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: December 31
   
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS




John Hancock

Hedged Equity & Income Fund

Ticker: HEQ Quarterly portfolio holdings 9/30/14

Fund's investments

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Common Stocks 81.6%     $209,808,168  
  (Cost $196,344,957)  
  Consumer Discretionary 6.3%     16,120,215  
  Auto Components 0.9%  
  Aisan Industry Company, Ltd.     15,700     123,616  
  Delphi Automotive PLC     8,400     515,256  
  Exedy Corp.     7,200     182,380  
  Keihin Corp.     15,900     210,258  
  Sumitomo Riko Company, Ltd.     15,200     134,410  
  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company     13,400     302,639  
  Tokai Rika Company, Ltd.     13,800     291,980  
  Topre Corp.     4,200     59,749  
  Toyoda Gosei Company, Ltd.     16,100     314,298  
  Toyota Boshoku Corp.     23,300     244,367  
  Automobiles 0.5%  
  Honda Motor Company, Ltd.     15,700     538,664  
  Peugeot SA (I)     32,431     414,977  
  Renault SA     3,787     273,950  
  Diversified Consumer Services 0.1%  
  Allstar Co-Invest LLC (I)(R)     236,300     174,862  
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.5%  
  Mandarin Oriental International, Ltd.     98,000     171,250  
  McDonald's Corp.     11,009     1,043,763  
  Household Durables 0.8%  
  D.R. Horton, Inc.     7,800     160,056  
  Funai Electric Company, Ltd.     18,700     191,888  
  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     26,800     922,188  
  PulteGroup, Inc.     47,400     837,084  
  Internet & Catalog Retail 0.0%  
  Home Retail Group PLC     36,647     98,700  
  Media 1.3%  
  Avex Group Holdings, Inc.     7,100     107,638  
  Clear Media, Ltd.     45,000     46,828  
  Gendai Agency, Inc.     5,200     32,077  
  Metropole Television SA     11,021     178,082  
  ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG     28,555     1,132,071  
  Proto Corp.     6,500     94,743  
  The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.     12,300     225,336  
  Tri-Stage, Inc.     2,500     29,055  
  WPP PLC     79,245     1,587,556  
  Multiline Retail 0.2%  
  Mothercare PLC (I)     23,297     101,124  
  New World Department Store China, Ltd.     214,000     74,423  
  Nordstrom, Inc.     4,200     287,154  

2SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
  Specialty Retail 1.6%  
  Adastria Holdings Company, Ltd.     10,000     $194,983  
  Honeys Company, Ltd.     13,230     139,579  
  Nishimatsuya Chain Company, Ltd.     20,300     158,598  
  Pal Company, Ltd.     6,100     165,624  
  Ross Stores, Inc.     6,700     506,386  
  Shimamura Company, Ltd.     2,300     211,446  
  The Home Depot, Inc.     27,825     2,552,666  
  Xebio Company, Ltd.     10,800     163,863  
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.4%  
  Daphne International Holdings, Ltd.     442,000     223,449  
  Hanesbrands, Inc.     3,000     322,320  
  Ralph Lauren Corp.     2,300     378,879  
  Consumer Staples 5.4%     13,799,100  
  Beverages 0.4%  
  Diageo PLC, ADR     8,969     1,035,023  
  Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%  
  Cawachi, Ltd.     8,200     140,437  
  Delhaize Group SA     2,572     178,746  
  Food Products 2.6%  
  Ebro Foods SA     23,835     451,456  
  Ingredion, Inc.     11,176     847,029  
  Kraft Foods Group, Inc.     44,951     2,535,236  
  Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     23,820     777,723  
  Suedzucker AG     7,897     123,402  
  Unilever NV     18,488     733,699  
  Unilever NV - NY Shares     28,202     1,119,055  
  Household Products 0.6%  
  Procter & Gamble Company     19,170     1,605,296  
  Personal Products 0.1%  
  Oriflame Cosmetics SA     7,220     124,300  
  Tobacco 1.6%  
  British American Tobacco PLC     58,607     3,302,538  
  Philip Morris International, Inc.     9,894     825,160  
  Energy 7.6%     19,621,658  
  Energy Equipment & Services 0.7%  
  Baker Hughes, Inc.     10,300     670,118  
  National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     8,300     631,630  
  Trican Well Service, Ltd.     39,300     459,690  

