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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.1M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.16%6.86% (-0.3%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6M → $28.1M (-$1.47M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4642 (-4)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 15

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
42
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
13
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Invesco
1
Invesco
Georgia
$5.51M -$943K -49,025 -15%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.36M -$463K -24,070 -12%
FFSOTS
3
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$2.16M +$11.9K +619 +0.6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.05M -$53.4K -2,778 -3%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.72M -$51.7K -2,686 -3%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.53M -$33.7K -1,750 -2%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.35M +$48.5K +2,524 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.14M +$3.87K +201 +0.3%
SFS
9
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.09M +$465K +24,174 +73%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$960K -$406K -21,095 -30%
WAM
11
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$900K +$869K +45,191 +2,370%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$890K -$696K -36,159 -44%
Koshinski Asset Management
13
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$772K +$51.7K +2,689 +7%
CRC
14
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$728K +$733K +38,101 New
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$486K -$15.3K -794 -3%
ICOA
16
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$419K +$9.83K +511 +2%
IH
17
IFC Holdings
Florida
$392K -$32.9K -1,709 -8%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$343K +$7.69K +400 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$264K -$33.8K -1,755 -11%
AF
20
Aldebaran Financial
$245K -$3.85K -200 -2%
PCM
21
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$230K
PMG
22
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$220K
PPA
23
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$216K +$217K +11,291 New
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$205K +$673 +35 +0.3%
CIA
25
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$202K -$18.5K -962 -8%

HPF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $28.1M — down 5% from $29.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HPF and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $869K. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $943K.

  • 42 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) as of Q3 2015, down from 46 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $28.1M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock for Q3 2015, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2015 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $869K added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II seller in Q3 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $943K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.