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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 2025

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Dec 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
64
+1 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
4.25M
−18.2K (−0.4%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$61.2M
−$4.64M (−7.0%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
10
20 more added
Sold out
9
15 more reduced

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 64 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 2025: $61.2M
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, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding HPS in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG1,173,288$16.9M0.00%+31,695+2.8%Added
Morgan Stanley783,453$11.3M0.00%+2,140+0.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC296,324$4.27M0.00%+2,126+0.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.223,508$3.22M0.00%−44,745−16.7%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers169,146$2.44M0.00%−6,574−3.7%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC166,776$2.40M0.02%−5,947−3.4%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada161,596$2.33M0.00%+4,002+2.5%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc156,631$2.26M0.00%+13,930+9.8%Added
Bank of America Corp146,935$2.12M0.00%−972−0.7%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp115,546$1.67M0.01%+17,726+18.1%Added
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co63,598$916.4K0.05%−150−0.2%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.60,647$873.9K0.02%+5,770+10.5%Added
Activest Wealth Management60,353$869.7K0.16%−10,711−15.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC48,337$696.5K0.00%+4,126+9.3%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC44,913$647.2K0.02%−1,418−3.1%Reduced
Philadelphia Trust Co41,700$601.0K0.04%−13,200−24.0%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.40,944$590.0K0.00%+212+0.5%Added
Wells Fargo & Company40,739$587.0K0.00%−8,735−17.7%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$556.7K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.29,447$424.0K0.00%−5,000−14.5%Reduced
Readystate Asset Management LP29,044$418.5K0.02%+29,044New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC26,580$385.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.25,783$371.5K0.31%+376+1.5%Added
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.24,620$356.7K0.12%+328+1.4%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC22,666$326.6K0.00%+1,433+6.7%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc21,104$304.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC20,187$291.0K0.00%+2,407+13.5%Added
GWM Advisors LLC19,300$278.1K0.00%−1,100−5.4%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc18,213$262.4K0.00%+24+0.1%Added
Logan Stone Capital, LLC18,084$260.6K0.06%+18,084New
Keybank National Association17,000$245.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC14,887$214.5K0.00%+14,887New
Stifel Financial Corp14,465$208.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC14,185$204.4K0.00%+245+1.8%Added
Focus Financial Network, Inc.12,716$183.2K0.01%+1,000+8.5%Added
Mariner, LLC12,593$181.5K0.00%−251−2.0%Reduced
PW Nova Financial Services LLC10,374$151.0K0.06%+10,374New
National Asset Management, Inc.10,456$150.7K0.01%+10,456New
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc.10,000$144.1K0.06%+10,000New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,937$114.4K0.00%−2,760−25.8%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC6,372$91.8K0.00%+6,372New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,000$57.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,727$53.7K0.00%−318−7.9%Reduced
Comerica Bank3,250$46.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$36.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2,071$29.8K0.00%+2,000+2,816.9%Added
Private Trust Co NA2,000$28.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC1,500$21.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,190$17.1K0.01%+26+2.2%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,128$16.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$14.7K0.01%+1,019New
MAI Capital Management680$9.80K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.600$8.65K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC524$7.55K0.00%+7+1.4%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$7.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreFirst Bank & Trust500$7.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$7.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co390$5.62K0.00%+390New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$5.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Dedication, LLC300$4.32K0.00%+300New
Country Trust Bank200$2.88K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP180$2.59K0.00%−720−80.0%Reduced
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.16K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC9$1250.00%+1+12.5%Added
Albion Financial Group0$00.00%−69,433−100.0%Sold out
OneAscent Financial Services LLC0$00.00%−12,750−100.0%Sold out
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.0$00.00%−10,317−100.0%Sold out
US Bancorp0$00.00%−4,396−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−3,588−100.0%Sold out
Fifth Third Bancorp0$00.00%−2,885−100.0%Sold out
Central Trust Co0$00.00%−1,500−100.0%Sold out
CWM, LLC0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−225−100.0%Sold out