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS3

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Energy (continued)        
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.9%  
  BP PLC     122,218     $894,066  
  Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.     15,500     602,020  
  Chevron Corp. (C)     38,609     4,606,826  
  Denbury Resources, Inc.     18,100     272,043  
  Encana Corp.     11,400     242,057  
  Energy Resources of Australia, Ltd. (I)     36,883     40,249  
  Eni SpA     25,635     608,222  
  Exxon Mobil Corp. (C)     20,890     1,964,705  
  Gazprom OAO, ADR     41,616     290,480  
  HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA (I)     2,930     13,107  
  Inpex Corp.     23,000     325,176  
  Japan Petroleum Exploration Company     6,600     253,366  
  Marathon Oil Corp.     20,840     783,376  
  Occidental Petroleum Corp.     10,273     987,749  
  Oil India, Ltd.     10,288     101,367  
  Painted Pony Petroleum, Ltd. (I)     14,100     158,003  
  PetroChina Company, Ltd., H Shares     1,028,000     1,317,539  
  Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR     17,176     243,727  
  Suncor Energy, Inc.     53,715     1,941,797  
  Talisman Energy, Inc.     21,200     183,426  
  Total SA     29,077     1,882,855  
  Valero Energy Corp.     3,200     148,064  
  Financials 20.3%     52,196,752  
  Banks 9.1%  
  Allahabad Bank     49,866     79,558  
  Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna SC (I)     12,805     101,252  
  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     105,347     1,267,900  
  Banco Espirito Santo SA (I)     91,233     3,193  
  BankUnited, Inc.     9,806     298,985  
  Barclays PLC     198,133     728,769  
  BNP Paribas SA     6,871     456,016  
  Canara Bank     18,758     105,795  
  CIT Group, Inc.     3,300     151,668  
  Corporation Bank     13,727     70,149  
  Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd.     17,600     106,980  
  HSBC Holdings PLC     299,048     3,038,712  
  ING Groep NV (I)     33,387     474,570  
  JPMorgan Chase & Company (C)     60,556     3,647,893  
  KB Financial Group, Inc.     6,555     238,968  
  M&T Bank Corp.     3,320     409,323  
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     322,500     1,817,518  
  OTP Bank PLC     9,608     162,680  
  Piraeus Bank SA (I)     15,438     26,131  
  Shinhan Financial Group Company, Ltd.     3,655     168,264  
  Societe Generale SA     7,242     369,399  
  Standard Chartered PLC     25,476     469,901  
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     11,600     472,636  
  Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A     16,619     778,293  

4SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Financials (continued)        
  Banks 9.1%  
  The Eighteenth Bank, Ltd.     44,000     $121,888  
  The Higashi-Nippon Bank, Ltd.     30,000     76,007  
  The Oita Bank, Ltd.     23,000     86,678  
  The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (C)     46,591     3,987,258  
  The Tochigi Bank, Ltd.     25,000     98,000  
  The Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd.     19,000     83,376  
  UniCredit SpA     43,352     340,568  
  Wells Fargo & Company (C)     50,848     2,637,486  
  Zions Bancorporation     16,000     464,960  
  Capital Markets 2.2%  
  Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     2,200     271,436  
  Ares Capital Corp.     26,400     426,624  
  BlackRock, Inc. (C)     7,690     2,524,781  
  Henderson Group PLC     307,621     1,004,391  
  Julius Baer Group, Ltd. (I)     5,047     225,536  
  LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     8,900     409,845  
  Northern Trust Corp.     4,400     299,332  
  UBS AG (I)     25,600     445,000  
  Uranium Participation Corp. (I)     34,500     155,257  
  Consumer Finance 0.1%  
  Manappuram Finance, Ltd.     299,764     143,008  
  Diversified Financial Services 0.5%  
  Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA     20,213     769,008  
  Intercontinental Exchange Group, Inc. (C)     1,700     331,585  
  MSCI, Inc. (I)     3,500     164,570  
  Insurance 6.2%  
  ACE, Ltd.     15,423     1,617,410  
  Ageas     10,496     347,986  
  Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.     6,700     337,077  
  Assicurazioni Generali SpA     59,967     1,257,333  
  Catlin Group, Ltd.     15,487     130,587  
  CNO Financial Group, Inc.     9,900     167,904  
  Delta Lloyd NV     71,175     1,714,986  
  Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     60,576     3,170,548  
  MetLife, Inc.     46,765     2,512,216  
  Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG     3,689     727,720  
  Principal Financial Group, Inc.     5,500     288,585  
  Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     4,100     328,533  
  Storebrand ASA (I)     44,120     245,595  
  T&D Holdings, Inc.     35,500     456,170  
  The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd.     19,300     286,695  
  Tongyang Life Insurance     11,283     122,386  
  Unum Group     7,100     244,098  
  Zurich Insurance Group AG (I)     7,017     2,088,278  

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS5

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Financials (continued)        
  Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.1%  
  Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A     27,600     $747,960  
  Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.     4,900     207,564  
  ICADE     8,342     704,403  
  Two Harbors Investment Corp.     31,900     308,473  
  Weyerhaeuser Company     28,100     895,266  
  Real Estate Management & Development 1.1%  
  Castellum AB     56,502     858,016  
  Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE     41,110     1,192,295  
  Deutsche Wohnen AG     34,159     727,521  
  Health Care 9.9%     25,499,946  
  Biotechnology 0.0%  
  Sinovac Biotech, Ltd. (I)     25,257     121,486  
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.3%  
  Covidien PLC     4,800     415,248  
  Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     3,200     321,760  
  Health Care Providers & Services 0.5%  
  Aetna, Inc.     10,500     850,500  
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.     5,900     456,070  
  Health Care Technology 0.0%  
  AGFA-Gevaert NV (I)     40,124     105,651  
  Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.1%  
  CMIC Holdings Company, Ltd.     7,300     131,269  
  Pharmaceuticals 9.0%  
  Almirall SA (I)     53,575     784,924  
  AstraZeneca PLC     28,623     2,051,205  
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     47,351     2,423,424  
  Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.     60,200     945,984  
  Eisai Company, Ltd.     28,500     1,152,773  
  H. Lundbeck A/S     8,632     192,373  
  Johnson & Johnson     29,460     3,140,141  
  Merck & Company, Inc. (C)     91,922     5,449,136  
  Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.     6,600     586,065  
  Roche Holding AG     18,831     5,560,849  
  Shionogi & Company, Ltd.     12,800     293,767  
  Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.     11,900     517,321  
  Industrials 7.7%     19,802,485  
  Aerospace & Defense 1.0%  
  Curtiss-Wright Corp.     4,100     270,272  
  Thales SA     6,559     349,084  
  United Technologies Corp.     18,430     1,946,208  
  Air Freight & Logistics 0.7%  
  Deutsche Post AG     22,476     716,424  
  PostNL NV (I)     75,771     326,499  
  United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     8,930     877,730  

6SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Industrials (continued)     $19,802,485  
  Airlines 0.4%  
  Aer Lingus Group PLC     45,900     82,084  
  American Airlines Group, Inc.     11,900     422,212  
  Deutsche Lufthansa AG     12,689     199,244  
  Qantas Airways, Ltd. (I)     219,850     267,061  
  Building Products 0.4%  
  Cie de Saint-Gobain     8,031     366,948  
  Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     9,100     374,101  
  Owens Corning     8,300     263,525  
  Commercial Services & Supplies 0.1%  
  Aeon Delight Company, Ltd.     5,300     128,863  
  Moshi Moshi Hotline, Inc.     6,900     65,439  
  Construction & Engineering 0.1%  
  Raubex Group, Ltd.     67,275     132,447  
  Electrical Equipment 1.8%  
  Eaton Corp. PLC     28,037     1,776,701  
  Futaba Corp.     5,300     79,636  
  OSRAM Licht AG (I)     3,418     126,814  
  Saft Groupe SA     4,474     152,542  
  Schneider Electric SE     29,758     2,283,106  
  Ushio, Inc.     19,700     208,234  
  Zumtobel Group AG     5,341     99,872  
  Industrial Conglomerates 1.3%  
  3M Company     8,091     1,146,333  
  General Electric Company     32,770     839,567  
  Koninklijke Philips NV     12,686     403,412  
  Rheinmetall AG     5,421     259,354  
  Siemens AG     6,579     782,849  
  Machinery 0.6%  
  Dover Corp.     4,300     345,419  
  Fuji Machine Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     17,000     163,474  
  Hisaka Works, Ltd.     10,600     99,840  
  Koenig & Bauer AG (I)     2,650     37,105  
  Pentair PLC     6,800     445,332  
  Star Micronics Company, Ltd.     8,400     123,483  
  The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.     49,000     196,870  
  Toshiba Machine Company, Ltd.     40,000     182,438  
  Professional Services 0.3%  
  Adecco SA (I)     4,651     314,412  
  en-japan, Inc.     7,200     139,859  
  Hays PLC     97,108     182,209  
  USG People NV     7,845     93,044  
  Trading Companies & Distributors 0.4%  
  Kuroda Electric Company, Ltd.     3,200     46,928  
  Mitsubishi Corp.     18,200     372,740  
  Rexel SA     24,929     465,543  
  SIG PLC     55,002     147,988  
  Yamazen Corp.     6,100     47,806  

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS7

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Industrials (continued)     $19,802,485  
  Transportation Infrastructure 0.6%  
  Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG     6,344     150,745  
  Jiangsu Expressway Company, Ltd., H Shares     1,238,000     1,300,689  
  Information Technology 11.2%     28,856,239  
  Communications Equipment 0.6%  
  Cisco Systems, Inc. (C)     59,104     1,487,648  
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.6%  
  Avnet, Inc.     17,700     734,550  
  Dai-ichi Seiko Company, Ltd.     6,000     113,928  
  Hosiden Corp.     30,900     167,397  
  Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.     368,500     154,080  
  Mitsumi Electric Company, Ltd.     16,100     116,588  
  Nichicon Corp.     28,900     207,713  
  Internet Software & Services 0.2%  
  Dena Company, Ltd.     14,100     179,259  
  Dropbox, Inc. (I)(R)     8,162     133,938  
  Gree, Inc.     20,000     136,370  
  IT Services 0.9%  
  Alten SA     4,039     173,126  
  Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     12,800     299,520  
  Cap Gemini SA     6,650     476,895  
  Devoteam SA     2,222     45,584  
  Fujitsu, Ltd.     75,000     461,592  
  GFI Informatique SA     4,237     30,483  
  Groupe Steria SCA     12,151     269,446  
  Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     5,800     243,784  
  NET One Systems Company, Ltd.     23,400     135,176  
  Sopra Group SA     1,049     95,087  
  Zuken, Inc.     6,700     67,586  
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.2%  
  Analog Devices, Inc.     20,930     1,035,826  
  Avago Technologies, Ltd.     4,000     348,000  
  Intel Corp.     103,426     3,601,293  
  Kontron AG (I)     16,185     101,151  
  Lam Research Corp.     10,500     784,350  
  Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.     22,700     305,996  
  Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (C)     140,716     4,255,252  
  Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (I)     17,689     132,837  
  Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Company, Ltd.     15,100     135,440  
  Miraial Company, Ltd.     7,800     128,365  
  Rohm Company, Ltd.     4,700     295,935  
  SCREEN Holdings Company, Ltd.     59,000     301,343  
  Shinkawa, Ltd.     16,800     83,039  
  Shinko Electric Industries Company, Ltd.     37,200     271,073  
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     6,600     383,130  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., ADR     49,780     1,004,560  
  Tokyo Seimitsu Company, Ltd.     13,200     221,995  

8SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Information Technology (continued)        
  Software 2.7%  
  Activision Blizzard, Inc.     31,800     $661,122  
  Alpha Systems, Inc.     1,900     27,721  
  DTS Corp.     1,000     20,948  
  Microsoft Corp. (C)     108,501     5,030,106  
  Nintendo Company, Ltd.     2,000     217,857  
  NSD Company, Ltd.     6,500     102,320  
  Symantec Corp.     39,343     924,954  
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.0%  
  Apple, Inc. (C)     4,100     413,075  
  Canon, Inc.     14,000     455,503  
  Compal Electronics, Inc.     101,000     75,559  
  Japan Digital Laboratory Company, Ltd.     6,200     114,774  
  Melco Holdings, Inc.     7,300     139,340  
  SanDisk Corp.     9,900     969,705  
  Western Digital Corp.     6,000     583,920  
  Materials 6.6%     17,036,066  
  Chemicals 3.3%  
  Akzo Nobel NV     11,932     816,402  
  Cabot Corp.     6,900     350,313  
  E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company     22,500     1,614,600  
  Fujimi, Inc.     11,600     164,131  
  Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.     18,500     328,599  
  JSR Corp.     15,700     273,994  
  Methanex Corp.     16,200     1,081,398  
  Methanex Corp.     10,000     668,000  
  Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     101,000     281,108  
  Nitto Denko Corp.     6,200     339,488  
  PTT Global Chemical PCL     491,800     925,206  
  Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.     62,000     243,164  
  The Dow Chemical Company     27,649     1,449,914  
  Construction Materials 0.3%  
  Buzzi Unicem SpA     18,538     252,027  
  CRH PLC     11,893     270,239  
  Holcim, Ltd. (I)     2,032     147,831  
  Lafarge SA     3,323     239,144  
  Containers & Packaging 0.1%  
  AMVIG Holdings, Ltd.     272,000     124,317  
  Ball Corp.     3,600     227,772  

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS9

                                                           
        Shares     Value  
  Materials (continued)        
  Metals & Mining 1.5%  
  Aichi Steel Corp.     23,000     $84,483  
  Anglo American PLC     18,120     404,108  
  Barrick Gold Corp.     15,900     233,826  
  BHP Billiton PLC     26,216     725,150  
  Centerra Gold, Inc.     34,600     155,089  
  Chubu Steel Plate Company, Ltd.     10,500     58,788  
  Eldorado Gold Corp.     33,523     225,945  
  G-Resources Group, Ltd. (I)     4,794,000     122,099  
  Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd. (I)     34,869     268,276  
  Kinross Gold Corp. (I)     86,087     284,087  
  Lonmin PLC (I)     68,967     206,791  
  Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.     3,500     85,948  
  Neturen Company, Ltd.     6,300     46,661  
  Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd. (I)     16,000     9,143  
  Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company     1,300     88,920  
  Resolute Mining, Ltd. (I)     262,027     101,423  
  Salzgitter AG     6,820     233,987  
  Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     22,700     119,809  
  Yamato Kogyo Company, Ltd.     7,400     247,004  
  Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd.     12,000     49,123  
  Paper & Forest Products 1.4%  
  International Paper Company     65,070     3,106,442  
  Norbord, Inc.     18,600     381,317  
  Telecommunication Services 3.6%     9,249,424  
  Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.1%  
  KT Corp.     9,788     318,896  
  Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC (I)     109,264     160,529  
  Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     42,900     2,660,413  
  Orange SA     22,209     331,416  
  Telefonica SA     27,832     429,843  
  Telenor ASA     67,748     1,486,898  
  Verizon Communications, Inc.     11,075     554,427  
  Verizon Communications, Inc.     41,770     2,088,082  
  Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.5%  
  NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     48,200     807,264  
  Vodafone Group PLC     124,925     411,656  
  Utilities 3.0%     7,626,283  
  Electric Utilities 1.0%  
  Edison International     14,970     837,122  
  NRG Yield, Inc., Class A     6,800     319,940  
  The Southern Company     10,700     467,055  
  Xcel Energy, Inc.     33,260     1,011,104  
  Gas Utilities 0.8%  
  UGI Corp.     57,271     1,952,368  
  Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.3%  
  NTPC, Ltd.     56,373     126,585  
  Pattern Energy Group, Inc.     22,800     704,976  

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        Shares     Value  
  Utilities (continued)        
  Multi-Utilities 0.9%  
  E.ON SE     15,249     $278,472  
  GDF Suez     20,843     522,752  
  National Grid PLC     56,801     816,508  
  PG&E Corp.     6,600     297,264  
  RWE AG     7,506     292,137  
  Preferred Securities 0.5%     $1,229,036  
  (Cost $168,846)  
  Consumer Discretionary 0.5%     1,229,036  
  Auto Components 0.5%  
  Mobileye (I)     24,190     1,229,036  
        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Corporate Bonds 13.8%     $35,370,155  
  (Cost $36,346,368)  
  Consumer Discretionary 2.7%     6,864,991  
  Automobiles 0.2%  
  Chrysler Group LLC     8.250     06-15-21           230,000     250,700  
  General Motors Company     4.875     10-02-23           160,000     169,200  
  General Motors Company     6.250     10-02-43           20,000     $23,400  
  Diversified Consumer Services 0.2%  
  Service Corp. International     7.625     10-01-18           125,000     141,250  
  The ServiceMaster Company     7.000     08-15-20           321,000     333,840  
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.2%  
  CEC Entertainment, Inc. (S)     8.000     02-15-22           130,000     121,550  
  NH Hotel Group SA (S)     6.875     11-15-19     EUR     235,000     318,247  
  PC Nextco Holdings LLC     8.750     08-15-19           150,000     150,750  
  Household Durables 0.3%  
  K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (S)     7.000     01-15-19           25,000     24,500  
  K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (S)     9.125     11-15-20           125,000     135,313  
  KB Home     7.000     12-15-21           375,000     390,938  
  Lennar Corp.     4.750     11-15-22           125,000     120,938  
  Leisure Products 0.1%  
  Carlson Wagonlit BV     7.500     06-15-19     EUR     200,000     269,030  

