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- 4173

 

John Hancock Investors Trust
(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, 2017

 

 


 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 




 



John Hancock

Investors Trust

Quarterly portfolio holdings 1/31/17

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Fund's investmentsInvestors Trust



                                                           
  As of 1-31-17 (unaudited)  
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Corporate bonds 131.1% (85.9% of Total investments)     $206,009,713  
  (Cost $203,555,084)  
  Consumer discretionary 24.7%     38,864,514  
  Auto components 2.9%  
  Adient Global Holdings, Ltd. (S)     4.875     08-15-26           805,000     790,413  
  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.250     03-15-21           1,000,000     1,030,000  
  Lear Corp. (Z)     5.250     01-15-25           1,210,000     1,283,931  
  Nemak SAB de CV (S)     5.500     02-28-23           550,000     541,035  
  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company     5.000     05-31-26           950,000     957,125  
  Automobiles 0.2%  
  General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (Z)     3.450     04-10-22           380,000     379,310  
  Hotels, restaurants and leisure 4.0%  
  Chester Downs & Marina LLC (S)     9.250     02-01-20           1,185,000     1,185,000  
  Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC (S)     6.125     12-01-24           750,000     783,750  
  International Game Technology PLC (S)     6.500     02-15-25           1,785,000     1,927,800  
  Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (S)     7.875     02-01-24           355,000     364,763  
  Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (S)     7.875     10-15-24           1,340,000     1,403,650  
  Penn National Gaming, Inc. (S)     5.625     01-15-27           695,000     695,883  
  Waterford Gaming LLC (H)(S)     8.625     09-15-14           377,791     0  
  Household durables 1.0%  
  Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     5.500     06-15-26           625,000     615,625  
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp.     4.875     11-15-25           875,000     877,188  
  Internet and direct marketing retail 1.2%  
  Expedia, Inc.     5.000     02-15-26           1,000,000     1,051,323  
  QVC, Inc.     5.950     03-15-43           1,000,000     911,293  
  Media 12.2%  
  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (S)     5.875     11-15-26           1,155,000     1,178,100  
  Cablevision Systems Corp.     7.750     04-15-18           985,000     1,036,713  
  Cablevision Systems Corp. (L)(Z)     8.000     04-15-20           750,000     828,900  
  CCO Holdings LLC     5.125     02-15-23           350,000     363,125  
  CCO Holdings LLC (L)(S)(Z)     5.750     02-15-26           1,500,000     1,589,532  
  Cengage Learning, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     9.500     06-15-24           850,000     722,500  
  Grupo Televisa SAB     4.625     01-30-26           725,000     725,698  
  Grupo Televisa SAB     8.490     05-11-37         MXN 11,700,000     492,078  
  Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (L)(S)(Z)     5.875     11-01-24           1,095,000     1,114,163  
  McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC (L)(S)(Z)     7.875     05-15-24           415,000     383,875  
  MDC Partners, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     6.500     05-01-24           955,000     830,850  
  MHGE Parent LLC (L)(S)(Z)     8.500     08-01-19           1,000,000     950,000  
  Myriad International Holdings BV (L)(S)(Z)     5.500     07-21-25           915,000     932,989  
  Nielsen Finance LLC (L)(S)(Z)     5.000     04-15-22           800,000     814,000  
  Outfront Media Capital LLC (L)(Z)     5.250     02-15-22           900,000     931,500  
  Outfront Media Capital LLC     5.875     03-15-25           485,000     506,825  
  Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     6.000     07-15-24           925,000     984,552  
  Time Warner Cable LLC     4.500     09-15-42           1,515,000     1,361,164  
  Time Warner Cable LLC     8.250     04-01-19           375,000     420,118  
  Viacom, Inc. (Z)     4.375     03-15-43           2,260,000     1,851,458  
  Viacom, Inc. (Z)     5.850     09-01-43           1,125,000     1,119,004  
  Specialty retail 2.2%  
  Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     5.250     12-15-23           1,500,000     1,503,750  
  Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., PIK (L)(S)(Z)     9.750     10-15-19           255,000     241,931  
  L Brands, Inc.     6.950     03-01-33           1,710,000     1,662,975  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Consumer discretionary  (continued)        
  Textiles, apparel and luxury goods 1.0%  
  PVH Corp. (L)(Z)     4.500     12-15-22           1,500,000     $1,520,625  
  Consumer staples 4.1%     6,381,360  
  Beverages 0.5%  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Z)     3.750     01-15-22           750,000     785,416  
  Food and staples retailing 0.5%  
  Tops Holding LLC (S)     8.000     06-15-22           860,000     681,550  
  Food products 1.1%  
  FAGE International SA (S)     5.625     08-15-26           430,000     435,642  
  JBS Investments GmbH (S)     7.750     10-28-20           1,205,000     1,274,288  
  Personal products 1.0%  
