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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811- 8568 
 
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2013 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 87.3%    $319,665,490 

(Cost $286,091,356)     
 
Financials 87.3%    319,665,490 

 
Commercial Banks 69.7 %     
1st United Bancorp, Inc.  450,221  2,890,415 
Ameris Bancorp (I)  243,266  3,225,707 
Anchor Bancorp, Inc. (I)  88,416  1,248,434 
Avenue Bank (I)(R)  300,000  1,792,995 
Bar Harbor Bankshares  53,347  1,883,149 
BB&T Corp.  322,283  9,758,729 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)  284,903  5,444,496 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class B (I)(S)  6,901  131,878 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)  150,564  2,362,349 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  80,000  1,851,200 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (I)  125,261  1,597,078 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,241,190 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  362,291  3,206,275 
Chemical Financial Corp.  14,753  358,645 
City Holding Company  39,363  1,487,528 
Comerica, Inc.  287,393  9,874,823 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.  66,613  2,501,318 
CU Bancorp (I)  86,082  1,013,185 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  235,579  13,873,247 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  1,271,943 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)  88,862  543,835 
ECB Bancorp, Inc. (I)  34,763  520,054 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  69,760  1,191,501 
Fifth Third Bancorp  452,067  7,364,171 
First Bancorp, Inc. Maine  146,499  2,426,023 
First Community Corp.  136,228  1,246,486 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.  10,112  142,175 
First Horizon National Corp.  180,033  1,838,137 
First Merchants Corp.  118,683  1,786,179 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B  78,390  493,857 
Firstbank Corp.  45,424  531,007 
FirstMerit Corp.  196,902  2,998,817 
FNB Corp.  767,513  8,895,476 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.  223,556  3,483,002 
Guaranty Bancorp (I)  114,094  237,316 
Hamilton State Bancshares (R)  200,000  1,403,184 
Hancock Holding Company  232,176  7,016,359 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (I)  387,733  2,524,142 
Heritage Financial Corp.  134,466  1,900,005 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)  650,719  3,774,170 
Independent Bank Corp. - Massachusetts  195,961  6,072,831 
Intermountain Community Bancorp (I)  115,108  1,438,850 
M&T Bank Corp.  102,651  10,541,231 
MB Financial, Inc.  123,205  2,756,096 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc.  162,521  1,521,197 
NewBridge Bancorp. (I)  207,422  1,331,649 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,682,113 
Pacific Continental Corp.  183,645  2,018,259 
PacWest Bancorp  41,762  1,147,620 
Park National Corp.  39,113  2,559,946 
Park Sterling Corp. (I)  585,931  3,328,088 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.  64,573  1,401,234 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  213,742  $13,209,256 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.  127,654  5,758,472 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  54,695  1,085,696 
Sierra Bancorp  140,000  1,744,400 
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (I)  57,451  552,102 
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (I)  156,326  2,002,536 
State Bank Financial Corp.  103,998  1,659,808 
Suffolk Bancorp (I)  9,633  133,224 
Suffolk Bancorp (I)  89,681  1,215,507 
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)  550,598  1,905,069 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  309,973  8,793,934 
Talmer Bancorp, Inc. (I)(S)  896,300  7,361,159 
Trico Bancshares  202,536  3,337,793 
Trustmark Corp.  123,537  2,857,411 
U.S. Bancorp  359,665  11,904,912 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp.  161,746  2,827,320 
United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  317,968  1,558,043 
Washington Banking Company  67,556  951,864 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.  123,905  3,266,136 
Wells Fargo & Company  363,605  12,664,362 
WesBanco, Inc.  137,003  3,177,100 
Westamerica Bancorp.  25,066  1,113,432 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (I)  618,257  3,796,098 
Yadkin Valley Financial Corp. (I)  565,710  1,900,786 
Zions Bancorporation  313,588  7,312,872 
 
Diversified Financial Services 4.8 %     
Bank of America Corp.  420,555  4,760,683 
JPMorgan Chase & Company  274,274  12,904,592 
 
Insurance 0.5 %     
ACE, Ltd.  21,581  1,841,507 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.5 %     
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.  14,500  984,695 
Select Income REIT  32,258  811,934 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 11.8 %     
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.  358,903  8,685,453 
Cheviot Financial Corp.  114,092  1,174,007 
First Defiance Financial Corp.  125,381  2,567,803 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.  194,614  2,948,402 
Flushing Financial Corp.  142,445  2,256,329 
Georgetown Bancorp, Inc.  65,000  748,150 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.  123,914  1,736,035 
Hingham Institution for Savings  80,000  5,556,000 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  125,986  1,620,180 
HomeStreet, Inc. (I)  134,465  3,391,207 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.  100,539  1,307,007 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.  365,166  4,874,966 
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.  109,586  1,580,230 
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.  56,094  1,342,329 
WSFS Financial Corp.  73,787  3,355,095 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 6.1%        $22,162,521 

