JOHN HANCOCK HEDGED EQUITY & HEQ
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 47804L102
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.58.
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 20 |
| Q4 2022 | 22 |
| Q1 2023 | 20 |
| Q2 2023 | 23 |
| Q3 2023 | 26 |
| Q4 2023 | 32 |
| Q1 2024 | 33 |
| Q2 2024 | 36 |
| Q3 2024 | 35 |
| Q4 2024 | 35 |
| Q1 2025 | 33 |
| Q2 2025 | 33 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 16 | 8 |
| Q4 2023 | 15 | 11 |
| Q1 2024 | 14 | 18 |
| Q2 2024 | 21 | 14 |
| Q3 2024 | 18 | 16 |
| Q4 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| Q1 2025 | 15 | 16 |
| Q2 2025 | 14 | 18 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +49.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +32.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +30.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +24.4k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Added | +18.7k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. | New | +15.9k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Added | +14.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +3.2k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.6k |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | Added | +1.9k |
Biggest sellers
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -43.6k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -22.0k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Reduced | -19.9k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Sold out | -13.9k |
| Almitas Capital LLC | Sold out | -12.7k |
| SILVERLAKE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -10.2k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Reduced | -10.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -8.4k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -8.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -3.4k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 13G · institution -1.3 pts · filed 2026-07-14 | 8.9% |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.5% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $11.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $16.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $11.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | Wright Thomas Rowe Director | Bought | $11.0k1.1k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 415.9k $4.4m | Reduced -8.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.3k $3.1m | Added +30.1k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 230.7k $2.4m | Added +18.7k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 225.0k $2.4m | Reduced -19.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.0k $1.6m | Added +1.5k |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.5k $1.6m | Added +1.2k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 135.4k $1.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.7k $1.4m | Added +3.2k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 123.9k $1.3m | Reduced -10.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.9k $1.0m | Reduced -730 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.6k $980.0k | Added +49.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.6k $874.1k | Added +24.4k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $832.9k | Added +14.0k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.5k $704.0k | Reduced -22.0k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.4k $681.6k | Reduced -948 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.4k $607.4k | Reduced -2.7k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $603.0k | Reduced -43.6k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 54.7k $578.7k | Added +2.6k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.5k $470.3k | Reduced -2.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.4k $459.0k | Reduced -213 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.6k $344.8k | New |
| ROBINSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 30.3k $320.7k | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $274.8k | Reduced -3.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $274.6k | Reduced -122 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $267.8k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.6k $239.0k | Unchanged |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.2k $203.1k | Unchanged |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.9k $199.9k | Added +1.9k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $175.1k | Reduced -961 |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.9k $167.9k | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $43.3k | Added +94 |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 470 $5.0k | New |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |