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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, 2014 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 102.6% (83.9% of Total Investments)    $453,428,792 

(Cost $343,260,140)       
 
Financials 102.6%      453,428,792 

 
Capital Markets 4.1 %       
Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A  41,658  1,351,802 
KKR & Company LP    128,055  3,087,406 
The Blackstone Group LP    98,870  3,237,985 
The Carlyle Group LP (Z)    299,523  10,426,396 
 
Commercial Banks 82.1 %       
1st Source Corp.    26,260  773,882 
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (Z)    450,221  3,268,604 
Access National Corp.    51,655  848,175 
Ameris Bancorp (I)(Z)    243,266  4,979,655 
Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc. (I)(R)  169,300  3,049,246 
Anchor Bancorp, Inc. (I)    88,416  1,529,597 
Avenue Bank (I)    300,000  2,402,142 
Avidbank Holdings (I)    200,000  2,124,300 
Bank of Marin Bancorp, Class A    3,175  140,430 
Bar Harbor Bankshares (Z)    53,347  2,031,987 
BB&T Corp. (Z)    377,599  14,125,979 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)(Z)  284,903  4,755,901 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class B (I)(S)  6,901  115,199 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)(Z)    150,564  3,319,936 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.    80,000  2,229,600 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (I)(Z)    177,195  2,764,242 
Camden National Corp.    36,776  1,300,032 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.    176,994  1,946,934 
Chemical Financial Corp.    101,073  2,918,988 
City Holding Company (Z)    39,363  1,756,377 
Comerica, Inc. (Z)    193,525  8,863,445 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Z)    69,943  3,040,422 
Community National Bank (I)    111,100  1,548,734 
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (I)    21,761  993,825 
CU Bancorp (I)    91,813  1,583,774 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (Z)    208,025  15,398,011 
DNB Financial Corp.    78,515  1,621,335 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)  268,537  1,815,310 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.    69,760  1,604,480 
Fifth Third Bancorp (Z)    452,067  9,502,448 
First Bancorp, Inc. Maine (Z)    266,499  4,527,818 
First Community Corp.    136,228  1,482,161 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.    28,326  436,504 
First Financial Bancorp (Z)    139,115  2,306,527 
First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Z)    82,457  5,075,228 
First Horizon National Corp. (Z)    180,033  2,117,188 
First Merchants Corp.    118,683  2,503,024 
First Security Group, Inc. (I)    1,192,189  2,455,909 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B (I)  78,390  471,908 
Firstbank Corp.    45,424  812,181 
FirstMerit Corp. (Z)    196,902  4,006,956 
Flushing Financial Corp. (Z)    192,160  3,946,966 
FNB Corp. (Z)    767,513  9,087,354 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Z)    223,556  5,908,585 
Guaranty Bancorp    22,818  295,721 
Hamilton State Bancshares (I)    500,000  3,289,595 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Hancock Holding Company (Z)  245,752  $8,503,019 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (Z)  387,733  3,105,741 
Heritage Financial Corp.  134,466  2,289,956 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)(Z)  650,719  4,984,508 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  125,986  1,826,797 
Independent Bank Corp. - Massachusetts (Z)  195,961  7,085,950 
Independent Bank Corp. - Michigan (I)  125,407  1,661,643 
Intermountain Community Bancorp (I)  115,108  1,726,620 
John Marshall Bank (I)  31,938  544,543 
M&T Bank Corp. (Z)  102,651  11,446,613 
MB Financial, Inc. (Z)  183,150  5,146,515 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc.  162,521  1,870,617 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.  100,539  1,889,128 
NewBridge Bancorp (I)  207,422  1,449,880 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,855,113 
Pacific Continental Corp.  183,645  2,589,395 
PacWest Bancorp (Z)  41,762  1,675,074 
Park National Corp. (Z)  42,113  3,297,448 
Park Sterling Corp. (Z)  585,931  3,955,034 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.  64,573  1,456,121 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (Z)  206,732  16,513,752 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (Z)  127,654  7,986,034 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  54,695  1,365,734 
Sierra Bancorp  140,000  2,219,000 
Simmons First National Corp., Class A  28,116  970,845 
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (I)  57,450  763,511 
Southwest Bancorp, Inc.  110,118  1,921,559 
State Bank Financial Corp.  103,998  1,781,486 
Suffolk Bancorp (I)(Z)  135,334  2,609,240 
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)  630,331  1,998,149 
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Z)  278,451  10,308,256 
Swedbank AB, Class A  216,597  5,652,019 
Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A (I)  896,300  10,890,045 
The Community Financial Corp.  56,672  1,154,409 
TriCo Bancshares (Z)  202,536  5,014,791 
Trustmark Corp. (Z)  123,537  2,935,239 
U.S. Bancorp (Z)  385,314  15,308,525 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp. (Z)  214,144  4,940,302 
United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  317,968  3,831,514 
United Bankshares, Inc.  74,856  2,237,446 
VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. (I)  247,500  1,278,585 
VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. (I)  123,408  708,362 
Virginia Heritage Bank (I)  43,877  847,265 
Washington Banking Company  67,556  1,201,821 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  123,905  4,081,431 
Wells Fargo & Company  265,725  12,047,972 
WesBanco, Inc. (Z)  137,003  3,912,806 
WestAmerica Bancorp. (Z)  25,066  1,237,258 
Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (I)  52,180  733,129 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  599,317  5,969,197 
Yadkin Financial Corp. (I)(Z)  188,570  3,526,259 
Zions Bancorporation (Z)  265,769  7,640,859 
 
