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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:  July 31, 2012 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
  
Common Stocks 94.6%    $237,466,181 

(Cost $231,147,333)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 15.7%    39,364,614 

 
Auto Components 0.5%     
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.  57,475  1,081,105 
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (I)  2,300  126,316 
 
Automobiles 0.3%     
Great Wall Motor Company, Ltd., H Shares  36,500  81,735 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.  16,365  707,459 
 
Distributors 0.1%     
LKQ Corp. (I)  9,000  317,970 
 
Diversified Consumer Services 0.3%     
Allstar Co-Invest Block Feeder LLC (I)(R)  236,300  228,880 
Matthews International Corp., Class A  14,180  411,220 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.7%     
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (I)  2,470  179,297 
Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (I)  24,006  367,772 
CEC Entertainment, Inc.  10,080  347,357 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.  7,680  307,814 
Sands China, Ltd.  39,200  114,926 
Starbucks Corp.  8,522  385,876 
Yum! Brands, Inc.  2,392  155,097 
 
Household Durables 0.9%     
D.R. Horton, Inc.  14,290  251,933 
Jarden Corp.  9,140  413,128 
Lennar Corp., Class A  4,450  129,985 
NVR, Inc. (I)  1,975  1,528,611 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail 1.4%     
Amazon.com, Inc. (I)  8,159  1,903,495 
Expedia, Inc.  5,400  307,746 
HomeAway, Inc. (I)  5,190  119,162 
priceline.com, Inc. (I)  890  588,949 
Shutterfly, Inc. (I)  7,040  231,123 
TripAdvisor, Inc. (I)  6,440  240,920 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.9%     
Hasbro, Inc.  27,140  972,155 
Mattel, Inc. (C)  30,456  1,071,138 
Polaris Industries, Inc.  1,870  140,549 
 
Media 4.0%     
AMC Networks, Inc. (I)  3,500  151,760 
Arbitron, Inc.  15,390  539,727 
Comcast Corp., Class A  65,427  2,129,649 
Discovery Communications, Inc., Series C (I)  3,900  181,818 
News Corp., Class A  13,899  319,955 
Omnicom Group, Inc.  52,036  2,611,166 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (I)  191,349  413,314 
The Walt Disney Company  54,613  2,683,683 
Thomson Reuters Corp.  32,600  922,906 
 
Multiline Retail 1.4%     
Dollar Tree, Inc. (I)  5,781  291,016 
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  2,980  196,918 
Fred's, Inc., Class A  28,300  401,860 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)     

Target Corp. (C)  43,345  $2,628,874 
 
Specialty Retail 4.3%     
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.  19,240  1,349,686 
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (I)  21,940  402,380 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (I)  4,261  259,708 
CarMax, Inc. (I)  11,100  308,913 
DSW, Inc., Class A  4,050  239,436 
Express, Inc. (I)  13,200  212,520 
Foot Locker, Inc.  5,700  188,214 
GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A  7,160  275,875 
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (C)  153,830  3,902,667 
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.  1,390  45,967 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (I)  3,218  275,911 
PetSmart, Inc.  5,978  395,206 
Ross Stores, Inc.  5,035  334,525 
Stage Stores, Inc.  32,510  615,739 
The Buckle, Inc.  5,082  196,521 
The Cato Corp., Class A  21,980  615,440 
The Home Depot, Inc.  4,879  254,586 
TJX Companies, Inc.  8,382  371,155 
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (I)  18,880  576,784 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.9%     
Burberry Group PLC  13,997  273,361 
Coach, Inc.  10,265  506,372 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (I)  4,530  188,946 
Hanesbrands, Inc. (I)  9,800  294,196 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (I)  8,865  500,695 
PVH Corp.  5,550  440,837 
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (I)  2,840  154,610 
 
