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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 2025

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Jun 30, 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
67
+7 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
3.94M
+87.5K (+2.3%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$56.3M
−$1.58M (−2.7%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
12
16 more added
Sold out
5
16 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: 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 2025: 67 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 2025: $56.3M
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, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding HPS in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC8$1180.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.01K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.14K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP180$2.57K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Country Trust Bank200$2.85K0.00%+200New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec300$4.28K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$4.99K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.13K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreFirst Bank & Trust500$7.13K0.00%+500New
MAI Capital Management680$9.70K0.00%−267−28.2%Reduced
CWM, LLC1,000$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$14.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,050$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,138$16.2K0.01%+26+2.3%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,200$17.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP1,375$19.6K0.00%+1,375New
Rothschild Investment LLC1,500$21.4K0.00%−120,400−98.8%Reduced
Central Trust Co1,500$21.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Consultiva Wealth Management, Corp.1,500$21.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA2,000$28.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$35.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank3,250$46.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC3,618$51.6K0.00%+3,618New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,000$57.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC4,045$57.7K0.00%+4,045New
Wolverine Asset Management LLC4,127$58.9K0.00%+4,127New
US Bancorp4,396$62.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp5,033$71.8K0.00%+5,033New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC5,149$73.4K0.00%+31+0.6%Added
Focus Financial Network, Inc.11,398$162.5K0.01%+1,116+10.9%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC11,626$165.8K0.00%+11,626New
OneAscent Financial Services LLC12,750$182.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC12,825$182.9K0.00%+18+0.1%Added
Burney Co13,040$185.9K0.01%−6,535−33.4%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC13,221$188.5K0.00%+13,221New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP14,772$210.6K0.00%+14,772New
Stifel Financial Corp15,396$219.6K0.00%−604−3.8%Reduced
Keybank National Association17,000$242.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Inc18,426$262.8K0.00%−1,491−7.5%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC19,591$279.0K0.00%−1,669−7.9%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC20,800$296.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc21,699$309.0K0.01%−1,039−4.6%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC22,530$326.0K0.00%+22,530New
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.23,874$340.4K0.33%+17+0.1%Added
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.23,968$344.2K0.14%+330+1.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company24,559$350.2K0.00%−7,974−24.5%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC25,082$357.7K0.00%+1,396+5.9%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.26,447$377.0K0.00%+1,347+5.4%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC27,675$394.6K0.00%+27,675New
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$550.9K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Philadelphia Trust Co41,900$597.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.42,264$602.7K0.00%−1,680−3.8%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,309$660.4K0.03%−147−0.3%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC46,554$664.0K0.00%−497−1.1%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada48,050$685.0K0.00%−3,421−6.6%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.55,106$785.8K0.02%−1,201−2.1%Reduced
Activest Wealth Management60,846$867.7K0.21%−8,074−11.7%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co62,948$897.6K0.05%+5,649+9.9%Added
Fiera Capital Corp84,277$1.20M0.00%−724−0.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc137,708$1.96M0.00%+12,097+9.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers140,155$2.00M0.00%+4,194+3.1%Added
Bank of America Corp147,009$2.10M0.00%+9,031+6.5%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC175,335$2.50M0.02%+62,819+55.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.235,960$3.36M0.00%+13,710+6.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC289,043$4.12M0.00%+36,340+14.4%Added
Morgan Stanley833,131$11.9M0.00%−5,157−0.6%Reduced
UBS Group AG1,030,033$14.7M0.00%+32,676+3.3%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.0$00.00%−14,072−100.0%Sold out
National Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−12,559−100.0%Sold out
Readystate Asset Management LP0$00.00%−10,439−100.0%Sold out
Clearstead Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−3,537−100.0%Sold out
Bokf, NA0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Selway Asset Management––––Not filed