John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Research
The John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) functions as a closed-end investment vehicle, primarily focused on fixed-income securities. Its overall management falls under John Hancock Investment Management LLC, with additional co-management provided by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund strategically allocates capital within the United States' fixed-income markets, aiming to acquire debt instruments from companies operating across a diverse array of sectors. A significant portion of its portfolio is dedicated to preferred securities and other fixed-income instruments that possess an investment-grade credit rating or higher from either Moody's or Standard & Poor's. To assess its performance, the fund measures itself against both the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. This U.S.-domiciled fund was originally established on June 19, 2003.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- HPS
- Price
- $14.45
- Day change
- -0.21%
- Market cap
- $464.4M
- P/E ratio
- 12.32x
- 52-week range
- 13.8-15.68
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
Peer companies
- BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)
- BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
- Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. (DFP)
- First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA)
- First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY)
- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF)
- Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI)
- Neuberger Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund Inc. (NML)
Recent insider activity
- Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (0.902 shares) on 2026-05-06
- Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (791 shares) on 2026-05-06
- Hurtsellers Christine — P-Purchase (17 shares) on 2026-05-06
- Phelan Kenneth J — P-Purchase (682.662 shares) on 2026-01-26
- Hurtsellers Christine — trade (0 shares) on 2025-11-12
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