BTO offering history
Every offering-related filing in JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 582 filings back to Dec 30, 1994.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Oct 18, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jun 28, 2024 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| May 9, 2024 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 13, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| May 31, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| May 8, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| May 1, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 15, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Nov 14, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Sep 20, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Aug 19, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Apr 8, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 24, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 10, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 10, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 27, 2021 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jul 6, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes— EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
BTO offering FAQ
When did BTO last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND's most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2021-07-06. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did BTO last announce or register an offering?
No offering registration (S-1/S-3/F-1/F-3) appears in the filings reviewed back to 1994-12-30.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.