Consumer Staples 6.8%    17,169,069 

 
Beverages 2.2%     
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.  1,700  77,486 
Molson Coors Brewing Company, Class B  23,940  1,013,141 
PepsiCo, Inc. (C)  44,146  3,210,739 
The Coca-Cola Company  15,313  1,237,290 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 1.2%     
Casey's General Stores, Inc.  7,440  442,159 
Costco Wholesale Corp.  5,276  507,446 
CVS Caremark Corp.  14,819  670,560 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  11,969  890,853 
Walgreen Company  13,600  494,496 
 
Food Products 1.9%     
General Mills, Inc.  30,810  1,192,347 
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (I)  10,708  195,528 
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A  49,020  1,946,584 
Post Holdings, Inc. (I)  5,700  168,720 
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (I)  5,100  304,317 
Unilever NV - NY Shares  31,900  1,105,335 
 
Household Products 0.1%     
The Clorox Company  2,500  181,775 
 
Tobacco 1.4%     
Lorillard, Inc.  1,100  141,504 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Consumer Staples (continued)     

Philip Morris International, Inc.  35,441  $3,240,725 
Reynolds American, Inc.  3,200  148,064 
 
Energy 8.3%    20,783,742 

 
Energy Equipment & Services 1.5%     
Baker Hughes, Inc.  25,380  1,175,602 
Bristow Group, Inc.  5,760  263,635 
Core Laboratories NV  1,613  179,946 
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.  4,570  298,969 
McDermott International, Inc. (I)  33,745  394,817 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.  3,868  279,656 
Oceaneering International, Inc.  3,795  196,164 
Schlumberger, Ltd.  6,950  495,257 
SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (I)  4,380  372,081 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.8%     
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.  24,391  1,693,711 
Apache Corp.  5,090  438,351 
BG Group PLC  102,226  2,009,364 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.  9,370  395,320 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.  5,450  102,569 
Chevron Corp.  17,550  1,923,129 
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (I)  18,850  473,135 
EOG Resources, Inc.  5,660  554,737 
Exxon Mobil Corp. (C)  26,799  2,327,493 
GeoResources, Inc. (I)  8,940  299,132 
Newfield Exploration Company (I)  5,510  168,220 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  45,420  3,952,903 
Penn Virginia Corp.  16,300  109,210 
Pioneer Natural Resources Company  2,900  257,027 
Plains Exploration & Production Company (I)  5,880  234,965 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR, Class B  21,690  1,530,446 
Southwestern Energy Company (I)  4,610  153,283 
Valero Energy Corp.  11,401  313,528 
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (I)  4,730  191,092 
 
Financials 11.8%    29,705,675 

 
Capital Markets 2.0%     
Ares Capital Corp.  26,370  438,533 
BlackRock, Inc.  9,610  1,636,199 
Invesco, Ltd.  33,395  739,031 
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.  9,070  254,141 
SEI Investments Company  66,415  1,406,670 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.  10,360  629,370 
 
Commercial Banks 4.9%     
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  3,345  185,012 
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.  36,990  417,987 
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.  70,380  533,480 
First Republic Bank  14,715  478,679 
Hancock Holding Company  8,140  248,107 
International Bancshares Corp.  26,100  478,413 
M&T Bank Corp.  17,885  1,535,248 
MB Financial, Inc.  15,000  302,850 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  45,005  2,659,796 
Webster Financial Corp.  21,480  440,770 
Wells Fargo & Company (C)  146,553  4,954,957 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Westamerica Bancorp.  3,300  $151,800 
 
Consumer Finance 0.3%     
American Express Company  7,809  450,657 
Discover Financial Services  5,000  179,800 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.9%     
JPMorgan Chase & Company (C)  64,510  2,322,360 
 
Insurance 3.1%     
ACE, Ltd.  20,340  1,494,990 
Alleghany Corp. (I)  3,640  1,258,748 
Assured Guaranty, Ltd.  16,400  196,472 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (I)  7,030  596,425 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.  3,800  143,792 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.  62,230  2,066,658 
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.  10,000  380,200 
Primerica, Inc.  16,550  452,974 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  10,380  577,855 
W.R. Berkley Corp.  3,600  131,868 
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.  810  413,578 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.4%     
DiamondRock Hospitality Company  29,650  280,489 
General Growth Properties, Inc.  10,200  184,824 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  16,900  248,092 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.  8,620  230,930 
 
