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 Bank and Thrift Opportunity 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, 2010 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 94.03%    $344,084,278 
(Cost $323,809,811)     
 
Financials 94.03%    344,084,278 
 
Capital Markets 3.15 %     
State Street Corp.  296,049  11,522,227 
 
Commercial Banks 72.74 %     
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  155,463  1,156,642 
Ameris Bancorp  236,991  2,331,991 
Avenue Bank (R)  300,000  708,286 
Bank of Marin Bancorp  19,295  680,149 
Bar Harbor Bankshares  26,061  698,435 
BB&T Corp.  325,399  8,079,657 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)  203,192  4,063,840 
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.  145,832  963,950 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)  150,564  1,400,245 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  80,000  1,488,000 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,149,250 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  321,439  2,835,092 
City Holding Company  47,798  1,407,651 
CoBiz Financial, Inc.  16,700  105,377 
Comerica, Inc.  248,691  9,539,787 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  301,389  16,639,687 
CVB Financial Corp.  201,122  2,047,422 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  535,472 
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (I)  15,780  182,417 
East West Bancorp, Inc.  1,014,336  15,813,498 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.  69,998  278,592 
ECB Bancorp, Inc.  27,504  398,258 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  44,524  578,812 
Fifth Third Bancorp  258,381  3,284,023 
First Bancorp, Inc.  146,499  2,050,986 
First California Financial Group, Inc. (I)  208,583  584,032 
First Michigan Bank (R)  462,595  2,342,325 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B (I)  78,390  838,773 
FNB Corp.  1,048,312  8,984,034 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.  146,652  2,343,499 
Hancock Holding Company  232,176  7,083,690 
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.  21,535  380,308 
Heritage Financial Corp. (I)  187,598  2,785,830 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)(Q)  650,719  2,290,531 
IBERIABANK Corp.  71,424  3,711,191 
Independent Bank Corp.  195,961  4,665,831 
KeyCorp  948,155  8,021,391 
Lakeland Financial Corp.  144,802  2,972,785 
M&T Bank Corp. (L)  122,352  10,686,224 
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.  29,631  223,418 
MB Financial, Inc.  282,456  4,897,787 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,359,283 
Pacific Continental Corp.  242,191  2,213,626 
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (I)  89,531  903,368 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  326,647  19,399,565 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.  77,395  2,622,143 
Renasant Corp.  208,093  2,915,213 
S&T Bancorp, Inc.  85,800  1,741,740 
S.Y. Bancorp, Inc.  28,933  721,300 

 

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John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  74,695  $1,265,333 
Signature Bank (I)  95,232  3,660,718 
Southcoast Financial Corp. (I)  64,413  199,680 
Southwest Bancorp, Inc.  30,811  448,300 
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.  145,852  756,972 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  318,859  8,274,391 
SVB Financial Group (I)  249,420  10,772,450 
TCF Financial Corp. (L)  783,634  12,412,763 
TriCo Bancshares  202,536  3,821,854 
U.S. Bancorp  773,941  18,497,190 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp.  81,367  1,155,411 
United Community Banks, Inc. (I)  238,136  738,222 
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania  25,000  433,250 
Washington Banking Company  98,952  1,425,898 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.  198,110  3,835,410 
Wells Fargo & Company  630,249  17,476,805 
WesBanco, Inc.  130,961  2,272,173 
Westamerica Bancorp.  30,499  1,639,626 
Zions Bancorporation  180,010  3,994,422 
 
Diversified Financial Services 9.79 %     
Bank of America Corp.  1,278,555  17,950,912 
JPMorgan Chase & Company  443,587  17,867,684 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 8.35 %     
Berkshire Hill Bancorp, Inc.  358,903  7,246,252 
Citizens South Banking Corp.  307,700  1,726,197 
Dime Community Bancshares  138,688  1,816,813 
Doral Financial Corp. (I)  609,684  1,499,823 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.  90,857  1,142,981 
Flushing Financial Corp.  231,097  2,881,780 
Hingham Institution for Savings  80,000  2,937,600 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  78,447  1,023,733 
LSB Corp.  65,000  1,351,350 
People's United Financial, Inc.  379,754  5,255,795 
Viewpoint Financial Group  69,957  678,583 
Washington Federal, Inc.  49,084  854,062 
WSFS Financial Corp.  56,374  2,142,212 
 
  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Stocks 1.54%    $5,645,886 
(Cost $5,215,531)     
 
Financials 1.54%    5,645,886 
 
Commercial Banks 0.66 %     
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (I)  134  67,951 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (I) (R)  1,454  1,235,319 
Zions Bancorporation, 9.500%  45,371  1,102,515 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.88 %     
Bank of America Corp., 8.625%  74,849  1,932,601 
Citigroup Capital XII (8.500% to 03-30-2015, the 3 month LIBOR +     
5.87%)  50,000  1,307,500 

 

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John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks 0.27%        $977,018 
(Cost $978,075)         
 
Financials 0.27%        977,018 
 
Commercial Banks 0.27 %         
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc., Series B, 7.800%      38,925  977,018 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 0.43%        $1,571,656 
(Cost $1,437,809)         
 
Financials 0.43%        1,571,656 
 
Commercial Banks 0.43 %         
Banponce Trust I, Series A  8.327%  02-01-27  $360,000  260,656 
Webster Capital Trust IV         
(7.65% to 6-15-17 then 3 month LIBOR + 1.89%)  7.650  06-15-37  1,725,000  1,311,000 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Warrants 0.42%        $1,542,985 
(Cost $1,713,920)         
 
