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: December 31
   
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2016

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 


 


John Hancock

Financial Opportunities Fund


Quarterly portfolio holdings 3/31/16

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Fund's investmentsFinancial Opportunities Fund



                                                     
  As of 3-31-16 (unaudited)  
        Shares     Value  
  Common stocks 106.6% (86.4% of Total investments)     $477,788,070  
  (Cost $355,655,686)  
  Financials 106.6%     477,788,070  
  Banks 91.4 %  
  1st Source Corp.     121,706     3,875,117  
  Access National Corp.     51,655     1,024,319  
  Ameris Bancorp     309,284     9,148,621  
  Anchor Bancorp, Inc. (I)     79,574     1,955,929  
  Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (I)     186,650     2,601,901  
  Avenue Bank (I)     300,000     5,811,000  
  Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (I)     200,000     2,716,000  
  Bank of America Corp.     333,959     4,515,126  
  Bank of Marin Bancorp (Z)     55,576     2,735,451  
  Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (Z)     76,657     1,500,177  
  Bar Harbor Bankshares     80,020     2,658,264  
  BB&T Corp. (L)     346,799     11,538,003  
  Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.     358,903     9,650,902  
  Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (Z)     80,000     2,058,400  
  Camden National Corp.     36,776     1,544,592  
  Carolina Financial Corp.     58,559     1,086,855  
  Citigroup, Inc.     28,193     1,177,058  
  Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     243,046     5,091,814  
  City Holding Company (Z)     39,363     1,880,764  
  Comerica, Inc.     167,706     6,351,026  
  Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (L)     105,204     4,728,920  
  Communities First Financial Corp. (I)     115,523     1,149,454  
  County Bancorp, Inc.     56,180     1,128,094  
  CU Bancorp (I)     91,813     1,943,681  
  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (L)     197,034     10,858,544  
  DNB Financial Corp.     78,515     2,239,248  
  Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.     75,106     912,538  
  Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.     198,225     1,326,125  
  Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A (I)(L)     92,134     1,934,814  
  Evans Bancorp, Inc.     69,760     1,702,144  
  FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)     221,342     7,361,835  
  Fifth Third Bancorp     452,067     7,544,998  
  First Bancorp, Inc. (Z)     266,499     5,199,395  
  First Bancshares, Inc.     210,000     3,282,300  
  First Business Financial Services, Inc. (L)     60,700     1,391,851  
  First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A (L)     15,038     3,775,591  
  First Community Corp.     136,228     1,964,408  
  First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (Z)     202,450     3,231,102  
  First Financial Bancorp     146,045     2,655,098  
  First Merchants Corp.     118,683     2,797,358  
  First Security Group, Inc. (I)     83,942     1,930,666  
  Flushing Financial Corp.     148,254     3,205,251  
  FNB Corp. (L)     767,513     9,985,344  
  German American Bancorp, Inc. (L)     40,060     1,289,932  
  Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (L)     223,556     5,682,794  
  Great Western Bancorp, Inc.     159,455     4,348,338  

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Financial Opportunities Fund

