a_financialopps.htm
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:  July 31, 2014 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 104.4% (85.3% of Total Investments)    $465,040,060 

(Cost $354,171,979)     
 
Financials 104.4%    465,040,060 

 
Banks 87.7 %     
1st Source Corp. (Z)  88,689  2,517,870 
Access National Corp.  51,655  826,480 
Ameris Bancorp (Z)  243,266  5,312,929 
Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc. (I)(R)  169,300  2,740,975 
Anchor Bancorp, Inc. (I)  88,416  1,702,008 
Avenue Bank (I)  300,000  2,713,529 
Avidbank Holdings (I)  200,000  2,234,880 
Bank of America Corp. (Z)  384,352  5,861,368 
Bank of Marin Bancorp, Class A  15,929  713,938 
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (I)  76,657  1,310,835 
Bar Harbor Bankshares  80,020  2,184,546 
BB&T Corp. (Z)  377,599  13,978,715 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)(Z)  150,564  3,211,530 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (Z)  80,000  2,360,000 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (I)(Z)  177,195  3,045,982 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,302,974 
Cascade Bancorp (I)  211,303  1,145,262 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  116,069  1,209,439 
Chemical Financial Corp.  116,773  3,222,935 
City Holding Company (Z)  39,363  1,639,469 
Comerica, Inc. (Z)  193,525  9,726,567 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Z)  95,424  4,299,805 
Community National Bank (I)  132,221  1,844,483 
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.  56,578  1,074,982 
CU Bancorp (I)  91,813  1,704,049 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  1,629,971 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)  268,537  1,697,154 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  69,760  1,632,384 
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)(S)  284,903  6,089,802 
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class B (I)(S)  6,901  147,509 
Fifth Third Bancorp (Z)  452,067  9,258,332 
First Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  266,499  4,373,249 
First Community Corp.  136,228  1,450,828 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.  50,212  747,155 
First Financial Bancorp (Z)  146,045  2,386,375 
First Horizon National Corp. (Z)  180,033  2,120,789 
First Merchants Corp.  118,683  2,365,352 
First Security Group, Inc./TN (I)  1,192,189  2,336,690 
First Security Group, Inc./KY (I)  83,942  1,641,501 
FirstMerit Corp. (Z)  139,359  2,452,718 
Flushing Financial Corp. (Z)  192,160  3,570,333 
FNB Corp. (Z)  767,513  9,440,410 
Frost Bankers, Inc. (Z)  208,025  16,219,709 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  223,556  5,919,763 
Guaranty Bancorp  22,818  296,634 
Hamilton State Bancshares (I)  500,000  3,138,309 
Hancock Holding Company (Z)  245,752  7,972,195 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (Z)  387,733  3,101,864 
Heritage Financial Corp. (Z)  194,590  3,095,927 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)  650,719  4,646,134 
Independent Bank Corp.  125,407  1,660,389 
Independent Bank Corp. (Z)  195,961  7,154,536 

 

1 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Intermountain Community Bancorp (I)  115,108  $2,097,268 
John Marshall Bank (I)  31,938  566,900 
JPMorgan Chase & Company (Z)  274,274  15,817,382 
M&T Bank Corp. (Z)  102,651  12,472,097 
MB Financial, Inc. (Z)  183,150  4,934,061 
Mercantile Bank Corp.  45,424  868,507 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc.  162,521  1,912,872 
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.  100,539  1,933,365 
NewBridge Bancorp (I)  207,422  1,553,591 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  99,739  2,443,606 
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (I)  202,363  979,437 
Pacific Continental Corp.  183,645  2,468,189 
PacWest Bancorp (Z)  41,762  1,740,223 
Park National Corp. (Z)  42,113  3,172,793 
Park Sterling Corp. (Z)  585,931  4,019,487 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.  74,645  1,741,468 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (Z)  127,654  7,420,527 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  57,363  1,342,868 
Shore Bancshares, Inc. (I)  170,296  1,507,120 
Sierra Bancorp  140,000  2,212,000 
Simmons First National Corp., Class A (Z)  28,116  1,114,237 
South State Corp. (Z)  82,457  4,791,576 
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (I)  61,519  861,266 
Southwest Bancorp, Inc.  110,118  1,698,020 
Square 1 Financial, Inc., Class A (I)  48,942  932,835 
State Bank Financial Corp.  103,998  1,717,007 
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.  10,929  319,892 
Suffolk Bancorp (Z)(I)  135,334  2,740,514 
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)  630,331  2,370,045 
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Z)  278,451  10,595,061 
Swedbank AB, Class A  216,597  5,548,699 
Talmer Bancorp, Inc. (I)  896,300  11,932,208 
The Community Financial Corp.  56,672  1,246,784 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (Z)  188,867  15,592,860 
Trico Bancshares (Z)  202,536  4,530,730 
Trustmark Corp. (Z)  123,537  2,845,057 
U.S. Bancorp (Z)  385,314  16,194,747 
Union Bankshares Corp. (Z)  214,144  5,113,759 
United Bankshares, Inc.  74,856  2,401,380 
VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. (I)  247,500  1,435,500 
Virginia Heritage Bank (I)  43,877  1,208,811 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  123,905  4,262,332 
Wells Fargo & Company  265,725  13,525,403 
WesBanco, Inc. (Z)  137,003  4,093,650 
WestAmerica Bancorp. (Z)  25,066  1,198,656 
Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (I)  88,349  1,333,186 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  406,363  3,827,939 
Yadkin Financial Corp. (I)(Z)  219,197  4,068,296 
Zions Bancorporation (Z)  265,769  7,659,463 
 
