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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- 22441 
 
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income 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, 2014 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 82.7%    $221,321,801 

(Cost $202,392,282)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 6.4%    17,256,591 

 
Auto Components 1.0%     
Delphi Automotive PLC  7,700  522,522 
Exedy Corp.  8,300  232,189 
Keihin Corp.  19,100  278,836 
NOK Corp.  18,700  304,311 
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company  14,500  378,885 
Tokai Rika Company, Ltd.  11,700  196,605 
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.  19,800  202,779 
Toyoda Gosei Company, Ltd.  16,500  315,878 
Toyota Boshoku Corp.  23,000  232,577 
 
Automobiles 0.3%     
Peugeot SA (I)  22,574  425,238 
Renault SA  4,174  405,437 
 
Distributors 0.0%     
Doshisha Company, Ltd.  7,100  109,404 
 
Diversified Consumer Services 0.1%     
Allstar Co-Invest LLC (I)(R)  236,300  344,998 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.5%     
Mandarin Oriental International, Ltd.  98,000  171,051 
McDonald's Corp.  11,960  1,172,439 
 
Household Durables 0.8%     
Alpine Electronics, Inc.  15,000  196,211 
Funai Electric Company, Ltd.  21,200  211,390 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.  27,200  813,280 
PulteGroup, Inc.  49,000  940,310 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.1%     
Home Retail Group PLC  41,696  150,682 
 
Leisure Products 0.1%     
Roland Corp.  12,100  167,450 
 
Media 1.7%     
Clear Media, Ltd.  118,000  108,196 
Gendai Agency, Inc.  10,700  61,540 
Lagardere SCA  9,449  375,036 
Metropole Television SA  9,195  199,979 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG  19,786  907,568 
Proto Corp.  10,800  150,515 
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.  19,000  325,660 
Tri-Stage, Inc.  5,300  55,852 
Wolters Kluwer NV  3,518  99,177 
WPP PLC  104,485  2,158,881 
 
Multiline Retail 0.2%     
Mothercare PLC (I)  26,548  83,126 
New World Department Store China, Ltd.  269,000  129,886 
Nordstrom, Inc.  6,300  393,435 
 
Specialty Retail 1.4%     
Adastria Holdings Company, Ltd.  10,600  265,564 
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A  5,800  255,316 
Groupe Fnac (I)  2,319  119,770 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)     

Honeys Company, Ltd.  17,230  $167,027 
Nishimatsuya Chain Company, Ltd.  23,000  166,936 
Pal Company, Ltd.  7,400  142,107 
Ross Stores, Inc.  6,800  486,540 
The Home Depot, Inc.  24,890  1,969,546 
Xebio Company, Ltd.  12,300  214,035 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2%     
Daphne International Holdings, Ltd.  374,000  152,515 
Geox SpA  35,388  159,400 
Hanesbrands, Inc.  4,400  336,512 
 
Consumer Staples 5.2%    13,844,114 

 
Beverages 0.5%     
Diageo PLC, ADR  9,700  1,208,523 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%     
Cawachi, Ltd.  9,300  176,767 
Delhaize Group SA  2,932  214,423 
 
Food Products 2.4%     
Ebro Foods SA  23,835  551,540 
Ingredion, Inc.  9,876  672,358 
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.  48,290  2,709,069 
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.  21,000  334,518 
Unilever NV  19,002  781,639 
Unilever NV - NY Shares  30,570  1,257,038 
 
Household Products 0.6%     
The Procter & Gamble Company  20,100  1,620,060 
 
Tobacco 1.6%     
British American Tobacco PLC  61,586  3,435,620 
Philip Morris International, Inc.  10,780  882,559 
 
Energy 8.1%    21,607,689 

 
Energy Equipment & Services 0.7%     
Baker Hughes, Inc.  10,900  708,718 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.  7,500  584,025 
Trican Well Service, Ltd.  45,300  573,267 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.4%     
BP PLC  134,739  1,082,635 
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.  15,700  602,409 
Chevron Corp. (C)  39,785  4,730,834 
Encana Corp.  17,100  365,202 
Energy Resources of Australia, Ltd. (I)  42,967  53,203 
Eni SpA  26,324  660,111 
Exxon Mobil Corp. (C)  22,625  2,210,010 
Gazprom OAO, ADR  50,384  391,484 
HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA (I)  38,300  15,698 
Inpex Corp.  29,300  380,468 
Japan Petroleum Exploration Company  5,900  196,441 
Marathon Oil Corp.  21,910  778,243 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  11,180  1,065,342 
Oil India, Ltd.  18,801  151,465 
Painted Pony Petroleum, Ltd. (I)  27,100  219,153 
PetroChina Company, Ltd., H Shares  1,082,000  1,175,303 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR  22,500  295,875 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Energy (continued)     

Statoil ASA  35,228  $993,948 
Suncor Energy, Inc.  49,135  1,717,760 
Talisman Energy, Inc.  24,100  240,237 
Total SA  31,216  2,054,778 
Valero Energy Corp.  6,800  361,080 
 