                                                     
        Shares     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Banks (continued)  
  Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc. (I)     500,000     $3,850,000  
  Hancock Holding Company (L)     245,752     5,642,466  
  HCSB Financial Corp. (I)     22,238,470     2,295,321  
  Heritage Commerce Corp.     387,733     3,881,207  
  Heritage Financial Corp.     194,590     3,418,946  
  Heritage Oaks Bancorp     650,719     5,069,101  
  Horizon Bancorp (L)     179,816     4,445,052  
  Howard Bancorp, Inc. (I)     104,350     1,255,331  
  Independent Bank Corp. (MA) (L)     195,961     9,006,368  
  Independent Bank Corp. (MI) (Z)     125,407     1,824,672  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     222,625     13,183,853  
  KeyCorp     667,659     7,370,955  
  M&T Bank Corp. (L)     117,579     13,051,269  
  MainSource Financial Group, Inc.     106,598     2,248,152  
  MB Financial, Inc. (L)     183,150     5,943,218  
  Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (Z)     56,125     1,669,158  
  Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc.     178,773     2,969,420  
  MutualFirst Financial, Inc.     100,539     2,533,583  
  National Commerce Corp. (I)     50,542     1,193,297  
  Northrim BanCorp, Inc.     99,739     2,384,759  
  Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (I)     202,363     1,450,943  
  Pacific Continental Corp.     183,645     2,962,194  
  PacWest Bancorp (L)     71,112     2,641,811  
  Park National Corp. (L)     42,113     3,790,170  
  Park Sterling Corp.     585,931     3,908,160  
  Peoples Bancorp, Inc.     122,945     2,402,345  
  Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (L)     54,471     2,526,910  
  QCR Holdings, Inc.     48,822     1,164,405  
  Regions Financial Corp.     384,335     3,017,030  
  Renasant Corp.     159,629     5,253,390  
  Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.     68,417     1,904,045  
  SBT Bancorp, Inc.     37,879     723,489  
  Shore Bancshares, Inc.     183,579     2,199,276  
  Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (I)     131,586     3,212,014  
  Southwest Bancorp, Inc.     110,118     1,657,276  
  State Bank Financial Corp.     84,940     1,678,414  
  Suffolk Bancorp     135,334     3,415,830  
  Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)     126,066     2,610,827  
  SunTrust Banks, Inc.     278,451     10,046,512  
  SY Bancorp, Inc. (I)     44,216     1,703,642  
  Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A     631,164     11,417,757  
  The Community Financial Corp.     62,497     1,364,934  
  The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     129,086     10,916,803  
  TriCo Bancshares     202,536     5,128,212  
  Trustmark Corp. (L)     123,537     2,845,057  
  U.S. Bancorp (L)     310,100     12,586,959  
  Union Bankshares Corp.     214,144     5,274,367  
  United Bankshares, Inc. (L)     74,856     2,747,215  
  Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.     123,905     4,624,135  

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Financial Opportunities Fund

                                                     
        Shares     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Banks (continued)  
  Wells Fargo & Company (L)     238,300     $11,524,188  
  Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (I)(Z)     88,349     1,678,631  
  Yadkin Financial Corp.     400,251     9,473,941  
  Zions Bancorporation (L)     265,769     6,434,267  
  Capital markets 5.1 %  
  Ares Capital Corp. (L)     171,449     2,544,303  
  Fifth Street Finance Corp.     966,695     4,852,809  
  Golub Capital BDC, Inc.     166,116     2,875,468  
  Intermediate Capital Group PLC     379,010     3,363,859  
  KKR & Company LP     233,755     3,433,861  
  The Blackstone Group LP     132,582     3,718,925  
  TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.     200,000     2,100,000  
  Insurance 1.0 %  
  Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     254,902     4,342,432  
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 9.1 %  
  Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc. (I)(Z)     130,950     5,900,607  
  Bank Mutual Corp.     161,841     1,225,136  
  BSB Bancorp, Inc. (I)(Z)     177,195     3,981,572  
  Cheviot Financial Corp.     114,092     1,676,011  
  First Defiance Financial Corp.     118,465     4,550,241  
  Georgetown Bancorp, Inc.     65,000     1,300,000  
  HomeStreet, Inc. (I)     208,636     4,341,715  
  Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.     97,339     1,659,630  
  Provident Financial Services, Inc. (L)     44,169     891,772  
  Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (Z)     112,188     2,694,756  
  United Community Financial Corp.     634,588     3,725,032  
  United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (I)     111,109     1,398,862  
  WSFS Financial Corp.     221,361     7,198,660  
  Preferred securities 8.1% (6.6% of Total investments)     $36,525,384  
  (Cost $35,886,840)  
  Financials 8.1%     36,525,384  
  Banks 1.2 %  
  HomeTown Bankshares Corp., 6.000%           1,050     1,562,400  
  OFG Bancorp, Series C, 8.750%           1,671     1,169,491  
  SB Financial Group, Inc., 6.500%           250,000     2,812,500  
  Capital markets 1.8 %  
  JMP Group LLC, 7.250%           80,000     1,840,000  
  JMP Group LLC, 8.000%           82,428     1,900,790  
  TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., 6.750% (Z)           168,000     4,141,200  
  Real estate investment trusts 3.7 %  
  American Homes 4 Rent (5.500% to 3-31-21, then 10.000% thereafter)           100,000     2,625,000  
  Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., 7.375% (Z)           100,000     2,492,000  
  Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., 8.250%           84,140     2,121,169  
  FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 1.950% (L)           86,950     2,192,010  
  Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. (7.750% to 12-27-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 5.180%)           150,000     3,331,500  
  Sotherly Hotels LP, 7.000%           99,475     2,523,681  
  Sotherly Hotels LP, 8.000%           60,000     1,537,800  

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Financial Opportunities Fund

