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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III from Jun 17, 2003 to Nov 12, 2026: 5,837 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
HPS adjusted close, 2003 to 2026
- $14.65
- All time high, 2024
- $14.61
- 52 week high, $11.39 low
- 5,837
- Daily sessions since 2003
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2003 to 2026 series and minute bars.
HPS key facts
- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) closed at $11.46 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE.
- HPS's all time high close is $14.65, set on Sep 30, 2024; its all time low close is $1.33 on Mar 9, 2009.
- HPS's 52 week range is $11.39 to $14.61.
- HPS returned -20.0% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and -11.2% over five years.
- Over ten years HPS returned +52%, +4.3% a year compounded.
- HPS's deepest drawdown was -70.0% from Apr 10, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 5,837 daily sessions of HPS history from Jun 17, 2003 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
HPS price chart, 2003 to 2026
HPS returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.8% |
| 3 months | -19.7% |
| 6 months | -20.5% |
| Year to date | -16.7% |
| 1 year | -20.0% |
| 3 years | +15.2% |
| 5 years | -11.2% |
| 10 years | +52.0% |
| Since Jun 17, 2003 | +224.9% |
| Compound annual growth, 23.4 years | +5.2% |
HPS records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $14.65 on Sep 30, 2024
- All time low close
- $1.33 on Mar 9, 2009
- 52 week high
- $14.61 on May 11, 2026
- 52 week low
- $11.39 on Oct 15, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -70.0% from Apr 10, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered Jul 26, 2010
- Best single session
- +43.2% on Oct 13, 2008
- Worst single session
- -25.4% on Mar 18, 2020
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 12.7%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 44%
- Growth of 1 since 2003
- 3.2×
- Best calendar year
- 2009, +55%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -32%
HPS price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2003 starts on Jun 17, 2003; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $13.74 | $14.61 | $11.39 | $11.46 | -16.1% | 17.7M | 218 |
| 2025 | $13.08 | $14.55 | $11.59 | $13.67 | +4.9% | 16.6M | 250 |
| 2024 | $11.25 | $14.66 | $11.23 | $13.03 | +15.7% | 13.4M | 252 |
| 2023 | $10.50 | $11.69 | $9.24 | $11.27 | +7.7% | 16.6M | 250 |
| 2022 | $12.58 | $12.61 | $9.79 | $10.47 | -16.6% | 13.5M | 249 |
| 2021 | $10.74 | $13.16 | $10.22 | $12.54 | +16.4% | 13.8M | 246 |
| 2020 | $11.11 | $11.59 | $4.72 | $10.77 | -3.0% | 23.9M | 252 |
| 2019 | $8.45 | $11.41 | $8.43 | $11.11 | +31.4% | 16M | 251 |
| 2018 | $9.25 | $10.00 | $7.75 | $8.45 | -8.4% | 16.9M | 247 |
| 2017 | $8.12 | $9.28 | $8.10 | $9.23 | +14.3% | 16.5M | 251 |
| 2016 | $7.46 | $9.00 | $7.05 | $8.07 | +7.4% | 21.2M | 252 |
| 2015 | $6.99 | $7.55 | $5.84 | $7.52 | +7.9% | 16.3M | 251 |
| 2014 | $5.59 | $7.12 | $5.57 | $6.96 | +24.6% | 18.3M | 250 |
| 2013 | $6.28 | $6.92 | $5.30 | $5.59 | -9.6% | 24.8M | 249 |
| 2012 | $5.26 | $6.54 | $5.22 | $6.18 | +18.4% | 21.4M | 244 |
| 2011 | $4.48 | $5.35 | $4.18 | $5.22 | +16.5% | 17.8M | 251 |
| 2010 | $3.89 | $4.90 | $3.45 | $4.48 | +15.2% | 24.7M | 251 |
| 2009 | $2.47 | $3.94 | $1.30 | $3.89 | +55.0% | 20.8M | 249 |
| 2008 | $3.68 | $4.34 | $1.22 | $2.51 | -32.0% | 21.6M | 253 |
| 2007 | $4.21 | $4.60 | $3.38 | $3.69 | -12.4% | 16.5M | 250 |
| 2006 | $3.47 | $4.25 | $3.43 | $4.21 | +21.2% | 15.9M | 245 |
| 2005 | $3.64 | $3.85 | $3.32 | $3.47 | -3.3% | 17.5M | 249 |
| 2004 | $3.65 | $3.90 | $3.03 | $3.59 | -1.5% | 21.7M | 245 |
| 2003 | $3.51 | $3.65 | $3.21 | $3.65 | n/a | 9M | 132 |
HPS monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $11.46 | -2.6% |
| October 2026 | $11.77 | -2.2% |
| September 2026 | $12.04 | -13.3% |
| August 2026 | $13.88 | -2.4% |
| July 2026 | $14.22 | -1.5% |
| June 2026 | $14.43 | -0.1% |
| May 2026 | $14.44 | -0.4% |
| April 2026 | $14.50 | +4.9% |
| March 2026 | $13.81 | -2.9% |
| February 2026 | $14.23 | +1.4% |
| January 2026 | $14.03 | +2.6% |
| December 2025 | $13.67 | -3.1% |
About the HPS data
Daily bars. 5,837 sessions from Jun 17, 2003 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jun 17, 2003, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse%3AHPS/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on NYSE
Common questions
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