(Cost $20,985,451)         
 
Financials 6.1%        22,162,521 

 
Capital Markets 1.0 %         
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., 7.000%      78,825  2,017,920 
JMP Group, Inc., 8.000%      61,877  1,568,582 
 
Commercial Banks 2.2 %         
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 02/01/14, then       
9.000% thereafter) (R)      15,038  2,529,993 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (5.000% to 02/01/14, then 9.000%       
thereafter) (I)      134  325,164 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series T, 7.250%      24,698  605,842 
Southern Community Capital Trust II, 7.950%      70,727  710,099 
Taylor Capital Group, Inc., Series A, 8.000%      90,000  2,298,600 
United Bancorp, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 02/01/14, then 9.000%       
thereafter)      1,500  1,387,500 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.3 %         
Fresno First Bank, Series C, 5.000%      11,660  1,107,700 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.6 %         
First Financial Holdings, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 02/01/14, then       
9.000% thereafter)      1,500  1,455,891 
First Pactrust Bancorp, Inc., 7.500%      120,500  3,092,030 
United Community Banks, Inc., Series B (5.000% to 02/01/14, then       
9.000% thereafter) (I)      3,000  3,000,000 
WSFS Financial Corp., 6.250%      80,000  2,063,200 
 
    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 4.1%        $14,977,500 

(Cost $14,188,455)         
 
Financials 4.1%        14,977,500 

 
Capital Markets 0.6 %         
E*TRADE Financial Corp.  6.000  11/15/17  $2,000,000  2,065,000 
 
Commercial Banks 2.8 %         
Coal City Capital Trust I (P)(S)  2.111  09/01/28  1,000,000  740,000 
Synovus Financial Corp.  7.875  02/15/19  3,000,000  3,412,500 
Synovus Financial Corp.  5.125  06/15/17  1,000,000  992,500 
United Community Banks, Inc.  9.000  10/15/17  3,500,000  3,570,000 
Western Alliance Bancorp  10.000  09/01/15  1,500,000  1,672,500 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.7 %         
Citigroup, Inc. (5.950% to 01/30/2023, then 3 month LIBOR +         
4.069%)  5.950  12/29/49  2,500,000  2,525,000 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Warrants 1.3%        $4,709,660 

(Cost $3,656,631)         
 
Financials 1.3%        4,709,660 

 
Commercial Banks 1.1%         
Bank of Marin Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-5-18, Strike Price: $27.23) (I)    $58,003  864,050 
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40) (I)    93,762  914,180 
Horizon Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-19-18, Strike Price: $17.68) (I)    178,684  2,161,041 
TCF Financial Corp. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.93) (I)    71,471  152,948 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.92) (I)  33,222  22,591 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.2%         
Citigroup, Inc. (Expiration Date: 1-4-19; Strike Price: $106.10) (I)    1,045,183  512,140 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.0%         
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)  27,297  82,710 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
 
Certificate of Deposit 0.0%        $75,402 

(Cost $75,402)         
 
Country Bank for Savings  1.000  08/28/14  $1,936  1,936 
First Bank Richmond  2.226  12/05/13  19,076  19,076 
First Bank System, Inc.  0.992  04/01/13  4,809  4,811 
First Federal Savings Bank of Louisiana  0.100  01/06/14  3,029  3,029 
Framingham Cooperative Bank  1.147  09/08/13  3,862  3,862 
Home Bank  0.867  12/04/13  18,442  18,442 
Hudson Savings  1.324  04/20/13  2,071  2,071 
Machias Savings Bank  1.980  05/24/13  1,927  1,927 
Midstate Federal Savings and Loan  1.040  05/27/13  1,959  1,959 
Milford Bank  0.995  06/04/13  1,853  1,853 
Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.350  04/20/13  2,016  2,016 
Mount McKinley Savings Bank  0.200  12/03/13  1,693  1,693 
Mt. Washington Bank  1.500  10/31/13  1,839  1,839 
Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank  0.750  10/20/14  2,062  2,062 
Newton Savings Bank  0.999  05/30/13  1,891  1,891 
OBA Federal Savings and Loan  0.750  06/15/13  1,307  1,307 
Plymouth Savings Bank  0.600  04/21/13  1,908  1,908 
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank  0.250  12/17/13  1,721  1,721 
Sunshine Federal Savings and Loan Association  1.122  05/10/13  1,985  1,999 
 
      Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 1.0%        $3,716,000 

(Cost $3,716,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 1.0%        3,716,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-31-13 at         
0.010% to be repurchased at $3,716,001 on 2-1-13, collateralized       
by $3,665,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500% due 6-30-16 (valued at       
$3,793,403, including interest)      3,716,000  3,716,000 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

Total investments (Cost $328,713,295)† 99.8%  $365,306,573 

Other assets and liabilities, net 0.2%  $713,488 

Total net assets 100.0%  $366,020,061 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(I) Non-income producing security.

