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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.9M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 9

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6M → $31.9M (+$2.31M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4143 (+2)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.96%7.38% (+0.43%)

Holders
43
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.88%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
10
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$185K +$11.2K +553 +6%
Creative Planning
27
Creative Planning
Kansas
$94K +$43.2K +2,127 +85%
JWA
28
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$91K +$1.83K +90 +2%
Citigroup
29
Citigroup
New York
$67K
AWM
30
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$51K
PNC Financial Services Group
31
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$44K -$4.07K -200 -8%
BPBT
32
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$41K
SA
33
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$20K
ST
34
Somerset Trust
Pennsylvania
$16K
CFSG
35
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$16K +$16.3K +800 New
NFG
36
Next Financial Group
Texas
$15K -$24.8K -1,220 -62%
CFS
37
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$14K +$14.2K +700 New
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12K
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10K +$10.2K +500 New
NES
40
New England Securities
New York
$9K
CTC
41
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6K
SSB
42
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$4K
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$1.48K +73 New
PRCM
44
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
-$894K -44,679 Closed
SFS
45
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$201K -10,020 Closed
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$46K -2,275 Closed
PTC
47
Private Trust Company
Ohio
-$34K -1,718 Closed

HPF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

43 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $31.9M — up 7.8% from $29.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HPF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $1.25M. The largest seller was Pine River Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $894K sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) as of Q4 2014, up from 41 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $31.9M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock for Q4 2014, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $1.25M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II seller in Q4 2014 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $894K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.