                                                     
        Shares     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 1.4 %  
  Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., 9.000% (I)           5,000     $6,275,843  
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Corporate bonds 8.1% (6.6% of Total investments)     $36,517,259  
  (Cost $37,940,925)  
  Financials 8.1%     36,517,259  
  Banks 6.3 %  
  Avenue Financial Holdings, Inc. (6.750% to 1-1-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.950%) (S)     6.750     12-29-24           5,000,000     5,125,000  
  Avidbank Holdings, Inc.     6.875     11-15-25           300,000     2,930,709  
  Cadence Financial Corp. (6.500% to 3-11-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.663%) (S)     6.500     03-11-25           5,000,000     4,425,000  
  First Business Financial Services, Inc.     6.500     09-01-24           5,000,000     4,873,485  
  Popular, Inc.     7.000     07-01-19           6,000,000     5,835,000  
  VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc.     7.625     08-12-23           5,000,000     5,324,065  
  Diversified financial services 1.2 %  
  NewStar Financial, Inc.     7.250     05-01-20           5,935,000     5,341,500  
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 0.6 %  
  Nationstar Mortgage LLC     6.500     07-01-21           3,000,000     2,662,500  
        Shares     Value  
  Warrants 0.3% (0.3% of Total investments)     $1,355,303  
  (Cost $1,955,700)  
  Financials 0.3%     1,355,303  
  Banks 0.3 %  
  Citigroup, Inc. (Expiration Date: 1-4-19; Strike Price: $106.10) (I)     1,045,183     104,518  
  Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18; Strike Price: $29.40) (I)     93,762     1,250,785  
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Certificate of deposit 0.0% (0.0% of Total investments)     $78,468  
  (Cost $78,005)  
  Country Bank for Savings     1.000     08-27-16           1,975     1,978  
  First Bank Richmond     0.990     12-05-16           20,395     20,407  
  First Bank System, Inc.     0.549     04-03-17           4,960     4,950  
  First Federal Savings Bank of Louisiana     0.100     01-06-17           3,039     3,039  
  Home Banks     1.739     11-04-21           18,927     19,425  
  Hudson Savings     0.700     04-24-17           2,158     2,161  
  Machias Savings Bank     0.500     05-24-16           1,956     1,956  
  Midstate Federal Savings and Loan     0.500     05-27-16           1,999     1,999  
  Milford Federal Savings and Loan Bank     0.300     04-23-16           2,031     2,018  
  Milford Federal Savings and Loan Bank     0.300     06-08-17           1,902     1,890  
  Mount McKinley Savings Bank     0.180     12-02-16           1,700     1,695  
  Mt. Washington Bank     0.650     10-31-17           1,899     1,899  
  MutualOne Bank     0.900     09-08-17           4,011     4,011  
  Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank     0.200     10-20-16           2,093     2,088  
  Newton Savings Bank     0.450     05-27-16           1,937     1,937  
  OBA Federal Savings and Loan     0.400     06-15-16           1,330     1,330  
  Plymouth Savings Bank     0.200     04-21-17           1,938     1,927  
  Salem Five Cents Savings Bank     0.250     12-15-16           1,730     1,730  
  Sunshine Federal Savings and Loan Association     0.500     05-10-17           2,025     2,028  

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Financial Opportunities Fund

                                                     
              Par value^     Value  
  Short-term investments 0.2% (0.1% of Total investments)     $790,000  
  (Cost $790,000)  
  Repurchase agreement 0.2%     790,000  
  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 3-31-16 at 0.030% to be repurchased at $790,001 on 4-1-16, collateralized by $810,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% due 4-30-18 (valued at $807,975, including interest)     790,000     790,000  
  Total investments (Cost $432,307,156)† 123.3%     $553,054,484  
  Other assets and liabilities, net (23.3%)     ($104,618,669 )
  Total net assets 100.0%     $448,435,815  

                                                     
  The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund.  
  ^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.  
  Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend  
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate  
  (I)     Non-income producing security.  
  (L)     A portion of this security is on loan as of 3-31-16, and is a component of the fund's leverage under the Liquidity Agreement. The value of securities on loan amounted to $87,884,839.  
  (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 Liquidity Agreement. Total collateral value at 3-31-16 was $128,164,807.  
  *     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 3-31-16, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $433,321,114. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated to $119,733,370, of which $138,271,948 related to appreciated investment securities and $18,538,578 related to depreciated investment securities.  