Financials 20.3%    54,307,856 

 
Banks 9.5%     
Allahabad Bank  102,607  155,980 
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna SC (I)  14,587  183,944 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA  108,275  1,301,908 
Banco Espirito Santo SA (I)  80,315  150,404 
Banco Popular Espanol SA  24,979  188,879 
Banco Santander Brasil SA, ADR  36,200  201,634 
BankUnited, Inc.  10,006  347,909 
Barclays PLC  65,437  254,647 
BNP Paribas SA  6,391  492,740 
Canara Bank  34,348  152,206 
Corporation Bank  21,430  99,874 
Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd.  35,200  164,489 
Eighteenth Bank, Ltd.  51,000  111,758 
Higashi-Nippon Bank, Ltd.  35,000  86,204 
HSBC Holdings PLC  313,130  3,170,571 
JPMorgan Chase & Company (C)  86,260  5,236,845 
KB Financial Group, Inc.  7,230  253,679 
M&T Bank Corp.  3,420  414,846 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.  239,300  1,317,773 
Oita Bank, Ltd.  26,000  101,010 
Shinhan Financial Group Company, Ltd.  4,160  184,064 
Societe Generale SA  8,695  535,226 
Standard Chartered PLC  25,712  537,654 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.  9,900  424,353 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A  17,464  877,593 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (C)  49,805  4,333,035 
Tochigi Bank, Ltd.  34,000  144,303 
UniCredit SpA  47,775  436,713 
Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA  16,933  159,760 
Wells Fargo & Company (C)  55,155  2,743,410 
Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd.  23,000  103,871 
Zions Bancorporation  15,100  467,798 
 
Capital Markets 2.5%     
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.  3,600  396,252 
Ares Capital Corp.  26,800  472,216 
BlackRock, Inc. (C)  8,215  2,583,453 
Henderson Group PLC  323,261  1,421,748 
Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (I)  5,047  224,141 
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.  12,500  656,750 
Northern Trust Corp.  4,500  295,020 
UBS AG (I)  18,500  382,827 
Uranium Participation Corp. (I)  35,700  180,518 
 
Consumer Finance 0.1%     
Manappuram Finance, Ltd.  349,211  126,462 
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (I)  6,900  166,152 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.7%     
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA  20,666  841,230 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

ING Groep NV (I)  36,793  $523,258 
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. (C)  2,900  573,707 
 
Insurance 5.6%     
ACE, Ltd.  23,535  2,331,377 
Ageas  10,124  451,422 
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.  6,800  312,120 
Catlin Group, Ltd.  17,648  158,314 
Delta Lloyd NV  74,157  2,055,771 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.  68,725  3,388,143 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG  3,792  828,617 
Rand Merchant Insurance Holdings, Ltd.  344,422  940,257 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  4,200  334,446 
Storebrand ASA (I)  48,622  280,003 
Swiss Re AG (I)  3,616  335,616 
T&D Holdings, Inc.  33,100  393,943 
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd.  18,400  267,666 
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.  14,700  440,859 
Tongyang Life Insurance  12,840  123,056 
Unum Group  15,900  561,429 
Zurich Insurance Group AG (I)  5,921  1,818,426 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.2%     
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A  27,400  787,750 
British Land Company PLC  8,524  93,008 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.  5,000  203,250 
Hatteras Financial Corp.  3,500  65,975 
ICADE  8,574  847,679 
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.  6,800  285,872 
Two Harbors Investment Corp.  26,000  266,500 
Weyerhaeuser Company  23,300  683,855 
 
Real Estate Management & Development 0.7%     
Castellum AB  59,374  986,467 
Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE  4,707  134,201 
Deutsche Wohnen AG  35,108  753,020 
 
Health Care 9.4%    25,173,177 

 
Biotechnology 0.1%     
Sinovac Biotech, Ltd. (I)  28,745  206,964 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.3%     
Covidien PLC  4,900  360,934 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.  3,600  340,488 
 
Health Care Providers & Services 0.4%     
Aetna, Inc.  10,400  779,688 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  5,100  334,509 
 
Health Care Technology 0.1%     
AGFA-Gevaert NV (I)  48,065  162,928 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.0%     
CMIC Holdings Company, Ltd.  5,400  90,070 
 
Pharmaceuticals 8.5%     
Almirall SA  53,979  922,399 
AstraZeneca PLC  38,919  2,523,001 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  12,285  638,206 
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.  72,000  1,213,233 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Health Care (continued)     

Eisai Company, Ltd.  30,300  $1,177,822 
H. Lundbeck A/S  9,513  293,057 
Johnson & Johnson  36,210  3,556,908 
Merck & Company, Inc. (C)  97,642  5,543,136 
Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.  5,600  486,819 
Roche Holding AG  20,108  6,047,756 
Shionogi & Company, Ltd.  16,500  305,035 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR  3,600  190,224 
 
Industrials 8.6%    22,918,616 

 
Aerospace & Defense 1.2%     
Curtiss-Wright Corp.  5,200  330,408 
Thales SA  7,229  479,355 
United Technologies Corp.  20,020  2,339,137 
 
Air Freight & Logistics 0.8%     
Deutsche Post AG  23,619  878,094 
PostNL NV (I)  36,554  166,576 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B  10,670  1,039,045 
 
Airlines 0.3%     
Aer Lingus Group PLC  51,400  115,791 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.  9,600  332,640 
Qantas Airways, Ltd. (I)  311,072  319,582 
 
Building Products 0.5%     
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (I)  4,800  255,600 
Cie de Saint-Gobain  10,347  624,692 
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.  4,100  172,528 
Owens Corning  7,300  315,141 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.0%     
Aeon Delight Company, Ltd.  6,000  112,969 
 
