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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:  July 31, 2013 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
  
Common Stocks 102.0% (83.7% of Total Investments)    $433,669,376 

(Cost $337,939,771)     
 
Financials 102.0%    433,669,376 

 
Capital Markets 3.1 %     
KKR & Company LP  128,055  2,618,717 
The Blackstone Group LP  98,870  2,229,519 
The Carlyle Group LP (Z)  299,523  8,383,649 
 
Commercial Banks 80.9 %     
1st Source Corp.  7,787  212,429 
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  450,221  3,502,719 
Access National Corp.  51,655  786,706 
Ameris Bancorp (I)(Z)  243,266  4,682,871 
Anchor Bancorp, Inc. (I)  88,416  1,492,462 
Avenue Bank (I)(R)  300,000  2,114,027 
Avidbank Holdings (I)(R)  200,000  2,075,800 
Bank of Marin Bancorp, Class A  3,175  133,826 
Bar Harbor Bankshares (Z)  53,347  2,094,403 
BB&T Corp. (Z)  387,599  13,833,408 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)(Z)  284,903  3,988,642 
Bond Street Holdings, Inc., Class B (I)(S)  6,901  96,614 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)(Z)  150,564  2,482,800 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  80,000  2,236,800 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (I)(Z)  177,195  2,445,291 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,430,954 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  176,994  1,745,161 
Chemical Financial Corp.  49,753  1,485,625 
City Holding Company (Z)  39,363  1,742,206 
Comerica, Inc. (Z)  238,647  10,152,043 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Z)  66,613  3,039,551 
Community National Bank/Great Neck NY (I)  50,000  697,500 
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (I)  21,761  693,305 
CU Bancorp (I)  91,813  1,629,681 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (Z)  235,579  16,971,111 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  1,408,559 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)(R)  163,587  881,566 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)  104,950  624,453 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  69,760  1,361,018 
Fifth Third Bancorp (Z)  452,067  8,693,248 
First Bancorp, Inc. Maine (Z)  266,499  4,770,332 
First Community Corp.  136,228  1,437,205 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.  10,112  151,680 
First Financial Bancorp  139,115  2,241,143 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.  82,458  4,571,469 
First Horizon National Corp. (Z)  180,033  2,219,807 
First Merchants Corp.  118,683  2,221,746 
First Security Group, Inc. (I)(R)  1,192,189  2,849,332 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B (Florida) (I)  78,390  450,743 
Firstbank Corp.  45,424  730,418 
FirstMerit Corp. (Z)  196,902  4,414,543 
Flushing Financial Corp. (Z)  192,160  3,643,354 
FNB Corp. (Z)  767,513  9,701,364 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  223,556  5,441,353 
Guaranty Bancorp  22,818  286,138 
Hamilton State Bancshares (I)(R)  350,000  2,616,992 
Hancock Holding Company (Z)  245,752  8,050,836 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Heritage Commerce Corp. (I)(Z)  387,733  $2,849,838 
Heritage Financial Corp.  134,466  2,136,665 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)(Z)  650,719  4,327,281 
Independent Bank Corp. - Massachusetts (Z)  195,961  7,297,588 
Intermountain Community Bancorp (I)  115,108  1,651,800 
Intervest Bancshares Corp. (I)  2,400  2,891,592 
M&T Bank Corp. (Z)  102,651  11,995,796 
MB Financial, Inc. (Z)  183,150  5,271,057 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc.  162,521  1,777,980 
NewBridge Bancorp (I)  207,422  1,698,786 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,970,961 
Pacific Continental Corp.  183,645  2,264,343 
PacWest Bancorp (Z)  41,762  1,479,210 
Park National Corp. (Z)  42,113  3,322,716 
Park Sterling Corp. (Z)  585,931  3,925,738 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.  64,573  1,452,247 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (Z)  213,742  16,255,079 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (Z)  127,654  7,534,139 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  54,695  1,336,746 
Sierra Bancorp  140,000  2,209,200 
Simmons First National Corp., Class A  28,116  768,973 
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (I)  57,450  759,489 
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (I)  110,118  1,647,365 
State Bank Financial Corp.  103,998  1,659,808 
Suffolk Bancorp (I)(Z)  135,334  2,456,312 
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)  550,598  1,827,985 
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Z)  309,973  10,783,961 
Swedbank AB, Class A  216,597  5,205,357 
Talmer Bancorp, Inc. (I)(S)  896,300  9,189,980 
Trico Bancshares (Z)  202,536  4,386,930 
Trustmark Corp. (Z)  123,537  3,331,793 
U.S. Bancorp (Z)  445,489  16,625,649 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp. (Z)  161,746  3,574,587 
United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  317,968  1,844,214 
United Bankshares, Inc.  74,856  2,119,922 
VantageSouth Bancshares Inc (I)  123,408  623,210 
Virginia Heritage Bank (I)  43,877  702,032 
Washington Banking Company  67,556  982,940 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  123,905  4,007,088 
Wells Fargo & Company  383,112  16,665,372 
WesBanco, Inc. (Z)  137,003  4,034,738 
Westamerica Bancorp. (Z)  25,066  1,202,917 
Westbury Bancorp Inc (I)  46,043  626,185 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  618,257  5,434,479 
Yadkin Financial Corp. (I)(Z)  188,570  2,939,806 
Zions Bancorporation  211,893  6,280,509 
 
