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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:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2012 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 94.85%    $245,167,262 

(Cost $245,440,830)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 17.32%    44,763,428 

 
Auto Components 0.10%     
Johnson Controls, Inc.  7,780  247,171 
 
Automobiles 0.40%     
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd. (I)  62,000  66,347 
Ford Motor Company  7,000  86,940 
Great Wall Motor Company, Ltd.  33,000  56,475 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.  18,485  816,852 
 
Distributors 0.07%     
LKQ Corp. (I)  5,900  192,340 
 
Diversified Consumer Services 0.48%     
Allstar Co-Invest Block Feeder LLC (I)(R)  236,300  244,712 
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (I)  7,361  385,790 
Matthews International Corp., Class A  11,480  378,381 
Weight Watchers International, Inc.  3,095  235,622 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.27%     
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (I)  1,600  106,496 
CEC Entertainment, Inc.  9,480  333,412 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (I)  500  183,645 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.  8,780  319,065 
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (I)  8,080  396,809 
Sands China, Ltd.  42,800  144,481 
Sonic Corp. (I)  82,580  565,673 
Starbucks Corp.  16,507  791,181 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.  5,600  222,656 
Yum! Brands, Inc.  3,406  215,702 
 
Household Durables 0.96%     
D.R. Horton, Inc.  8,660  120,547 
Jarden Corp.  8,200  276,258 
Lennar Corp., Class A  5,450  117,121 
NVR, Inc. (I)  2,095  1,452,359 
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. (I)  7,580  505,662 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail 1.32%     
Amazon.com, Inc. (I)  8,257  1,605,491 
Blue Nile, Inc. (I)  16,470  664,565 
Expedia, Inc.  8,900  288,093 
priceline.com, Inc. (I)  1,284  679,852 
Shutterfly, Inc. (I)  7,240  171,733 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products 1.62%     
Brunswick Corp.  11,640  248,398 
Hasbro, Inc.  33,830  1,181,005 
Mattel, Inc. (C)  81,251  2,518,781 
Polaris Industries, Inc.  3,700  238,280 
 
Media 3.83%     
Arbitron, Inc.  16,490  588,858 
CBS Corp., Class B  8,200  233,536 
Comcast Corp., Class A  88,199  2,345,211 
DIRECTV, Class A (I)  1,586  71,386 
News Corp., Class A  26,479  498,600 
Omnicom Group, Inc.  58,030  2,646,748 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)     

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (I)  316,323  $661,115 
The Walt Disney Company  49,388  1,921,193 
Thomson Reuters Corp.  34,400  945,656 
 
Multiline Retail 1.22%     
Dollar Tree, Inc. (I)  1,626  137,901 
Fred's, Inc., Class A  30,200  445,450 
Target Corp. (C)  50,350  2,558,284 
 
Specialty Retail 4.21%     
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.  11,130  853,003 
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (I)  13,670  483,508 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (I)  3,703  224,772 
CarMax, Inc. (I)  4,500  136,935 
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (I)  53,600  101,183 
Express, Inc. (I)  13,600  294,304 
Fast Retailing Company, Ltd.  700  139,139 
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)  9,900  272,349 
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (C)  186,172  4,994,995 
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.  1,480  62,071 
PetSmart, Inc.  6,947  369,719 
Ross Stores, Inc.  10,349  525,936 
Stage Stores, Inc.  34,710  533,840 
The Buckle, Inc.  3,897  170,026 
The Cato Corp., Class A  23,580  632,180 
TJX Companies, Inc.  4,925  335,590 
Tractor Supply Company  2,200  177,694 
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (I)  21,790  577,435 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.84%     
Burberry Group PLC  10,881  230,824 
Coach, Inc.  17,875  1,252,144 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (I)  4,611  372,799 
Hanesbrands, Inc. (I)  10,100  248,460 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (I)  13,131  828,960 
NIKE, Inc., Class B  3,000  311,970 
PVH Corp.  6,530  504,051 
Ralph Lauren Corp.  3,192  485,184 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A (I)  13,840  168,294 
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (I)  3,000  238,860 
Vera Bradley, Inc. (I)  3,500  125,370 
 
