John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
HPF
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.8M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4
57% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 7
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 43 → 47 (+4)
0.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.38% → 7.07% (-0.31%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.9M → $31.8M (-$150K)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$326K |
| 2 |
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$307K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$300K |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$87.4K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$46.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Arlington Heights,
Illinois
|
-$983K |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$705K |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$286K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$225K |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$215K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
51
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$215K | -10,577 | Closed |
|
52
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$10K | -500 | Closed |
|
HPF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
47 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $31.8M — down 0.47% from $31.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HPF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $326K. The largest seller was Arlington Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $983K sold.
- 47 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) as of Q1 2015, up from 43 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $31.8M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock for Q1 2015, down 0.47% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $326K added.
- The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II seller in Q1 2015 was Arlington Capital Management, an estimated $983K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.