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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, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Sep 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
63
−4 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
4.26M
+320.3K (+8.1%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$65.8M
+$9.58M (+17.0%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
5
23 more added
Sold out
9
15 more reduced

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2025: 63 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 heldQ3 2025: $65.8M
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding HPS in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG1,141,593$17.6M0.00%+111,560+10.8%Added
Morgan Stanley781,313$12.1M0.00%−51,818−6.2%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC294,198$4.54M0.00%+5,155+1.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.268,253$4.14M0.00%+32,293+13.7%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers175,720$2.71M0.00%+35,565+25.4%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC172,723$2.67M0.02%−2,612−1.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada157,594$2.43M0.00%+109,544+228.0%Added
Bank of America Corp147,907$2.28M0.00%+898+0.6%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc142,701$2.20M0.00%+4,993+3.6%Added
Fiera Capital Corp97,820$1.51M0.00%+13,543+16.1%Added
Activest Wealth Management71,064$1.10M0.22%+10,218+16.8%Added
Albion Financial Group69,433$1.07M0.06%+69,433New
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co63,748$984.3K0.05%+800+1.3%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co54,900$848.0K0.06%+13,000+31.0%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.54,877$847.3K0.02%−229−0.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company49,474$763.9K0.00%+24,915+101.4%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,331$715.4K0.03%+220.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC44,211$683.0K0.00%−2,343−5.0%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.40,732$608.8K0.00%−1,532−3.6%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$596.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.34,447$532.0K0.00%+8,000+30.2%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC26,580$415.2K0.00%+4,050+18.0%Added
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.25,407$392.3K0.35%+1,533+6.4%Added
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.24,292$378.5K0.14%+324+1.4%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC21,233$327.8K0.00%−3,849−15.3%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc21,104$326.0K0.01%−595−2.7%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC20,400$315.0K0.00%−400−1.9%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc18,189$280.8K0.00%−237−1.3%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC17,780$275.0K0.00%−1,811−9.2%Reduced
Keybank National Association17,000$262.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp14,465$223.3K0.00%−931−6.0%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC13,940$215.2K0.00%+2,314+19.9%Added
Mariner, LLC12,844$198.3K0.00%+19+0.1%Added
OneAscent Financial Services LLC12,750$196.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Focus Financial Network, Inc.11,716$180.9K0.01%+318+2.8%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.10,697$165.2K0.00%+10,697New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.10,317$159.3K0.00%+10,317New
US Bancorp4,396$67.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC4,045$62.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,000$61.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC3,588$55.4K0.00%−30−0.8%Reduced
Comerica Bank3,250$50.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp2,885$44.5K0.00%−2,148−42.7%Reduced
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$38.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA2,000$30.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co1,500$23.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC1,500$23.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,164$18.0K0.01%+26+2.3%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,128$17.4K0.00%+78+7.4%Added
CWM, LLC1,000$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP900$13.9K0.00%+720+400.0%Added
MAI Capital Management680$10.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.600$9.26K0.00%−600−50.0%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC517$7.99K0.00%−4,632−90.0%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.72K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreFirst Bank & Trust500$7.72K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$7.72K0.00%+500New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$5.40K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC225$3.47K0.00%+225New
Country Trust Bank200$3.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.32K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC8$1310.00%00.0%Unchanged
Balyasny Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−27,675−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−14,772−100.0%Sold out
Cresset Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−13,221−100.0%Sold out
Burney Co0$00.00%−13,040−100.0%Sold out
Wolverine Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−4,127−100.0%Sold out
Consultiva Wealth Management, Corp.0$00.00%−1,500−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−1,375−100.0%Sold out
Olistico Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−1,019−100.0%Sold out
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out