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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.5M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.5M → $47.5M (+$9.01M)

0.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.26%9.16% (+0.9%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4443 (-1)

Holders
43
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.27%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.14M -$548K -28,949 -7%
FIM
2
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$6.63M +$971K +51,255 +18%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$4.59M +$367K +19,398 +9%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$3.67M -$157K -8,278 -4%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$2.56M +$145K +7,681 +6%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.38M -$54.6K -2,883 -2%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.24M +$998K +52,676 +88%
MIG
8
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$2.11M +$549K +28,989 +38%
PTCG
9
Pring Turner Capital Group
California
$1.74M -$33.1K -1,750 -2%
CIA
10
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.59M +$20.3K +1,073 +1%
PRCM
11
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.58M -$101K -5,331 -6%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.32M +$131K +6,931 +12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.28M +$610K +32,235 +101%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.19M +$143K +7,535 +14%
CA
15
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$860K +$818K +43,184 New
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$854K +$447K +23,617 +122%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$612K +$3.83K +202 +0.7%
VC
18
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$578K -$4.2K -222 -0.8%
RCM
19
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$555K +$528K +27,879 New
MBT
20
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$511K -$83.3K -4,400 -15%
ICAS
21
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$438K +$417K +22,035 New
SFS
22
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$379K +$87.6K +4,628 +32%
NL
23
NWAM LLC
Washington
$351K +$399K +21,048 New
MTIM
24
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$319K +$303K +16,000 New
ICOA
25
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$304K +$300K +15,866 New

HPI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

43 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $47.5M — up 23% from $38.5M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HPI was balanced in Q1 2014: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $998K. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $932K sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) as of Q1 2014, down from 44 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $47.5M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $998K added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund seller in Q1 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $932K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.