  Revlon Consumer Products Corp.     5.750     02-15-21           1,600,000     1,606,000  
  Tobacco 1.0%  
  Reynolds American, Inc. (Z)     6.875     05-01-20           720,000     817,564  
  Vector Group, Ltd. (L)(S)(Z)     6.125     02-01-25           760,000     780,900  
  Energy 20.4%     32,086,581  
  Energy equipment and services 0.6%  
  Weatherford International, Ltd. (L)(Z)     8.250     06-15-23           905,000     923,100  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 19.8%  
  Antero Resources Corp.     5.125     12-01-22           917,000     923,878  
  Cenovus Energy, Inc.     3.800     09-15-23           875,000     870,271  
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (S)     5.875     03-31-25           995,000     1,052,213  
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (S)     7.000     06-30-24           800,000     893,000  
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. (L)(S)(Z)     8.000     01-15-25           415,000     426,931  
  Continental Resources, Inc.     4.500     04-15-23           500,000     493,750  
  Enbridge Energy Partners LP (Z)     5.875     10-15-25           2,140,000     2,383,999  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Z)     4.250     09-01-24           1,310,000     1,340,295  
  Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Z)     5.550     06-01-45           1,055,000     1,113,576  
  Newfield Exploration Company (L)(Z)     5.750     01-30-22           750,000     798,750  
  Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     6.875     03-15-22           705,000     722,625  
  Parsley Energy LLC (S)     5.375     01-15-25           370,000     379,250  
  Permian Resources LLC (L)(S)(Z)     7.125     11-01-20           500,000     422,500  
  Petrobras Global Finance BV     6.850     06-05-15           1,535,000     1,285,793  
  Petrobras Global Finance BV     7.375     01-17-27           1,755,000     1,826,429  
  Petroleos Mexicanos (L)(Z)     5.500     01-21-21           755,000     785,578  
  Phillips 66 Partners LP (Z)     4.900     10-01-46           1,585,000     1,551,094  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (S)     5.000     03-15-27           1,000,000     1,047,500  
  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (L)(S)(Z)     5.875     06-30-26           610,000     677,863  
  SM Energy Company (L)(Z)     5.625     06-01-25           880,000     862,400  
  SM Energy Company (L)(Z)     6.750     09-15-26           530,000     551,200  
  Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP (Z)     3.900     07-15-26           425,000     415,507  
  Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (S)     5.500     09-15-24           915,000     928,725  
  Teekay Offshore Partners LP     6.000     07-30-19           1,085,000     976,500  
  Tesoro Corp.     5.125     04-01-24           650,000     674,375  
  Tesoro Logistics LP     5.250     01-15-25           870,000     906,975  
  Tesoro Logistics LP     6.125     10-15-21           635,000     664,369  
  Tesoro Logistics LP     6.250     10-15-22           650,000     692,250  
  Tesoro Logistics LP (L)(Z)     6.375     05-01-24           140,000     152,075  
  Whiting Petroleum Corp.     5.750     03-15-21           705,000     712,050  
  Whiting Petroleum Corp. (L)(Z)     6.250     04-01-23           360,000     363,600  
  Williams Partners LP (Z)     4.875     03-15-24           2,795,000     2,889,594  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Energy  (continued)        
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels  (continued)  
  WPX Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.250     09-15-24           1,400,000     $1,378,566  
  Financials 19.5%     30,623,904  
  Banks 10.8%  
  Banco BTG Pactual SA (S)     5.750     09-28-22           960,000     902,275  
  Citigroup, Inc. (6.125% to 11-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.478%) (L)(Q)(Z)     6.125     11-15-20           1,000,000     1,050,500  
  Corp Group Banking SA (S)     6.750     03-15-23           1,000,000     952,000  
  Credit Agricole SA (7.875% to 1-23-24, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.898%) (Q)(S)     7.875     01-23-24           865,000     880,926  
  Credit Agricole SA (8.125% to 12-23-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.185%) (Q)(S)     8.125     12-23-25           1,365,000     1,451,132  
  HSBC Holdings PLC (6.875% to 6-1-21, then 5 Year U.S. ISDAFIX + 5.514%) (Q)(Z)     6.875     06-01-21           760,000     807,144  
  ING Groep NV (6.000% to 4-16-20, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.445%) (L)(Q)(Z)     6.000     04-16-20           1,660,000     1,630,950  
  ING Groep NV (6.500% to 4-16-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.446%) (Q)     6.500     04-16-25           2,360,000     2,286,250  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.750% to 2-1-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.780%) (Q)(Z)     6.750     02-01-24           2,200,000     2,407,702  
  Lloyds Banking Group PLC (7.500% to 6-27-24, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.760%) (L)(Q)(Z)     7.500     06-27-24           1,465,000     1,519,630  
  Sberbank of Russia (S)     6.125     02-07-22           1,000,000     1,087,700  
  Societe Generale SA (7.375% to 9-13-21, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.238%) (L)(Q)(S)(Z)     7.375     09-13-21           790,000     791,462  
