We are live on ! Find out more
HPS

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.5M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 11

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4650 (+4)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.3M → $61.5M (+$122K)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.05%9.72% (-0.32%)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
20
Reduced
11
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAMC
1
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$12.9M
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.1M +$90.8K +4,696 +0.9%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9M -$268K -13,856 -3%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$4.56M -$571K -29,511 -11%
Cohen & Steers
5
Cohen & Steers
New York
$4.45M -$2.15M -111,093 -33%
BC
6
Burney Company
Virginia
$2.21M -$174K -9,000 -8%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.38M -$82.2K -4,249 -6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.38M +$239K +12,350 +22%
NL
9
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.3M -$10.1K -520 -0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.23M -$13.1K -677 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.1M +$94K +4,857 +10%
GC
12
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$957K +$71.7K +3,709 +8%
CAN
13
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$869K -$442K -22,853 -35%
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$814K +$257K +13,302 +49%
WWM
15
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$804K +$777K +40,173 New
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$797K +$186K +9,636 +32%
ONB
17
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$689K
SWP
18
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$687K +$355K +18,345 +115%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$652K -$20K -1,034 -3%
WS
20
Wedbush Securities
California
$626K +$213K +11,000 +54%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$600K +$21.6K +1,118 +4%
AI
22
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$519K +$91.9K +4,749 +22%
TF
23
Trek Financial
Arizona
$519K +$168K +8,674 +50%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$512K +$151K +7,810 +44%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$320K +$76.7K +3,965 +33%

HPS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

50 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $61.5M — up 0.2% from $61.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new HPS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Western Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $777K. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $2.15M.

  • 50 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) as of Q3 2019, up from 46 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $61.5M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock for Q3 2019, up 0.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III buyer in Q3 2019 was Western Wealth Management, an estimated $777K added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III seller in Q3 2019 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $2.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.