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HPF · John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

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$15.86 -0.08 (-0.50%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$343.38M
Shares
21.65M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$15.86 Open$15.95 Day$15.85–15.96 52W close$15.13–17.06 Avg vol 30d28K Short int165K · 0.8% float · 5.6d Short vol33% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −1%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −0%
below
RSI (14) 47
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 38%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return −1%
trailing
YTD return −1%
this year
Relative strength −15%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $16 › 200d $16 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +10 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.76% of float · ▲ +16.4% MoM · 5.6 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
49 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 56
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 8%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −11%
past year
ATR 0.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−1% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−0% Neutral
RSI (14)
47 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
38% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $16 › 200d $16 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +10 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.76% of float · ▲ +16.4% MoM · 5.6 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
49 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $15 Now $16 · 38% Range high $17
vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg 0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
this stock
$343.38M -1.3% 0.8%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$381.41B +9.7% +16.2% 28.1 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$108.04B -6.6% +9.2% 32.3 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$102.34B -10.6% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$97.94B -4.4% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
49
% held
12.6%
Net QoQ
+190.3K sh
Top holder
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
2
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
165.3K
Days to cover
5.6d
Change
+23.3K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
33%
As of
Aug 14, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
3.1K
Value
$49.5K
As of
Jul 13, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
68.8%
Week of
Jul 6, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Dec 11, 2025
This year
0
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HPF -0.4% -0.3% -1.4% +0.1% -1.3%
SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
vs SPY -0.8% -4.8% -15.1% -3.8% -15.2%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.124 / share · ex Aug 13, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.488 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
9.38%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1189740 CUSIP 41013X106 13F (30d) 44 filings 44 filers Visit website