Construction & Engineering 0.1%     
Raubex Group, Ltd.  78,374  165,163 
 
Electrical Equipment 2.1%     
Eaton Corp. PLC  28,180  2,116,882 
Futaba Corp.  5,900  101,736 
Saft Groupe SA  4,998  174,702 
Schneider Electric SA  31,270  2,771,345 
Ushio, Inc.  21,200  273,864 
Zumtobel AG  5,963  147,893 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 1.4%     
3M Company  8,770  1,189,738 
General Electric Company  34,400  890,616 
Koninklijke Philips NV  13,982  491,874 
Rheinmetall AG  5,052  355,693 
Siemens AG  6,914  932,440 
 
Machinery 0.7%     
Dover Corp.  4,400  359,700 
Fuji Machine Manufacturing Company, Ltd.  22,500  198,063 
Hisaka Works, Ltd.  15,000  145,382 
Pentair, Ltd.  6,900  547,446 
Star Micronics Company, Ltd.  11,500  138,990 
Vallourec SA  6,903  374,490 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Industrials (continued)     

 
Professional Services 0.3%     
Adecco SA (I)  5,127  $426,701 
en-japan, Inc.  5,200  92,973 
Hays PLC  110,672  267,840 
USG People NV  8,798  141,994 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.6%     
Grafton Group PLC  10,203  109,977 
Mitsubishi Corp.  18,200  337,607 
Rexel SA  30,474  799,279 
SIG PLC  70,917  238,094 
Yamazen Corp.  4,000  26,405 
 
Transportation Infrastructure 0.6%     
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG  5,576  134,174 
Jiangsu Expressway Company, Ltd., H Shares  1,302,000  1,485,997 
 
Information Technology 11.4%    30,522,774 

 
Communications Equipment 0.5%     
Cisco Systems, Inc. (C)  64,200  1,438,722 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.7%     
Avnet, Inc.  20,100  935,253 
Dai-ichi Seiko Company, Ltd.  15,000  178,727 
Hosiden Corp.  35,300  173,446 
Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.  430,500  158,551 
Mitsumi Electric Company, Ltd.  16,100  116,626 
Nichicon Corp.  12,500  98,862 
Orbotech, Ltd. (I)  14,377  221,262 
 
Internet Software & Services 0.1%     
Dena Company, Ltd.  12,000  216,763 
Dropbox, Inc. (I)(R)  8,162  155,894 
 
IT Services 1.1%     
Alten SA  4,603  247,180 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.  17,700  389,400 
Cap Gemini SA  7,330  554,928 
Devoteam SA  2,542  64,454 
Fujitsu, Ltd.  108,000  652,809 
GFI Informatique SA  10,605  73,643 
Groupe Steria SCA  13,379  269,757 
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.  6,700  282,963 
NET One Systems Company, Ltd.  26,600  180,616 
Sopra Group SA  1,154  137,594 
Zuken, Inc.  7,700  61,356 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.3%     
Analog Devices, Inc.  47,155  2,505,817 
Avago Technologies, Ltd.  8,100  521,721 
Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Company, Ltd.  59,000  272,493 
Elmos Semiconductor AG  3,679  68,895 
Intel Corp.  110,395  2,849,295 
KLA-Tencor Corp.  3,400  235,076 
Kontron AG  18,444  126,469 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.  113,950  3,774,024 
Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (I)  21,919  173,565 
Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Company, Ltd.  19,100  170,051 
Miraial Company, Ltd.  10,600  149,334 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Information Technology (continued)     

Rohm Company, Ltd.  8,500  $379,545 
Shinkawa, Ltd. (I)  24,600  140,340 
Shinko Electric Industries Company, Ltd.  41,000  295,172 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (I)  22,800  855,456 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., ADR  52,300  1,047,046 
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.  5,400  335,613 
Tokyo Seimitsu Company, Ltd.  15,100  265,729 
 
Software 2.6%     
Activision Blizzard, Inc.  34,500  705,180 
Alpha Systems, Inc.  4,200  62,997 
DTS Corp.  6,600  115,578 
Microsoft Corp. (C)  115,810  4,747,052 
Nintendo Company, Ltd.  2,400  286,895 
NSD Company, Ltd.  7,400  92,626 
Symantec Corp.  42,670  852,120 
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.1%     
Apple, Inc. (C)  300  161,022 
Asustek Computer, Inc.  28,000  277,448 
Canon, Inc. (I)  15,400  477,952 
Compal Electronics, Inc.  324,000  229,887 
Japan Digital Laboratory Company, Ltd.  11,100  159,777 
Melco Holdings, Inc.  15,700  230,616 
NetApp, Inc.  11,700  431,730 
SanDisk Corp.  11,300  917,447 
 
Materials 7.0%    18,785,065 

 
Chemicals 3.4%     
Akzo Nobel NV  12,539  1,022,685 
Cabot Corp.  7,000  413,420 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company  23,100  1,550,010 
Fujimi, Inc.  14,700  183,344 
Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.  20,400  277,497 
Israel Chemicals, Ltd.  57,100  499,536 
JSR Corp.  11,800  218,310 
Methanex Corp.  6,600  422,004 
Methanex Corp. (Toronto Exchange)  17,100  1,094,214 
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (I)  88,000  215,446 
Nitto Denko Corp.  7,000  335,677 
PTT Global Chemical PCL  516,800  1,151,011 
Shin-Etsu Polymer Company, Ltd.  36,700  137,448 
Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.  71,000  273,117 
The Dow Chemical Company  29,985  1,456,971 
 