Consumer Staples 6.89%    17,799,899 

 
Beverages 2.36%     
Molson Coors Brewing Company, Class B  28,030  1,202,207 
PepsiCo, Inc. (C)  63,601  4,176,678 
The Coca-Cola Company  10,543  711,969 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 1.77%     
Casey's General Stores, Inc.  8,640  440,122 
Costco Wholesale Corp.  3,987  328,010 
CVS Caremark Corp.  37,809  1,578,526 
Sysco Corp. (C)  52,903  1,592,909 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  8,335  511,436 
Whole Foods Market, Inc.  1,800  133,254 
 
Food Products 1.92%     
Diamond Foods, Inc.  2,300  83,582 
General Mills, Inc.  32,610  1,298,856 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Consumer Staples (continued)     

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A  54,470  $2,086,201 
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (I)  5,400  472,230 
Unilever NV - NY Shares  30,300  1,010,505 
 
Tobacco 0.84%     
Philip Morris International, Inc.  29,068  2,173,414 
 
Energy 9.25%    23,922,489 

 
Energy Equipment & Services 1.46%     
Bristow Group, Inc.  6,160  302,210 
Cameron International Corp. (I)  8,767  466,404 
Core Laboratories NV  2,646  281,085 
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.  6,573  409,498 
McDermott International, Inc. (I)  34,595  420,675 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.  3,561  263,443 
Oceaneering International, Inc.  14,237  691,776 
Schlumberger, Ltd.  7,900  593,843 
SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (I)  3,900  356,967 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.79%     
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (I)  5,100  102,612 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  26,840  2,166,525 
Apache Corp.  6,720  664,474 
BG Group PLC  95,001  2,136,196 
Bumi PLC (I)  7,400  101,673 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.  12,280  391,732 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.  7,900  166,927 
Chevron Corp.  16,850  1,736,898 
Concho Resources, Inc. (I)  2,100  223,986 
Consol Energy, Inc.  5,300  189,422 
Continental Resources, Inc. (I)  1,500  121,020 
EOG Resources, Inc.  7,540  800,296 
Exxon Mobil Corp. (C)  32,936  2,758,061 
Georesources, Inc. (I)  9,540  292,019 
Newfield Exploration Company (I)  5,710  215,895 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  49,833  4,971,838 
Peabody Energy Corp.  4,000  136,360 
Penn Virginia Corp.  18,500  85,655 
Pioneer Natural Resources Company  1,200  119,160 
Plains Exploration & Production Company (I)  7,680  289,690 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR, Class B  22,890  1,678,753 
The Williams Companies, Inc.  7,800  224,796 
Valero Energy Corp.  12,949  310,647 
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (I)  5,030  251,953 
 
Financials 11.91%    30,782,781 

 
Capital Markets 2.37%     
Ares Capital Corp.  28,270  448,080 
BlackRock, Inc.  10,840  1,972,880 
CETIP SA - Mercados Organizados  2,345  36,171 
Greenhill & Company, Inc.  16,250  756,600 
Invesco, Ltd.  16,795  379,063 
SEI Investments Company  70,495  1,294,993 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.  12,760  738,038 
UBS AG (I)  36,150  491,279 
 
Commercial Banks 4.64%     
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  21,085  1,173,802 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.  37,690  $410,067 
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.  59,670  571,042 
First Republic Bank (I)  18,125  543,388 
Hancock Holding Company  8,740  290,168 
International Bancshares Corp.  28,000  538,160 
M&T Bank Corp.  18,985  1,513,864 
MB Financial, Inc.  16,100  292,215 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  29,510  1,738,729 
Webster Financial Corp.  22,880  485,056 
Wells Fargo & Company (C)  146,658  4,283,880 
Westamerica Bancorp.  3,500  162,575 
 
Consumer Finance 0.22%     
American Express Company  7,832  392,696 
Discover Financial Services  6,200  168,516 
 
