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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.9M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4142 (+1)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 11

0.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.19%6.58% (-0.62%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.5M → $28.9M (-$1.62M)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.87M -$564K -27,634 -11%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$3.33M +$620K +30,379 +23%
FFSOTS
3
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$2.57M -$21.3K -1,044 -0.8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.52M -$128K -6,263 -5%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$2.02M -$102K -4,998 -5%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$1.99M +$29.6K +1,449 +2%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.82M -$76.7K -3,755 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.38M +$194K +9,493 +17%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$1.11M +$266K +13,007 +32%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$993K +$37.2K +1,823 +4%
PRCM
11
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$935K -$271K -13,250 -23%
RCM
12
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$789K -$805K -39,410 -50%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$411K -$20K -977 -5%
UCFA
14
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$400K -$16.3K -800 -4%
IH
15
IFC Holdings
Florida
$383K +$42.8K +2,095 +13%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$362K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$325K +$20.9K +1,025 +7%
ICOA
18
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$297K -$58.4K -2,860 -17%
AF
19
Aldebaran Financial
$277K +$20 +1 +0%
CIA
20
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$238K -$12.6K -619 -5%
PMG
21
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$238K
SGCA
22
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$235K
SFS
23
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$232K +$229K +11,220 New
NIM
24
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$207K
AIG
25
American International Group
New York
$203K +$39.2K +1,920 +24%

HPF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

42 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $28.9M — down 5.3% from $30.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HPF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $620K. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.34M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) as of Q2 2014, up from 41 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $28.9M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock for Q2 2014, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $620K added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II seller in Q2 2014 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $1.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.