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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.3M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

more ownership

Funds ownership:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.2M → $57.3M (-$950K)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
43
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.81M
2 +$1.4M
3 +$794K
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$761K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
+$613K

Top Sellers

1 -$1.38M
2 -$1.15M
3 -$789K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$723K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$427K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$10.6M
2
$9.72M
3
$8.09M
4
$6.11M
5
$5.59M
6
$2.96M
7
$1.81M
8
$1.74M
9
$1.49M
10
$1.4M
11
$1.03M
12
$923K
13
$804K
14
$795K
15
$794K
16
$761K
17
$613K
18
$463K
19
$396K
20
$236K
21
$183K
22
$169K
23
$71K
24
$71K
25
$65K