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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.5M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.1M → $64.5M (+$3.33M)

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.06%11.44% (+0.38%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4141 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
41
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
11
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17M +$5.92M +331,349 +54%
SAMC
2
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$12M
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.86M -$1.26M -70,622 -16%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$6.36M -$179K -10,034 -3%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.05M +$6.05M +338,760 New
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.33M +$199K +11,153 +6%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.87M -$393 -22 -0%
NL
8
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.5M +$17.9K +1,000 +1%
BC
9
Burney Company
Virginia
$1.4M +$1.4M +78,266 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.26M -$36.9K -2,065 -3%
CIA
11
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.26M -$18.3K -1,023 -1%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.21M -$19.6K -1,099 -2%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$1.15M -$60.7K -3,402 -5%
ONB
14
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$676K -$125K -7,025 -16%
NSIM
15
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$393K +$368K +20,600 +1,504%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$272K +$73.8K +4,132 +37%
UCFA
17
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$260K +$17K +950 +7%
ICOA
18
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$245K -$14.1K -790 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$239K +$15.4K +861 +7%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$195K +$57.3K +3,210 +42%
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$161K
Fifth Third Bancorp
22
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$152K -$12.5K -702 -8%
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$102K +$102K +5,700 New
US Bancorp
24
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$82K
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$70K +$21.9K +1,224 +46%

HPS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $64.5M — up 5.5% from $61.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new HPS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.92M. The largest seller was Newgate Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.37M sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $64.5M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock for Q4 2014, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.92M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III seller in Q4 2014 was Newgate Capital Management, an estimated $2.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.