<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001228616-19-000029.txt : 20190513
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001228616-19-000029
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190507
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190513

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Speer Sean
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001776469

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08568
		FILM NUMBER:		19817565

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK
		STREET 2:		197 CLARENDON STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000925683
		IRS NUMBER:				043241844
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		601 CONGRESS STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		601 CONGRESS STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JOHN HANCOCK BANK & THRIFT OPPORTUNITY FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110214

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN BANK & THRIFT OPPORTUNITY FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940728

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN REGIONAL BANK & THRIFT FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940620
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        <issuerName>JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Speer Sean</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>02116</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <signatureName>Ariel Ayanna, by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-05-13</signatureDate>
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<TEXT>
                           LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                      FOR
                  JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES
                             SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

As an officer of John Hancock Advisers, LLC, the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints with full power of substitution each of Ariel Ayanna, Sarah Coutu,
Thomas Dee, John J. Danello, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Suzanne
Lambert, Ed Macdonald, Mara Moldwin, Harsha Pulluru, Christopher Sechler, Betsy
Anne Seel and Steven Sunnerberg, acting singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

      (1) Prepare and execute for the undersigned, Forms 3, 4, and 5 and
amendments thereto regarding Common Shares of the John Hancock Closed-End Funds
(the "Companies") listed in Appendix A in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

      (2) File any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

      (3) Take any other action which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor
the Companies are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be
necessary or appropriate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 8th day of May 2019.

                                       /s/ Sean Speer
                                       --------------------------------
                                       Sean Speer

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                                                                      APPENDIX A

                     LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
John Hancock Investors Trust
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

                                     - 2 -

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