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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Institutional Ownership

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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS)

Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
28
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$7.54M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
12
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$1.49M
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Major Shareholders & Ownership History

Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
9/9/2026 Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC2,606$38K0.0%N/A0.000%
9/9/2026 NewEdge Advisors LLC20,757$302K0.0%+17.9%0.000%
8/23/2026 Readystate Asset Management LP17,374$253K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/22/2026 Compass Financial Management LLC5,685$81K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/20/2026 Wedbush Securities Inc.12,000$174K0.0%-36.0%0.000%
8/12/2026 Compass Financial Management LLC5,685$81K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/9/2026 Focus Financial Network Inc.14,776$215K0.0%+18.1%0.000%
6/18/2026 Western Wealth Management LLC32,208$459K0.0%N/A0.000%
6/8/2026 Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co62,232$886K0.0%-2.1%0.000%
6/3/2026 NewEdge Advisors LLC17,600$251K0.0%-8.8%0.000%
5/19/2026 Western Wealth Management LLC32,208$459K0.0%N/A0.000%
5/19/2026 NewEdge Advisors LLC17,600$251K0.0%-8.8%0.000%
5/18/2026 Royal Bank of Canada164,919$2.35M0.0%+2.1%0.000%
5/13/2026 Cetera Investment Advisers166,660$2.37M0.0%-1.5%0.000%
5/1/2026 Fifth Third Bancorp6,473$92K0.0%N/A0.000%
4/22/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC22,174$316K0.0%+9.8%0.000%
4/17/2026 Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C.25,464$368K0.1%+3.4%0.000%
3/17/2026 Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,937$114K0.0%-25.8%0.000%
2/19/2026 Invesco Ltd.223,508$3.22M0.0%-16.7%0.000%
2/18/2026 NewEdge Advisors LLC19,300$278K0.0%-5.4%0.000%
2/18/2026 Readystate Asset Management LP29,044$419K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/17/2026 Guggenheim Capital LLC166,776$2.40M0.0%-3.4%0.000%
2/17/2026 Cetera Investment Advisers169,146$2.44M0.0%-3.7%0.000%
2/17/2026 Royal Bank of Canada161,596$2.33M0.0%+2.5%0.000%
2/13/2026 Kestra Advisory Services LLC6,372$92K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/13/2026 Wells Fargo & Company MN40,739$587K0.0%-17.7%0.000%
2/13/2026 Cohen & Steers Inc.29,447$424K0.0%-14.5%0.000%
2/12/2026 Jane Street Group LLC14,887$215K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/12/2026 Commonwealth Equity Services LLC48,337$697K0.0%+9.3%0.000%
2/11/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC20,187$291K0.0%+13.5%0.000%
2/11/2026 LPL Financial LLC296,324$4.27M0.0%+0.7%0.000%
2/11/2026 Fiera Capital Corp115,546$1.67M0.0%+18.1%0.000%
2/11/2026 J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.60,647$874K0.0%+10.5%0.000%
2/6/2026 PNC Financial Services Group Inc.2,071$30K0.0%+2,816.9%0.000%
2/6/2026 HighTower Advisors LLC22,666$327K0.0%+6.7%0.000%
1/30/2026 Activest Wealth Management60,353$870K0.2%-15.1%0.000%
1/29/2026 UBS Group AG1,173,288$16.91M0.0%+2.8%0.000%
1/21/2026 Sowell Financial Services LLC44,913$647K0.0%-3.1%0.000%
1/15/2026 Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc.10,000$144K0.1%N/A0.000%
1/12/2026 Focus Financial Network Inc.12,716$183K0.0%+8.5%0.000%
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11/17/2025 Bank of America Corp DE147,907$2.28M0.0%+0.6%0.000%
11/17/2025 Ameriprise Financial Inc.142,701$2.20M0.0%+3.6%0.000%
11/13/2025 Invesco Ltd.268,253$4.14M0.0%+13.7%0.000%
11/13/2025 UBS Group AG1,141,593$17.63M0.0%+10.8%0.000%
11/7/2025 Fiera Capital Corp97,820$1.51M0.0%+16.1%0.000%
11/7/2025 Fifth Third Bancorp2,885$45K0.0%-42.7%0.000%
11/6/2025 Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.10,317$159K0.0%N/A0.000%
11/5/2025 Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.25,407$392K0.3%+6.4%0.000%
11/3/2025 Activest Wealth Management71,064$1.10M0.2%+16.8%0.000%
10/29/2025 Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC26,580$415K0.0%+18.0%0.000%
10/20/2025 Albion Financial Group UT69,433$1.07M0.1%N/A0.000%
9/4/2025 Osaic Holdings Inc.42,264$603K0.0%-3.8%0.000%
8/15/2025 Balyasny Asset Management L.P.27,675$395K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/15/2025 Bank of America Corp DE147,009$2.10M0.0%+6.5%0.000%
8/15/2025 Ameriprise Financial Inc.137,708$1.96M0.0%+9.6%0.000%
8/14/2025 Raymond James Financial Inc.18,426$263K0.0%-7.5%0.000%
8/13/2025 Cresset Asset Management LLC13,220$189K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/13/2025 Guggenheim Capital LLC175,335$2.50M0.0%+55.8%0.000%