Real Estate Management & Development 0.0%     
BR Malls Participacoes SA  9,500  110,892 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.2%     
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.  42,320  493,028 
 
Health Care 13.8%    34,560,158 

 
Biotechnology 3.1%     
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  1,060  111,141 
Amgen, Inc.  13,854  1,144,340 
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  10,730  89,703 
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  11,300  216,169 
Biogen Idec, Inc. (I)  11,366  1,657,504 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (I)  8,900  349,681 
Celgene Corp. (I)  10,743  735,466 
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (I)  28,742  1,561,553 
Medivation, Inc. (I)  1,600  159,520 
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  6,230  467,063 
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (I)  1,800  95,778 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  3,930  529,175 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  14,840  719,888 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.2%     
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (I)  9,525  963,930 
Haemonetics Corp. (I)  2,790  200,629 
HeartWare International, Inc. (I)  1,520  135,721 
Hologic, Inc. (I)  40,540  750,801 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (I)  2,400  211,608 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (I)  444  213,786 
Medtronic, Inc. (C)  61,619  2,429,021 
STERIS Corp.  9,800  295,274 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.  3,459  203,839 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Health Care (continued)     

 
Health Care Providers & Services 1.9%     
Aetna, Inc.  5,889  $212,357 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  5,098  202,391 
Amsurg Corp. (I)  14,920  440,737 
Cardinal Health, Inc.  47,034  2,026,695 
Catamaran Corp. (I)  4,700  397,197 
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (I)  6,400  170,880 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  24,786  1,266,317 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.9%     
Agilent Technologies, Inc.  8,300  317,807 
Bruker Corp. (I)  10,183  120,363 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (I)  19,210  653,716 
ICON PLC, ADR (I)  31,230  753,580 
Life Technologies Corp. (I)  3,119  136,862 
Waters Corp. (I)  3,138  243,132 
 
Pharmaceuticals 5.7%     
Abbott Laboratories  8,623  571,791 
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  6,800  183,192 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  5,200  185,120 
Elan Corp. PLC, ADR (I)  17,500  202,125 
Eli Lilly & Company  4,120  181,404 
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (I)  2,400  80,520 
Johnson & Johnson  57,930  4,009,915 
Merck & Company, Inc.  63,001  2,782,754 
Perrigo Company  1,640  186,993 
Pfizer, Inc.  64,890  1,559,956 
Roche Holdings AG  12,966  2,295,999 
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (I)  8,600  385,452 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR  37,310  1,525,606 
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (I)  2,900  225,707 
 
Industrials 13.0%    32,695,723 

 
Aerospace & Defense 3.3%     
Cubic Corp.  1,500  72,555 
General Dynamics Corp. (C)  24,022  1,523,956 
Honeywell International, Inc.  5,451  316,431 
Lockheed Martin Corp.  23,683  2,114,181 
Northrop Grumman Corp. (C)  32,375  2,143,225 
The Boeing Company  13,243  978,790 
TransDigm Group, Inc. (I)  900  111,024 
United Technologies Corp.  11,900  885,836 
 
Air Freight & Logistics 1.2%     
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (I)  4,900  222,264 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.  5,740  204,172 
FedEx Corp.  4,540  409,962 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B  29,508  2,231,100 
 
Building Products 0.5%     
Lennox International, Inc.  28,475  1,243,503 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.7%     
ACCO Brands Corp. (I)  58,350  494,225 
Corrections Corp. of America  10,300  320,124 
G&K Services, Inc., Class A  14,220  448,072 
United Stationers, Inc.  18,260  460,335 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Industrials (continued)     

 
Construction & Engineering 0.3%     
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (I)  17,470  $673,818 
 
