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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 60 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 heldQ1 2026: $60.2M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding HPS in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG1,231,253$17.5M0.00%+57,965+4.9%Added
Morgan Stanley775,954$11.0M0.00%−7,499−1.0%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC315,690$4.50M0.00%+19,366+6.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.214,959$3.06M0.00%−8,549−3.8%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc168,263$2.40M0.00%+11,632+7.4%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers166,660$2.37M0.00%−2,486−1.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada164,919$2.35M0.00%+3,323+2.1%Added
Bank of America Corp147,001$2.09M0.00%+660.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC112,890$1.61M0.01%−53,886−32.3%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp110,697$1.58M0.01%−4,849−4.2%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co62,232$886.2K0.04%−1,366−2.1%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.61,234$872.0K0.00%+31,787+107.9%Added
Activest Wealth Management58,589$834.3K0.15%−1,764−2.9%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC52,131$742.4K0.00%+3,794+7.8%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC48,105$685.0K0.03%+3,192+7.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.47,516$676.6K0.00%+6,572+16.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company40,475$576.4K0.00%−264−0.6%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$550.1K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Western Wealth Management, LLC32,208$458.6K0.02%+32,208New
Philadelphia Trust Co27,820$396.0K0.03%−13,880−33.3%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC26,580$383.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.25,464$368.2K0.12%+844+3.4%Added
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.25,809$364.7K0.29%+26+0.1%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC22,174$316.0K0.00%+1,987+9.8%Added
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC20,706$294.9K0.01%+20,706New
Harbour Investments, Inc.19,353$275.6K0.00%+18,753+3,125.5%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc18,750$267.0K0.01%−2,354−11.2%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC17,600$250.6K0.00%−1,700−8.8%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc17,177$244.6K0.00%−1,036−5.7%Reduced
Keybank National Association17,000$242.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp14,465$206.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC14,295$203.6K0.00%+110+0.8%Added
OneAscent Financial Services LLC12,750$181.6K0.01%+12,750New
Focus Financial Network, Inc.12,516$178.2K0.01%−200−1.6%Reduced
Mariner, LLC12,338$175.7K0.00%−255−2.0%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC11,512$163.9K0.00%+11,512New
National Asset Management, Inc.11,160$154.4K0.01%+704+6.7%Added
PW Nova Financial Services LLC10,613$151.1K0.04%+239+2.3%Added
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc.10,000$142.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,937$113.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp6,473$92.2K0.00%+6,473New
BankPlus Trust Department2,505$35.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA2,000$28.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC1,694$24.1K0.00%+1,694New
Rothschild Investment LLC1,500$21.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.1,217$17.3K0.01%+27+2.3%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,081$15.4K0.00%+581+116.2%Added
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$14.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management680$9.68K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC531$7.57K0.00%+7+1.3%Added
CoreFirst Bank & Trust500$7.12K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$7.12K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co390$5.55K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.350$4.98K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Country Trust Bank200$2.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP180$2.56K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc150$2.14K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC115$1.64K0.00%+115New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71$1.01K0.00%−2,000−96.6%Reduced
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC9$1280.00%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−60,647−100.0%Sold out
Readystate Asset Management LP0$00.00%−29,044−100.0%Sold out
HighTower Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−22,666−100.0%Sold out
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−18,084−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−14,887−100.0%Sold out
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−6,372−100.0%Sold out
CoreCap Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1,128−100.0%Sold out
Asset Dedication, LLC0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Comerica Bank––––Not filed