(P) Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

(R) Direct placement securities are restricted to resale and the Fund has limited rights to registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

     
        Value as a 
Original  Beginning  Ending  percentage of   Value as of  
Issuer, description   Acquisition  Acquisition   share  share   Fund’s net  1-13-13 
  date   cost   amount   amount  assets   
Avenue Bank  1/29/2007  $3,000,000  300,000  300,000  0.49%  $1,792,995 
Hamilton State Bancshares  1/7/2013  $1,358,000  -  200,000  0.38%  $1,403,184 
Bought: 200,000 shares             
First Citizens Bancshares,             
Inc., Series A  12/17/2012  $2,105,320  -  15,038  0.69%  $2,529,993 
Bought: 15,038 shares             

(S) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration.

* Yield represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.

† At 1-31-13, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $328,756,431. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $36,550,142, of which $58,646,268 related to appreciated investment securities and $22,096,126 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

Notes to the Schedule of Investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then the securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service, which utilizes both dealer-supplied and electronic data processing techniques, taking into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not available, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee following procedures established by the Board of Trustees, which include price verification procedures. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted.

The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events or trends, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2013, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  01/31/13  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Commercial Banks  $255,218,886  $237,869,667  $1,215,507  $16,133,712 
Diversified Financial Services  17,665,275  17,665,275     
Insurance  1,841,507  1,841,507     
Real Estate Investment Trusts  1,796,629  1,796,629     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  43,143,193  43,143,193     
Preferred Securities         
Capital Markets  3,586,502  3,586,502     
Commercial Banks  7,857,198  3,614,541  2,529,993  1,712,664 
Diversified Financial Services  1,107,700  1,107,700     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  9,611,121  5,155,230  1,455,891  3,000,000 
Corporate Bonds         
Capital Markets  2,065,000    2,065,000   
Commercial Banks  10,387,500    6,077,500  4,310,000 
Diversified Financial Services  2,525,000    2,525,000   
Warrants  4,709,660  1,684,569  3,025,091   

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

Certificate of Deposit  75,402    75,402   
Short-Term Investments  3,716,000    3,716,000   
Total Investments in Securities  $365,306,573  $317,464,813  $22,685,384  $25,156,376 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. Transfers into or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any security or instrument where a change in the level has occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

Investments in Securities    Common Stocks    Preferred Stocks    Convertible Bonds    Total 

Balance at 10-31-12  $  10,837,623  $  1,830,184  $  4,252,500  $  16,920,307 

Realized gain (loss)    -    -    -    - 

Change in unrealized appreciation                 
(depreciation)    815,409    (117,520)    57,500    755,389 

Purchases    4,480,680    3,000,000        7,480,680 

Sales    -    -    -    - 

Transfers into Level 3    -    -    -    - 

Transfers out of Level 3    -    -    -    - 

Balance at 01-31-13  $  16,133,712  $  4,712,664  $  4,310,000  $  25,156,376 

 
Change in unrealized at period end*  $  815,409  $  (117,520)  $  57,500  $  755,389 

 

The valuation techniques and significant amounts of unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's Level 3 securities are outlined in the table below:

  Fair Value at  Valuation  Unobservable   
  1/31/2013  Technique  Inputs  Range 

Common Stocks  $16,133,712  Market Approach  Book value multiple  0.84x - 1.16x 
        (weighted average: 1.11x) 
      Discount for lack of marketability  10% 
 
Preferred Securities  $4,712,664  Market Approach  Offered quotes  $925.00 - $2,426.60 
        (weighted average: $1,076.35) 
 
Convertible Bonds  $4,310,000  Market Approach  Offered Quotes  $74.00 - $102.00 
        (weighted average: $97.19) 

Increases/decreases in offered quotes or book value multiples may result in increases/decreases in security valuation. Increases/decreases in discounts for lack of marketability may result in decreases/increases in security valuation.

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline.

For additional information on the Fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.



SIGNATURES 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 
 
By:  /s/ Hugh McHaffie 
  ------------------------------- 
  Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 14, 2013 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:  /s/ Hugh McHaffie 
  ------------------------------- 
Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 14, 2013 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  -------------------------------- 
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 14, 2013