Construction Materials 0.8%     
Buzzi Unicem SpA  15,561  290,348 
Ciments Francais SA  1,197  129,772 
CRH PLC  13,107  367,001 
Holcim, Ltd. (I)  3,105  257,340 
Lafarge SA  15,337  1,197,052 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.2%     
AMVIG Holdings, Ltd.  308,000  117,901 
Ball Corp.  6,000  328,860 
 
Metals & Mining 1.2%     
Anglo American PLC  16,465  420,758 
Barrick Gold Corp.  10,200  181,579 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Materials (continued)     

BHP Billiton PLC  27,549  $850,676 
Centerra Gold, Inc.  29,700  138,358 
Chubu Steel Plate Company, Ltd.  21,400  85,564 
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.  23,225  263,869 
Kinross Gold Corp. (I)  49,229  203,808 
Lonmin PLC (I)  67,154  320,840 
Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. (I)  17,000  16,762 
Resolute Mining, Ltd. (I)  160,128  88,328 
Salzgitter AG  7,759  307,180 
Yamato Kogyo Company, Ltd.  8,400  263,351 
 
Paper & Forest Products 1.4%     
International Paper Company (C)  69,900  3,207,012 
Norbord, Inc.  18,900  498,016 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.2%    8,697,433 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.9%     
KT Corp.  10,790  300,360 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.  45,100  2,450,806 
Orange SA  24,476  361,553 
Telefonica SA  30,672  486,051 
Telenor ASA  71,193  1,575,703 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  56,693  2,696,773 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3%     
Vodafone Group PLC  224,671  826,187 
 
Utilities 3.1%    8,208,486 

 
Electric Utilities 1.2%     
Edison International  15,700  888,777 
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A  19,900  786,647 
The Southern Company  10,700  470,158 
Xcel Energy, Inc.  34,900  1,059,564 
 
Gas Utilities 1.0%     
Snam SpA  87,748  513,986 
UGI Corp.  45,115  2,057,695 
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.1%     
NTPC, Ltd.  68,384  137,360 
 
Multi-Utilities 0.8%     
E.ON SE  14,121  275,784 
GDF Suez  20,951  573,114 
National Grid PLC  59,689  820,222 
PG&E Corp.  7,700  332,640 
RWE AG  7,209  292,539 
 
 
Preferred Securities 0.1%    $197,826 

(Cost $168,846)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.1%    197,826 

Mobileye (I)(R)  4,838  197,826 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 13.4%        $35,830,356 

(Cost $35,160,087)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 2.6%        7,055,880 

 
Automobiles 0.1%         
Chrysler Group LLC (S)  8.250  06/15/21  230,000  260,188 
 
Diversified Consumer Services 0.2%         
Service Corp. International  7.625  10/01/18  125,000  144,219 
The ServiceMaster Company  7.000  08/15/20  310,000  328,213 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.3%         
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (S)  8.000  02/15/22  200,000  207,000 
NH Hoteles SA (S)  6.875  11/15/19  EUR  235,000  351,266 
PC Nextco Holdings LLC, PIK (S)  8.750  08/15/19  150,000  155,063 
 
Household Durables 0.2%         
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (S)  7.000  01/15/19  25,000  25,625 
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (S)  9.125  11/15/20  125,000  140,313 
KB Home  7.000  12/15/21  375,000  403,594 
Lennar Corp.  4.750  11/15/22  125,000  121,563 
 
Leisure Products 0.1%         
Carlson Wagonlit BV  7.500  06/15/19  EUR  200,000  300,328 
 
Media 1.6%         
AMC Entertainment, Inc.  9.750  12/01/20  485,000  558,963 
CCO Holdings LLC  7.375  06/01/20  255,000  278,906 
DISH DBS Corp.  6.750  06/01/21  170,000  190,400 
DISH DBS Corp.  7.875  09/01/19  440,000  520,300 
Gannett Company, Inc. (S)  5.125  10/15/19  380,000  397,575 
Gray Television, Inc.  7.500  10/01/20  430,000  466,550 
Harron Communications LP (S)  9.125  04/01/20  90,000  101,700 
Nara Cable Funding, Ltd.  8.875  12/01/18  EUR  280,000  420,459 
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (S)  4.250  05/15/20  100,000  97,750 
TVN Finance Corp. III AB  7.375  12/15/20  EUR  360,000  544,309 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Company KG  5.500  09/15/22  EUR  360,000  530,671 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Company KG  5.750  01/15/23  EUR  125,000  186,844 
Univision Communications, Inc. (S)  6.750  09/15/22  109,000  120,581 
 
Specialty Retail 0.1%         
GRD Holdings III Corp. (S)  10.750  06/01/19  185,000  203,500 
 
Consumer Staples 0.2%        631,325 

 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%         
ARAMARK Corp.  5.750  03/15/20  280,000  295,750 
 
Personal Products 0.1%         
Hypermarcas SA  6.500  04/20/21  310,000  335,575 
 
Energy 0.9%        2,284,323 

 
Energy Equipment & Services 0.1%         
Seadrill, Ltd. (S)  6.125  09/15/17  200,000  208,500 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.8%         
Antero Resources Finance Corp.  6.000  12/01/20  300,000  319,125 
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.  6.750  04/15/21  100,000  106,750 
Borets Finance, Ltd.  7.625  09/26/18  200,000  190,000 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (S)  7.625  10/01/21  120,000  129,600 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Energy (continued)         

