2.34M.

  • 24 institutional investors held John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) as of Q3 2016, down from 25 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $41.5M of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.83M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.