Diversified Financial Services 4.9 %     
Bank of America Corp. (Z)  384,352  6,437,896 
JPMorgan Chase & Company (Z)  274,274  15,183,809 


 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

 
Insurance 0.9 %     
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA  210,539  $4,046,657 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.2 %     
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Z)  14,500  739,355 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 10.4 %     
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  358,903  8,778,767 
Cheviot Financial Corp.  114,092  1,194,543 
First Defiance Financial Corp. (Z)  125,381  3,224,799 
Georgetown Bancorp, Inc.  65,000  965,250 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (Z)  123,914  2,452,258 
Hingham Institution for Savings (Z)  80,000  6,286,400 
HomeStreet, Inc. (Z)  134,465  2,412,302 
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  267,248  2,415,922 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  294,486  4,767,728 
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.  53,594  806,590 
Rockville Financial, Inc.  106,610  1,415,781 
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.  109,586  1,819,128 
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.  56,094  1,816,885 
United Community Financial Corp. (I)  634,588  2,240,096 
WSFS Financial Corp. (Z)  73,787  5,297,907 
 
Preferred Securities 12.6% (10.3% of Total Investments)    $55,697,442 

(Cost $52,501,543)     
 
Financials 12.6%    55,697,442 

 
Capital Markets 1.3 %     
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., 7.000% (Z)  78,825  2,031,399 
JMP Group, Inc., 7.250%  80,000  2,032,000 
JMP Group, Inc., 8.000% (Z)  61,877  1,578,482 
 
Commercial Banks 6.9 %     
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., Depository Shares, 6.950%  142,198  3,291,884 
First Bancshare (5.000% to 2-1-14, then 9.000% thereafter)  210,000  2,982,000 
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Series A (5.000% to 2-1-14, then     
9.000% thereafter)  15,038  3,327,007 
First Financial Holdings, Inc. (5.000% to 2-15-14, then 9.000%     
thereafter)  1,850  1,841,849 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (5.000% to 2-1-14, then 9.000%     
thereafter)  134  322,015 
Fresno First Bank, Series C, 5.000%  11,660  1,157,255 
HomeTown Bankshares Corp., 6.000%  1,050  1,076,250 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series N, 6.350%  119,551  2,632,513 
Synovus Financial Corp., 7.875%  200,000  5,470,000 
United Community Banks, Inc., Series B (5.000% to 2-1-14, then     
9.000% thereafter)  3,750  3,745,313 
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  1,532,039 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.9 %     
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 1.950%  86,950  2,104,190 
Sotherly Hotels, Inc., 8.000%  60,000  1,560,000 
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series B, 8.250% (Z)  112,600  2,721,542 
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series C, 8.250% (Z)  86,500  2,100,220 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)         