  Wells Fargo & Company (5.875% to 6-15-25, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.990%) (Q)(Z)     5.875     06-15-25           1,100,000     1,169,438  
  Capital markets 2.3%  
  Morgan Stanley (Z)     5.750     01-25-21           1,000,000     1,109,530  
  Morgan Stanley (5.550% to 7-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.810%) (L)(Q)(Z)     5.550     07-15-20           1,160,000     1,190,450  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)     3.750     05-22-25           375,000     376,568  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (5.375% to 5-10-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.922%) (Q)     5.375     05-10-20           1,000,000     1,020,000  
  Consumer finance 1.6%  
  American Express Company (4.900% to 3-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.285%) (L)(Q)(Z)     4.900     03-15-20           800,000     784,920  
  Enova International, Inc.     9.750     06-01-21           665,000     673,313  
  Springleaf Finance Corp.     6.900     12-15-17           465,000     478,950  
  Springleaf Finance Corp.     8.250     10-01-23           500,000     520,000  
  Diversified financial services 0.7%  
  Leucadia National Corp.     5.500     10-18-23           600,000     638,008  
  Lincoln Finance, Ltd. (S)     7.375     04-15-21           385,000     408,148  
  Insurance 1.8%  
  Aquarius & Investments PLC (6.375% to 9-1-19, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 5.210%)     6.375     09-01-24           1,200,000     1,276,843  
  MetLife, Inc. (Z)     6.817     08-15-18           1,000,000     1,076,267  
  Symetra Financial Corp. (8.300% to 10-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.177%) (S)     8.300     10-15-37           520,000     530,400  
  Mortgage real estate investment trusts 0.6%  
  Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (S)     5.000     12-15-21           970,000     985,763  
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 1.7%  
  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP     7.375     10-01-17           550,000     552,063  
  MGIC Investment Corp.     5.750     08-15-23           585,000     611,325  
  Nationstar Mortgage LLC     7.875     10-01-20           505,000     525,200  
  Stearns Holdings LLC (S)     9.375     08-15-20           925,000     929,047  
  Health care 8.8%     13,869,571  
  Health care equipment and supplies 0.5%  
  Tennessee Merger Sub, Inc. (S)     6.375     02-01-25           840,000     821,100  
  Health care providers and services 6.7%  
  Community Health Systems, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.125     08-01-21           770,000     725,725  
  Community Health Systems, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.875     02-01-22           1,500,000     1,095,000  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Health care  (continued)        
  Health care providers and services  (continued)  
  Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. (S)     8.750     08-01-19           250,000     $241,563  
  DaVita, Inc.     5.000     05-01-25           1,145,000     1,118,516  
  DaVita, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.125     07-15-24           1,145,000     1,134,266  
  HCA, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.250     04-15-25           1,000,000     1,052,500  
  HCA, Inc.     7.500     02-15-22           530,000     603,538  
  HealthSouth Corp.     5.750     11-01-24           1,545,000     1,568,175  
  LifePoint Health, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.875     12-01-23           1,500,000     1,492,500  
  Select Medical Corp. (L)(Z)     6.375     06-01-21           1,515,000     1,499,850  
  Pharmaceuticals 1.6%  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (L)(S)(Z)     5.500     04-15-25           1,350,000     1,162,688  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (L)(S)(Z)     5.750     08-01-22           1,460,000     1,354,150  
  Industrials 9.8%     15,360,578  
  Aerospace and defense 0.6%  
  Textron Financial Corp. (6.000% to 2-21-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 1.735%) (S)     6.000     02-15-67           1,295,000     961,538  
  Air freight and logistics 1.1%  
  Mexico City Airport Trust (S)     5.500     10-31-46           1,280,000     1,156,480  
  XPO Logistics, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     6.500     06-15-22           570,000     594,938  
  Airlines 1.7%  
  Air Canada 2013-1 Class C Pass Through Trust (S)     6.625     05-15-18           1,550,000     1,608,125  
  TAM Capital 3, Inc. (S)     8.375     06-03-21           505,000     521,413  
  Tam Capital, Inc. (L)(Z)     7.375     04-25-17           500,000     502,000  
  Building products 0.3%  
  Masco Corp.     4.450     04-01-25           500,000     515,650  
  Commercial services and supplies 1.0%  
  LSC Communications, Inc. (S)     8.750     10-15-23           735,000     773,588  
  Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (S)     5.375     01-15-25           305,000     310,719  
  Tervita Escrow Corp. (S)     7.625     12-01-21           410,000     425,375  
  Electrical equipment 0.5%  
  AerCap Global Aviation Trust (6.500% to 6-15-25, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.300%) (L)(S)(Z)     6.500     06-15-45           800,000     824,000  
  Industrial conglomerates 0.5%  
  Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (S)     8.250     04-25-18         BRL 2,250,000     496,255  
  Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd. (S)     6.750     10-01-23           841,200     277,596  
