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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.5M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33M → $38.5M (+$5.47M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3844 (+6)

1.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.58%8.26% (+1.7%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
44
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
8
Reduced
14
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.91M +$1.32M +71,898 +23%
FIM
2
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$5.03M -$17.5K -950 -0.3%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$3.77M +$383K +20,865 +11%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$3.44M -$210K -11,411 -6%
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.19M -$83.1K -4,526 -4%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$2.16M -$149K -8,123 -6%
PTCG
7
Pring Turner Capital Group
California
$1.59M +$1.64M +89,350 New
PRCM
8
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.51M +$1.56M +84,821 New
CIA
9
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.4M +$1.44M +78,552 New
MIG
10
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.38M +$1.42M +77,057 New
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.07M -$326K -17,754 -23%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.06M +$231K +12,562 +27%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$935K +$10.4K +566 +1%
SG Americas Securities
14
SG Americas Securities
New York
$932K +$959K +52,186 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$569K -$26.2K -1,428 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$545K -$205K -11,180 -27%
MBT
17
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$537K -$171K -9,335 -24%
VC
18
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$522K +$42.1K +2,292 +9%
WAM
19
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$437K +$450K +24,504 New
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$347K -$151K -8,204 -30%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$344K -$47.2K -2,572 -12%
WCM
22
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$273K +$3.03K +165 +1%
SFS
23
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$257K +$264K +14,387 New
PP
24
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$206K +$212K +11,520 New
OA
25
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$203K

HPI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

44 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $38.5M — up 17% from $33M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new HPI positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pine River Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $326K.

  • 44 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) as of Q4 2013, up from 38 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $38.5M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $1.56M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $326K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.