El Paso LLC  7.250  06/01/18  305,000  $347,047 
Endeavour International Corp.  12.000  03/01/18  125,000  121,563 
EP Energy LLC  9.375  05/01/20  180,000  208,125 
Harvest Operations Corp.  6.875  10/01/17  170,000  183,600 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA  8.500  11/02/17  5,000  4,188 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA  9.000  11/17/21  90,000  67,050 
Rosetta Resources, Inc.  5.625  05/01/21  320,000  327,200 
Rosetta Resources, Inc.  5.875  06/01/22  70,000  71,575 
 
Financials 2.1%        5,754,944 

 
Banks 1.0%         
Banco Espirito Santo SA  5.875  11/09/15  EUR  100,000  145,686 
Banco Espirito Santo SA (7.125% to 11-28-18, then 5 Year         
Euro Swap Rate + 6.058%)  7.125  11/28/23  EUR  200,000  289,306 
Bank of Ireland  10.000  07/30/16  EUR  140,000  210,789 
Barclays PLC (8.250% to 12-15-18, then 5 year U.S. Swap         
Rate + 6.705%) (Q)  8.250  12/15/18  200,000  210,000 
BBVA International Preferred SAU (5.919% to 4-18-17, then         
3 month LIBOR + 0.820%) (Q)  5.919  04/18/17  380,000  378,100 
BPCE SA (6.117% to 10-30-17, then 3 month EURIBOR +         
2.370%) (Q)  6.117  10/30/17  EUR  50,000  74,910 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (8.375% to 10-14-19, then 3 month         
EURIBOR + 6.871%) (Q)  8.375  10/14/19  EUR  100,000  159,807 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (7.640% to 9-30-17, then         
3 month LIBOR + 2.320%) (Q)  7.640  09/30/17  300,000  304,500 
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC  4.350  01/23/17  EUR  100,000  144,533 
Societe Generale SA (6.999% to 12-19-17, then 3 month         
EURIBOR + 3.350% (Q)  6.999  12/19/17  EUR  100,000  155,158 
Societe Generale SA (8.250% to 11-29-18, then 5 Year U.S.         
Swap Rate + 6.394%) (Q)  8.250  11/29/18  670,000  721,925 
 
Capital Markets 0.2%         
Credit Suisse Group AG (7.500% to 12-11-23, then 5 year         
U.S. Swap Rate + 4.598%) (Q)(S)  7.500  12/11/23  200,000  217,250 
UBS AG  7.625  08/17/22  250,000  293,255 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.7%         
Community Choice Financial, Inc.  10.750  05/01/19  160,000  135,200 
Kerneos Tech Group SAS (S)  5.750  03/01/21  EUR  145,000  205,175 
Nationstar Mortgage LLC  6.500  08/01/18  400,000  402,000 
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (S)  9.125  10/15/17  310,000  327,825 
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (S)  9.500  10/15/20  85,000  90,525 
Provident Funding Associates LP (S)  6.750  06/15/21  355,000  355,000 
TMX Finance LLC (S)  8.500  09/15/18  290,000  317,550 
 
Insurance 0.2%         
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (8.125% to 6-15-18,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 4.6025%)  8.125  06/15/38  440,000  516,450 
 
Real Estate Management & Development 0.0%         
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.  5.875  04/01/24  100,000  100,000 
 
Health Care 1.3%        3,568,460 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.3%         
Alere, Inc.  6.500  06/15/20  190,000  199,500 
Biomet, Inc.  6.500  08/01/20  120,000  129,240 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Health Care (continued)         

Ontex IV SA  9.000  04/15/19  EUR  320,000  $479,784 
 
Health Care Providers & Services 0.7%         
Community Health Systems, Inc. (S)  6.875  02/01/22  245,000  256,025 
Community Health Systems, Inc.  7.125  07/15/20  275,000  298,375 
HCA Holdings, Inc.  6.250  02/15/21  370,000  396,085 
HCA, Inc.  6.500  02/15/20  360,000  403,200 
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (S)  6.625  04/01/22  140,000  143,675 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (S)  5.000  03/01/19  140,000  139,825 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  8.125  04/01/22  250,000  279,375 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.  5.750  11/15/20  95,000  99,750 
 
Health Care Technology 0.1%         
Cegedim SA  6.750  04/01/20  EUR  100,000  146,926 
 
Pharmaceuticals 0.2%         
Pinnacle Merger Sub, Inc. (S)  9.500  10/01/23  120,000  132,150 
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (S)  6.000  01/15/21  260,000  277,550 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)  6.750  08/15/18  170,000  187,000 
 
Industrials 1.2%        3,126,215 

 
Building Products 0.2%         
Associated Materials LLC  9.125  11/01/17  175,000  184,188 
Ply Gem Industries, Inc. (S)  6.500  02/01/22  440,000  444,400 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.0%         
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.  7.750  02/15/19  110,000  114,125 
 
Construction & Engineering 0.3%         
Abengoa Finance SAU (S)  7.750  02/01/20  400,000  432,000 
Aguila 3 SA (S)  7.875  01/31/18  345,000  366,563 
 
Electrical Equipment 0.2%         
CeramTec Group GmbH  8.250  08/15/21  EUR  275,000  416,739 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.1%         
Tenedora Nemak SA de CV  5.500  02/28/23  200,000  203,250 
 