Diversified Financial Services 1.00%     
JPMorgan Chase & Company (C)  65,050  2,426,365 
Justice Holdings, Ltd. (I)  12,480  165,243 
 
Insurance 2.84%     
ACE, Ltd.  21,440  1,492,224 
Alleghany Corp. (I)  3,010  870,944 
Assured Guaranty, Ltd.  15,300  237,303 
Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A  20,830  927,143 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.  65,830  2,079,570 
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.  10,700  366,475 
Primerica, Inc.  17,650  432,425 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  10,580  576,504 
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.  810  365,504 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.59%     
American Tower Corp.  11,795  749,100 
DiamondRock Hospitality Company  31,750  334,645 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.  1,000  70,860 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.  9,220  265,167 
Public Storage  800  111,088 
 
Real Estate Management & Development 0.06%     
BR Malls Participacoes SA  13,200  144,073 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.19%     
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.  39,520  486,886 
 
Health Care 9.25%    23,914,260 

 
Biotechnology 1.75%     
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  3,890  298,596 
Amgen, Inc.  13,790  936,479 
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  5,000  71,150 
Biogen Idec, Inc. (I)  8,670  1,022,366 
Celgene Corp. (I)  6,230  452,921 
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (I)  25,092  1,225,493 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  14,190  524,321 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.96%     
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (I)  7,218  596,712 
Gen-Probe, Inc. (I)  6,600  441,738 
Haemonetics Corp. (I)  2,990  194,230 
Hologic, Inc. (I)  35,883  731,654 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (I)  1,592  732,177 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Health Care (continued)     

Medtronic, Inc. (C)  61,214  $2,361,024 
 
Health Care Providers & Services 1.42%     
Aetna, Inc.  9,973  435,820 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  5,829  227,156 
Amsurg Corp. (I)  17,520  451,140 
Cardinal Health, Inc.  5,993  257,879 
PSS World Medical, Inc. (I)  2,400  58,248 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  43,483  2,251,985 
 
Health Care Technology 0.16%     
SXC Health Solutions Corp. (I)  6,600  416,196 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.39%     
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (I)  19,220  816,273 
Bruker Corp. (I)  11,038  156,740 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (I)  20,610  696,000 
ICON PLC, ADR (I)  33,430  652,219 
Life Technologies Corp. (I)  12,830  621,357 
Waters Corp. (I)  7,518  650,833 
 
Pharmaceuticals 2.57%     
Abbott Laboratories  7,753  419,825 
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR  14,890  716,954 
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  7,000  139,090 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  2,500  80,600 
Elan Corp. PLC, ADR (I)  10,700  145,627 
Eli Lilly & Company  2,160  85,838 
Johnson & Johnson  25,850  1,703,774 
Merck & Company, Inc.  46,550  1,781,003 
Pfizer, Inc.  66,630  1,425,882 
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (I)  2,800  134,960 
 
Industrials 14.99%    38,747,130 

 
Aerospace & Defense 3.18%     
General Dynamics Corp. (C)  37,407  2,587,068 
Honeywell International, Inc.  6,824  396,065 
Lockheed Martin Corp.  27,394  2,255,074 
Northrop Grumman Corp. (C)  28,930  1,679,387 
The Boeing Company  14,059  1,042,897 
TransDigm Group, Inc. (I)  2,400  250,872 
 
Air Freight & Logistics 1.21%     
FedEx Corp.  6,070  555,344 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B  33,903  2,564,762 
 
Building Products 0.49%     
Lennox International, Inc.  35,255  1,276,231 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.64%     
ACCO Brands Corp. (I)  39,150  415,773 
Aggreko PLC  3,339  110,476 
Corrections Corp. of America (I)  6,000  141,180 
G&K Services, Inc., Class A  10,620  348,973 
United Stationers, Inc.  19,560  632,375 
 
Construction & Engineering 0.89%     
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (I)  16,040  717,950 
Vinci SA  33,945  1,578,938 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Industrials (continued)     

