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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 2025

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
61
−9 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
3.88M
−107.2K (−2.7%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$58.2M
−$1.73M (−2.9%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
5
16 more added
Sold out
14
15 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 61 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 2025: $58.2M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding HPS in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG997,357$15.0M0.00%−24,071−2.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley838,288$12.6M0.00%+32,640+4.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC252,703$3.79M0.00%+39,981+18.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.222,250$3.33M0.00%−5,051−2.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp137,978$2.07M0.00%+49,036+55.1%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers135,961$2.04M0.00%−698−0.5%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc125,611$1.88M0.00%−160,546−56.1%Reduced
Rothschild Investment LLC121,900$1.83M0.12%−28,300−18.8%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC112,516$1.69M0.02%+90,864+419.7%Added
Fiera Capital Corp85,001$1.28M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Activest Wealth Management68,920$1.03M0.28%−18,753−21.4%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co57,299$859.5K0.06%+7,942+16.1%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.56,307$844.6K0.03%+56,307New
Royal Bank of Canada51,471$772.0K0.00%+5,264+11.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC47,051$706.0K0.00%+1,441+3.2%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,456$696.8K0.03%+210.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.43,944$659.2K0.00%+5,193+13.4%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co41,900$629.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$579.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company32,533$488.0K0.00%+10,489+47.6%Added
Selway Asset Management26,830$402.4K0.17%−680−2.5%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.25,100$377.0K0.00%+25,100New
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.23,857$358.3K0.37%+24+0.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC23,686$355.3K0.00%−6,162−20.6%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc22,738$341.0K0.01%−1,472−6.1%Reduced
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.23,638$337.6K0.15%+303+1.3%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC21,260$319.0K0.00%−2,592−10.9%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC20,800$312.0K0.00%+100+0.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc19,917$298.8K0.00%−762−3.7%Reduced
Burney Co19,575$293.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Keybank National Association17,000$255.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp16,000$240.0K0.00%+25+0.2%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.14,072$211.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC12,807$192.1K0.00%−2,062−13.9%Reduced
OneAscent Financial Services LLC12,750$191.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.12,559$188.4K0.01%+2,168+20.9%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP10,439$156.6K0.01%−30,344−74.4%Reduced
Focus Financial Network, Inc.10,282$154.2K0.01%+10,282New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC5,118$76.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp4,396$65.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,000$54.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC3,537$53.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank3,250$48.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$37.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA2,000$30.0K0.00%−1,500−42.9%Reduced
Central Trust Co1,500$22.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Consultiva Wealth Management, Corp.1,500$22.5K0.08%+1,500New
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,200$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,112$16.7K0.01%+24+2.2%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,050$15.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$15.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,000$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management947$14.2K0.00%−133−12.3%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.50K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bokf, NA500$7.50K0.00%+500New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$5.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec300$4.50K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP180$2.58K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC8$1220.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.0$00.00%−1,591−100.0%Sold out
Marex Group plc0$00.00%−46,766−100.0%Sold out
Western Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−33,270−100.0%Sold out
Wolverine Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−26,551−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Capital LLC0$00.00%−18,116−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−15,857−100.0%Sold out
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.0$00.00%−10,403−100.0%Sold out
Ramirez Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−3,500−100.0%Sold out
Fifth Third Bancorp0$00.00%−2,700−100.0%Sold out
Bryn Mawr Trust Co0$00.00%−2,000−100.0%Sold out
Key Financial Inc0$00.00%−1,342−100.0%Sold out
CoreFirst Bank & Trust0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−107−100.0%Sold out
Aspect Partners, LLC0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Sanctuary Wealth Management, L.L.C.––––Not filed