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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 68 | $63.1M |
| Q1 2026 | 60 | $60.2M |
| Q4 2025 | 64 | $61.2M |
| Q3 2025 | 63 | $65.8M |
| Q2 2025 | 67 | $56.3M |
| Q1 2025 | 61 | $58.2M |
| Q4 2024 | 72 | $60.6M |
| Q3 2024 | 61 | $63.0M |
| Q2 2024 | 61 | $58.2M |
| Q1 2024 | 60 | $52.2M |
| Q4 2023 | 68 | $47.8M |
| Q3 2023 | 66 | $44.5M |
| Q2 2023 | 63 | $47.3M |
| Q1 2023 | 66 | $49.3M |
| Q4 2022 | 61 | $47.3M |
| Q3 2022 | 58 | $47.2M |
| Q2 2022 | 56 | $48.6M |
| Q1 2022 | 60 | $55.4M |
| Q4 2021 | 59 | $61.1M |
| Q3 2021 | 59 | $60.6M |
| Q2 2021 | 60 | $65.6M |
| Q1 2021 | 63 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Group AG | 1,141,593 | $17.6M | 0.00% | +111,560+10.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 781,313 | $12.1M | 0.00% | −51,818−6.2% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 294,198 | $4.54M | 0.00% | +5,155+1.8% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 268,253 | $4.14M | 0.00% | +32,293+13.7% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 175,720 | $2.71M | 0.00% | +35,565+25.4% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 172,723 | $2.67M | 0.02% | −2,612−1.5% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 157,594 | $2.43M | 0.00% | +109,544+228.0% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 147,907 | $2.28M | 0.00% | +898+0.6% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 142,701 | $2.20M | 0.00% | +4,993+3.6% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 97,820 | $1.51M | 0.00% | +13,543+16.1% | Added |
| Activest Wealth Management | 71,064 | $1.10M | 0.22% | +10,218+16.8% | Added |
| Albion Financial Group | 69,433 | $1.07M | 0.06% | +69,433 | New |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | 63,748 | $984.3K | 0.05% | +800+1.3% | Added |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 54,900 | $848.0K | 0.06% | +13,000+31.0% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 54,877 | $847.3K | 0.02% | −229−0.4% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 49,474 | $763.9K | 0.00% | +24,915+101.4% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 46,331 | $715.4K | 0.03% | +220.0% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 44,211 | $683.0K | 0.00% | −2,343−5.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 40,732 | $608.8K | 0.00% | −1,532−3.6% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 38,630 | $596.4K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 34,447 | $532.0K | 0.00% | +8,000+30.2% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 26,580 | $415.2K | 0.00% | +4,050+18.0% | Added |
| Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. | 25,407 | $392.3K | 0.35% | +1,533+6.4% | Added |
| Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C. | 24,292 | $378.5K | 0.14% | +324+1.4% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 21,233 | $327.8K | 0.00% | −3,849−15.3% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 21,104 | $326.0K | 0.01% | −595−2.7% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 20,400 | $315.0K | 0.00% | −400−1.9% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 18,189 | $280.8K | 0.00% | −237−1.3% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 17,780 | $275.0K | 0.00% | −1,811−9.2% | Reduced |
| Keybank National Association | 17,000 | $262.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 14,465 | $223.3K | 0.00% | −931−6.0% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 13,940 | $215.2K | 0.00% | +2,314+19.9% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 12,844 | $198.3K | 0.00% | +19+0.1% | Added |
| OneAscent Financial Services LLC | 12,750 | $196.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Focus Financial Network, Inc. | 11,716 | $180.9K | 0.01% | +318+2.8% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 10,697 | $165.2K | 0.00% | +10,697 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 10,317 | $159.3K | 0.00% | +10,317 | New |
| US Bancorp | 4,396 | $67.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 4,045 | $62.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 4,000 | $61.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 3,588 | $55.4K | 0.00% | −30−0.8% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 3,250 | $50.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 2,885 | $44.5K | 0.00% | −2,148−42.7% | Reduced |
| BankPlus Trust Department | 2,505 | $38.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,000 | $30.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Central Trust Co | 1,500 | $23.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 1,500 | $23.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 1,164 | $18.0K | 0.01% | +26+2.3% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 1,128 | $17.4K | 0.00% | +78+7.4% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 1,000 | $15.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 900 | $13.9K | 0.00% | +720+400.0% | Added |
| MAI Capital Management | 680 | $10.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 600 | $9.26K | 0.00% | −600−50.0% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 517 | $7.99K | 0.00% | −4,632−90.0% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 500 | $7.72K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreFirst Bank & Trust | 500 | $7.72K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $7.72K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 350 | $5.40K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 225 | $3.47K | 0.00% | +225 | New |
| Country Trust Bank | 200 | $3.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc | 150 | $2.32K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 71 | $1.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 8 | $131 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −27,675−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,772−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,221−100.0% | Sold out |
| Burney Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,040−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,127−100.0% | Sold out |
| Consultiva Wealth Management, Corp. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| Elequin Capital LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,375−100.0% | Sold out |
| Olistico Wealth, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,019−100.0% | Sold out |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −300−100.0% | Sold out |