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        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
  Media 1.4%  
  AMC Entertainment, Inc.     9.750     12-01-20           185,000     $203,731  
  CCO Holdings LLC     5.125     02-15-23           5,000     4,800  
  CCO Holdings LLC     5.250     09-30-22           5,000     4,894  
  CCO Holdings LLC     5.750     09-01-23           35,000     34,825  
  CCO Holdings LLC     7.375     06-01-20           255,000     269,663  
  Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (S)     5.125     12-15-21           210,000     201,075  
  DISH DBS Corp.     6.750     06-01-21           170,000     182,750  
  DISH DBS Corp.     7.875     09-01-19           440,000     497,200  
  Gannett Company, Inc. (S)     4.875     09-15-21           100,000     96,750  
  Gannett Company, Inc. (S)     5.125     10-15-19           380,000     383,800  
  Gannett Company, Inc. (S)     5.500     09-15-24           20,000     19,700  
  Getty Images, Inc. (S)     7.000     10-15-20           280,000     206,500  
  Gray Television, Inc.     7.500     10-01-20           235,000     240,288  
  Harron Communications LP (S)     9.125     04-01-20           90,000     98,100  
  Nara Cable Funding, Ltd.     8.875     12-01-18     EUR     280,000     372,221  
  Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)     4.250     05-15-20           100,000     95,750  
  TVN Finance Corp. III AB     7.375     12-15-20     EUR     130,000     180,000  
  Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Company KG     5.500     09-15-22     EUR     360,000     482,028  
  Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Company KG     5.750     01-15-23     EUR     125,000     169,997  
  Specialty Retail 0.3%  
  Dufry Finance SCA (S)     4.500     07-15-22     EUR     150,000     196,665  
  GRD Holdings III Corp. (S)     10.750     06-01-19           185,000     203,963  
  Michaels Stores, Inc. (S)     5.875     12-15-20           145,000     144,275  
  Party City Holdings, Inc.     8.875     08-01-20           117,000     126,360  
  Consumer Staples 0.3%     801,853  
  Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%  
  Aramark Services, Inc.     5.750     03-15-20           280,000     287,000  
  Household Products 0.1%  
  The Sun Products Corp. (S)     7.750     03-15-21           235,000     180,363  
  Personal Products 0.1%  
  Hypermarcas SA     6.500     04-20-21           310,000     334,490  
  Energy 1.1%     2,740,225  
  Energy Equipment & Services 0.2%  
  Paragon Offshore PLC (S)     6.750     07-15-22           280,000     236,600  
  Seadrill, Ltd. (S)     6.125     09-15-17           200,000     199,250  

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        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Energy (continued)        
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.9%  
  Antero Resources Finance Corp.     6.000     12-01-20           300,000     $305,250  
  Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.     6.750     04-15-21           100,000     103,000  
  Borets Finance, Ltd.     7.625     09-26-18           200,000     196,000  
  Concho Resources, Inc.     5.500     10-01-22           70,000     72,100  
  Diamondback Energy, Inc. (S)     7.625     10-01-21           120,000     129,300  
  EP Energy LLC     9.375     05-01-20           180,000     196,200  
  Kinder Morgan, Inc.     7.250     06-01-18           150,000     169,500  
  Petroleos de Venezuela SA     6.000     11-15-26           330,000     171,600  
  Petroleos de Venezuela SA     8.500     11-02-17           5,000     3,937  
  Petroleos de Venezuela SA     9.000     11-17-21           90,000     60,075  
  Range Resources Corp.     5.000     08-15-22           35,000     35,700  
  Rosetta Resources, Inc.     5.625     05-01-21           320,000     312,000  
  Rosetta Resources, Inc.     5.875     06-01-22           70,000     69,738  
  Tullow Oil PLC (S)     6.250     04-15-22           350,000     342,125  
  WPX Energy, Inc.     5.250     09-15-24           100,000     96,750  
  WPX Energy, Inc.     6.000     01-15-22           40,000     41,100  
  Financials 1.9%     4,954,139  
  Banks 1.1%  
  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (7.000% to 02/19/2019, then 5 year Euro Swap Rate + 6.155%) (Q)     7.000     02-19-19     EUR     400,000     532,536  
  Banco Santander SA (6.250% to 03/12/2019, then 5 year Euro Swap Rate + 5.410%) (Q)     6.250     03-12-19     EUR     100,000     122,358  
  Bank of Ireland     10.000     07-30-16     EUR     140,000     190,973  
  Barclays PLC (6.500% to 9-15-19, then 5 year Euro Swap Rate + 5.875%) (Q)     6.500     09-15-19     EUR     200,000     242,632  
  Barclays PLC (8.250% to 12-15-18, then 5 year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.705%) (Q)     8.250     12-15-18           200,000     205,250  
  BPCE SA (6.117% to 10-30-17, then 3 month EURIBOR + 2.370%) (Q)     6.117     10-30-17     EUR     50,000     69,594  
  Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (8.375% to 10-14-19, then 3 month EURIBOR + 6.871%) (Q)     8.375     10-14-19     EUR     100,000     149,671  
  Lloyds Banking Group PLC (6.375% to 6-27-20, then 5 year Euro Swap Rate + 5.290%) (Q)     6.375     06-27-20     EUR     200,000     259,557  
  Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (7.640% to 9-30-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.320%) (Q)     7.640     09-30-17           300,000     317,250  
  Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     4.350     01-23-17     EUR     100,000     132,778  
  Societe Generale SA (6.750% to 4-7-21, then 5 year U.S. Swap Rate + 5.538%) (Q)     6.750     04-07-21     EUR     150,000     188,510  
  Societe Generale SA (8.250% to 11-29-18, then 5 year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.394%) (Q)     8.250     11-29-18           470,000     483,160  
  Capital Markets 0.1%  
  Credit Suisse Group AG (7.500% to 12-11-23, then 5 year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.598%) (Q)(S)     7.500     12-11-23           200,000     210,000  
  Diversified Financial Services 0.5%  
  Kerneos Tech Group SAS (S)     5.750     03-01-21     EUR     145,000     192,167  
  Nationstar Mortgage LLC     6.500     08-01-18           400,000     399,000  
  Nuveen Investments, Inc. (S)     9.125     10-15-17           140,000     149,800  
  Provident Funding Associates LP (S)     6.750     06-15-21           410,000     405,900  
  TMX Finance LLC (S)     8.500     09-15-18           235,000     233,825  

