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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $32M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 13

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31M → $32M (+$997K)

0.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.43%7.05% (-0.38%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5146 (-5)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
46
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-9.8%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
17
Reduced
13
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Invesco
1
Invesco
Georgia
$4.79M -$351K -17,526 -7%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.23M +$1.56M +77,793 +105%
FFSOTS
3
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$2.47M +$76.7K +3,835 +3%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.36M -$708K -35,358 -24%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.22M -$48K -2,401 -2%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$2.2M +$83.8K +4,187 +4%
CIA
7
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.73M +$1.04M +51,969 +176%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.54M -$57.9K -2,892 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$90.3K +4,515 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.16M +$12.7K +636 +1%
Koshinski Asset Management
11
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.14M +$311K +15,554 +40%
PPA
12
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.07M +$779K +38,936 +347%
HK
13
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$794K +$748K +37,363 New
MFS
14
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$685K +$133K +6,637 +26%
SIA
15
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$597K +$518K +25,908 +1,182%
IH
16
IFC Holdings
Florida
$497K +$61.8K +3,087 +15%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$487K +$22K +1,101 +5%
ICOA
18
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$487K +$45.4K +2,271 +11%
PAG
19
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$401K +$21.3K +1,063 +6%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$372K -$8K -400 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$293K -$10.9K -545 -4%
AF
22
Aldebaran Financial
$262K -$10K -500 -4%
PMG
23
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$244K
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$223K +$3.42K +171 +2%
SG Americas Securities
25
SG Americas Securities
New York
$221K -$204K -10,193 -50%

HPF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

46 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $32M — up 3.2% from $31M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of HPF and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.5M sold.

  • 46 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) as of Q1 2016, down from 51 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $32M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock for Q1 2016, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.56M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II seller in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.