Capital Markets 5.9 %     
Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A  41,658  1,093,939 
Apollo Investment Corp.  350,000  2,971,500 
KKR & Company LP  128,055  2,935,021 
State Street Corp.  42,722  3,009,338 
The Blackstone Group LP  98,870  3,231,072 
The Carlyle Group LP (Z)  323,995  10,814,953 

 

2 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.  125,000  $1,903,750 
 
Insurance 0.9 %     
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA  210,539  4,059,594 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.2 %     
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (Z)  14,500  933,655 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 9.7 %     
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  358,903  8,674,686 
Cheviot Financial Corp.  114,092  1,464,941 
First Defiance Financial Corp. (Z)  125,381  3,386,541 
Georgetown Bancorp, Inc.  65,000  977,600 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (Z)  123,914  2,490,671 
Hingham Institution for Savings (Z)  70,000  5,780,600 
HomeStreet, Inc. (Z)  134,465  2,345,070 
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Z)  267,248  2,605,668 
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.  97,339  1,387,081 
River Valley Bancorp  46,552  1,012,040 
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.  109,586  1,775,293 
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.  56,094  2,005,361 
United Community Financial Corp.  634,588  2,728,728 
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.  108,463  1,375,311 
WSFS Financial Corp. (Z)  73,787  5,282,411 
 
 
Preferred Securities 9.6% (7.8% of Total Investments)    $42,622,581 

(Cost $39,476,981)     
 
Financials 9.6%    42,622,581 

 
Banks 3.2 %     
First Bancshare, 9.000%  210,000  3,034,500 
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Series A, 9.000%  15,038  3,343,699 
Fresno First Bank, Series C, 5.000%  11,660  1,177,660 
HomeTown Bankshares Corp., 6.000%  1,050  1,050,000 
Synovus Financial Corp., Series C, 7.875% (Z)  200,000  5,566,000 
 
Capital Markets 1.3 %     
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., 7.000% (Z)  78,825  2,046,297 
JMP Group, Inc., 7.250%  80,000  2,061,600 
JMP Group, Inc., 8.000% (Z)  61,877  1,590,858 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.6 %     
American Homes 4 Rent, 5.500%  100,000  2,476,000 
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., 7.375%  100,000  2,469,000 
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 1.950%  86,950  2,191,140 
Sotherly Hotels, Inc., 8.000%  60,000  1,582,800 
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series B, 8.250% (Z)  112,600  2,878,056 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.5 %     
Banc of California, Inc., 7.500%  143,088  3,705,979 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., 9.000%  5,000  5,336,992 
WSFS Financial Corp., 6.250% (Z)  80,000  2,112,000 

 

3 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 4.8% (3.9% of Total Investments)        $21,515,760 

(Cost $20,635,952)         
 
Financials 4.8%        21,515,760 

 
Banks 3.7 %         
Synovus Financial Corp.  7.875  02/15/19  3,000,000  3,397,500 
United Community Banks, Inc.  9.000  10/15/17  3,500,000  3,990,000 
VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc.  7.625  08/12/23  5,000,000  5,162,472 
Zions Bancorporation (5.800% to 6-15-23, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 3.800%) (Q)  5.800  06/15/23  4,150,000  3,989,188 
 
Capital Markets 0.5 %         
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Z)  6.000  11/15/17  2,000,000  2,066,600 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.6 %         
Nationstar Mortgage LLC  6.500  07/01/21  3,000,000  2,910,000 
 
 
Convertible Bonds 1.1% (1.0% of Total Investments)        $5,180,000 

(Cost $5,000,000)         
 
Financials 1.1%        5,180,000 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (Z)  5.500  02/15/18  3,000,000  3,161,250 
New Mountain Finance Corp. (S)  5.000  06/15/19  2,000,000  2,018,750 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Warrants 1.5% (1.2% of Total Investments)        $6,534,082 

(Cost $3,638,333)         
 