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        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Financials (continued)        
  Insurance 0.2%  
  Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (8.125% to 6-15-18, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.6025%)     8.125     06-15-38           240,000     $281,400  
  Nationwide Building Society (6.875% to 06/20/2019, then 5 year British Pound Swap Rate + 4.880%) (Q)     6.875     06-20-19     GBP     120,000     187,778  
  Health Care 1.4%     3,707,818  
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.3%  
  Alere, Inc.     6.500     06-15-20           190,000     189,050  
  Biomet, Inc.     6.500     08-01-20           120,000     127,200  
  Ontex IV SA     9.000     04-15-19     EUR     320,000     430,448  
  Health Care Providers & Services 1.0%  
  Amsurg Corp. (S)     5.625     07-15-22           110,000     108,900  
  Community Health Systems, Inc. (S)     6.875     02-01-22           470,000     489,975  
  Community Health Systems, Inc.     7.125     07-15-20           275,000     291,156  
  Envision Healthcare Corp. (S)     5.125     07-01-22           85,000     83,725  
  HCA Holdings, Inc.     6.250     02-15-21           370,000     387,575  
  HCA, Inc.     6.500     02-15-20           360,000     392,850  
  inVentiv Health, Inc. (S)     9.000     01-15-18           60,000     62,250  
  MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (S)     6.625     04-01-22           140,000     141,400  
  Tenet Healthcare Corp. (S)     5.000     03-01-19           195,000     192,563  
  Tenet Healthcare Corp.     8.125     04-01-22           275,000     301,813  
  WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     5.750     11-15-20           95,000     96,663  
  Pharmaceuticals 0.1%  
  Pinnacle Merger Sub, Inc. (S)     9.500     10-01-23           120,000     130,800  
  Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (S)     6.000     01-15-21           260,000     281,450  
  Industrials 1.3%     3,313,298  
  Building Products 0.2%  
  Associated Materials LLC     9.125     11-01-17           175,000     171,500  
  Ply Gem Industries, Inc.     6.500     02-01-22           330,000     313,500  
  Commercial Services & Supplies 0.1%  
  Casella Waste Systems, Inc.     7.750     02-15-19           110,000     110,275  
  Quad/Graphics, Inc. (S)     7.000     05-01-22           190,000     183,588  
  Construction & Engineering 0.3%  
  Abengoa Finance SAU     6.000     03-31-21     EUR     100,000     126,520  
  Abengoa Finance SAU (S)     7.750     02-01-20           400,000     430,000  
  Abengoa Greenfield SA (S)     5.500     10-01-19     EUR     100,000     124,008  
  Aguila 3 SA (S)     7.875     01-31-18           185,000     188,122  
  Electrical Equipment 0.2%  
  CeramTec Group GmbH     8.250     08-15-21     EUR     275,000     375,126  
  Industrial Conglomerates 0.1%  
  Tenedora Nemak SA de CV     5.500     02-28-23           200,000     205,000  
  Machinery 0.1%  
  Case New Holland Industrial, Inc.     7.875     12-01-17           240,000     266,700  

