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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.5M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.1M → $50.5M (+$4.33M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.79%10.16% (-0.63%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5953 (-6)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 21

46% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
53
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-10.17%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
13
Reduced
21
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAMC
1
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$10.1M
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.31M +$789K +52,257 +11%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.52M -$134K -8,843 -2%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$4.12M -$331K -21,931 -8%
Cohen & Steers
5
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.56M -$142K -9,370 -5%
BC
6
Burney Company
Virginia
$1.8M -$47.2K -3,123 -3%
CAN
7
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.25M -$306K -20,264 -20%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.01M -$30.5K -2,016 -3%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$997K -$117K -7,770 -11%
NL
10
NWAM LLC
Washington
$935K -$40.5K -2,680 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$910K -$3.02K -200 -0.3%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$817K -$18.7K -1,239 -2%
SWP
13
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$759K +$16.3K +1,080 +2%
GC
14
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$743K -$137K -9,038 -16%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$716K -$186K -12,290 -21%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$665K -$22.1K -1,463 -3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
17
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$632K +$609K +40,300 New
SAM
18
Selway Asset Management
$621K -$7.93K -525 -1%
PAS
19
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$616K +$312K +20,675 +111%
LOPW
20
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$606K +$584K +38,630 New
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$584K -$137K -9,049 -20%
WS
22
Wedbush Securities
California
$537K +$3.93K +260 +0.8%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$516K +$15.8K +1,044 +3%
WWM
24
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$499K +$34.7K +2,300 +8%
PTC
25
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$439K +$257K +17,000 +155%

HPS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

53 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $50.5M — up 9.4% from $46.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of HPS and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $789K. The largest seller was Anfield Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.73M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) as of Q2 2020, down from 59 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $50.5M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock for Q2 2020, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III positions in Q2 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III buyer in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $789K added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III seller in Q2 2020 was Anfield Capital Management, an estimated $2.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.