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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 Bank and Thrift Opportunity 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, 2011 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-11 (Unaudited)

     
  Shares  Value 
  
Common Stocks 96.39%    $329,005,862 

(Cost $320,387,709)     
 
Financials 96.39%    329,005,862 

 
Commercial Banks 79.00 %     
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  346,472  2,054,579 
Ameris Bancorp (I)  236,991  2,398,349 
Anchor Bancorp (I)  88,416  809,006 
Avenue Bank (I)(R)  300,000  1,272,617 
Bank of Marin Bancorp  4,520  174,065 
Bar Harbor Bankshares  34,552  984,386 
BB&T Corp.  493,002  12,660,291 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)  291,804  5,981,982 
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.  49,015  339,674 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)  150,564  1,689,328 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  80,000  1,609,600 
California United Bank (I)  83,002  896,422 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,175,729 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  395,460  2,582,354 
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (I)  414,821  3,812,205 
City Holding Company  47,798  1,494,643 
Comerica, Inc.  287,393  9,205,198 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  251,048  13,526,466 
CVB Financial Corp.  265,747  2,575,088 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  820,482 
East West Bancorp, Inc.  558,155  10,359,357 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)  69,998  213,494 
ECB Bancorp, Inc.  27,504  357,827 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  44,524  613,095 
Fifth Third Bancorp  414,093  5,238,276 
First Bancorp, Inc.  146,499  2,157,930 
First California Financial Group, Inc. (I)  198,849  727,787 
First Horizon National Corp.  180,033  1,618,497 
First Merchants Corp.  78,181  699,720 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B (I)  78,390  901,485 
FNB Corp.  960,203  9,602,030 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.  223,556  2,937,526 
Hancock Holding Company  232,176  7,650,199 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (I)  387,733  1,934,788 
Heritage Financial Corp.  134,466  1,752,092 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)  650,719  2,498,761 
Horizon Bancorp  20,308  560,298 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.  406,924  2,459,856 
Independent Bank Corp. - MA  195,961  5,202,765 
Lakeland Financial Corp.  54,942  1,238,942 
M&T Bank Corp.  94,160  8,120,358 
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.  21,212  195,999 
MB Financial, Inc.  296,947  5,995,360 
NewBridge Bancorp. (I)  15,600  75,036 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,524,560 
Pacific Continental Corp.  195,981  1,928,453 
Park National Corp.  26,127  1,610,468 
Park Sterling Corp. (I)  293,418  1,376,130 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.  42,726  509,721 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  309,372  16,795,806 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.  111,554  4,632,838 
Renasant Corp.  37,311  570,858 

 

 
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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-11 (Unaudited)

     
  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  54,695  $977,400 
Sierra Bancorp  140,000  1,612,800 
Southcoast Financial Corp. (I)  70,854  187,763 
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)  283,290  883,865 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  348,113  8,525,287 
SVB Financial Group (I)  212,782  12,983,958 
Synovus Financial Corp.  2,079,408  3,805,317 
Talmer Bank & Trust Company (I)(R)  462,595  3,308,612 
TCF Financial Corp.  599,694  7,628,108 
TriCo Bancshares  202,536  3,001,584 
Trustmark Corp.  90,000  1,961,100 
U.S. Bancorp  601,613  15,678,035 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp.  103,114  1,283,769 
United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  315,013  945,039 
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania  19,000  282,530 
Washington Banking Company  67,556  876,201 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.  123,905  2,822,556 
Wells Fargo & Company  604,108  16,878,778 
WesBanco, Inc.  130,961  2,691,249 
Westamerica Bancorp.  30,499  1,431,318 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (I)  547,168  1,805,654 
Zions Bancorporation  545,734  11,951,575 
     
Diversified Financial Services 8.89 %     
Bank of America Corp.  1,278,555  12,414,769 
JPMorgan Chase & Company  443,587  17,943,094 
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 8.50 %     
Berkshire Hill Bancorp, Inc.  358,903  7,867,154 
Citizens South Banking Corp.  343,181  1,410,474 
First Defiance Financial Corp. (I)  125,381  1,838,085 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.  118,506  984,785 
Flushing Financial Corp.  126,781  1,561,942 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.  95,762  1,128,076 
Hingham Institution for Savings  80,000  4,240,000 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  125,986  1,346,790 
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.  109,586  1,399,413 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.  250,191  3,385,084 
Viewpoint Financial Group  69,957  910,840 
WSFS Financial Corp.  73,787  2,930,082 
 
 
 
  Shares  Value 
  
Preferred Securities 1.71%    $5,832,908 

(Cost $4,619,727)     
 
Financials 1.71%    5,832,908 

 
Commercial Banks 0.77 %     
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (I)(J)  134  556,517 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc., Series B, 7.800%  38,925  1,012,050 
Zions Bancorporation, Series C, 9.500%  40,371  1,066,198 
     
Diversified Financial Services 0.94 %     
Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625%  74,849  1,911,643 
Citigroup Capital XII (8.500% to 3/30/2015, then 3 month LIBOR +     
5.870%)  50,000  1,286,500 

 

 
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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-11 (Unaudited)