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        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Industrials (continued)        
  Trading Companies & Distributors 0.3%  
  International Lease Finance Corp.     6.250     05-15-19           620,000     $664,950  
  Matalan Finance PLC (S)     6.875     06-01-19     GBP     100,000     154,009  
  Information Technology 1.6%     4,055,132  
  Communications Equipment 0.2%  
  Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.     6.450     03-15-29           200,000     188,500  
  Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (S)     6.750     11-15-20           200,000     203,500  
  Altice Finco SA (S)     9.000     06-15-23     EUR     100,000     142,775  
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.2%  
  CDW LLC     6.000     08-15-22           290,000     300,875  
  CDW LLC     8.500     04-01-19           78,000     82,680  
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.3%  
  Entegris, Inc. (S)     6.000     04-01-22           210,000     213,150  
  Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (S)     6.000     01-15-22           465,000     471,975  
  Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.     8.050     02-01-20           34,000     36,125  
  Software 0.9%  
  Activision Blizzard, Inc. (S)     5.625     09-15-21           470,000     488,800  
  Activision Blizzard, Inc. (S)     6.125     09-15-23           100,000     106,250  
  Audatex North America, Inc. (S)     6.000     06-15-21           276,000     282,900  
  Emdeon, Inc.     11.000     12-31-19           75,000     83,438  
  First Data Corp. (S)     7.375     06-15-19           185,000     194,481  
  First Data Corp. (S)     8.250     01-15-21           365,000     386,900  
  First Data Holdings, Inc., PIK (S)     14.500     09-24-19           41,927     44,023  
  Infor Software Parent LLC, PIK (S)     7.125     05-01-21           290,000     287,100  
  Infor US, Inc.     10.000     04-01-19     EUR     200,000     281,660  
  SunGard Data Systems, Inc.     6.625     11-01-19           260,000     260,000  
  Materials 1.2%     3,176,714  
  Chemicals 0.2%  
  Hexion US Finance Corp.     6.625     04-15-20           50,000     50,250  
  INEOS Group Holdings SA     5.750     02-15-19     EUR     100,000     126,621  
  INEOS Group Holdings SA     6.500     08-15-18     EUR     410,000     530,735  
  Construction Materials 0.3%  
  Cemex SAB de CV     5.875     03-25-19           550,000     552,750  
  HeidelbergCement Finance SA     8.500     10-31-19     EUR     115,000     188,393  
  Containers & Packaging 0.1%  
  Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC     9.250     10-15-20     EUR     200,000     270,293  
  Metals & Mining 0.5%  
  AK Steel Corp.     7.625     05-15-20           230,000     227,125  
  AK Steel Corp.     7.625     10-01-21           190,000     183,825  
  AK Steel Corp.     8.375     04-01-22           95,000     95,000  
  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd. (S)     6.875     04-01-22           345,000     351,038  
  Steel Dynamics, Inc. (S)     5.125     10-01-21           85,000     86,275  
  Steel Dynamics, Inc. (S)     5.500     10-01-24           95,000     95,475  
  United States Steel Corp.     7.375     04-01-20           205,000     227,550  

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        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Materials (continued)        
  Paper & Forest Products 0.1%  
  Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions     4.125     01-30-20     EUR     145,000     $191,384  
  Telecommunication Services 2.0%     5,014,080  
  Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.1%  
  Altice Financing SA (S)     6.500     01-15-22     EUR     100,000     133,883  
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA     6.625     12-15-22           80,000     81,200  
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA     7.250     04-01-19           195,000     204,750  
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA     7.250     10-15-20           180,000     189,900  
  Intelsat Luxembourg SA     7.750     06-01-21           255,000     260,100  
  Level 3 Escrow II, Inc. (S)     5.375     08-15-22           205,000     201,925  
  Level 3 Financing, Inc. (S)     6.125     01-15-21           200,000     206,000  
  Level 3 Financing, Inc.     8.625     07-15-20           165,000     178,613  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.464     04-28-19           135,000     140,231  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.731     04-28-22           220,000     224,950  
  UPCB Finance III, Ltd.     6.625     07-01-20           325,000     339,658  
  Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)     4.000     07-15-20     EUR     310,000     386,162  
  Windstream Corp.     7.750     10-15-20           90,000     94,725  
  Windstream Corp.     7.875     11-01-17           165,000     183,150  
  Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.9%  
  MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.     6.625     11-15-20           375,000     385,313  
  SoftBank Corp. (S)     4.500     04-15-20           400,000     399,000  
  Sprint Communications, Inc. (S)     9.000     11-15-18           100,000     115,625  
  Sprint Corp. (S)     7.250     09-15-21           580,000     603,925  
  Sprint Corp. (S)     7.875     09-15-23           180,000     191,250  
  Syniverse Holdings, Inc.     9.125     01-15-19           75,000     78,750  
  VimpelCom Holdings BV     5.200     02-13-19           220,000     211,970  
  VimpelCom Holdings BV     6.255     03-01-17           200,000     203,000  
  Utilities 0.3%     741,905  
  Electric Utilities 0.3%  
  DPL, Inc.     7.250     10-15-21           290,000     299,425  
  GenOn Americas Generation LLC     9.125     05-01-31           100,000     91,500  
  Techem GmbH     6.125     10-01-19     EUR     200,000     269,030  
  Gas Utilities 0.0%  
  AmeriGas Finance LLC     6.750     05-20-20           25,000     26,000  

16SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                           
        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Utilities (continued)        
  Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.0%  
  Dynegy, Inc.     5.875     06-01-23           60,000     $55,950  
  Convertible Bonds 0.1%     $301,150  
  (Cost $307,964)  
  Consumer Discretionary 0.0%     40,275  
  Household Durables 0.0%  
  M/I Homes, Inc.     3.000     03-01-18           40,000     40,275  
  Energy 0.1%     107,656  
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%  
  Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     2.625     12-01-19           130,000     107,656  
  Health Care 0.0%     55,625  
  Pharmaceuticals 0.0%  
  Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1.875     09-01-20           50,000     55,625  
  Information Technology 0.0%     97,594  
  Software 0.0%  
  Verint Systems, Inc.     1.500     06-01-21           90,000     97,594  
  Term Loans (M) 0.8%     $2,070,110  
  (Cost $2,139,918)  
  Consumer Discretionary 0.2%     533,572  
  Media 0.1%  
  Tribune Media Company     4.000     12-27-20           184,423     181,945  
  Multiline Retail 0.1%  
  Lands' End, Inc.     4.250     04-02-21           109,450     108,082  
  Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. LLC     4.250     10-25-20           248,128     243,545  
  Energy 0.1%     271,253  
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%  
  Arch Coal, Inc.     6.250     05-16-18           297,345     271,253  
  Financials 0.2%     399,824  
  Insurance 0.2%  
  Asurion LLC     4.250     07-08-20           406,687     399,824  
  Industrials 0.2%     495,461  
  Construction & Engineering 0.1%  
  RBS Global, Inc.     4.000     08-21-20           198,000     194,618  

