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US · SEC FORM 4
JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND
HPI · NYSE · CIK 0001176199 · Closed-End Funds · Asset Management
INSIDER SIGNAL
1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window
4 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 0 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines
WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.
Why is there no score?
- No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
- Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.
Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.
Purchase breadth & concentration
Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
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SIGNAL HISTORY
Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-05-06 · Hurtsellers Christine.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 116,055
- Previous report
- 213,037
- Avg daily volume
- 166,052
- Days to cover
- ≤ 1.0
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Hurtsellers Christine | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 738 | USD 16.25 | USD 12,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-26 | Phelan Kenneth J | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 614 | USD 16.30 | USD 10,001 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-04-08 | Wright Thomas Rowe | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 726 | USD 15.16 | USD 11,006 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-01-14 | Bacic William K | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 610 | USD 16.45 | USD 10,034 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-12-23 | Ellison Noni L | Purchase (P) | common shares of beneficial interest | 670 | USD 16.78 | USD 11,243 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-01-02 | Garfield Dean | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 1,020 | USD 15.43 | USD 15,740 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-10-12 | Ellison Noni L | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 790 | USD 13.95 | USD 11,020 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-11-17 | RATHKE FRANCES G | Purchase (P) | common shares of beneficial interest | 525 | USD 19.06 | USD 10,006 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
5 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 15 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Hurtsellers Christine | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 738 | USD 16.25 | USD 12,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-26 | Phelan Kenneth J | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 614 | USD 16.30 | USD 10,001 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (2 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Hurtsellers Christine | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 738 | USD 16.25 | USD 12,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-26 | Phelan Kenneth J | Purchase (P) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 614 | USD 16.30 | USD 10,001 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-19 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | HPI |
| CIK | 0001176199 |
| Sector | Closed-End Funds |
| Industry | Asset Management Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | Investment company (SEC forms N-2, N-2/A, N-30D) |
| Exchange | NYSE |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 15 transaction lines from 2020-11-17 to 2026-05-06 12 P purchase lines · 3 S sale lines · 0 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-19. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.