Diversified Financial Services 5.0 %     
Bank of America Corp. (Z)  420,555  6,140,103 
JPMorgan Chase & Company (Z)  274,274  15,285,290 
 
Insurance 0.8 %     
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA  210,539  3,259,596 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.7 %     
Campus Crest Communities, Inc.  31,500  357,525 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Z)  14,500  801,705 
Select Income REIT  32,258  870,321 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.  95,240  $869,541 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 11.5 %     
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  358,903  9,367,368 
Cheviot Financial Corp.  114,092  1,283,535 
First Defiance Financial Corp. (Z)  125,381  3,310,058 
Georgetown Bancorp, Inc.  65,000  908,050 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (Z)  123,914  2,371,714 
Hingham Institution for Savings (Z)  80,000  5,749,600 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  125,986  1,766,324 
HomeStreet, Inc. (Z)  134,465  2,917,891 
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  267,248  2,554,891 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.  100,539  1,488,983 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  365,166  5,539,568 
Rockville Financial, Inc.  106,610  1,396,591 
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.  109,586  1,622,969 
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.  56,094  1,500,515 
United Community Financial Corp. (I)(R)  634,588  2,819,216 
WSFS Financial Corp. (Z)  73,787  4,392,540 
 
 
Preferred Securities 12.9% (10.6% of Total Investments)    $54,757,896 

(Cost $53,073,977)     
 
Financials 12.9%    54,757,896 

 
Capital Markets 0.9 %     
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., 7.000% (Z)  78,825  2,048,662 
JMP Group, Inc., 8.000% (Z)  61,877  1,593,952 
 
Commercial Banks 8.8 %     
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., 6.950%  159,535  3,828,840 
Fidelity Southern Corp., 5.000%  2,000  1,988,750 
First Bancshare (5.000% to 2-1-14, then 9.000% thereafter) (I)(R)  210,000  2,625,000 
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 2-1-14, then     
9.000% thereafter) (R)  15,038  3,150,461 
First Financial Holdings, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 2-1-14, then     
9.000% thereafter) (Z)  1,850  1,845,895 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (5.000% to 2-1-14, then 9.000%     
thereafter)  134  298,643 
Fresno First Bank, Series C, 5.000%  11,660  1,177,660 
Hometown Bankshares Corp.  1,050  1,050,000 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series N, 6.350% (Z)  139,650  2,765,070 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series T, 7.250% (Z)  51,123  1,153,335 
Synovus Financial Corp., 7.875%  200,000  5,182,000 
Taylor Capital Group, Inc., Series A, 8.000%  90,000  2,305,800 
United Bancorp, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 2-1-14, then 9.000%     
thereafter)  1,500  1,440,000 
United Community Banks, Inc., Series B (5.000% to 2-1-14, then     
9.000% thereafter)  4,081  3,952,326 
United Community Banks, Inc., Series D (5.000% to 2-1-14, then     
9.000% thereafter)  3,000  2,992,500 
Zions Bancorporation, 6.300%  63,229  1,595,900 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.9 %     
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., 7.250% (Z)  15,427  387,218 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

CommonWealth REIT, 6.500%  35,722  $815,176 
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 1.950%  86,950  2,111,146 
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 8.250% (Z)  112,600  2,691,140 
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series C, 8.250% (Z)  86,500  2,076,000 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.3 %     
Banc of California, Inc., 7.500%  143,088  3,661,622 
WSFS Financial Corp., 6.250% (Z)  80,000  2,020,800 

 

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
  
Corporate Bonds 4.4% (3.6% of Total Investments)        $18,753,625 

(Cost $18,104,508)         
 
Financials 4.4%        18,753,625 

 
Capital Markets 0.5 %         
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Z)  6.000  11/15/17  $2,000,000  2,080,000 
 