Machinery 0.1%         
Case New Holland Industrial, Inc.  7.875  12/01/17  240,000  281,400 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.3%         
International Lease Finance Corp.  6.250  05/15/19  620,000  683,550 
 
Information Technology 1.3%        3,349,449 

 
Communications Equipment 0.2%         
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.  6.450  03/15/29  200,000  191,000 
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (S)  6.750  11/15/20  200,000  211,500 
Altice Finco SA (S)  9.000  06/15/23  EUR  100,000  155,674 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1%         
CDW LLC  8.500  04/01/19  170,000  186,150 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.2%         
Entegris, Inc. (S)  6.000  04/01/22  210,000  214,200 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (S)  6.000  01/15/22  195,000  206,944 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.  8.050  02/01/20  46,000  50,543 
 
Software 0.8%         
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (S)  5.625  09/15/21  470,000  502,900 
Emdeon, Inc.  11.000  12/31/19  75,000  86,906 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Information Technology (continued)         

First Data Corp. (S)  7.375  06/15/19  260,000  $279,500 
First Data Corp. (S)  8.250  01/15/21  540,000  585,900 
First Data Holdings, Inc., PIK (S)  14.500  09/24/19  100,000  94,000 
Infor US, Inc.  10.000  04/01/19  EUR  200,000  309,282 
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.  6.625  11/01/19  260,000  274,950 
 
Materials 1.2%        3,195,090 

 
Chemicals 0.3%         
Hexion US Finance Corp.  6.625  04/15/20  50,000  51,750 
Hexion US Finance Corp.  9.000  11/15/20  50,000  49,500 
Ineos Finance PLC (S)  7.500  05/01/20  75,000  82,313 
INEOS Group Holdings SA  6.500  08/15/18  EUR  410,000  593,123 
 
Construction Materials 0.3%         
Cemex SAB de CV  5.875  03/25/19  550,000  569,938 
HeidelbergCement Finance SA  8.500  10/31/19  EUR  180,000  319,890 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.2%         
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC  9.250  10/15/20  EUR  200,000  307,216 
BOE Intermediate Holding Corp., PIK (S)  9.000  11/01/17  205,000  223,450 
 
Metals & Mining 0.2%         
AK Steel Corp.  7.625  05/15/20  230,000  229,425 
AK Steel Corp.  8.375  04/01/22  95,000  95,475 
AuRico Gold, Inc. (S)  7.750  04/01/20  75,000  74,438 
United States Steel Corp.  7.375  04/01/20  145,000  158,413 
 
Paper & Forest Products 0.2%         
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions  4.125  01/30/20  EUR  300,000  440,159 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.0%        5,328,775 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.1%         
Altice Financing SA (S)  6.500  01/15/22  EUR  100,000  146,375 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (S)  6.625  12/15/22  80,000  83,200 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA  7.250  04/01/19  195,000  209,625 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA  7.250  10/15/20  290,000  314,650 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA (S)  7.750  06/01/21  255,000  268,388 
Level 3 Financing, Inc. (S)  6.125  01/15/21  200,000  211,000 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.  8.625  07/15/20  165,000  185,006 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  6.464  04/28/19  135,000  144,450 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  6.731  04/28/22  220,000  235,675 
UPCB Finance III, Ltd.  6.625  07/01/20  325,000  347,750 
Wind Acquisition Finance SA  7.375  02/15/18  EUR  220,000  320,516 
Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)  11.750  07/15/17  230,000  242,363 
Windstream Corp.  7.750  10/15/20  90,000  96,525 
Windstream Corp.  7.875  11/01/17  165,000  189,338 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.9%         
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.  6.625  11/15/20  375,000  400,313 
SoftBank Corp. (S)  4.500  04/15/20  400,000  398,000 
Sprint Communications, Inc. (S)  9.000  11/15/18  175,000  213,938 
Sprint Corp. (S)  7.250  09/15/21  580,000  632,200 
Sprint Corp. (S)  7.875  09/15/23  180,000  198,000 
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.  9.125  01/15/19  75,000  81,563 
VimpelCom Holdings BV  5.200  02/13/19  220,000  207,900 
VimpelCom Holdings BV  6.255  03/01/17  200,000  202,000 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
Utilities 0.6%        $1,535,895 

 
Electric Utilities 0.4%         
DPL, Inc.  7.250  10/15/21  275,000  283,938 
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd.  7.250  01/15/19  330,000  368,363 
Techem GmbH  6.125  10/01/19  EUR  200,000  300,658 
 
Gas Utilities 0.0%         
AmeriGas Finance LLC  6.750  05/20/20  100,000  108,250 
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.0%         
Calpine Corp. (S)  7.500  02/15/21  62,000  67,735 
 
Multi-Utilities 0.2%         
Ferrellgas LP  6.500  05/01/21  75,000  78,563 
Ferrellgas LP (S)  6.750  01/15/22  315,000  328,388 
 
 
Capital Preferred Securities 0.1%        $148,442 

(Cost $134,996)         
 
Financials 0.1%        148,442 

Deutsche Postbank Funding Trust IV (5.983% 6-29-17, then         
3 month EURIBOR + 2.070%) (Q)  5.983  06/29/17  EUR  100,000  148,442 
 
 
Convertible Bonds 0.1%        $395,501 

(Cost $402,198)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.0%        42,700 