 
Electrical Equipment 0.51%     
Acuity Brands, Inc.  4,090  $238,161 
AMETEK, Inc.  3,900  183,300 
Belden, Inc.  23,090  905,359 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 2.29%     
3M Company  20,880  1,810,505 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.  21,700  1,035,741 
Danaher Corp.  11,030  579,185 
General Electric Company  24,692  461,987 
Tyco International, Ltd.  39,628  2,019,047 
 
Machinery 4.32%     
Albany International Corp., Class A  22,050  529,641 
Caterpillar, Inc.  8,340  910,061 
Cummins, Inc.  1,617  168,168 
Donaldson Company, Inc.  5,300  383,190 
Dover Corp.  3,742  237,280 
ESCO Technologies, Inc.  14,030  421,882 
Flowserve Corp.  6,040  665,427 
IDEX Corp.  10,005  405,403 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (C)  32,520  1,724,536 
Joy Global, Inc.  6,136  556,474 
Mueller Industries, Inc.  13,830  611,424 
Navistar International Corp. (I)  5,650  244,589 
PACCAR, Inc.  27,110  1,198,262 
Pall Corp.  14,125  842,980 
Parker Hannifin Corp.  4,642  374,517 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.  20,500  1,438,690 
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (I)  5,900  305,915 
Wabtec Corp.  2,200  151,338 
 
Marine 0.18%     
Kirby Corp. (I)  7,160  478,073 
 
Professional Services 0.19%     
Intertek Group PLC  3,293  109,805 
Towers Watson & Company, Class A  4,730  282,854 
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A (I)  2,700  108,189 
 
Road & Rail 0.34%     
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (I)  9,520  591,192 
Localiza Rent a Car SA  15,600  256,161 
QR National, Ltd.  9,853  38,767 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.75%     
GATX Corp.  14,510  623,059 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc., Class A  17,135  1,302,603 
 
Information Technology 20.80%    53,750,379 

 
Communications Equipment 2.99%     
Aruba Networks, Inc. (I)  6,000  133,080 
Cisco Systems, Inc. (C)  253,508  4,976,362 
F5 Networks, Inc. (I)  3,255  389,754 
Juniper Networks, Inc. (I)  28,050  587,087 
QUALCOMM, Inc.  21,213  1,247,749 
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (I)  16,726  400,420 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Information Technology (continued)     

 
Computers & Peripherals 4.01%     
Apple, Inc. (C)(I)  13,029  $5,947,478 
Dell, Inc. (I)  21,075  363,122 
Diebold, Inc.  13,430  425,597 
EMC Corp. (C)(I)  89,814  2,313,609 
NetApp, Inc. (I)  9,554  360,568 
QLogic Corp. (I)  33,774  584,966 
SanDisk Corp. (I)  7,836  359,516 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.53%     
Avnet, Inc. (I)  4,600  160,402 
Coherent, Inc. (I)  5,180  289,458 
Jabil Circuit, Inc.  11,820  267,841 
MTS Systems Corp.  9,100  417,599 
Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (I)  2,300  107,709 
Universal Display Corp. (I)  2,990  125,909 
 
Internet Software & Services 1.57%     
eBay, Inc. (I)  45,240  1,429,584 
Equinix, Inc. (I)  2,960  355,082 
Google, Inc., Class A (I)  1,868  1,083,645 
IAC/InterActiveCorp  10,709  461,237 
LinkedIn Corp., Class A (I)  4,030  290,765 
MercadoLibre, Inc.  1,600  139,840 
Netease.com, Inc., ADR (I)  2,200  105,226 
SINA Corp. (I)  2,800  196,756 
 
IT Services 2.96%     
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  20,087  1,100,366 
Cielo SA  3,900  116,183 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (I)  6,802  488,044 
Fiserv, Inc. (I)  12,310  774,176 
International Business Machines Corp.  7,912  1,523,851 
MAXIMUS, Inc.  14,340  645,730 
Teradata Corp. (I)  3,800  203,528 
The Western Union Company  146,882  2,805,434 
 