Commercial Banks 3.2 %         
Synovus Financial Corp.  5.125  06/15/17  1,000,000  1,015,000 
Synovus Financial Corp. (Z)  7.875  02/15/19  3,000,000  3,435,000 
United Community Banks, Inc.  9.000  10/15/17  3,500,000  3,745,000 
Western Alliance Bancorp  10.000  09/01/15  1,500,000  1,616,250 
Zions Bancorporation (5.800% to 9-15-23, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 3.800%) (Q) (Z)  5.800  06/15/23  4,150,000  3,869,875 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.7 %         
Nationstar Mortgage LLC  6.500  07/01/21  3,000,000  2,992,500 
  
Convertible Bonds 0.7% (0.6% of Total Investments)        $3,099,375 

(Cost $3,000,000)         
 
Financials 0.7%        3,099,375 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (S)(Z)  5.500  02/15/18  3,000,000  3,099,375 

 

  Shares  Value 
  
Investment Companies 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)    $351,108 

(Cost $493,098)     
 
Financials 0.1%    351,108 

FII BTG Pactual Corporate Office Fund  6,000  351,108 
  
Warrants 1.5% (1.2% of Total Investments)    $6,468,836 

(Cost $3,656,631)     
 
Financials 1.5%    6,468,836 

 
Commercial Banks 1.3%     
Bank of Marin Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-5-18, Strike Price: $27.23) (I)  58,183  936,105 
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40) (I)  93,762  1,439,247 
Horizon Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-19-18, Strike Price: $17.68) (I)  178,684  2,882,893 
TCF Financial Corp. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.93) (I)  71,471  210,839 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.92) (I)  33,222  25,913 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

 
Diversified Financial Services 0.2%     
Citigroup, Inc. (Expiration Date: 1-4-19; Strike Price: $106.10) (I)  1,045,183  $815,243 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.0%     
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)  27,297  158,596 

 

    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
  
Certificate of Deposit 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)        $75,716 

(Cost $75,716)         
 
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.  0.549  04/02/15  4,906  4,906 
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  0.700  04/20/15  2,128  2,128 
Machias Savings Bank  0.500  05/24/15  1,946  1,946 
Midstate Federal Savings and Loan  0.500  05/27/14  1,979  1,979 
Milford Bank  0.300  06/04/15  1,891  1,891 
Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.250  10/21/13  2,019  2,019 
Mount McKinley Savings Bank  0.200  12/03/13  1,693  1,693 
Mt. Washington Bank  1.000  10/31/13  1,839  1,839 
Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank  0.750  10/20/14  2,062  2,062 
Newton Savings Bank  0.450  05/30/15  1,929  1,929 
OBA Federal Savings and Loan  0.400  12/15/14  1,322  1,322 
Plymouth Savings Bank  0.200  04/21/15  1,931  1,931 
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank  0.250  12/17/13  1,721  1,721 
Sunshine Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.500  05/10/15  2,005  2,005 

 

  Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 0.2% (0.2% of Total Investments)    $941,000 

(Cost $941,000)     
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.2%    941,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-13 at     
0.010% to be repurchased at $941,000 on 8-1-13, collateralized by     
$965,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875% due 4-30-17 (valued at     
$962,890, including interest)  941,000  941,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $417,284,701)† 121.8%    $518,116,932 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (21.8%)    ($92,750,909) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%    $425,366,023 

 

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.

(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.

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

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

    Value as a   
  Original  Beginning  Ending  percentage 
Issuer, description    acquisition  Acquisition  share  share  of fund’s  Value as of 
  date  cost  amount  amount  net assets  7-31-13 
     
Avenue Bank  1/29/2007  $3,000,000  300,000  300,000  0.50%  $2,114,027 
 
Avidbank Holdings  6/25/2013  $1,950,000    200,000  0.49%  $2,075,800 
 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.  6/13/2013  $744,321    163,587  0.21%  $881,566 
 
First Bancshare  3/22/2013  $2,152,500    210,000  0.62%  $2,625,000 
 
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.,  12/17/2012  $2,105,320    15,038  0.74%  $3,150,461 
Series A             
 
First Security Group, Inc.  4/10/2013  $1,788,284    1,192,189  0.67%  $2,849,332 
 
Hamilton State Bancshares  1/7/2013  $1,358,000    350,000  0.62%  $2,616,992 
 
United Community Financial Corp.  6/14/2013  $1,745,117    634,588  0.66%  $2,819,216 
 
Total            $19,132,394 

 

(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.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the Credit Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-13 was $206,044,487.

* Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, the stated coupon rate or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end.

† At 7-31-13, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $417,343,561. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $100,773,371, of which $116,687,425 related to appreciated investment securities and $15,914,054 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (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, including closed-end funds, 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, 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 (OTC) 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 and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed.