 
Household Durables 0.0%         
M/I Homes, Inc.  3.000  03/01/18  40,000  42,700 
 
Energy 0.0%        122,444 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.0%         
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.  2.625  12/01/19  130,000  122,444 
 
Health Care 0.0%        87,294 

 
Biotechnology 0.0%         
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (S)  1.875  09/01/20  50,000  60,313 
Exelixis, Inc.  4.250  08/15/19  30,000  26,981 
 
Materials 0.1%        143,063 

 
Construction Materials 0.1%         
Cemex SAB de CV  3.750  03/15/18  100,000  143,063 
 
 
Term Loans (M) 0.8%        $2,123,878 

(Cost $2,130,811)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.3%        651,999 

 
Diversified Consumer Services 0.1%         
Pacific Industrial Services BidCo Pty, Ltd.  5.000  10/02/18  199,249  201,906 
 
Media 0.1%         
Tribune Company (T)  TBD  12/27/20  200,000  199,900 
 
Multiline Retail 0.1%         
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. LLC  4.250  10/25/20  249,375  250,193 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Energy 0.1%        $294,333 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%         
Arch Coal, Inc.  6.250  05/16/18  298,862  294,333 
 
Financials 0.1%        297,169 

 
Insurance 0.1%         
Asurion LLC  4.250  07/08/20  298,746  297,169 
 
Industrials 0.2%        520,377 

 
Construction & Engineering 0.1%         
RBS Global, Inc.  4.000  08/21/20  199,000  199,154 
 
Machinery 0.1%         
Crosby US Acquisition Corp.  4.000  11/23/20  184,538  183,769 
Gardner Denver, Inc.  4.750  07/30/20  EUR  99,749  137,454 
 
Utilities 0.1%        360,000 

 
Electric Utilities 0.1%         
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC  4.737  10/10/17  500,000  360,000 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Rights 0.0%        $25,927 

(Cost $25,633)         
 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Expiration Date: 4-22-14; Strike Price: EUR     
0.17) (I)      110,703  25,927 
 
      Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 0.1%        $300,000 

(Cost $300,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.1%        300,000 

Goldman Sachs Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement dated 3-31-14 at       
0.010% to be repurchased at $300,000 on 4-1-14, collateralized by       
$274,766 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.500% due 7-1-       
41 (valued at $306,000, including interest)      $300,000  300,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $240,714,853)† 97.3%        $260,343,731 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net 2.7%        $7,219,020 

 
Total net assets 100.0%        $267,562,751 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund.

^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

ADR American Depositary Receipts

EURIBOR Euro Interbank Offered Rate

EUR Euro

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK Paid-in-kind

TBD To Be Determined

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

(C) A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for options. Total collateral value at 3-31-14 was $34,334,689.

(I) Non-income producing security.

(M) Term loans are variable rate obligations. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.

(R) Direct placement securities are restricted as to resale and the fund has limited rights to registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Holdings in direct placement securities as of 3-31-14 were as follows:

          Value as a   
      Beginning  Ending  percentage   
  Acquisition  Acquisition  share  share  of fund's  Value as of 
Issuer, Description  date  cost  amount  amount  net assets  3-31-14 

Allstar Co-Invest LLC  8-1-11  $240,553  236,300  236,300  0.13%  $344,998 
Dropbox, Inc.  5-1-12  $77,258  8,162  8,162  0.06%  $155,894 
Mobileye  8-13-13  $168,846  4,838  4,838  0.07%  $197,826 
 
 
    $486,657        $698,718 

 

(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.

(T) This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

† At 3-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $241,228,369. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $19,115,362, of which $23,582,032 related to appreciated investment securities and $4,466,670 related to depreciated investment securities.

The fund had the following country concentration as a percentage of net assets on 3-31-14:

United States  50.4% 
Japan  8.5% 
United Kingdom  7.3% 
France  5.8% 
Switzerland  4.8% 
Netherlands  2.8% 
Germany  2.8% 
Canada  2.6% 
Ireland  2.3% 
Other Countries  12.7% 
 
Total  100.0% 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (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. Options listed on an exchange are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices from the exchange where the option was acquired or most likely will be sold. Futures contracts are valued at settlement prices, which are the official closing prices published by the exchange on which they trade. 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.

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 3-31-14 (Unaudited)

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

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market  Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  3-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Consumer Discretionary  $17,256,591  $7,594,445  $9,317,148  $344,998 
Consumer Staples  13,844,114  8,684,125  5,159,989   
Energy  21,607,689  14,859,337  6,748,352   
Financials  54,307,856  28,290,262  26,017,594   
Health Care  25,173,177  11,951,057  13,222,120   
Industrials  22,918,616  9,888,881  13,029,735   
Information Technology  30,522,774  22,587,623  7,779,257  155,894 
Materials  18,785,065  9,511,014  9,274,051   
Telecommunication Services  8,697,433  2,696,773  6,000,660   
Utilities  8,208,486  5,595,481  2,613,005   
Preferred Securities  197,826      197,826 
Corporate Bonds         
Consumer Discretionary  7,055,880    7,055,880   
Consumer Staples  631,325    631,325   
Energy  2,284,323    2,284,323   
Financials  5,754,944    5,754,944   
Health Care  3,568,460    3,568,460   
Industrials  3,126,215    3,126,215   
Information Technology  3,349,449    3,349,449   
Materials  3,195,090    3,195,090   
Telecommunication Services  5,328,775    5,328,775   
Utilities  1,535,895    1,535,895   
Capital Preferred Securities  148,442    148,442   
Convertible Bonds         
Consumer Discretionary  42,700    42,700   
Energy  122,444    122,444   
Health Care  87,294    87,294   
Materials  143,063    143,063   
Term Loans         
Consumer Discretionary  651,999    651,999   
Energy  294,333    294,333   
Financials  297,169    297,169   
Industrials  520,377    520,377   
Utilities  360,000    360,000   
Rights  25,927  25,927     
Short-Term Investments  300,000    300,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $260,343,731  $121,684,925  $137,960,088  $698,718 
Other Financial Instruments         
Futures  ($541,188)  ($541,188)     
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $20,429    $20,429   
Written Options  ($178,200)  ($178,200)     