  Road and rail 0.6%  
  The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (S)     7.875     07-31-23           900,000     921,375  
  Trading companies and distributors 3.2%  
  AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd. (L)(Z)     4.500     05-15-21           1,735,000     1,808,529  
  Ahern Rentals, Inc. (S)     7.375     05-15-23           955,000     892,328  
  Aircastle, Ltd. (Z)     5.125     03-15-21           785,000     825,231  
  United Rentals North America, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.500     07-15-25           1,475,000     1,530,313  
  Transportation infrastructure 0.3%  
  Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd. (S)     5.250     08-15-22           405,000     415,125  
  Information technology 4.7%     7,347,039  
  Electronic equipment, instruments and components 0.2%  
  Ingram Micro, Inc.     5.450     12-15-24           250,000     248,053  
  IT services 0.9%  
  Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV (L)(S)(Z)     8.250     11-07-21           1,500,000     1,380,000  
  Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment 1.9%  
  Micron Technology, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.500     02-01-25           750,000     753,750  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Information technology  (continued)        
  Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment  (continued)  
  Micron Technology, Inc. (S)     5.625     01-15-26           1,400,000     $1,402,100  
  Micron Technology, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.500     09-15-23           820,000     910,200  
  Software 0.7%  
  Activision Blizzard, Inc. (S)(Z)     6.125     09-15-23           1,000,000     1,087,500  
  Technology hardware, storage and peripherals 1.0%  
  Diamond 1 Finance Corp. (S)(Z)     6.020     06-15-26           1,450,000     1,565,436  
  Materials 15.3%     24,062,166  
  Chemicals 5.0%  
  Ashland LLC     6.875     05-15-43           1,530,000     1,606,500  
  Braskem Finance, Ltd.     6.450     02-03-24           700,000     749,210  
  Mexichem SAB de CV (S)     6.750     09-19-42           1,500,000     1,471,875  
  Platform Specialty Products Corp. (L)(S)(Z)     6.500     02-01-22           1,615,000     1,648,309  
  Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)     8.250     01-15-21           360,000     363,600  
  The Chemours Company (L)(Z)     6.625     05-15-23           740,000     734,450  
  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (S)     6.000     10-15-23           490,000     518,175  
  Tronox Finance LLC     6.375     08-15-20           500,000     481,875  
  Tronox Finance LLC (L)(S)(Z)     7.500     03-15-22           280,000     273,000  
  Construction materials 0.8%  
  Standard Industries, Inc. (S)     5.375     11-15-24           1,220,000     1,258,125  
  Containers and packaging 2.2%  
  Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (S)     7.250     05-15-24           320,000     342,400  
  Ball Corp.     5.250     07-01-25           1,425,000     1,496,678  
  Crown Americas LLC     4.500     01-15-23           1,000,000     1,021,250  
  Graphic Packaging International, Inc.     4.875     11-15-22           650,000     670,313  
  Metals and mining 6.4%  
  AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC (L)(Z)     5.375     04-15-20           675,000     706,725  
  ArcelorMittal     7.250     02-25-22           880,000     992,200  
  First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. (S)     7.250     05-15-22           875,000     894,688  
  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd. (S)(Z)     9.750     03-01-22           670,000     777,200  
  Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (S)     6.875     02-15-23           1,340,000     1,396,950  
  Lundin Mining Corp. (S)     7.500     11-01-20           675,000     718,031  
  MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC (S)     5.550     10-28-20           750,000     798,188  
  Novelis Corp. (S)     5.875     09-30-26           405,000     412,594  
  Severstal OAO (S)     4.450     03-19-18           1,000,000     1,019,924  
  Teck Resources, Ltd.     6.250     07-15-41           1,110,000     1,140,525  
  Vale Overseas, Ltd. (L)(Z)     5.875     06-10-21           1,120,000     1,198,400  
  Paper and forest products 0.9%  
  Norbord, Inc. (S)     6.250     04-15-23           735,000     763,481  
  Sappi Papier Holding GmbH (S)     7.750     07-15-17           600,000     607,500  
  Real estate 3.2%     5,022,255  
  Equity real estate investment trusts 2.7%  
  Crown Castle International Corp. (Z)     4.875     04-15-22           1,000,000     1,075,090  
  Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)(Z)     4.883     08-15-40           750,000     799,032  
  Trust F/1401 (L)(S)(Z)     5.250     12-15-24           2,475,000     2,401,493  
  Real estate management and development 0.5%  
  Rialto Holdings LLC (S)     7.000     12-01-18           732,000     746,640  
  Telecommunication services 13.2%     20,764,081  
  Diversified telecommunication services 7.6%  
  CenturyLink, Inc. (L)(Z)     7.500     04-01-24           620,000     656,425  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Telecommunication services  (continued)        
  Diversified telecommunication services  (continued)  
  CSC Holdings LLC (S)     5.500     04-15-27           1,045,000     $1,059,369  
