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.
| 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Group AG | 1,173,288 | $16.9M | 0.00% | +31,695+2.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 783,453 | $11.3M | 0.00% | +2,140+0.3% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 296,324 | $4.27M | 0.00% | +2,126+0.7% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 223,508 | $3.22M | 0.00% | −44,745−16.7% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 169,146 | $2.44M | 0.00% | −6,574−3.7% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 166,776 | $2.40M | 0.02% | −5,947−3.4% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 161,596 | $2.33M | 0.00% | +4,002+2.5% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 156,631 | $2.26M | 0.00% | +13,930+9.8% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 146,935 | $2.12M | 0.00% | −972−0.7% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 115,546 | $1.67M | 0.01% | +17,726+18.1% | Added |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | 63,598 | $916.4K | 0.05% | −150−0.2% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 60,647 | $873.9K | 0.02% | +5,770+10.5% | Added |
| Activest Wealth Management | 60,353 | $869.7K | 0.16% | −10,711−15.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 48,337 | $696.5K | 0.00% | +4,126+9.3% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 44,913 | $647.2K | 0.02% | −1,418−3.1% | Reduced |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 41,700 | $601.0K | 0.04% | −13,200−24.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 40,944 | $590.0K | 0.00% | +212+0.5% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 40,739 | $587.0K | 0.00% | −8,735−17.7% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 38,630 | $556.7K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 29,447 | $424.0K | 0.00% | −5,000−14.5% | Reduced |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 29,044 | $418.5K | 0.02% | +29,044 | New |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 26,580 | $385.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. | 25,783 | $371.5K | 0.31% | +376+1.5% | Added |
| Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C. | 24,620 | $356.7K | 0.12% | +328+1.4% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 22,666 | $326.6K | 0.00% | +1,433+6.7% | Added |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 21,104 | $304.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 20,187 | $291.0K | 0.00% | +2,407+13.5% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 19,300 | $278.1K | 0.00% | −1,100−5.4% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 18,213 | $262.4K | 0.00% | +24+0.1% | Added |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | 18,084 | $260.6K | 0.06% | +18,084 | New |
| Keybank National Association | 17,000 | $245.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 14,887 | $214.5K | 0.00% | +14,887 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 14,465 | $208.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 14,185 | $204.4K | 0.00% | +245+1.8% | Added |
| Focus Financial Network, Inc. | 12,716 | $183.2K | 0.01% | +1,000+8.5% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 12,593 | $181.5K | 0.00% | −251−2.0% | Reduced |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 10,374 | $151.0K | 0.06% | +10,374 | New |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 10,456 | $150.7K | 0.01% | +10,456 | New |
| Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc. | 10,000 | $144.1K | 0.06% | +10,000 | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 7,937 | $114.4K | 0.00% | −2,760−25.8% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 6,372 | $91.8K | 0.00% | +6,372 | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 4,000 | $57.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 3,727 | $53.7K | 0.00% | −318−7.9% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 3,250 | $46.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BankPlus Trust Department | 2,505 | $36.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,071 | $29.8K | 0.00% | +2,000+2,816.9% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,000 | $28.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 1,500 | $21.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 1,190 | $17.1K | 0.01% | +26+2.2% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 1,128 | $16.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Olistico Wealth, LLC | 1,019 | $14.7K | 0.01% | +1,019 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 680 | $9.80K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 600 | $8.65K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 524 | $7.55K | 0.00% | +7+1.4% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 500 | $7.21K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreFirst Bank & Trust | 500 | $7.21K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $7.21K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 390 | $5.62K | 0.00% | +390 | New |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 350 | $5.04K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 300 | $4.32K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| Country Trust Bank | 200 | $2.88K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 180 | $2.59K | 0.00% | −720−80.0% | Reduced |
| Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc | 150 | $2.16K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 9 | $125 | 0.00% | +1+12.5% | Added |
| Albion Financial Group | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −69,433−100.0% | Sold out |
| OneAscent Financial Services LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,750−100.0% | Sold out |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,317−100.0% | Sold out |
| US Bancorp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,396−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,588−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,885−100.0% | Sold out |
| Central Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| CWM, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −225−100.0% | Sold out |