Office Electronics 0.14%     
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (I)  9,160  346,798 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.19%     
Altera Corp.  26,560  1,056,822 
Analog Devices, Inc.  37,672  1,474,105 
Broadcom Corp., Class A (I)  6,680  229,391 
Cavium Inc. (I)  3,400  109,276 
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (I)  12,800  220,096 
Intel Corp.  42,440  1,121,265 
Intersil Corp., Class A  5,319  59,892 
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (I)  11,100  172,383 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.  65,840  1,767,146 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (I)  17,900  386,282 
Xilinx, Inc.  46,226  1,657,202 
 
Software 5.41%     
Activision Blizzard, Inc.  26,460  326,516 
Adobe Systems, Inc. (I)  12,760  394,922 
ANSYS, Inc. (I)  8,300  502,067 
Autodesk, Inc. (I)  6,391  230,076 
BMC Software, Inc. (I)  3,907  141,590 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Information Technology (continued)     

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (I)  33,500  $353,760 
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (I)  6,571  369,882 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (I)  2,017  131,529 
Concur Technologies, Inc. (I)  5,900  308,865 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.  5,015  442,925 
Intuit, Inc.  1,700  95,948 
MICROS Systems, Inc. (I)  1,600  79,536 
Microsoft Corp.  146,727  4,332,848 
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (I)  1,640  188,797 
Nuance Communications, Inc. (I)  2,300  65,596 
Oracle Corp. (C)  157,197  4,432,955 
Red Hat, Inc. (I)  8,510  394,609 
Salesforce.com, Inc. (I)  3,420  399,456 
Symantec Corp. (I)  6,152  105,753 
TIBCO Software, Inc. (I)  13,110  341,778 
Websense, Inc. (I)  17,600  332,640 
 
Materials 2.63%    6,811,179 

 
Chemicals 1.28%     
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.  1,193  211,614 
Koppers Holdings, Inc.  7,600  288,724 
Monsanto Company  3,600  295,380 
The Dow Chemical Company  38,600  1,293,486 
The Sherwin-Williams Company  12,474  1,216,589 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.50%     
AptarGroup, Inc.  6,710  351,738 
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (I)  54,070  270,891 
Greif, Inc., Class A  4,430  214,634 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.  10,870  451,757 
 
Metals & Mining 0.68%     
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.  2,951  213,210 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.  6,128  283,175 
Glencore International PLC  68,718  445,894 
Iluka Resources, Ltd.  6,697  129,920 
Rio Tinto PLC, ADR  2,608  157,680 
Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B  3,777  159,843 
Walter Energy, Inc.  2,164  149,597 
Yamana Gold, Inc.  12,500  215,875 
 
Paper & Forest Products 0.17%     
Deltic Timber Corp.  6,770  461,172 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.43%    1,113,169 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.43%     
AT&T, Inc.  37,850  1,113,169 
 
Utilities 1.38%    3,562,548 

 
Electric Utilities 0.27%     
Unisource Energy Corp.  10,590  394,583 
Westar Energy, Inc.  10,810  307,436 
 
Gas Utilities 1.08%     
Atmos Energy Corp.  9,000  291,690 
New Jersey Resources Corp.  3,790  180,859 
UGI Corp.  78,715  2,118,221 
WGL Holdings, Inc.  4,890  208,559 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
Utilities (continued)     

 
Multi-Utilities 0.03%     
Wisconsin Energy Corp.  1,800  $61,200 
 
Preferred Securities 0.10%    $251,091 

(Cost $247,182)     
 
Consumer Staples 0.10%    251,091 

 
Beverages 0.10%     
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, ADR  6,900  251,091 
 
  Number of   
  Contracts  Value 
 
Options Purchased 2.60%    $6,724,000 

(Cost $12,851,228)     
 
Put Options 2.60%    6,724,000 

S&P 500 Index (Expiration Date: 6-16-12; Strike Price: $1,200; Counteryparty: Morgan     
Stanley Company, Inc.) (I)  2,050  6,724,000 
 
Short-Term Investments 3.87%    $10,000,000 

(Cost $10,000,000)     
 
  Par value  Value 
 
Repurchase Agreement 3.87%    10,000,000 

Goldman Sachs Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement dated 1-31-12 at     
0.220% to be repurchased at $10,000,061 on 2-1-12, collateralized     
by $10,157,991 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.000% due 8-     
27-14 (valued at $10,200,795, including interest)  $10,000,000  10,000,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $268,539,240)† 101.42%    $262,142,353 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (1.42%)    ($3,674,866) 

 
Total net assets 100.00%    $258,467,487 

 

 

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

ADR American Depositary Receipts

(C) A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for options. Total collateral value at 1-31-12 was $41,619,821.

