HPS John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Funds & Trusts · Registered investment company · CIK 0001215913
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
33
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about HPS
Insiders, 180 days
+$12.0K net bought
1 buyer
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III insiders bought a net $12.0K of stock across 12 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 97.9% of the 808 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 33 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hurtsellers Christine bought about $11.7K of HPS on May 6, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 33 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 0.1% of the 808 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 33 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hurtsellers Christine bought about $13 of HPS on May 6, 2026; 33 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 17 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 33 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hurtsellers Christine bought about $252 of HPS on May 6, 2026; 33 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 682 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 33 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Phelan Kenneth J bought about $10.0K of HPS on Jan 26, 2026; 33 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 794 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 33 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wright Thomas Rowe bought about $10.9K of HPS on Apr 8, 2025; 33 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.12 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$12.0K over 180 days
below 62% of Funds & Trusts
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
33 funds bought in last quarter
below 64% of Funds & Trusts
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider buying stopped: no purchases in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 purchases in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-18.3%12M
Insider buy
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Who owns HPS: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,291,717 sh
$18.8M
837,423 sh
$12.2M
298,403 sh
$4.3M
217,859 sh
$3.2M
176,393 sh
$2.6M
Congress trades in HPS
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
HPS planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
HPS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF
$3.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.4%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $12.0K bought by insiders over 180 days, 33 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Are John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III insiders buying or selling HPS?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III insiders were net buyers, a net $12.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.
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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III insiders were net buyers of HPS, a net $12.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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