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HPS

JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III
NYSE· CIK 0001215913
$11.66 +0.04 (+0.34%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $11.62
1 year
−24.5%
from $15.44 · Oct 27
30 days
−3.6%
from $12.10
52-week range
$11.51–15.52
−25% from high · low Oct 14
Avg volume 20D
169.8K
shares / day
Short interest
🔒 Subscribers only
Insider net
+$12.0K
1 buyer · 0 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
1
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read MIXED 1 report · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/1

Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • B May 6 1 insider buy $12.0K at $14.83
  • X Sep 15 Short interest falls 77.3% to 40.6K
  • X Sep 30 Short interest falls 97.5% to 1.0K

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBULLISH

    1 insider bought $12.0K at an average $14.83. No open-market sales. Price is 21% below their cost.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 1 added (0 new), 3 trimmed or exited.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    8% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent

Insider ledger

Form 4
$12.0K
bought · 1 insider
$0
sold · 0 insiders
−21.4%
vs their $14.83 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
May 6, 2026
Hurtsellers Christine
Director
BUY$252.19
May 6, 2026
Hurtsellers Christine
Director
BUY$11.7K
May 6, 2026
Hurtsellers Christine
Director
BUY$13.39

Earnings setup

Estimates
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q———$0.00
Next Q———$0.00
Current FY———$0.00
Next FY———$0.00

Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
🔒 Subscribers only
shares short
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 13, 2026 SEC
Gaurav Hans Saini, Chief Administrative Officer and COO Management of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III, filed a…
3 — Impact 1/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. — ADD
65,386 shares ($950.8K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC — TRIM
48,366 shares ($703.2K)
May 6, 2026 Insider
Hurtsellers Christine bought 17 shares
Director @ $14.83 ($252.19)
May 6, 2026 Insider
Hurtsellers Christine bought 791 shares
Director @ $14.83 ($11.7K)
May 6, 2026 Insider
Hurtsellers Christine bought 0.902 shares
Director @ $14.84 ($13.39)
Apr 1, 2026 Earnings calendar
HPS Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-01

SecBot reports

1 filing · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 neutral
All HPS filing & press-release reports (1)