 

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 for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at a third-party custodian bank in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund.

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-

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out of the transactions. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Portfolio of investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

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 over-the-counter 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.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular currency or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets and contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in the underlying financial instrument. Use of long futures contracts subjects the funds to the risk of loss up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the funds to unlimited risk of loss.

During the period ended March 31, 2014, the fund used futures contracts to manage against anticipated changes in securities markets. The following table summarizes the contracts held at March 31, 2014.

            Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration      Appreciation 
Open Contracts  Contracts  Position  Date  Notional Base  Notional Value  (Depreciation) 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini             
Futures  435  Short  Jun 2014  ($40,013,862)  ($40,555,050)  ($541,188) 

            ($541,188) 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell specific currencies at a price that is set on the date of the contract. The forward contract calls for delivery of the currencies on a future date that is specified in the contract. Risks related to the use of forwards include the possible failure of counterparties to meet the terms of the forward agreement, the failure of the counterparties to timely post collateral if applicable, and the risk that currency movements will not occur thereby reducing the fund’s total return.

The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or settlement with the counterparty.

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During the period ended March 31, 2014, the fund used forward foreign currency contracts to manage against anticipated changes in currency exchange rates. The following table summarizes the contracts held at March 31, 2014.

                Net 
          Contractual      Unrealized 
          Settlement  Unrealized  Unrealized  Appreciation/ 
Contract to Buy  Contract to Sell  Counterparty  Date  Appreciation  Depreciation  (Depreciation) 

        Royal Bank of         
CAD  255,000  USD  230,923  Canada  4/24/2014  -  ($379)  ($379) 
        Deutsche Bank         
EUR  180,000  USD  248,078  AG London  4/24/2014  -  (113)  (113) 
        Bank of America         
EUR  36,000  USD  49,811  N.A.  6/18/2014  -  (222)  (222) 
        Barclays Bank         
GBP  840,000  USD  1,395,698  PLC Wholesale  4/24/2014  $4,474  -  4,474 
USD  329,536  CAD  366,000  BNP Paribas SA  6/18/2014  -  (936)  (936) 
        Deutsche Bank         
USD  654,530  EUR  470,000  AG London  4/24/2014  7,066  -  7,066 
        Toronto         
USD  185,647  EUR  135,000  Dominion Bank  4/24/2014  -  (326)  (326) 
        Bank of America         
USD  1,682,304  EUR  1,213,000  N.A.  6/18/2014  11,416  -  11,416 
        Barclays Bank         
USD  496,713  JPY  52,057,000  PLC Wholesale  4/10/2014  -  (7,666)  (7,666) 
USD  707,129  JPY  72,136,000  Citibank N.A.  5/13/2014  8,079  -  8,079 
        JPMorgan         
        Chase Bank         
USD  966,313  JPY  99,796,000  N.A.  6/18/2014  -  (964)  (964) 

            $31,035  ($10,606)  $20,429 

 

Currency Abbreviation

 

CAD  Canadian Dollar 
EUR  Euro Currency 
GBP  Pound Sterling 
JPY  Japanese Yen 
USD  U.S. Dollar 

 

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. Options are traded either over-the-counter or on an exchange. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy (and the seller the obligation to sell) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell (and the writer the obligation to buy) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. Writing puts and buying calls may increase the fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the underlying instrument. Buying puts and writing calls may decrease the fund’s exposure to such changes. Risks related to the use of options include the loss of premiums, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values. In addition, over-the-counter options are subject to the risks of all over-the-counter derivatives contracts.

When the fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the fund is included in the portfolio of investments and subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect current market value. When the fund writes an option, the premium received is included as a liability and subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect current market value of the option written.

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During the period ended March 31, 2014, the fund wrote option contracts to manage against anticipated changes in securities markets and generate income. The following tables summarize the fund’s written options activities during the period ended March 31, 2014.

    Premiums 
  Number of Contracts  Received 

Outstanding, beginning of period  370  $445,867 
Options written  1,100  1,328,455 
Option closed  (1,110)  (1,377,497) 
Options exercised  -  - 
Options expired  -  - 
Outstanding, end of period  360  $396,825 

 

      Number of     
Name of Issuer  Exercise Price  Expiration Date  Contracts  Premium  Value 

Calls           
S&P 500 Index  $1,900  Apr 2014  360  $396,825  ($178,200) 

Total        $396,825  ($178,200) 

 

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 Hedged Equity & Income Fund 
 
By:  /s/ Andrew Arnott 
  Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  May 13, 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:  May 13, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  May 13, 2014