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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, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Dec 31, 2024. 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
72
+12 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
4.03M
+396.6K (+10.9%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$60.6M
−$2.10M (−3.4%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
18
16 more added
Sold out
6
13 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: 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 holdersQ4 2024: 72 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 heldQ4 2024: $60.6M
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, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding HPS in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG1,021,428$15.4M0.00%+73,144+7.7%Added
Morgan Stanley805,648$12.1M0.00%−20,210−2.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc286,157$4.30M0.00%−17,618−5.8%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.227,301$3.42M0.00%+22,161+10.8%Added
LPL Financial LLC212,722$3.20M0.00%+112,363+112.0%Added
Rothschild Investment LLC150,200$2.26M0.15%−8,700−5.5%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers136,659$2.05M0.00%+21,649+18.8%Added
Bank of America Corp88,942$1.34M0.00%+13,057+17.2%Added
Activest Wealth Management87,673$1.32M0.37%−24,791−22.0%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp85,001$1.28M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co49,357$741.8K0.05%+29,916+153.9%Added
Marex Group plc46,766$702.9K0.01%+46,766New
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,435$697.9K0.04%+46,435New
Royal Bank of Canada46,207$694.0K0.00%−3,627−7.3%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC45,610$686.0K0.00%−21,690−32.2%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC42,223$634.6K0.02%−57,660−57.7%Reduced
Philadelphia Trust Co41,900$630.0K0.05%−6,000−12.5%Reduced
Readystate Asset Management LP40,783$613.0K0.03%+40,783New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.38,751$580.8K0.00%+924+2.4%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$580.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Western Wealth Management, LLC33,270$500.0K0.03%−6,203−15.7%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC29,848$448.6K0.00%+352+1.2%Added
Selway Asset Management27,510$413.5K0.16%−320−1.1%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC26,551$399.1K0.01%+26,551New
Wedbush Securities Inc24,210$364.0K0.01%+1,428+6.3%Added
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.23,833$360.1K0.35%+23,833New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC23,852$358.0K0.00%+23,852New
Wells Fargo & Company22,044$331.3K0.00%−4,328−16.4%Reduced
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.23,335$329.0K0.15%+290+1.3%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC21,652$325.4K0.00%+21,652New
GWM Advisors LLC20,700$311.1K0.00%+600+3.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc20,679$310.8K0.00%+20,679New
Burney Co19,575$294.2K0.01%−2,160−9.9%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC18,116$272.3K0.00%+18,116New
Keybank National Association17,000$255.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp15,975$240.1K0.00%+23+0.1%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,857$238.3K0.00%+15,857New
Mariner, LLC14,869$223.5K0.00%+14,869New
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.14,072$211.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
OneAscent Financial Services LLC12,750$192.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.10,403$156.4K0.00%+326+3.2%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.10,391$156.2K0.01%+165+1.6%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC5,118$76.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp4,396$66.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,000$59.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC3,537$53.2K0.00%+266+8.1%Added
Private Trust Co NA3,500$52.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ramirez Asset Management, Inc.3,500$52.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank3,250$48.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp2,700$40.6K0.00%+2,700New
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$37.6K0.01%+2,505New
Bryn Mawr Trust Co2,000$30.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.1,591$23.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co1,500$22.5K0.00%+1,500New
Key Financial Inc1,342$20.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,200$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Wealth Management, L.L.C.1,154$17.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,088$16.4K0.01%+23+2.2%Added
MAI Capital Management1,080$16.2K0.00%+1,080New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,050$15.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$15.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CoreFirst Bank & Trust1,000$15.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,000$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.51K0.00%−438−46.7%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$5.26K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec300$4.51K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP180$2.67K0.00%+180New
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP107$1.61K0.00%+107New
Aspect Partners, LLC100$1.50K0.00%+100New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.07K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC8$1190.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc0$00.00%−12,700−100.0%Sold out
Estabrook Capital Management0$00.00%−509−100.0%Sold out
Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−400−100.0%Sold out
National Bank of Canada0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out
JPMorgan Chase & Co0$00.00%−15−100.0%Sold out
FMR LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed