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HPS · John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

$14.19 -0.01 (-0.07%) At close · Jul 28
Market Cap
$456.48M
Shares
32.17M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$14.19 Open$14.17 Day$14.15–14.24 52W$13.31–15.00 Avg vol 30d50K Short int182K · 0.6% float · 3.8d Short vol43% DataJan 2020–Jul 2026

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 18.2 · elevated Equity put/call 0.71
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −3%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −2%
below
RSI (14) 36
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 52%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return −1%
trailing
YTD return +1%
this year
Relative strength −9%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $14 › 200d $15 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
24 of 60 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +5.5K sh shares · +5 new
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$12.0K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Rising
0.57% of float · ▲ +27.4% MoM · 3.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr low
60 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score 47
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 −8%
past year
ATR 0.9%
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
−3% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−2% Neutral
RSI (14)
36 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
52% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $14 › 200d $15 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
24 of 60 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +5.5K sh shares · +5 new
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$12.0K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Rising
0.57% of float · ▲ +27.4% MoM · 3.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr low
60 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $13 Now $14 · 52% 52-wk high $15
vs 200-day avg -3% 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
HPS
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
this stock
$456.48M +0.7% 0.6%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$357.45B +3.1% +16.2% 27.6 0.6%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$99.47B -12.1% +9.2% 34.3 3.2%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$94.64B -7.4% 0.7%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$92.18B -19.3% -11.0% 1.7%

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
13.2%
Reported
24 of 60
Top holder
UBS Group AG
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
2
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
182.2K
Days to cover
3.8d
Change
+39.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
43%
As of
Jul 28, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
2.6K
Value
$38.1K
As of
Jun 30, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
82.9%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net buying
Net (90d)
+$12.0K
Buyers / Sellers
1 / 0
Buyers Sellers
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Dec 11, 2025
This year
0
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HPS -1.0% -0.8% -1.2% -2.4% +0.7%
SPY -1.0% 0.0% +7.4% -0.8% +8.6%
vs SPY +0.0% -0.8% -8.6% -1.6% -7.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.11 / share · ex Jul 13, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.32 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
9.30%

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 1215913 CUSIP 41021P103 13F (30d) 24 filings 24 filers Visit website