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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, Q3 2026

Institutional positions in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
1
0 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
1.02K
0 (0.0%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$12.3K
−$2.55K (−17.2%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
0
0 more added
Sold out
0
0 more reduced

67 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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 holders
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 held
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, Q3 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding HPS in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Olistico Wealth, LLC1,019$12.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG––––Not filed
Morgan Stanley––––Not filed
LPL Financial LLC––––Not filed
Invesco Ltd.––––Not filed
Ameriprise Financial Inc––––Not filed
Cetera Investment Advisers––––Not filed
Royal Bank of Canada––––Not filed
Bank of America Corp––––Not filed
Fiera Capital Corp––––Not filed
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Cohen & Steers, Inc.––––Not filed
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC––––Not filed
Guggenheim Capital LLC––––Not filed
Sowell Financial Services LLC––––Not filed
Wells Fargo & Company––––Not filed
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co––––Not filed
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC––––Not filed
Western Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Philadelphia Trust Co––––Not filed
Activest Wealth Management––––Not filed
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.––––Not filed
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.––––Not filed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC––––Not filed
GWM Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC––––Not filed
Harbour Investments, Inc.––––Not filed
Readystate Asset Management LP––––Not filed
Keybank National Association––––Not filed
Raymond James Financial Inc––––Not filed
Focus Financial Network, Inc.––––Not filed
Stifel Financial Corp––––Not filed
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
OneAscent Financial Services LLC––––Not filed
Wedbush Securities Inc––––Not filed
Mariner, LLC––––Not filed
HRT Financial LP––––Not filed
National Asset Management, Inc.––––Not filed
PW Nova Financial Services LLC––––Not filed
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.––––Not filed
Rothschild Investment LLC––––Not filed
Compass Financial Management LLC––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Fifth Third Bancorp––––Not filed
BankPlus Trust Department––––Not filed
Private Trust Co NA––––Not filed
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Barrett & Company, Inc.––––Not filed
Crews Bank & Trust––––Not filed
LifeSteps Financial, Inc.––––Not filed
IFG Advisory, LLC––––Not filed
Entrust Financial LLC––––Not filed
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC––––Not filed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co––––Not filed
CoreFirst Bank & Trust––––Not filed
Highline Wealth Partners LLC––––Not filed
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.––––Not filed
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.––––Not filed
Country Trust Bank––––Not filed
Caldwell Trust Co––––Not filed
Allworth Financial LP––––Not filed
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc––––Not filed
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Assetmark, Inc––––Not filed