  Frontier Communications Corp.     7.125     03-15-19           530,000     564,450  
  Frontier Communications Corp. (L)(Z)     11.000     09-15-25           860,000     869,675  
  GCI, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.875     04-15-25           1,355,000     1,409,200  
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (L)(Z)     7.500     04-01-21           840,000     651,000  
  Level 3 Financing, Inc.     5.625     02-01-23           825,000     843,563  
  SBA Communications Corp.     4.875     07-15-22           1,135,000     1,150,606  
  SFR Group SA (S)     6.250     05-15-24           1,675,000     1,685,469  
  Telecom Italia Capital SA     6.000     09-30-34           720,000     709,200  
  Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)     7.375     04-23-21           1,000,000     1,039,900  
  Windstream Services LLC (L)(Z)     7.500     06-01-22           1,375,000     1,330,313  
  Wireless telecommunication services 5.6%  
  America Movil SAB de CV     6.000     06-09-19         MXN 8,670,000     398,869  
  America Movil SAB de CV     6.450     12-05-22         MXN 10,370,000     455,632  
  Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP (S)     5.375     09-27-22           1,000,000     982,500  
  Digicel, Ltd. (S)     6.000     04-15-21           405,000     377,582  
  Sprint Communications, Inc.     6.000     11-15-22           935,000     951,363  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.250     04-01-21           900,000     932,580  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.500     01-15-26           1,560,000     1,716,390  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.625     04-01-23           1,255,000     1,333,689  
  Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA (S)     6.750     12-13-22           1,000,000     1,032,500  
  VimpelCom Holdings BV (S)     7.504     03-01-22           550,000     613,806  
  Utilities 7.4%     11,627,664  
  Electric utilities 3.4%  
  Abengoa Transmision Sur SA (S)     6.875     04-30-43           2,025,737     2,076,380  
  Beaver Valley II Funding Corp.     9.000     06-01-17           5,000     5,000  
  BVPS II Funding Corp.     8.890     06-01-17           13,000     13,158  
  Empresa Electrica Angamos SA (S)     4.875     05-25-29           1,000,000     970,625  
  FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)     5.608     03-10-24           55,278     55,416  
  Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)     5.000     11-12-24           1,000,000     1,045,570  
  Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)     6.700     02-10-17           1,000,000     999,990  
  Talen Energy Supply LLC (L)(S)(Z)     4.625     07-15-19           175,000     169,313  
  Gas utilities 0.8%  
  AmeriGas Finance LLC     7.000     05-20-22           374,000     391,999  
  AmeriGas Partners LP (L)(Z)     5.625     05-20-24           900,000     933,750  
  Independent power and renewable electricity producers 3.2%  
  NRG Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.250     07-15-22           1,320,000     1,359,600  
  NRG Energy, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     6.625     01-15-27           600,000     596,250  
  NRG Energy, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     7.250     05-15-26           450,000     470,813  
  NRG Yield Operating LLC (L)(Z)     5.375     08-15-24           2,490,000     2,539,800  
  Convertible bonds 0.2% (0.2% of Total investments)     $371,858  
  (Cost $448,263)  
  Energy 0.2%     371,858  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 0.2%  
  SandRidge Energy, Inc. (I)     0.000     10-04-20           339,984     371,858  
  Term loans (M) 0.4% (0.3% of Total investments)     $680,924  
  (Cost $915,564)  
  Industrials 0.4%     680,924  
  Airlines 0.0%  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (H)     0.000     07-31-17     51,038     0  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Industrials  (continued)        
  Airlines  (continued)  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (H)     0.000     02-13-18     514,063     $0  
  Machinery 0.4%  
  Gardner Denver, Inc.     4.558     07-30-20     689,313     680,924  
  Capital preferred securities (a) 0.7% (0.5% of Total investments)     $1,089,000  
  (Cost $1,146,993)  
  Financials 0.7%     1,089,000  
  Diversified financial services 0.7%  
  ILFC E-Capital Trust II (P)(S)     4.920     12-21-65     1,200,000     1,089,000  
  U.S. Government and Agency obligations 6.6% (4.3% of Total investments)     $10,439,847  
  (Cost $10,357,229)  
  U.S. Government Agency 6.6%     10,439,847  
  Federal National Mortgage Association  
        15 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     12-01-24     829,696     877,588  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     12-01-40     2,394,330     2,533,507  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     09-01-41     2,213,240     2,332,574  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     10-01-41     1,208,324     1,274,607  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     4.000     01-01-42     611,262     644,794  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.500     10-01-40     1,617,375     1,749,058  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     5.000     04-01-41     369,705     410,432  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     5.500     08-01-40     119,588     133,701  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     6.500     01-01-39     421,613     483,586  
