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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

HPS
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0001215913

No open-market purchases or sales by John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 68 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $63.1M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Jun 30, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
68
+8 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
4.34M
+116.4K (+2.8%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$63.1M
+$2.96M (+4.9%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
12
23 more added
Sold out
4
14 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2026: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting HPS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2026: 68 institutions
Q1 2021: 63 institutionsQ2 2021: 60 institutionsQ3 2021: 59 institutionsQ4 2021: 59 institutionsQ1 2022: 60 institutionsQ2 2022: 56 institutionsQ3 2022: 58 institutionsQ4 2022: 61 institutionsQ1 2023: 66 institutionsQ2 2023: 63 institutionsQ3 2023: 66 institutionsQ4 2023: 68 institutionsQ1 2024: 60 institutionsQ2 2024: 61 institutionsQ3 2024: 61 institutionsQ4 2024: 72 institutionsQ1 2025: 61 institutionsQ2 2025: 67 institutionsQ3 2025: 63 institutionsQ4 2025: 64 institutionsQ1 2026: 60 institutionsQ2 2026: 68 institutions
Value heldQ2 2026: $63.1M
Q1 2021: $66.8MQ2 2021: $65.6MQ3 2021: $60.6MQ4 2021: $61.1MQ1 2022: $55.4MQ2 2022: $48.6MQ3 2022: $47.4MQ4 2022: $47.3MQ1 2023: $49.3MQ2 2023: $47.3MQ3 2023: $44.5MQ4 2023: $58.4MQ1 2024: $77.7MQ2 2024: $58.2MQ3 2024: $63.0MQ4 2024: $60.6MQ1 2025: $58.2MQ2 2025: $56.9MQ3 2025: $65.8MQ4 2025: $61.2MQ1 2026: $60.2MQ2 2026: $63.1M
Institutions holding HPS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202668$63.1M
Q1 202660$60.2M
Q4 202564$61.2M
Q3 202563$65.8M
Q2 202567$56.9M
Q1 202561$58.2M
Q4 202472$60.6M
Q3 202461$63.0M
Q2 202461$58.2M
Q1 202460$77.7M
Q4 202368$58.4M
Q3 202366$44.5M
Q2 202363$47.3M
Q1 202366$49.3M
Q4 202261$47.3M
Q3 202258$47.4M
Q2 202256$48.6M
Q1 202260$55.4M
Q4 202159$61.1M
Q3 202159$60.6M
Q2 202160$65.6M
Q1 202163$66.8M

Institutions, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding HPS in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG1,291,717$18.8M0.00%+60,464+4.9%Added
Morgan Stanley837,423$12.2M0.00%+61,469+7.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC298,403$4.34M0.00%−17,287−5.5%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.217,859$3.17M0.00%+2,900+1.3%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc176,393$2.56M0.00%+8,130+4.8%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers176,029$2.56M0.00%+9,369+5.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada156,415$2.27M0.00%−8,504−5.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp149,439$2.17M0.00%+2,438+1.7%Added
Fiera Capital Corp114,018$1.66M0.01%+3,321+3.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.65,386$950.8K0.00%+17,870+37.6%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.61,234$890.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.58,240$846.8K0.01%+58,240New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC52,099$757.5K0.00%−32−0.1%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC48,366$703.2K0.00%−64,524−57.2%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,397$674.6K0.02%−1,708−3.6%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company45,587$662.8K0.00%+5,112+12.6%Added
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co44,953$653.6K0.03%−17,279−27.8%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$561.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Western Wealth Management, LLC32,232$468.6K0.02%+24+0.1%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co27,820$405.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Activest Wealth Management27,057$393.4K0.08%−31,532−53.8%Reduced
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.25,815$376.9K0.11%+351+1.4%Added
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.25,836$375.7K0.26%+27+0.1%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC25,380$370.0K0.00%−1,200−4.5%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC23,705$345.0K0.00%+1,531+6.9%Added
GWM Advisors LLC20,757$301.8K0.00%+3,157+17.9%Added
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC20,731$301.4K0.01%+25+0.1%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.19,652$285.7K0.00%+299+1.5%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP17,374$252.6K0.01%+17,374New
Keybank National Association17,000$247.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Inc15,991$232.5K0.00%−1,186−6.9%Reduced
Focus Financial Network, Inc.14,776$214.8K0.01%+2,260+18.1%Added
Stifel Financial Corp14,465$210.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC14,408$209.5K0.00%+113+0.8%Added
OneAscent Financial Services LLC12,750$185.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc12,000$174.0K0.00%−6,750−36.0%Reduced
Mariner, LLC11,456$166.6K0.00%−882−7.1%Reduced
HRT Financial LP11,401$165.0K0.00%+11,401New
National Asset Management, Inc.11,295$163.0K0.01%+135+1.2%Added
PW Nova Financial Services LLC10,854$157.8K0.03%+241+2.3%Added
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc.10,000$145.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,937$115.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC6,000$87.2K0.00%+4,500+300.0%Added
Compass Financial Management LLC5,685$81.1K0.01%+5,685New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,510$51.0K0.00%+3,510New
Fifth Third Bancorp3,250$47.3K0.00%−3,223−49.8%Reduced
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$36.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA2,000$29.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.1,658$24.1K0.00%+1,658New
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,245$18.1K0.01%+28+2.3%Added
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$14.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Crews Bank & Trust1,000$14.5K0.00%+1,000New
LifeSteps Financial, Inc.750$10.9K0.01%+750New
IFG Advisory, LLC731$10.6K0.00%+731New
Entrust Financial LLC700$10.2K0.01%+700New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC539$7.83K0.00%+8+1.5%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.27K0.00%−581−53.7%Reduced
CoreFirst Bank & Trust500$7.27K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$7.27K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.495$7.20K0.00%+495New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$5.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Country Trust Bank200$2.91K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co195$2.83K0.00%−195−50.0%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP180$2.62K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.18K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.03K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC9$1320.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc5$730.00%+5New
IHT Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−11,512−100.0%Sold out
Larson Financial Group LLC0$00.00%−1,694−100.0%Sold out
MAI Capital Management0$00.00%−680−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−115−100.0%Sold out