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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 60
- −1 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 4.23M
- −8.78K (−0.2%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $60.2M
- −$848.4K (−1.4%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 7
- 19 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 15 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Group AG | 1,231,253 | $17.5M | 0.00% | +57,965+4.9% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 775,954 | $11.0M | 0.00% | −7,499−1.0% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 315,690 | $4.50M | 0.00% | +19,366+6.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 214,959 | $3.06M | 0.00% | −8,549−3.8% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 168,263 | $2.40M | 0.00% | +11,632+7.4% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 166,660 | $2.37M | 0.00% | −2,486−1.5% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 164,919 | $2.35M | 0.00% | +3,323+2.1% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 147,001 | $2.09M | 0.00% | +660.0% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 112,890 | $1.61M | 0.01% | −53,886−32.3% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 110,697 | $1.58M | 0.01% | −4,849−4.2% | Reduced |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | 62,232 | $886.2K | 0.04% | −1,366−2.1% | Reduced |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 61,234 | $872.0K | 0.00% | +31,787+107.9% | Added |
| Activest Wealth Management | 58,589 | $834.3K | 0.15% | −1,764−2.9% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 52,131 | $742.4K | 0.00% | +3,794+7.8% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 48,105 | $685.0K | 0.03% | +3,192+7.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 47,516 | $676.6K | 0.00% | +6,572+16.1% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 40,475 | $576.4K | 0.00% | −264−0.6% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 38,630 | $550.1K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 32,208 | $458.6K | 0.02% | +32,208 | New |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 27,820 | $396.0K | 0.03% | −13,880−33.3% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 26,580 | $383.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C. | 25,464 | $368.2K | 0.12% | +844+3.4% | Added |
| Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. | 25,809 | $364.7K | 0.29% | +26+0.1% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 22,174 | $316.0K | 0.00% | +1,987+9.8% | Added |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 20,706 | $294.9K | 0.01% | +20,706 | New |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 19,353 | $275.6K | 0.00% | +18,753+3,125.5% | Added |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 18,750 | $267.0K | 0.01% | −2,354−11.2% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 17,600 | $250.6K | 0.00% | −1,700−8.8% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 17,177 | $244.6K | 0.00% | −1,036−5.7% | Reduced |
| Keybank National Association | 17,000 | $242.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 14,465 | $206.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 14,295 | $203.6K | 0.00% | +110+0.8% | Added |
| OneAscent Financial Services LLC | 12,750 | $181.6K | 0.01% | +12,750 | New |
| Focus Financial Network, Inc. | 12,516 | $178.2K | 0.01% | −200−1.6% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 12,338 | $175.7K | 0.00% | −255−2.0% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 11,512 | $163.9K | 0.00% | +11,512 | New |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 11,160 | $154.4K | 0.01% | +704+6.7% | Added |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 10,613 | $151.1K | 0.04% | +239+2.3% | Added |
| Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc. | 10,000 | $142.4K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 7,937 | $113.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 6,473 | $92.2K | 0.00% | +6,473 | New |
| BankPlus Trust Department | 2,505 | $35.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 2,000 | $28.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 1,694 | $24.1K | 0.00% | +1,694 | New |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 1,500 | $21.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 1,217 | $17.3K | 0.01% | +27+2.3% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,081 | $15.4K | 0.00% | +581+116.2% | Added |
| Olistico Wealth, LLC | 1,019 | $14.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 680 | $9.68K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 531 | $7.57K | 0.00% | +7+1.3% | Added |
| CoreFirst Bank & Trust | 500 | $7.12K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $7.12K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 390 | $5.55K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 350 | $4.98K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Country Trust Bank | 200 | $2.85K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 180 | $2.56K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc | 150 | $2.14K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 115 | $1.64K | 0.00% | +115 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 71 | $1.01K | 0.00% | −2,000−96.6% | Reduced |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 9 | $128 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −60,647−100.0% | Sold out |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −29,044−100.0% | Sold out |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,666−100.0% | Sold out |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,084−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,887−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,372−100.0% | Sold out |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,128−100.0% | Sold out |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −300−100.0% | Sold out |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Comerica Bank | – | – | – | – | Not filed |