  Foreign government obligations 4.6% (3.0% of Total investments)     $7,305,404  
  (Cost $7,682,431)  
  Argentina 2.1%     3,329,420  
  Republic of Argentina  
        Bond (L) (S) (Z)     5.625     01-26-22           1,060,000     1,062,650  
        Bond (S)     7.500     04-22-26           1,200,000     1,253,400  
        Bond (S)     7.625     04-22-46           1,020,000     1,013,370  
  Egypt 0.8%     1,278,125  
  Republic of Egypt
Bond (S)
    8.500     01-31-47           1,250,000     1,278,125  
  Mexico 0.5%     855,906  
  Government of Mexico
Bond
    10.000     12-05-24         MXN 15,430,000     855,906  
  Saudi Arabia 1.2%     1,841,953  
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bond (S)
    3.250     10-26-26           1,930,000     1,841,953  
  Collateralized mortgage obligations 2.0% (1.3% of Total investments)     $3,067,228  
  (Cost $2,191,592)  
  Commercial and residential 1.7%     2,654,051  
  Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-2, Class A1 (P)
    2.920     03-25-35           217,963     219,819  
  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust
Series 2004-AC5, Class A1 (P)
    5.250     10-25-34           199,642     199,759  
  Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2004-4, Class 2AR1 (P)
    1.296     06-25-34           266,279     254,716  
  HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust  
        Series 2007-3, Class ES IO (S)     0.350     05-19-47           4,575,710     71,102  
        Series 2007-4, Class ES IO     0.350     07-19-47           4,849,732     70,185  
        Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)     0.342     08-19-37           3,761,828     47,753  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Commercial and residential  (continued)        
  IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust  
        Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO     2.002     10-25-36           6,168,469     $497,007  
        Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO     1.710     10-25-36           5,426,271     231,868  
  MSCG Trust
Series 2016-SNR, Class D (S)
    6.550     11-15-34           1,090,000     1,061,842  
  U.S. Government Agency 0.3%     413,177  
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
        Series K017, Class X1 IO     1.368     12-25-21           2,642,999     143,079  
        Series K709, Class X1 IO     1.516     03-25-19           3,077,222     81,309  
        Series K710, Class X1 IO     1.758     05-25-19           3,122,301     99,818  
  Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2012-114, Class IO
    0.823     01-16-53           1,523,136     88,971  
  Asset backed securities 1.1% (0.7% of Total investments)     $1,727,864  
  (Cost $1,778,835)  
  ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust
Series 1995-2, Class A5
    8.100     08-15-25           20,646     15,440  
  Domino's Pizza Master Issuer LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class A2I (S)
    3.484     10-25-45           987,500     979,608  
  Driven Brands Funding LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class A2 (S)
    5.216     07-20-45           770,250     732,816  
        Shares     Value  
  Preferred securities (b) 2.4% (1.5% of Total investments)     $3,701,060  
  (Cost $3,621,297)  
  Financials 0.7%     1,077,087  
  Diversified financial services 0.7%  
  GMAC Capital Trust I, 6.691% (P)           41,910     1,077,087  
  Health care 0.4%     576,205  
  Pharmaceuticals 0.4%  
  Allergan PLC, 5.500%           728     576,205  
  Real estate 0.5%     816,080  
  Equity real estate investment trusts 0.5%  
  American Tower Corp., 5.250%           8,000     816,080  
  Utilities 0.8%     1,231,688  
  Electric utilities 0.4%  
  NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.123%           12,160     608,851  
  Multi-utilities 0.4%  
  DTE Energy Company, 6.500%           11,745     622,837  
  Common stocks 0.6% (0.4% of Total investments)     $914,722  
  (Cost $2,496,616)  
  Consumer discretionary 0.0%     0  
  Media 0.0%  
  Vertis Holdings, Inc. (I)     34,014     0  
  Energy 0.6%     914,722  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 0.6%  
  Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (I)(L)(Z)     16,738     472,849  
  Pacific Exploration and Production Corp. (I)(L)(Z)     3,651     146,098  
  SandRidge Energy, Inc. (I)(L)(Z)     14,421     295,775  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Industrials 0.0%     $0  
  Airlines 0.0%  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)     82,159     0  
        Yield * (%)    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Short-term investments 2.9% (1.9% of Total investments)     $4,519,000  
  (Cost $4,519,000)  
  U.S. Government Agency 2.8%     4,369,000  
  Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note     0.400     02-01-17           4,369,000     4,369,000  
              Par value^     Value  
  Repurchase agreement 0.1%     $150,000  
  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-31-17 at 0.100% to be repurchased at $150,000 on 2-1-17, collateralized by $150,000 U.S. Treasury Inflated Index Note, 0.125% due 4-15-19 (valued at $157,378, including interest)           150,000     150,000  
  Total investments (Cost $238,712,904)† 152.6%     $239,826,620  
  Other assets and liabilities, net (52.6%)     ($82,642,852 )
  Total net assets 100.0%     $157,183,768  