         
    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
  
Corporate Bonds 0.15%        $513,719 

(Cost $430,421)         
 
Financials 0.15%        513,719 

 
Commercial Banks 0.15 %         
Regions Financial Corp.  7.375  12/10/37  544,000  513,719 
  
Capital Preferred Securities 0.09%        $322,947 

(Cost $261,823)         
 
Financials 0.09%        322,947 

 
Commercial Banks 0.09 %         
Banponce Trust I, Series A  8.327  02/01/27  360,000  322,947 
         
      Shares  Value 
  
Warrants 0.32%        $1,103,172 

(Cost $1,713,918)         
 
Financials 0.32%        1,103,172 

 
Commercial Banks 0.28%         
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40) (I)(J)      93,762  885,113 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.77) (I)(J)  33,222  74,750 
         
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.04%         
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)(J)  27,297  143,309 
         
    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield  date    Value 
  
Certificate of Deposit 0.02%        $67,004 

(Cost $67,004)         
 
Country Bank For Savings  1.640  08/28/12  1,879  1,879 
First Bank Richmond  2.226  12/05/13  19,076  19,076 
First Bank System, Inc.  0.992  04/01/13  4,809  4,822 
First Federal Savings Bank of Louisiana  0.100  10/03/11  3,024  3,024 
Framingham Cooperative Bank  2.000  09/12/11  3,711  3,711 
Home Bank  0.867  12/04/13  18,442  18,442 
Midstate Federal Savings and Loan  1.189  05/27/12  1,935  1,935 
Mount Mckinley Savings Bank  0.400  12/05/11  1,682  1,682 
Mt. Washington Bank  1.500  10/31/11  1,778  1,778 
Newburyport Bank  1.250  10/22/12  2,010  2,010 
Newton Savings Bank  0.999  05/30/13  1,891  1,893 
OBA Federal Savings and Loan  1.050  12/15/11  1,287  1,287 
Plymouth Savings Bank  0.600  04/21/13  1,908  1,908 
Randolph Savings Bank  1.000  09/23/11  1,854  1,854 
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank  0.600  12/19/11  1,703  1,703 

 

 
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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-11 (Unaudited)

     
  Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 1.53%    $5,211,000 

(Cost $5,211,000)     
 
Repurchase Agreement 1.53%    5,211,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-29-11 at     
0.010% to be repurchased at $5,211,004 on 8/1/2011, collateralized     
by $5,320,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.010% due     
12-29-11 (valued at $5,320,000, including interest)  5,211,000  5,211,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $332,691,602)† 100.21%    $342,056,612 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (0.21%)    ($730,674) 

 
Total net assets 100.00%    $341,325,938 

 

 

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.

(J) These securities were issued under the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program.

(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   
  Acquisition    share  share  of Fund's  Value as 
Issuer, description  date  Acquisition cost  amount  amount  net assets  of 7-31-11 

Avenue Bank  1-29-07  $3,000,000  300,000  300,000  0.37%  $1,272,617 
Talmer Bank &             
Trust Company  4-30-10  $2,775,570  462,595  462,595  0.96%  $3,308,612 

 

(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.

† At 7-31-11, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $332,696,224. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $9,360,388, of which $40,960,986 related to appreciated investment securities and $31,600,598 related to depreciated investment securities.

 
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Notes to the Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

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. 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, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2011, by major security category or type:

             
        Total      Level 2    Level 3 
        Market    Level 1    Significant    Significant 
        Value at    Quoted    Observable    Unobservable 
        7/31/2011    Price    Inputs    Inputs 

Common Stocks           
  Commercial Banks    $269,645,274  $259,082,063  $5,981,982  $4,581,229 
  Diversified Financial Services    30,357,863  30,357,863  -  - 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    29,002,725  29,002,725  -  - 
Preferred Securities           
  Commercial Banks    2,634,765  2,078,248  -  556,517 
  Diversified Financial Services    3,198,143  3,198,143  -  - 
Corporate Bonds           
  Commercial Banks    513,719  -  513,719  - 
Capital Preferred Securities           
  Commercial Banks    322,947  -  322,947  - 
Warrants    1,103,172  1,103,172  -  - 
Certificate of Deposit    67,004  -  67,004  - 
Short-Term Investments    5,211,000  -  5,211,000  - 
     
Total investments in Securities    $342,056,612  $324,822,214  $12,096,652  $5,137,746 

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the nine months ended July 31, 2011, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. Transfers in 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.



         
      Preferred   
    Common Stocks  Securities  Total 

Balance as of 10-31-10    $2,918,657  $61,919  $2,980,576 
Realized gain (loss)    -  -  - 
Changed in unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation)    1,662,572  494,598  2,157,170 
Purchases    -  -  - 
Sales    -  -  - 
Transfers into Level 3    -  -  - 
Transfers out of Level 3    -  -  - 
Balance as of 7-31-11    $4,581,229  $556,517  $5,137,746 
Change in unrealized at period end*    1,662,572  494,598  $2,157,170 

 

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

In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities, including exchange-traded 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, then 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 readily 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

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which 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.






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 Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund

   
By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 20, 2011 

 

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/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 20, 2011 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 20, 2011