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Notes to Fund's investments (unaudited)

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. In case of emergency or other disruption resulting in the NYSE not opening for trading or the NYSE closing at a time other than the regularly scheduled close, the net asset balue (NAV) may be determined as of the regularly scheduled close of the NYSE pursuant to the fund's Valuation Policies and Procedures. The time at which shares and transactions are priced and until which orders are accepted may vary to the extent permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable regulations. In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the fund are typically valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or principal market 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. Swaps and unlisted options are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor.

In certain instances, the Pricing Committee may determine to value equity securities using prices obtained from another exchange or market if trading on the exchange or market on which prices are typically obtained did not open for trading as scheduled, or if trading closed earlier than scheduled, and trading occurred as normal on another exchange or market.

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 scheduled 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 and related inputs 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 March 31, 2016, by major security category or type:

                                   
        Total
value at
3-31-16
    Level 1
quoted
price
    Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
    Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
 
  Common stocks                          
        Banks     410,012,419     401,151,098     8,861,321      
        Capital markets     22,889,225     19,525,366     3,363,859      
        Insurance     4,342,432         4,342,432      
        Thrifts and mortgage finance     40,543,994     40,543,994          
  Preferred securities                          
        Banks     5,544,391     2,812,500     2,731,891      
        Capital markets     7,881,990     7,881,990          
        Real estate investment trusts     16,823,160     16,823,160          
        Thrifts and mortgage finance     6,275,843         6,275,843      
  Corporate bonds                          
        Banks     28,513,259         15,385,000     13,128,259  
        Diversified financial services     5,341,500         5,341,500      
        Thrifts and mortgage finance     2,662,500         2,662,500      
  Warrants     1,355,303     1,355,303          
  Certificate of deposit     78,468         78,468      
  Short-term investments     790,000         790,000      
  Total investments in securities     553,054,484     490,093,411     49,832,814     13,128,259  

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        Total
value at
3-31-16
    Level 1
quoted
price
    Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
    Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
 
  Other financial instruments                          
  Interest rate swaps     ($478,650 )       ($478,650 )    

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. Continue the sentence and include the following if transfers to/from Level 2 and 3 are greater than 1% of net assets "and in all cases were transferred into or out of Level 2. Securities were transferred into Level 3 because of a lack of observable market data which resulted from an absence of market activity for these securities. In addition, securities were transferred from Level 3 since observable market data became available due to the increased market activity of these securities."

                       
  Investments in securities     Common stocks     Corporate bonds     Total  
  Balance as of 12-31-15     $3,580,376     $13,128,221     $16,708,597  
  Realized gain (loss)              
  Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     269,624     38     269,662  
  Purchases              
  Sales              
  Transfers into Level 3              
  Transfers out of Level 3     (3,850,000 )       (3,850,000 )
  Balance as of 3-31-16         $13,128,259     $13,128,259  
  Change in unrealized at period end*     $269,624     $38     $269,662  

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

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. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Fund's investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

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, assets and liabilities resulting from repurchase agreements are not offset. 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.

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 OTC 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 fund is 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.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between the fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The fund settles accrued net interest receivable or payable under the swap contracts at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Upfront payments made/received by the fund are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Statement of assets and liabilities. (include previous sentence only if applies) Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap.

During the period ended March 31, 2016, the fund used interest rate swaps to manage against anticipated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of March 31, 2016.

                                   
  Counterparty     USD notional
amount
    Payments made
by fund
    Payments received
by fund
    Maturity
date
    Market value  
  Exchange Cleared Swaps                                
        $10,000,000     Fixed 1.4265%     3-Month LIBOR (a)     Aug 2019     ($151,935 )
        5,000,000     Fixed 1.2945%     3-Month LIBOR (a)     Aug 2019     (52,764 )
        5,000,000     Fixed 1.594%     3-Month LIBOR (a)     Dec 2020     (126,658 )

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  Counterparty     USD notional
amount
    Payments made
by fund
    Payments received
by fund
    Maturity
date
    Market value  
        5,000,000     Fixed 1.7895%     3-Month LIBOR (a)     Aug 2022     (147,293 )
        $25,000,000                       ($478,650 )

(a) At 3-31-16, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.62860%

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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  P9Q1 03/16
This report is for the information of the shareholders of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund.   5/16


 

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 Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President
   
   
Date:   May 13, 2016

 

 

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 Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President
   
   
Date:   May 13, 2016

 

 

By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer
   
   
Date:   May 13, 2016