                                                           
  The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund unless otherwise indicated.  
  ^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.  
  Key to Currency Abbreviations  
  BRL     Brazilian Real  
  MXN     Mexican Peso  
  Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend  
  IO     Interest Only Security — (Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool). Rate shown is the effective yield at period end.  
  ISDAFIX     International Swaps and Derivatives Association Fixed Interest Rate Swap Rate  
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate  
  PIK     Payment-in-kind  
  (a)     Includes hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that trade with, and pay, interest income.  
  (b)     Includes preferred stocks and hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that pay dividends on a periodic basis.  
  (H)     Non-income producing - Issuer is in default.  
  (I)     Non-income producing security.  
  (L)     A portion of this security is on loan as of 1-31-17, and is a component of the fund's leverage under the Liquidity Agreement.  
  (M)     Term loans are variable rate obligations. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.  
  (P)     Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.  
  (Q)     Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.  
  (S)     These securities are 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. Rule 144A securities amounted to $97,779,650 or 62.2% of the fund's net assets as of 1-31-17.  
  (Z)     All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement. Total collateral value at 1-31-17 was $92,098,311. A portion of the securities pledged as collateral were loaned pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement. The value of securities on loan amounted to $61,642,546.  
  *     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 1-31-17, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $239,503,943. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated to $322,677, of which $8,191,483 related to appreciated investment securities and $7,868,806 related to depreciated investment securities.  

