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HPI · John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

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$15.85 -0.11 (-0.69%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$429.48M
Shares
26.79M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$15.85 Open$15.96 Day$15.84–15.96 52W close$15.29–17.59 Avg vol 30d42K Short int276K · 1.0% float · 7.2d Short vol55% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.39
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −2%
below
RSI (14) 37
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 24%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return −2%
trailing
YTD return −2%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $16 › 200d $16 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Flat
0% holders QoQ · +7 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
1.03% of float · ▲ +1.9% MoM · 7.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
65 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 58
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 10%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −13%
past year
ATR 0.8%
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 Sell
1 · 5 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−2% Neutral
RSI (14)
37 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
24% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $16 › 200d $16 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Flat
0% holders QoQ · +7 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
1.03% of float · ▲ +1.9% MoM · 7.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
65 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $15 Now $16 · 24% Range high $18
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg -2%

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
HPI
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
this stock
$429.48M -2.1% 1.0%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$382.87B +9.1% +16.2% 28.2 0.6%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$108.56B -6.8% +9.2% 32.4 2.9%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$96.57B -14.2% -11.0% 1.4%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$92.82B -9.7% 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
65
% held
15.4%
Net QoQ
+320.7K sh
Top holder
UBS Group AG
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
3
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
275.6K
Days to cover
7.2d
Change
+5.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
55%
As of
Aug 27, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
4.7K
Value
$74.9K
As of
Jul 29, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
60.5%
Week of
Jul 20, 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
HPI -0.9% -0.8% -2.2% -1.2% -2.1%
SPY +1.1% +4.0% +14.7% +3.2% +13.1%
vs SPY -2.1% -4.7% -16.9% -4.4% -15.2%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.124 / share · ex Aug 13, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.488 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
9.39%

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 1176199 CUSIP 41013W108 13F (30d) 44 filings 43 filers Visit website