John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
HPS
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.3M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 61 (+3)
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 9.92% → 10.32% (+0.4%)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $47.2M → $47.3M (+$68.2K)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.72M |
| 2 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$418K |
| 3 |
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
|
+$340K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$210K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$122K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$360K |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$198K |
| 3 |
ONB
Old National Bancorp
Evansville,
Indiana
|
-$174K |
| 4 |
BC
Burney Company
Reston,
Virginia
|
-$96K |
| 5 |
CW
CreativeOne Wealth
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$90.3K |
HPS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
61 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $47.3M — up 0.14% from $47.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new HPS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.72M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $360K.
- 61 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) as of Q4 2022, up from 58 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $47.3M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock for Q4 2022, up 0.14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III positions in Q4 2022 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.72M added.
- The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III seller in Q4 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $360K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.