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Investors Trust

The fund had the following country composition as a percentage of total investments on 1-31-17:



           
  United States     70.2%  
  Mexico     4.4%  
  Brazil     3.2%  
  Canada     2.8%  
  Luxembourg     2.8%  
  Netherlands     2.0%  
  France     2.0%  
  Ireland     1.8%  
  Argentina     1.4%  
  United Kingdom     1.0%  
  Other countries     8.4%  
  TOTAL     100.0%  

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Notes to Fund's investments (unaudited)

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. In case of emergency or other disruption resulting in the NYSE not opening for trading or the NYSE closing at a time other than the regularly scheduled close, the net asset value may be determined as of the regularly scheduled close of the NYSE pursuant to the fund's Valuation Policies and Procedures.

In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, as well as broker supplied prices. Equity securities held by the fund are typically valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or principal market where the security trades. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Swaps are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor.

In certain instances, the Pricing Committee may determine to value equity securities using prices obtained from another exchange or market if trading on the exchange or market on which prices are typically obtained did not open for trading as scheduled, or if trading closed earlier than scheduled, and trading occurred as normal on another exchange or market.

Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable 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 frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed.

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 other 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 or trends, 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 and related inputs may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

As of January 31, 2017, all investments are categorized as Level 2 under the hierarchy described above, except for preferred securities and common stocks which are categorized as Level 1.

Repurchase agreements. The fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that 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. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Fund's investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

Repurchase agreements are typically governed by the terms and conditions of the Master Repurchase Agreement and/or Global Master Repurchase Agreement (collectively, MRA). Upon an event of default, the non-defaulting party may close out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, assets and liabilities resulting from repurchase agreements are not offset. 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 or the counterparty may have insufficient assets to pay back claims resulting from close-out of the transactions.

Derivative instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objective. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments, including the use of leverage, optionality, the liquidity or lack of liquidity of the contract, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or clearing organization and the volatility of the position. Some derivatives involve risks that are potentially greater than the risks associated with investing directly in the referenced securities or other referenced underlying instrument. Specifically, the fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an OTC derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between the fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The fund settles accrued net interest receivable or payable under the swap contracts at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap.

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During the period ended January 31, 2017, the fund used interest rate swaps to manage against anticipated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of January 31, 2017.

                                         
  Counterparty     USD
notional
amount
          Payments
made by fund
    Payments
received by fund
    Maturity
date
    Market
value
 
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     $22,000,000           Fixed 1.09375%     3 Month LIBOR (a)     May 2017     ($10,988 )

(a) At 1-31-17, the 3 month LIBOR was 1.03456%

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 Investors Trust

 

 

By: /s/ Andrew G. Arnott
  Andrew G. Arnott
  President
   
   
Date: March 17, 2017

 

 

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/ Andrew G. Arnott
  Andrew G. Arnott
  President
   
   
Date: March 17, 2017

 

 

By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer
   
   
Date: March 17, 2017