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 other 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 July 31, 2013, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  07/31/13  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Capital Markets  $13,231,885  $13,231,885     
Commercial Banks  343,863,597  311,953,695  $8,936,255  $22,973,647 
Diversified Financial Services  21,425,393  21,425,393     
Insurance  3,259,596    3,259,596   
Real Estate Investment Trusts  2,899,092  2,899,092     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  48,989,813  46,170,597  2,819,216   
Preferred Securities         
Capital Markets  3,642,614  3,642,614     
Commercial Banks  37,352,180  18,008,605  9,610,106  9,733,469 
Real Estate Investment Trusts  8,080,680  8,080,680     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  5,682,422  5,682,422     
Corporate Bonds         
Capital Markets  2,080,000    2,080,000   
Commercial Banks  13,681,125    9,936,125  3,745,000 
Diversified Financial Services  2,992,500    2,992,500   
Convertible Bonds  3,099,375    3,099,375   
Investment Companies  351,108  351,108     

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-13 (Unaudited)

Warrants  6,468,836  2,649,838  3,818,998   
Certificate of Deposit  75,716    75,716   
      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  07/31/13  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Short-Term Investments  941,000    941,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $518,116,932  $434,095,929  $47,568,887  $36,452,116 

 

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.

 

  COMMON  PREFERRED     
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES  STOCKS  STOCKS  CORPORATE BONDS  TOTAL 
 
Balance as of 10-31-12  $10,837,623  $1,830,184  $4,252,500  $16,920,307 
 
Realized gain (loss)      69,143  $69,143 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  1,924,984  (99,041)  228,357  $2,054,300 
 
Purchases  10,211,040  8,002,326    $18,213,366 
 
Sales      (805,000)  ($805,000) 
 
Transfers into Level 3         
 
Transfers out of Level 3         
 
Balance as of 7-31-13  $22,973,647  $9,733,469  $3,745,000  $36,452,116 
 
Change in unrealized at period end*  $1,924,984  ($99,041)  $227,500  $2,053,443 

 

* Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 securities held at the period end.

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  Valuation Technique  Unobservable Inputs  Input/ Range 
  at 7-31-13       

 
Common Stocks  $13,920,999  Market Approach  Book value multiple  6.94x - 8.92x 
        (weighted average 8.33x) 
      Discount for lack of marketability  10% 
 
  $4,085,256  Market Approach  Offered quotes  $14.00 
 
  $2,075,800  Market Approach  Offered quotes  $10.70 
      Discount for lack of marketability  3% 
 
  $2,891,592  Market Approach  Estimated liquidation value  $1,204.83 
 
Preferred Securities  $9,733,469  Market Approach  Offered quotes  $960.00 - $2,228.68 
        (weighted average $1,018.21) 
 
Corporate Bonds  $3,745,000  Market Approach  Offered quotes  $107.00 

 

Increases/decreases in offered quotes or book value multiples may result in increases/decreases in security

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
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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.

Repurchase agreements are typically governed by the terms and conditions of the Master Repurchase Agreement and/or Global Master Repurchase Agreement (collectively, MRA). Upon an event of default, the non-defaulting party may close out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, the MRA does not result in an offset of the net amounts owed. 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 or the counterparty may have insufficient assets to pay back claims resulting from close-out of the transactions. Collateral received by the portfolio for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Portfolio of investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

Derivative Instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the over-the-counter market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments, including the use of leverage, optionality, the liquidity or lack of liquidity of the contract, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or clearing organization and the volatility of the position. Some derivatives involve risks that are potentially greater than the risks associated with investing directly in the referenced securities or other referenced underlying instrument. Specifically, the portfolios are exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an OTC derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction.

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy (and the seller the obligation to sell) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell (and the writer the obligation to buy) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. Writing puts and buying calls may increase the fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the underlying instrument. Buying puts and writing calls may decrease the fund’s exposure to such changes. Risks related to the use of options include the loss of premiums, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values. In addition, over-the-counter options are subject to the risks of all over-the-counter derivatives contracts.

Options are traded either over-the-counter or on an exchange. When the fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the fund is included in the portfolio of investments and subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect current market value. When the fund writes an option, the premium received is included as a liability and subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect current market value of the option written.

During the period ended July 31, 2013, the fund wrote option contracts to generate income from option premiums. The following table summarizes the fund’s written options activities during the period ended July 31, 2013. As of July 31, 2013, the fund did not hold any written options.

  Number of Contracts  Premiums Received 

Outstanding, beginning of period  5,500  $113,997 

Options written  -  - 

Options expired  -  - 

Options closed  (5,500)  (113,997) 

 

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Outstanding, end of period  -  - 

 

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:  September 19, 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:  September 19, 2013 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 19, 2013