(I) Non-income producing security.

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

      Beginning  Ending  Value as a   
  Acquisition  Acquisition  share  share  percentage of Fund's  Value as 
Issuer, Description  date  cost  amount  amount  net assets  of 1-31-12 

Allstar Co-Invest Block Feeder LLC  8-1-11  $240,553  236,300  236,300  0.09%  $244,712 

 

† At 1-31-12, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $269,289,661. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $7,147,308, of which $10,962,049 related to appreciated investment securities and $18,109,357 related to depreciated investment securities.

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

Notes to the schedule 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. 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 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, 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.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2012, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  1-31-12  Price  Inputs  Inputs 

Common Stocks         
Consumer Discretionary  $44,763,428  $43,780,267  $738,449  $244,712 
Consumer Staples  17,799,899  17,799,899     
Energy  23,922,489  21,684,620  2,237,869   
Financials  30,782,781  30,617,538  165,243   
Health Care  23,914,260  23,914,260     
Industrials  38,747,130  36,909,144  1,837,986   
Information Technology  53,750,379  53,750,379     
Materials  6,811,179  6,235,365  575,814   
Telecommunication Services  1,113,169  1,113,169     
Utilities  3,562,548  3,562,548     
Preferred Securities  251,091  251,091     
Options Purchased  6,724,000  6,724,000     
Short-Term Investments  10,000,000    10,000,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $262,142,353  $246,342,280  $15,555,361  $244,712 
Other Financial Instruments:         
Written Options  ($4,059,150)  ($4,059,150)     

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the period ended January 31, 2012, there were no significant transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.

In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, 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 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.

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.

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which 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. 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. 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.

Options. There are two types of options, a put option and a call option. 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 the premium, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values.

Options are traded either over-the-counter or on an exchange. Options listed on an exchange are valued at their closing price. If no closing price is available, then they are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. For options not listed on an exchange, an independent pricing source is used to value the options at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. 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.

During the period ended January 31, 2012, the Fund used purchased options to hedge against changes in securities markets. During the period ended January 31, 2012, the Fund held purchased options with market values ranging from 6.7 million to 15.8 million, as measured at each quarter end.

During the period ended January 31, 2012, the Fund wrote option contracts to generate earnings from option premiums and reduce overall portfolio volatility. The following tables summarize the Fund’s written options activities during the period ended January 31, 2012 and the contracts held at January 31, 2012.

  NUMBER OF  PREMIUMS 
  CONTRACTS  RECEIVED (PAID) 

Outstanding, beginning of period  3,050  $9,440,111 
Options written  4,400  4,821,699 
Options closed  (4,400)  (5,221,701) 
Options exercised  -  - 
Options expired  -  - 
Outstanding, end of period  3,050  $9,040,109 

 

      NUMBER OF     
NAME OF ISSUER  EXERCISE PRICE  EXPIRATION DATE  CONTRACTS  PREMIUM  VALUE 

CALLS           
S&P 500 Index  $1,325  Feb 2012  1,000  ($1,696,976)  ($1,060,000) 
 
PUTS           
S&P 500 Index  $1,075  Jun 2012  2,050  ($7,343,133)  ($2,999,150) 
Total      3,050  ($9,040,109)  ($4,059,150) 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category

The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at January 31, 2012 by risk category:

  Financial Instrument  Asset Derivatives Fair  Liability Derivatives Fair 
Risk  Location  Value  Value 

Equity Contracts  Purchased Options*  $6,724,000  - 
  Written Options  -  ($4,059,150) 

 

* Purchased options are included in the Portfolio's investments

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/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012 

 

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:  March 26, 2012 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012