Electrical Equipment 0.4%     
Acuity Brands, Inc.  3,790  219,593 
Belden, Inc.  21,490  690,474 
Polypore International, Inc. (I)  5,090  189,144 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 2.1%     
3M Company  19,780  1,804,529 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.  20,300  1,024,947 
Danaher Corp.  11,060  584,079 
General Electric Company  12,554  260,496 
Tyco International, Ltd.  30,647  1,683,746 
 
Machinery 2.8%     
Albany International Corp., Class A  25,350  453,765 
Caterpillar, Inc.  3,464  291,703 
Dover Corp.  2,385  129,911 
Eaton Corp.  28,000  1,227,520 
ESCO Technologies, Inc.  13,130  472,811 
Flowserve Corp.  4,040  484,719 
IDEX Corp.  9,425  359,564 
Mueller Industries, Inc.  12,930  551,206 
PACCAR, Inc.  27,530  1,101,475 
Pall Corp.  9,125  487,366 
Parker Hannifin Corp.  3,197  256,783 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.  16,800  1,123,752 
Wabtec Corp.  1,490  117,978 
 
Marine 0.2%     
Kirby Corp. (I)  9,660  509,758 
Matson, Inc.  2,200  54,032 
 
Professional Services 0.3%     
Intertek Group PLC  2,708  115,595 
Manpower, Inc.  7,120  253,330 
Towers Watson & Company, Class A  5,930  347,676 
 
Road & Rail 0.5%     
Canadian National Railway Company  7,640  673,754 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (I)  8,520  528,751 
Localiza Rent a Car SA  10,000  162,161 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.7%     
GATX Corp.  13,610  572,573 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc., Class A  16,135  1,108,959 
 
Information Technology 19.9%    49,851,479 

 
Communications Equipment 2.0%     
Cisco Systems, Inc. (C)  238,757  3,808,174 
F5 Networks, Inc. (I)  1,157  108,041 
Palo Alto Networks Inc (I)  200  11,428 
QUALCOMM, Inc.  19,486  1,162,924 
 
Computers & Peripherals 4.1%     
Apple, Inc. (C)  12,475  7,619,231 
Diebold, Inc.  11,830  382,701 
EMC Corp. (C)(I)  66,925  1,754,104 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Information Technology (continued)     

Gemalto NV  1,473  $112,611 
NetApp, Inc. (I)  5,862  191,512 
QLogic Corp. (I)  27,623  318,769 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.7%     
Avnet, Inc. (I)  4,330  136,395 
Coherent, Inc. (I)  4,880  238,290 
Jabil Circuit, Inc.  10,340  224,378 
MTS Systems Corp.  8,500  369,495 
National Instruments Corp.  4,690  121,190 
Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (I)  9,580  424,011 
Universal Display Corp. (I)  2,890  91,786 
 
Internet Software & Services 2.4%     
Dropbox, Inc. (I)  8,535  77,234 
eBay, Inc. (I)  43,622  1,932,455 
Equinix, Inc. (I)  3,630  646,793 
Facebook, Inc., Class A (I)  8,690  188,660 
Google, Inc., Class A (I)  2,474  1,565,968 
IAC/InterActiveCorp  10,407  547,512 
LinkedIn Corp., Class A (I)  6,260  642,589 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.  5,000  148,410 
VeriSign, Inc. (I)  3,300  146,586 
 
IT Services 3.0%     
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  19,792  1,119,238 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (I)  4,580  260,007 
Fiserv, Inc. (I)  10,740  753,196 
Forrester Research, Inc.  2,400  68,496 
International Business Machines Corp.  6,127  1,200,769 
MAXIMUS, Inc.  11,840  597,920 
Teradata Corp. (I)  3,725  251,885 
The Western Union Company  153,582  2,676,934 
Vantiv, Inc. (I)  6,300  142,128 
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (I)  4,150  150,604 
Visa, Inc., Class A  2,810  362,687 
 