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.5 %         
Banc of California, Inc., 7.500%      143,088  $3,664,484 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (5.000% to 2-1-14, then 9.000% thereafter)    5,000  5,462,500 
WSFS Financial Corp., 6.250% (Z)      80,000  2,072,000 
 
    Maturity     
Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 5.0% (4.1% of Total Investments)        $22,014,481 

(Cost $21,544,236)         
 
Financials 5.0%        22,014,481 

 
Capital Markets 0.5 %         
E*TRADE Financial Corp.  6.000  11/15/17  $2,000,000  2,110,000 
Commercial Banks 3.9 %         
Synovus Financial Corp.  5.125  06/15/17  1,000,000  1,047,500 
Synovus Financial Corp.  7.875  02/15/19  3,000,000  3,386,250 
United Community Banks, Inc.  9.000  10/15/17  3,500,000  3,815,000 
VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc.  7.625  08/12/23  5,000,000  5,038,481 
Zions Bancorporation (5.800% to 6-15-23, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 3.800%) (Q)  5.800  06/15/23  4,150,000  3,797,250 
Diversified Financial Services 0.6 %         
Nationstar Mortgage LLC  6.500  07/01/21  3,000,000  2,820,000 
  
Convertible Bonds 0.7% (0.6% of Total Investments)        $3,103,125 

(Cost $3,000,000)         
 
Financials 0.7%        3,103,125 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (S)(Z)  5.500  02/15/18  3,000,000  3,103,125 
      Shares  Value 
  
Warrants 1.4% (1.1% of Total Investments)        $6,268,802 

(Cost $3,656,631)         
 
Financials 1.4%        6,268,802 

 
Commercial Banks 1.2%         
Bank of Marin Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-5-18, Strike Price: $27.23) (I)    58,307  1,022,378 
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40)  (I)    93,762  1,622,083 
Horizon Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-19-18, Strike Price: $17.68) (I)    178,943  2,583,125 
TCF Financial Corp. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.93) (I)    71,471  217,987 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.92) (I)  33,222  18,272 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.2%         
Citigroup, Inc. (Expiration Date: 1-4-19; Strike Price: $106.10) (I)    1,045,183  660,556 
 
Thrifts & Mo rtgage Finance 0.0%         
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57)  (I)  27,297  144,401 
    Maturity     
  Yield*  date  Par value  Value 
  
Certificate of Deposit 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)        $77,658 

(Cost $77,658)         
 
Country Bank for Savings  1.000  08/28/14  $1,936  1,936 
First Bank Richmond  0.990  12/05/16  20,395  20,395 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Yield *  date  Par value  Value 
First Bank System, Inc.  0.549  04/02/15  $4,906  $4,906 
First Federal Savings Bank of Louisiana  0.100  01/06/15  3,032  3,032 
Framingham Cooperative Bank  0.750  09/08/15  3,951  3,951 
Home Bank  1.739  11/04/21  18,927  18,927 
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  0.200  04/21/14  2,022  2,022 
Mount McKinley Savings Bank  0.180  12/03/14  1,697  1,697 
Mt. Washington Bank  0.700  10/30/15  1,873  1,873 
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  12/17/14  1,726  1,726 
Sunshine Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.500  05/10/15  2,005  2,005 
 
Total investments (Cost $424,040,208)† 122.3%        $540,590,300 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (22.3%)        ($98,610,568) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%        $441,979,732 

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.

