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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
66
+8 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
3.37M
+100.6K (+3.1%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$49.3M
+$2.07M (+4.4%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
13
13 more added
Sold out
5
12 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2022: 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 holdersQ1 2023: 66 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 heldQ1 2023: $49.3M
Q1 2021: $66.7MQ2 2021: $65.6MQ3 2021: $60.6MQ4 2021: $61.1MQ1 2022: $55.4MQ2 2022: $48.6MQ3 2022: $47.2MQ4 2022: $47.3MQ1 2023: $49.3MQ2 2023: $47.3MQ3 2023: $44.5MQ4 2023: $47.8MQ1 2024: $52.2MQ2 2024: $58.2MQ3 2024: $63.0MQ4 2024: $60.6MQ1 2025: $58.2MQ2 2025: $56.3MQ3 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$56.3M
Q1 202561$58.2M
Q4 202472$60.6M
Q3 202461$63.0M
Q2 202461$58.2M
Q1 202460$52.2M
Q4 202368$47.8M
Q3 202366$44.5M
Q2 202363$47.3M
Q1 202366$49.3M
Q4 202261$47.3M
Q3 202258$47.2M
Q2 202256$48.6M
Q1 202260$55.4M
Q4 202159$61.1M
Q3 202159$60.6M
Q2 202160$65.6M
Q1 202163$66.7M

Institutions, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding HPS in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.646,421$9.46M7.32%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley585,674$8.57M0.00%+15,946+2.8%Added
UBS Group AG486,087$7.11M0.00%−20,444−4.0%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.197,417$2.89M0.00%−29,261−12.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc174,517$2.56M0.00%+21,220+13.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.154,464$2.26M0.00%+1,860+1.2%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC87,137$1.27M0.01%+12,218+16.3%Added
Fiera Capital Corp84,641$1.24M0.00%−1,825−2.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC80,900$1.18M0.00%−4,032−4.7%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada63,128$924.0K0.00%+5,192+9.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC54,726$800.6K0.00%−3,410−5.9%Reduced
Bank of America Corp48,049$703.0K0.00%+561+1.2%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,633$682.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Selway Asset Management46,560$681.2K0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Golden Green, Inc.43,197$632.0K0.74%+43,197New
Philadelphia Trust Co42,300$619.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Western Wealth Management, LLC41,190$602.6K0.06%−770−1.8%Reduced
Burney Co40,900$598.4K0.03%−842−2.0%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$565.2K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.36,388$532.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Guggenheim Capital LLC26,565$388.6K0.00%+13,991+111.3%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc26,246$384.0K0.02%−106−0.4%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC23,953$350.0K0.00%+70.0%Added
GWM Advisors LLC24,800$337.8K0.00%+2,975+13.6%Added
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.22,000$316.1K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Keybank National Association20,000$292.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.18,980$277.7K0.00%+656+3.6%Added
Change Path, LLC18,212$266.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company17,417$254.8K0.00%−3,041−14.9%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC17,351$253.8K0.00%+17,351New
HighTower Advisors, LLC16,771$245.0K0.00%+257+1.6%Added
Stifel Financial Corp16,665$243.8K0.00%+16,665New
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.15,472$226.3K0.00%+90+0.6%Added
IHT Wealth Management, LLC11,800$172.6K0.01%+11,800New
Sigma Planning Corp11,575$169.3K0.01%+28+0.2%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.10,974$160.6K0.00%−650−5.6%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates10,414$152.4K0.00%−3,287−24.0%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co11,041$150.4K0.02%+11,041New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.10,086$148.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co10,060$147.0K0.00%+10,060New
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.6,500$93.9K0.02%+6,500New
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC4,136$60.5K0.00%+4,136New
Private Trust Co NA3,500$51.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC2,517$36.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,950$28.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ahrens Investment Partners LLC1,800$26.3K0.01%+1,800New
Key Financial Inc1,717$25.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.1,250$18.0K0.00%+1,250New
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,200$17.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Belpointe Asset Management LLC1,082$15.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.1,070$15.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreFirst Bank & Trust1,000$14.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC764$10.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raleigh Capital Management Inc.720$10.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.650$9.51K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC524$7.67K0.00%+524New
Estabrook Capital Management509$7.45K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.32K0.00%−1,520−75.2%Reduced
National Bank of Canada300$4.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC300$4.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec300$4.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. LLC300$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC250$4.00K0.00%+250New
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.200$2.87K0.00%+200New
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co175$2.56K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−14,382−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−7,142−100.0%Sold out
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.0$00.00%−6,702−100.0%Sold out
Money Concepts Capital Corp0$00.00%−913−100.0%Sold out
Romano Brothers and Company0$00.00%−800−100.0%Sold out
Sanctuary Wealth Management, L.L.C.––––Not filed
CoreCap Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc––––Not filed