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JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III

JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III is a fund registered in the United States, based in Boston, active since 2003.2 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol HPS.2

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerHPS on NYSE2
  • HeadquartersBoston, United States2
  • Incorporated inMA3
  • Business addressC/O John Hancock Funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Ma 021163
  • Legal formFUND2
  • Kind of organizationFund2
  • LEI549300SKQ7P13U1YJN712
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusIssued and current2
  • Registered address601 CONGRESS ST., 02210 Boston, United States2
  • Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 00012159132

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Leadership

Who has led JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Kristie Feinberg2023

President

  1. Andrew Arnott2014
  2. Kristie Feinberg2023

Chief financial officer

  1. Fernando A. Silva2024
  2. Jeff Nataupsky2024
  3. Effie Georgountzos2025–now

Chief operating officer

  1. John G. Vrysen2008–2009
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (89)

Timeline

  1. May 23, 2023New chief executive Kristie Feinberg becomes CEO4
  2. Jan 24, 2003Founded JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III is founded2

Filings

80 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 25 insider forms, 55 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 13, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  2. Oct 6, 2026N-CSR EDGAR
  3. Oct 6, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
  4. Sep 28, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  5. Sep 25, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
  6. Aug 5, 2026N-PX EDGAR
  7. Jun 25, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
  8. May 7, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  9. May 1, 202640-17G JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III EDGAR
  10. Mar 31, 2026N-CSRS EDGAR
  11. Mar 30, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
  12. Jan 27, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  13. Dec 29, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
  14. Dec 11, 2025DEF 14A JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III EDGAR
  15. Nov 17, 20253 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Nov 17, 20253 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Oct 6, 2025N-CEN EDGAR
  18. Oct 2, 2025N-CSR EDGAR
  19. Sep 26, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
  20. Aug 13, 2025N-PX EDGAR

The 80 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

9 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 7 buys and 2 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 6, 2026Hurtsellers ChristineDirectorBuy809$14.83$12.0KForm 4
Jan 26, 2026Phelan Kenneth JDirectorBuy683$14.65$10.0KForm 4
Apr 8, 2025Wright Thomas RoweDirectorBuy794$13.79$10.9KForm 4
Jan 14, 2025Bacic William KBuy706$14.25$10.1KForm 4
Dec 23, 2024Ellison Noni LBuy740$15.26$11.3KForm 4
Jan 2, 2024Garfield DeanDirectorBuy1,169$13.88$16.2KForm 4
Oct 12, 2023Ellison Noni LBuy879$12.60$11.1KForm 4
Aug 8, 2022PRUCHANSKY STEVEN RSale1$17.07$11Form 4
Aug 5, 2022PRUCHANSKY STEVEN RSale2,698$17.09$46.1KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 69. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
UBS Group AG1,291,717$18.8M0.0%+60,464
Morgan Stanley837,423$12.2M0.0%+61,469
LPL Financial LLC298,403$4.3M0.0%−17,287
Invesco Ltd.217,859$3.2M0.0%+2,900
Ameriprise Financial Inc176,393$2.6M0.0%+8,130
Cetera Investment Advisers176,029$2.6M0.0%+9,369
Royal Bank Of Canada156,415$2.3M0.0%−8,504
Bank Of America Corp /de/149,439$2.2M0.0%+2,438
Fiera Capital Corp114,018$1.7M0.0%+3,321
Osaic Holdings, Inc.65,386$950.8K0.0%+17,870
J.w. Cole Advisors, Inc.58,240$846.8K0.0%New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC52,099$757.5K0.0%−32
Guggenheim Capital LLC48,366$703.2K0.0%−64,524
Sowell Financial Services LLC46,397$674.6K0.0%−1,708
Wells Fargo & Company/mn45,587$662.8K0.0%+5,112
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co44,953$653.6K0.0%−17,279
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC38,630$561.7K0.1%No change
Western Wealth Management, LLC32,232$468.6K0.0%+24
Activest Wealth Management27,057$393.4K0.1%−31,532
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies, L.L.C.25,815$376.9K0.1%+351
Post Resch Tallon Group Inc.25,836$375.7K0.3%+27
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC25,380$370.0K0.0%−1,200
NewEdge Advisors, LLC20,757$301.8K0.0%+3,157
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC20,731$301.4K0.0%+25
Harbour Investments, Inc.19,652$285.7K0.0%+299

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARJOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III1
  • CIK0001215913
  • Incorporated inMassachusetts1
  • Fiscal year endsJuly 311
  • Business addressC/O John Hancock Funds, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 021161
  • Phone617-663-30001
  • On EDGAR sinceJan 27, 20031
  • Filings547 in all: 3 (159), 4 (60), 5 (59), N-Q (29), NPORT-P (28), N-CSR (27), N-PX (23), 40-17G (22)1
    All 36 form types

    DEF 14A (22), N-CSRS (20), NSAR-A (15), NSAR-B (15), DEFA14A (12), N-CEN (9), SC 13G (7), CORRESP (6), 3/A (4), 40-17G/A (3), 40-6C/A (3), 40-APP/A (3), N-2/A (3), 40-APP (2), 497 (2), N-2 (2), 40-6C (1), 5/A (1), 8-A12B (1), CERTNYS (1), N-23C-2 (1), N-8A (1), N-PX/A (1), NPORT-EX (1), NPORT-P/A (1), NT-NSAR (1), PRE 14A (1), SC 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Dec 11, 2025

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