          Value as a   
  Original    Beginning  Ending  percentage of   
Issuer,  acquisition  Acquisition  share  share  fund’s net  Value as of 
description  date  cost  amount  amount  assets  1-31-14 

 
Anchor Bancorp             
Wisconsin, Inc.  9-20-13  $3,385,993  169,300  169,300  0.69%  $3,049,246 
 
 
            $3,049,246 

(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 1-31-14 was $211,743,368.

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

† At 1-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $424,055,840. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $116,534,460, of which $128,781,159 related to appreciated investment securities and $12,246,699 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

Notes to the Portfolio 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 exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes 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, as well as broker supplied prices. Foreign securities and currencies, including forward foreign currency contracts, are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices. Certain short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable 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. 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. Trading in foreign securities may be completed before the daily close of trading on the NYSE. Significant events at the issuer or market level may affect the values of securities between the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. If a significant event occurs, these securities may be fair valued, as determined in good faith by the fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

The fund uses fair value adjustment factors provided by an independent pricing vendor to value certain foreign securities in order to adjust for events that may occur between the close of foreign exchanges or markets and the close of the NYSE.

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 January 31, 2014, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market  Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  1-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Capital Markets  18,103,589  18,103,589     
Commercial Banks  363,023,130  327,010,189  11,510,813  24,502,128 
Diversified Financial Services  21,621,705  21,621,705     
Insurance  4,046,657    4,046,657   
Real Estate Investment Trusts  739,355  739,355     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  45,894,356  45,894,356     
Preferred Securities         
Capital Markets  5,641,881  5,641,881     
Commercial Banks  30,370,625  14,002,686  9,308,111  7,059,828 
Real Estate Investment Trusts  8,485,952  8,485,952     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  11,198,984  5,736,484  5,462,500   
Corporate Bonds         
Capital Markets  2,110,000    2,110,000   
Commercial Banks  17,084,481    8,231,000  8,853,481 

 

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market  Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  1-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Diversified Financial Services  2,820,000    2,820,000   
Convertible Bonds  3,103,125    3,103,125   
Warrants  6,268,802  2,663,299  3,605,503   
Certificate of Deposit  77,658    77,658   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $540,590,300  $449,899,496  $50,275,367  $40,415,437 


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  CORPORATE   
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES  STOCKS  STOCKS  BONDS  TOTAL 
Balance as of 10-31-13  $23,979,744  $8,988,653  $8,762,500  $41,730,897 
 
Realized gain (loss)    134,461    134,461 
Change in unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation)  1,523,424  64,404  90,981  1,678,809 
Purchases         
  1,018,500      1,018,500 
Sales    (1,077,690)    ($1,077,690) 
Transfers into Level 3         
Transfers out of Level 3    (1,050,000)    ($3,069,540) 
  (2,019,540)       
Balance as of 2-28-14  $24,502,128  $7,059,828  $8,853,481  $40,415,437 
Change in unrealized at period end*  $1,523,424  $165,488  $90,981  $1,779,893 
         

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

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Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 1-31-14 (Unaudited)

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 1-31-14  Valuation Technique  Unobservable Inputs  Input/ Range 

 
 
      Book Value multiple/  1.11x - 1.34x 
Common Stocks  $13,612,083  Market Approach   Discount for lack of marketability  (weighted average 14.36x) 
      10% 
  10,890,045  Market Approach  Offered Quotes/  $13.50 

Discount for lack of marketability  10% 
  $24,502,128       
 
        $1,000 - $2,403 
Preferred Stock  $7,059,828  Market Approach  Offered Quotes  (weighted average $1,064) 
 
Corporate Bonds  $3,815,000  Market Approach  Offered Quotes  $109.00 
  5,038,481  Market Approach  Yield spread  208bps 

  $8,853,481       

 

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

 

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/ Andrew G. Arnott 
  Andrew G. Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2014 

 

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/ Andrew G. Arnott 
Andrew G. Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2014