Office Electronics 0.1%     
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (I)  8,460  292,208 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.5%     
Altera Corp.  12,302  436,106 
Analog Devices, Inc.  43,750  1,709,750 
Intel Corp.  55,940  1,437,658 
KLA-Tencor Corp.  2,863  145,755 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.  22,600  615,398 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (I)  23,100  668,283 
Xilinx, Inc.  35,214  1,140,934 
 
Software 5.1%     
Activision Blizzard, Inc.  30,870  371,366 
ANSYS, Inc. (I)  9,390  563,024 
Autodesk, Inc. (I)  3,126  106,034 
BMC Software, Inc. (I)  4,340  171,864 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (I)  32,500  397,150 
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (I)  13,664  663,660 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (I)  1,831  133,077 
Concur Technologies, Inc. (I)  7,000  472,780 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.  5,035  468,054 
Imperva, Inc. (I)  4,200  110,880 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Information Technology (continued)     

Microsoft Corp.  126,447  $3,726,393 
Oracle Corp. (C)  128,241  3,872,878 
Red Hat, Inc. (I)  8,578  460,295 
Salesforce.com, Inc. (I)  2,950  366,862 
SolarWinds, Inc. (I)  2,500  133,475 
Splunk, Inc. (I)  5,900  173,460 
Symantec Corp. (I)  3,329  52,432 
Synopsys, Inc. (I)  6,100  184,769 
TIBCO Software, Inc. (I)  6,200  174,158 
Websense, Inc. (I)  16,500  247,665 
 
Materials 2.4%    6,124,446 

 
Chemicals 1.3%     
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.  1,518  297,164 
Innospec, Inc. (I)  12,800  398,336 
Koppers Holdings, Inc.  7,100  233,874 
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A  3,300  146,949 
Sensient Technologies Corp.  6,700  237,515 
The Dow Chemical Company  36,500  1,050,470 
The Sherwin-Williams Company  7,462  1,002,520 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.6%     
AptarGroup, Inc.  6,210  310,562 
Ball Corp.  6,160  256,010 
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (I)  32,980  184,688 
Greif, Inc., Class A  5,130  221,924 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.  10,240  421,990 
 
Metals & Mining 0.1%     
Franco-Nevada Corp.  1,300  63,441 
Glencore International PLC  31,371  156,870 
Royal Gold, Inc.  1,300  98,384 
 
Paper & Forest Products 0.4%     
Deltic Timber Corp.  6,270  387,549 
International Paper Company  20,000  656,200 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.1%    2,776,241 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.1%     
American Tower Corp.  3,715  268,632 
AT&T, Inc.  34,350  1,302,552 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  26,696  1,205,057 
 
Utilities 1.8%    4,435,034 

 
Electric Utilities 0.4%     
Duke Energy Corp.  5,700  386,345 
UNS Energy Corp.  8,990  365,892 
Westar Energy, Inc.  9,810  299,793 
 
Gas Utilities 1.4%     
Atmos Energy Corp.  9,400  336,989 
New Jersey Resources Corp.  3,490  160,191 
UGI Corp.  85,985  2,635,439 
WGL Holdings, Inc.  6,190  250,385 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Investment Companies 0.2%    $498,732 

(Cost $492,055)     
 
Financials 0.2%    498,732 

Ishares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund  7,800  498,732 
 
Options Purchased 6.0%    $15,220,359 

(Cost $17,317,561)     
 
Put Options 6.0%    15,220,359 

Apple, Inc. (Expiration Date: 8-18-12; Strike Price: $560) (I)  1,100  1,359 
S&P 500 Index (Expiration Date: 6-22-13; Strike Price: $1,275) (I)  190,000  15,219,000 
 
Short-Term Investments 4.0%    $10,000,000 

(Cost $10,000,000)     
 
  Par value  Value 
 
Repurchase Agreement 4.0%    10,000,000 

Goldman Sachs Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement dated 7-31-12 at     
0.180% to be repurchased at $10,000,050 on 8-1-12, collateralized     
by $9,658,384 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.210% due     
9-1-41 (valued at $10,200,001, including interest)  10,000,000  10,000,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $258,956,949)† 104.8%    $263,185,272 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (4.8%)    ($12,111,151) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%    $251,074,121 

 

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 7-31-12 was $43,568,817.