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40) (I)    93,762  1,305,167 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.77) (I)    33,222  78,404 
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)    27,297  159,414 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
 
Certificates of Deposit 0.02%        $71,470 
(Cost $71,470)         
 
Country Bank For Savings  2.960%  08-31-10  $1,785  1,785 
First Bank Richmond  3.690  12-05-10  17,016  17,016 
First Bank System, Inc.  2.374  04-01-11  4,585  4,585 
First Federal Savings Bank of Louisiana  0.100  09-20-10  3,024  3,024 
Framingham Cooperative Bank  2.000  09-12-11  3,711  3,711 
Home Bank  4.150  12-04-10  16,275  16,275 
Hudson Savings  2.630  04-21-11  1,923  1,923 
Machias Savings Bank  1.980  05-24-11  1,782  1,782 
Middlesex Savings Bank  3.500  08-19-10  1,818  1,818 
Midstate Federal Savings and Loan  1.590  05-27-11  1,905  1,905 
Milford Bank  2.130  06-04-11  1,776  1,776 
Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association  3.150  10-20-10  1,968  1,968 
Mount Mckinley Savings Bank  0.900  12-03-10  1,667  1,667 
Mt. Washington Bank  1.500  10-31-11  1,778  1,778 
Newburyport Bank  2.750  10-21-10  1,904  1,904 
OBA Federal Savings and Loan  1.050  12-15-11  1,287  1,287 
Plymouth Savings Bank  1.340  04-21-11  1,857  1,857 
Randolph Savings Bank  1.000  09-23-11  1,854  1,854 
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank  0.750  12-17-10  1,691  1,691 
Sunshine Federal Savings and Loan Association  2.460  05-10-11  1,864  1,864 

 

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John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 6.28%        $22,984,498 
(Cost $22,984,560)         
 
Short-Term Securities 3.33%        12,199,980 
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.060%  08-02-10  12,200,000  12,199,980 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Securities Lending Collateral 2.95%        10,784,518 
John Hancock Collateral Investment Trust (W)  0.3385 (Y)    1,077,331  10,784,518 
 
Total investments (Cost $356,211,176)† 102.99%        $376,877,791 
 
Other assets and liabilities, net (2.99%)        ($10,958,986) 
 
Total net assets 100.00%        $365,918,805 

 

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.

(L) All or a portion of this security is on loan as of 7-31-10.

(Q) The Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer.

(R) Direct placement securities are restricted to resale and the Fund has limited rights to registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

      Value as a   
      percentage of   
Issuer, Description    Acquisition date  Acquisition cost  Fund’s net assets  Value as of 7-31-10 
 
Avenue Bank  1-29-07  $3,000,000  0.19%  $708,286 
 
First Michigan Bank  4-30-10  $2,775,570  0.64%  $2,342,325 
 
Heritage Commerce         
Corp.  6-17-10  $1,454,000  0.34%  $1,235,319 

 

(S) This security is 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

(W) Investment is an affiliate of the Fund, the adviser and/or subadviser. Also, it represents the investment of securities lending collateral received.

(Y) The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of 7-31-10.

* Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, the stated coupon rate or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end.

† At 7-31-10, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $356,232,753. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $20,645,038, of which $55,854,567 related to appreciated investment securities and $35,209,529 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Notes to the Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

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. 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 quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes 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 techniques are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes 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. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2010, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market  Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
Investments in Securities    7-31-10  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Capital Markets  $11,522,227  $11,522,227     
Commercial Banks  272,595,774  259,619,714  $4,558,339  $8,417,721 
Diversified Financial Services  39,058,697  37,751,197  1,307,500   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  30,716,595  30,716,595     
Short-Term Investments    22,984,498  10,784,518  12,199,980   
Total Investments in Securities $376,877,791  $350,394,251  $18,065,819  $8,417,721 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

Investments in Securities Commercial Banks 
Balance as of 10-31-09  $575,620 
Accrued discounts/premiums  - 
Realized gain (loss)  - 
change in unrealized gain (loss)  (599,336) 
Net purchases (sales)  8,441,437 
Net transfers in and/out of Level 3 - 
Balance as of 7-31-10  $8,417,721 

 

During the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

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 principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted

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bid or evaluated price. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. John Hancock Collateral Investment Trust (JHCIT), an affiliate of the Fund, is valued at its closing net asset value (NAV). JHCIT has a floating NAV and invests in short-term investments as part of a securities lending program.

Other portfolio securities and assets, where 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. Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Significant market events that affect the values of non-U.S. securities may occur after the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. During significant market events, these securities will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may used a fair valuation model to value non-U.S. securities in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE.

Securities lending. The Fund may lend its securities to earn additional income. It receives and maintains cash collateral received from the borrower in an amount not less than the market value of the loaned securities. The Fund will invest its collateral in JHCIT, as a result, the Fund will receive the benefit of any gains and bear any losses generated by JHCIT. Although risk of the loss of the securities lent is mitigated by holding the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the securities or if collateral investments decline in value. The Fund may receive compensation for lending its securities by retaining a portion of the return on the investment of the collateral and compensation from fees earned from borrowers of the securities.

Transactions in securities of affiliated issuers. Affiliated issuers, as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer. A summary of the Fund’s transactions in the securities of these issuers during the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, is set forth below:

  Beginning  Ending       
  share  share  Realized  Dividend  Ending 
Affiliate  amount  amount  gain (loss)  income  value 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp           
Bought: 552,559           
Sold: 1,790  99,950  650,719  -  -  $2,290,531 

 

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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 Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010 

 

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/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------- 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010