# John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (CIK 1215913) is an SEC-registered fund company and $451.9M in net assets as of 2026-04-30.

## Registrant

- CIK: 1215913
- File number: 811-21287
- LEI: 549300SKQ7P13U1YJN71
- Address: 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, US-MA, 02116
- Phone: 617-543-9634
- Net assets: $451.9M
- Total assets: $733.9M
- Latest report: 2026-04-30

## Fund series (1)

| Series | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III | $451.9M |

## Largest reported holdings (across all series)

| Holding | Value |
| --- | --- |
| [Wells Fargo and Company](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/949746804) | $13.1M |
| [Bank of America Corporation](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/060505682) | $11.6M |
| [The Phoenix Companies Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/71902E208) | $10.3M |
| [Athene Holding Ltd.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/04686J507) | $10.1M |
| [Vistra Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/92840MAD4) | $9.7M |
| [Telephone and Data Systems Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/879433761) | $9.2M |
| [Venture Global LNG Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/92332YAF8) | $8.7M |
| [CMS Energy Corporation](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/125896845) | $8.6M |
| [Athene Holding Ltd.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/04686J861) | $8.5M |
| [Energy Transfer LP](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/29273VAM2) | $8.5M |
| [Sempra](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/816851604) | $8.0M |
| [NRG Energy Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/629377CU4) | $7.9M |
| [Citizens Financial Group Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/174610AQ8) | $7.5M |
| [Duke Energy Corporation](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/26441C501) | $7.4M |
| [SBL Holdings LLC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/78397DAC2) | $7.2M |

## More

- [CIK 1215913 on SEC EDGAR (source of record)](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1215913&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1215913.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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