Financials 1.5%        6,534,082 

Bank of Marin Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-5-18, Strike Price: $27.23) (I)    58,437  1,059,537 
Citigroup, Inc. (Expiration Date: 1-4-19; Strike Price: $106.10) (I)    1,045,183  730,583 
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18; Strike Price: $29.40) (I)    93,762  1,976,503 
Horizon Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-19-18, Strike Price: $17.68) (I)    179,379  2,424,161 
TCF Financial Corp. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.93) (I)    71,281  192,459 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.11) (I)  30,979  7,745 
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)  25,507  143,094 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
Yield* (%)  date    Value 
 
Certificate of Deposit 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)        $77,670 

(Cost $77,670)         
 
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 
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 Banks  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  05/27/15  1,989  1,989 
Milford Bank  0.300  06/04/15  1,891  1,891 
Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.200  10/21/14  2,024  2,024 
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 

 

4 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield* (%)  date    Value 
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 
 
      Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 1.0% (0.8% of Total Investments)      $4,478,000 

(Cost $4,478,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 1.0%        4,478,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-14 at 0.000% to be     
repurchased at $4,478,000 on 8-1-14, collateralized by $4,585,000 Federal Home     
Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.100% due 10-5-17 (valued at $4,567,806, including interest)  4,478,000  4,478,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $427,478,915)† 122.4%        $545,448,153 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (22.4%)        ($99,874,118) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%        $445,574,035 

 

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.

             
             
Issuer,  Original  Acquisition  Beginning  Ending  Value as a  Value as 
Description  acquisition  cost  share  share  percentage of  of 7-31-14 
  date    amount  amount  fund's net assets   
 

Anchor Bancorp             
Wisconsin, Inc.  9-20-13  $3,385,993  169,300  169,300  0.62%  $2,740,975 

 

(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 7-31-14 was $209,464,723.

† At 7-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $427,494,547. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $117,953,606, of which $129,657,570 related to appreciated investment securities and $11,703,964 related to depreciated investment securities.

5 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

Notes to 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 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.

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. Securities with market value of approximately $12,759,191 at the beginning of the year were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period since quoted prices in a active markets for idential securities became available. Securities with market value of approximately $2,019,540 at the beginning of the year were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period since significant observable inputs became available.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund’s investments as of July 31, 2014, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  7-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Banks  $390,795,236  $353,172,324  $21,151,287  $16,471,625 
Capital Markets  25,959,573  25,959,573     
Insurance  4,059,594    4,059,594   
Real Estate Investment Trusts  933,655  933,655     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  43,292,002  43,292,002     
Preferred Securities         
Banks  14,171,859  11,944,199  1,177,660  1,050,000 
Capital Markets  5,698,755  5,698,755     
Real Estate Investment Trusts  11,596,996  11,596,996     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  11,154,971  5,817,979  5,336,992   
Corporate Bonds         
Banks  16,539,160    7,386,688  9,152,472 
Capital Markets  2,066,600    2,066,600   
Diversified Financial Services  2,910,000    2,910,000   
Convertible Bonds  5,180,000    5,180,000   
Warrants  6,534,082  3,050,384  3,483,698   
Certificate of Deposit  77,670    77,670   
Short-Term Investments  4,478,000    4,478,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $545,448,153  $461,465,867  $57,308,189  $26,674,097 

 

6 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs wer 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)  -  252,699  -  252,699 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (1,961,695)  (363,662)  389,972  (1,935,385) 

Purchases  2,718,326  -  -  2,718,326 

Sales  -  (7,827,690)  -  (7,827,690) 

Transfers into Level 3  -  -  -  - 

Transfers out of Level 3  (8,264,750)  -  -  (8,264,750) 

Balance as of 7-31-14  $16,471,625  1,050,000  $9,152,472  $26,674,097 

Change in unrealized at period end*  $1,332,789  -  $389,972  $1,722,761 

 

*Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 securities held at the period end. This balance is included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statement of operations .

The valuation techniques and significant amounts of unobservable inputs used in the fair value measuremnt of the fund’s Level 3 securities are outlined in the table below:

  Fair Value  Valuation Technique  Unobservable Inputs  Input/ Range 
  at 7-31-14       

        1.0345x - 1.2995x 
Common Stocks  $8,592,813  Market Approach  Book Value multiple/  (weighted average 1.2033x) 
      Discount for lack of marketability  10% 

      Book Value multiple/  1.0078x 
  1,641,501  Market Approach  Discount for lack of marketability  20% 

      Mid-point range/  $22.50 
  6,237,311  Market Approach  Discount for lack of marketability  5% 

     
  $16,471,625       

Preferred Stock  $1,050,000  Market Approach  Offered Quotes  $1,000.00 

Corporate Bonds  $3,990,000  Market Approach  Offered Quotes  $114.00 

  5,162,472  Market Approach  Yield spread  208bps 

     
  $9,152,472       

Total  $26,674,097       

 

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.

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.

7 

 



Financial Opportunities Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

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, the MRA does not result in an offset of the net amounts owed. 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.

For additional information on the fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the fund’s most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

8 

 





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:  September 23, 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 Arnott 
  ------------------------------ 
Andrew Arnott
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014