(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.

          Value as a   
      Beginning  Ending  percentage   
  Acquistion  Acquisition  share  share  of Fund’s  Value as of 
Issuer, Description  date  cost  amount  amount  net assets  7-31-12 

Allstar Co-Invest  8-1-11  $240,553  236,300  236,300  0.09%  $228,800 
Block Feeder LLC             

 

† At 7-31-12, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $259,706,028. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $3,479,244, of which $16,051,916 related to appreciated investment securities and $12,572,672 related to depreciated investment securities.

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

Notes to 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. 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. Options listed on an exchange 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. 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.

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. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of 7-31-12 by major security category or type:

  Total Market  Level 1 Quoted  Level 2 Significant  Level 3 Significant 
  Value at 7/31/2012  Price  Observable Inputs  Unobservable Inputs 
Common Stocks         
Consumer Discretionary  $39,364,614  $38,665,712  $470,022  $228,880 
Consumer Staples  17,169,069  17,169,069  -  - 
Energy  20,783,742  18,774,378  2,009,364  - 
Financials  29,705,675  29,705,675  -  - 
Health Care  34,560,158  32,264,159  2,295,999  - 
Industrials  32,695,723  32,580,128  115,595  - 
Information Technology  49,851,479  49,513,224  261,021  77,234 
Materials  6,124,446  5,967,576  156,870  - 
Telecommunication Services  2,776,241  2,776,241  -  - 
Utilities  4,435,034  4,435,034  -  - 
Investment Companies         
Financials  498,732  498,732  -  - 
Options Purchased  15,220,359  15,220,359  -  - 
 
Short-Term Investments  10,000,000  -  10,000,000   
 
Total investments in Securities  $263,185,272  $247,570,287  $15,308,871  $306,114 
Other Financial Instruments         
Written Options  ($12,313,000)  ($12,313,000)  -  - 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (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. 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 July 31, 2012 the Fund used purchased options to hedge against changes in securities markets. During the period ended July 31, 2012 the Fund held purchased options with market values ranging from $6.7 million to $16.4 million, as measured at each quarter end.

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

    PREMIUMS RECEIVED 
  NUMBER OF CONTRACTS  (PAID) 

Outstanding, beginning of period  3,050  $9,440,111 
Options written  15,800  28,509,716 
Options closed  (15,950)  (25,468,599) 
Options exercised  -  - 
Options expired  -  - 
Outstanding, end of period  2,900  $12,481,228 

 

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

CALLS           
S&P 500 Index  $1,355  Aug 2012  750  $947,731  ($2,430,000) 
S&P 500 Index  1,360  Aug 2012  250  329,244  (725,000) 

      1,000  $1,276,975  ($3,155,000) 
PUTS           
S&P 500 Index  $1,150  Jun 2013  1,900  $11,204,253  ($9,158,000) 

      1,900  $11,204,253  ($9,158,000) 

 

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John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
As of 7-31-12 (Unaudited)

Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category. The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at July 31, 2012 by risk category:

  FINANCIAL     
  INSTRUMENTS  ASSETS DERIVATIVES  LIABILITIY DERIVATIVES 
RISK  LOCATION  FAIR VALUE  FAIR VALUE 

Equity Contracts  Written Options  -  ($12,313,000) 
Equity Contracts  Purchased Options*  $15,220,359  - 

TOTALS    $15,220,359  ($12,313,000) 

 

* Purchased options are included in the Fund’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/ Hugh McHaffie 
  ------------------------------ 
  Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 24, 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/ Hugh McHaffie 
  ------------------------------- 
Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 24, 2012 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 24, 2012