John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US41021P1030

SecurityHPS / John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
InstitutionLPL Financial LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership315,690 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 4,495,426
LPL Financial LLC reports 6.54% increase in ownership of HPS / John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

On May 6, 2026 - LPL Financial LLC filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 315,690 shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (US:HPS) valued at $4,495,426 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 11, 2026 disclosing 296,324 shares of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. This represents a change in shares of 6.54% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $4,568,034 USD.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date		 Effective
Date		Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)		 Reported
Shares		 ΔShares ΔShares
(%)		 Reported
Value
(x1000)		 ΔValue
(%)		 Alloc
(%)		 ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)		 Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-06 2026-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 315,690 19,366 6.54 4,495 5.27 0.0012
2026-02-11 2025-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 296,324 2,126 0.72 4,270 -5.99 0.0012
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 294,198 5,155 1.78 4,542 10.22 0.0013
2025-08-12 2025-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 289,043 36,340 14.38 4,122 8.73 0.0014
2025-05-07 2025-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 252,703 39,981 18.79 3,791 18.55 0.0015
2025-02-11 2024-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 212,722 112,363 111.96 3,197 84.80 0.0013
2024-11-08 2024-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 100,359 30,101 42.84 1,730 55.86 0.0008
2024-08-07 2024-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 70,258 -2,302 -3.17 1,111 -0.80 0.0006
2024-05-10 2024-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 72,560 1,609 2.27 1,120 11.57 0.0006
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 70,951 -2,088 -2.86 1,003 3.08 0.0006
2023-11-13 2023-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 73,039 -337 -0.46 974 -5.35 0.0007
2023-07-31 2023-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 73,376 18,650 34.08 1,028 28.50 0.0007
2023-05-10 2023-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 54,726 -3,410 -5.87 801 -4.53 0.0006
2023-02-07 2022-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 58,136 5,491 10.43 839 6.21 0.0007
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 52,645 3,985 8.19 789 2.87 0.0008
2022-08-12 2022-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 48,660 -6,749 -12.18 767 -22.91 0.0007
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 55,409 61 0.11 995 -4.14 0.0009
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 55,348 20,396 58.35 1,038 58.47 0.0009
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 34,952 448 1.30 655 -1.21 0.0006
2021-08-13 2021-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 34,504 -447 -1.28 663 4.25 0.0007
2021-05-14 2021-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 34,951 -1,333 -3.67 636 1.44 0.0007
2021-02-12 2020-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 36,284 3,702 11.36 627 20.35 0.0008
2020-11-09 2020-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 32,582 -281 -0.86 521 0.97 0.0008
2020-08-13 2020-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 32,863 1,044 3.28 516 18.62 0.0009
2020-05-14 2020-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 31,819 3,783 13.49 435 -19.59 0.0009
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 28,036 2,430 9.49 541 5.66 0.0010
2019-11-13 2019-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 25,606 7,810 43.89 512 48.84 0.0010
2019-08-09 2019-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 17,796 415 2.39 344 5.52 0.0007
2019-05-08 2019-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 17,381 1,185 7.32 326 26.85 0.0007
2019-02-07 2018-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 16,196 -1,147 -6.61 257 -20.43 0.0007
2018-11-14 2018-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 17,343 -1,925 -9.99 323 -10.03 0.0008
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 19,268 -3,033 -13.60 359 -8.65 0.0009
2018-05-15 2018-03-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 22,301 6,376 40.04 393 31.44 0.0011
2018-02-14 2017-12-31 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 15,925 45 0.28 299 0.00 0.0009
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 15,880 -2,900 -15.44 299 -16.94 0.0011
2017-08-14 2017-06-30 13F HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I COM 41021P103 18,780 -66,011 -77.85 360 -77.24 0.0014
2017-05-15 2017-03-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 84,791 -20,319 -19.33 1,582 -15.99 0.0108
2017-02-13 2016-12-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 105,110 -37,461 -26.28 1,883 -30.18 0.0143
2016-11-16 2016-09-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 142,571 6,576 4.84 2,697 -1.14 0.0256
2016-08-15 2016-06-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 135,995 -45,129 -24.92 2,728 -19.62 0.0230
2016-05-16 2016-03-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 181,124 54,843 43.43 3,394 49.71 0.0094
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 126,281 65,182 106.68 2,267 120.53 0.0063
2015-11-13 2015-09-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 61,099 -4,223 -6.46 1,028 -8.21 0.0057
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 65,322 3,047 4.89 1,120 -3.36 0.0057
2015-05-14 2015-03-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 62,275 -2,025 -3.15 1,159 0.87 0.0059
2015-02-13 2014-12-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 64,300 -3,402 -5.02 1,149 -2.79 0.0063
2014-11-10 2014-09-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 67,702 -105 -0.15 1,182 -2.64 0.0070
2014-08-05 2014-06-30 13F/A-1 JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 67,807 10,953 19.27 1,214 23.25 0.0071
2014-08-05 2014-06-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 67,807 1,693
2014-05-12 2014-03-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 56,854 5,283 10.24 985 22.51 0.0061
2014-02-13 2013-12-31 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 51,571 1,212 2.41 804 -2.07 0.0050
2013-11-04 2013-09-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 50,359 -3,230 -6.03 821 -15.88 0.0055
2013-08-15 2013-06-30 13F JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED COM 41021P103 53,589 53,589 976 0.0070
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.