8/13/2025 Invesco Ltd.235,960$3.37M0.0%+6.2%0.000%
8/12/2025 J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.55,106$786K0.0%-2.1%0.000%
8/8/2025 Cetera Investment Advisers140,155$2.00M0.0%+3.1%0.000%
8/8/2025 Fiera Capital Corp84,277$1.20M0.0%-0.9%0.000%
8/6/2025 Wedbush Securities Inc.21,699$309K0.0%-4.6%0.000%
8/5/2025 Burney Co.13,040$186K0.0%-33.4%0.000%
8/4/2025 Wolverine Asset Management LLC4,127$59K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/29/2025 Activest Wealth Management60,846$868K0.2%-11.7%0.000%
7/21/2025 Ameritas Advisory Services LLC3,618$52K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/17/2025 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC19,591$279K0.0%-7.9%0.000%
7/15/2025 Fifth Third Bancorp5,033$72K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/10/2025 Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC22,530$326K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/10/2025 Focus Financial Network Inc.11,398$163K0.0%+10.9%0.000%
5/15/2025Royal Bank of Canada51,471$772K0.0%+11.4%0.000%
5/15/2025Activest Wealth Management68,920$1.03M0.3%-21.4%0.000%
5/13/2025HighTower Advisors LLC23,686$355K0.0%-20.6%0.000%
5/12/2025Invesco Ltd.222,250$3.33M0.0%-2.2%0.000%
5/7/2025LPL Financial LLC252,703$3.79M0.0%+18.8%0.000%
5/6/2025Cetera Investment Advisers135,961$2.04M0.0%-0.5%0.000%
5/6/2025Wedbush Securities Inc.22,738$341K0.0%-6.1%0.000%
5/6/2025Readystate Asset Management LP10,439$157K0.0%-74.4%0.000%
5/5/2025J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.56,307$845K0.0%N/A0.000%
4/28/2025Private Trust Co. NA2,000$30K0.0%-42.9%0.000%
4/17/2025Janney Montgomery Scott LLC21,260$319K0.0%-10.9%0.000%
4/15/2025Focus Financial Network Inc.10,282$154K0.0%N/A0.000%
4/8/2025Rothschild Investment LLC121,900$1.83M0.1%-18.8%0.000%
2/18/2025Western Wealth Management LLC33,270$500K0.2%-15.7%0.000%
2/17/2025Cetera Investment Advisers136,659$2.05M0.0%+18.8%0.000%
2/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE88,942$1.34M0.0%+17.2%0.000%
2/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.286,157$4.30M0.0%-5.8%0.000%
2/13/2025Guggenheim Capital LLC21,652$325K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/13/2025Walleye Capital LLC18,116$272K0.0%N/A0.000%
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2/13/2025Mariner LLC14,869$223K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/13/2025Philadelphia Trust Co.41,900$630K0.0%-12.5%0.000%
2/13/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.20,679$311K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/13/2025Invesco Ltd.227,301$3.42M0.0%+10.8%0.000%
2/13/2025Wedbush Securities Inc.24,210$364K0.0%+6.3%0.000%
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN22,044$331K0.0%-16.4%0.000%
2/11/2025LPL Financial LLC212,722$3.20M0.0%+112.0%0.000%
2/10/2025Commonwealth Equity Services LLC45,610$686K0.0%-32.2%0.000%
2/7/2025Sowell Financial Services LLC46,435$698K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/6/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.20,679$311K0.0%N/A0.000%


HPS Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 56 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. The most heavily invested institutionals were UBS Group AG ($16.91M), LPL Financial LLC ($4.27M), Invesco Ltd. ($3.22M), Guggenheim Capital LLC ($2.40M), Cetera Investment Advisers ($2.37M), Royal Bank of Canada ($2.35M), and Bank of America Corp DE ($2.28M).Learn more on John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's institutional investors.

Of the 45 institutional investors that purchased John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: LPL Financial LLC ($154.47K), UBS Group AG ($143.26K), Guggenheim Capital LLC ($84.47K), Albion Financial Group UT ($69.43K), Invesco Ltd. ($68.16K), Western Wealth Management LLC ($64.42K), and J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. ($62.08K).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 505,236 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $7.54M in transactions.

Of the 12 institutional investors that sold John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: Invesco Ltd. ($44.75K), Activest Wealth Management ($10.71K), Cetera Investment Advisers ($9.06K), Wells Fargo & Company MN ($8.74K), Wedbush Securities Inc. ($6.75K), Guggenheim Capital LLC ($5.95K), and Cohen & Steers Inc. ($5K).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 103,140 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $1.49M in transactions.



Institutional ownership data for NYSE:HPS is compiled from quarterly 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the most recent received on 9/9/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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