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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.3M invested in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.63%10.62% (-0%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.1M → $47.3M (-$866K)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6663 (-3)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
63
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.69M +$1.46M +105,843 +18%
SAMC
2
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$9.06M
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.18M -$620K -44,911 -9%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$2.87M +$100K +7,263 +4%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.31M +$139K +10,065 +7%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.55M -$885K -64,102 -37%
CAN
7
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.27M +$45.1K +3,268 +4%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
8
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.19M
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.04M -$94K -6,806 -8%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$1.03M +$258K +18,650 +34%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$878K -$6.49K -470 -0.7%
SFS
12
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$780K +$116K +8,400 +18%
SAM
13
Selway Asset Management
$652K
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$649K -$24.1K -1,742 -4%
GG
15
Golden Green
South Carolina
$599K -$6.28K -455 -1%
PTC
16
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$593K
LOPW
17
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$541K
WWM
18
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$538K -$38.7K -2,802 -7%
BC
19
Burney Company
Virginia
$520K -$52.7K -3,815 -9%
Cohen & Steers
20
Cohen & Steers
New York
$510K
GC
21
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$423K +$49.7K +3,599 +14%
WS
22
Wedbush Securities
California
$368K +$69 +5 +0%
NA
23
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$343K -$4.14K -300 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$336K +$110 +8 +0%
AWS
25
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies
Nebraska
$309K +$276 +20 +0.1%

HPS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

63 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $47.3M — down 1.8% from $48.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HPS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.46M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $885K.

  • 63 institutional investors held John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) as of Q2 2023, down from 66 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $47.3M of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock for Q2 2023, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III positions in Q2 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III buyer in Q2 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.46M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III seller in Q2 2023 was Ameriprise, an estimated $885K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.