HPS - John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $468.9M
- P/E Ratio
- 12.44
- Beta
- 0.69
- 52-Week Range
- 13.8-15.68
- Dividend Yield
- $1.32
- IPO Date
- Jun 17, 2003
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked HPS overview questions
- What is HPS?
- HPS is the ticker symbol for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III, a listed mutual fund. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. Listed on NYSE. HPS is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are HPS's key statistics?
- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) carries a market capitalization of $468.9M, 52-week range of 13.8-15.68. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does HPS belong to?
- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare HPS's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the HPS data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for HPS, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.