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS17

                                                           
        Rate (%)     Maturitydate     Par value^     Value  
  Industrials (continued)        
  Machinery 0.1%  
  Crosby US Acquisition Corp.     3.750     11-23-20           183,613     $175,350  
  Gardner Denver, Inc.     4.750     07-30-20     EUR     99,248     125,493  
  Utilities 0.1%     370,000  
  Electric Utilities 0.1%  
  Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC     4.650     10-10-17           500,000     370,000  
        Shares     Value  
  Rights 0.0%     $10,512  
  (Cost $10,692)  
  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Expiration Date: 10-17-14) (I)(N)     105,347     10,512  
              Par value     Value  
  Short-Term Investments 1.7%     $4,400,000  
  (Cost $4,400,000)  
  Repurchase Agreement 1.7%     4,400,000  
  Goldman Sachs Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement dated 9-30-14 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $4,400,001 on 10-1-14, collateralized by $345,611 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.000% due 5-1-27 (valued at $367,848, including interest) and $3,833,292 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.236% - 5.000% due 5-1-26 to 1-1-42 (valued at $4,120,152, including interest)           $4,400,000     4,400,000  
  Total investments (Cost $239,718,745)† 98.5%     $253,189,131  
  Other assets and liabilities, net 1.5%     $3,859,412  
  Total net assets 100.0%     $257,048,543  

                   
  The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund.
  ^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Currency Abbreviations
EUR Euro
GBP Pound Sterling
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
ADR American Depositary Receipts
EURIBOR Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK Paid-in-kind
(C) A portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options. Total collateral value at 9-30-14 was $33,543,617.
(I) Non-income producing security.
(M) Term loans are variable rate obligations. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.
(N) Strike price and/or expiration date not available.
(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.
(R)

Direct placement securities are restricted as to resale, and the fund has limited rights to registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Holdings in direct placement securities as of
9-30-14 were as follows:

             
Issuer, Description Acquisition
date
Acquisition
cost
Beginning
share
amount
Ending
share
amount
Value as a
percentage of
fund's net assets
Value as
of 9-30-14
Allstar Co-Invest LLC 8/1/2011 $240,553 236,300 236,300 0.07% $174,862
Dropbox, Inc. 5/1/2012 $77,258 8,162 8,162 0.05% $133,938
    $317,811       $308,800

           
  (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.  

18SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

           
      At 9-30-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $240,320,563. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $12,868,568, of which $21,464,406 related to appreciated investment securities and $8,595,838 related to depreciated investment securities.  

     

The fund had the following country concentration as a percentage of net assets on 9-30-14:

United States 54.3%
Japan 9.3%
United Kingdom 7.8%
France 4.3%
Switzerland 4.2%
Germany 3.3%
Canada 2.6%
Spain 2.1%
Netherlands 1.8%
Ireland 1.2%
Other Countries 9.1%
Total 100.0%

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS19

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

As of 9-30-14 (Unaudited)

Notes to Portfolio 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 held by the fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. 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. 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. Options listed on an exchange are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices from the exchange where the option was acquired or most likely will be sold. Futures contracts are valued at settlement prices, which are the official closing prices published by the exchange on which they trade. Foreign securities and currencies, including forward foreign currency contracts, are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices. Certain short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

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. Trading in foreign securities may be completed before the daily close of trading on the NYSE. Significant events at the issuer or market level may affect the values of securities between the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. If a significant event occurs, these securities may be fair valued, as determined in good faith by the fund's Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The fund uses fair value adjustment factors provided by an independent pricing vendor to value certain foreign securities in order to adjust for events that may occur between the close of foreign exchanges or markets and the close of the NYSE.

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 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 September 30, 2014, by major security category or type:

                                   
        Total Market
Value at
9-30-14
    Level 1
Quoted
Price
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
  Common Stocks                          
        Consumer Discretionary     $16,120,215     $8,053,727     $7,891,626     $174,862  
        Consumer Staples     13,799,100     8,744,522     5,054,578      
        Energy     19,621,658     14,198,818     5,422,840      
        Financials     52,196,752     27,006,637     25,190,115      
        Health Care     25,499,946     13,177,765     12,322,181      
        Industrials     19,802,485     8,707,400     11,095,085      
        Information Technology     28,856,239     22,823,007     5,899,294     133,938  
        Materials     17,036,066     9,876,766     7,159,300      
        Telecommunication Services     9,249,424     2,088,082     7,161,342      
        Utilities     7,626,283     5,589,829     2,036,454      
  Preferred Securities     1,229,036         1,229,036      
  Corporate Bonds     35,370,155         35,370,155      
  Convertible Bonds     301,150         301,150      
  Term Loans     2,070,110         2,070,110      
  Rights     10,512     10,512          
  Short-Term Investments     4,400,000         4,400,000      
  Total Investments in Securities     $253,189,131     $120,277,065     $132,603,266     $308,800  
  Other Financial Instruments:                          


                                   
        Total Market
Value at
9-30-14
    Level 1
Quoted
Price
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
  Futures     $298,080     $298,080          
  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     103,551         $103,551      
  Written Options     (100,750 )   (100,750 )        

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, or for tri-party repurchase agreements, collateral is held at a third-party custodian bank in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund. 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, the MRA does not result in an offset of the net amounts owed. 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 objectives. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the 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.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular currency or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets and contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in the underlying financial instrument. Use of long futures contracts subjects the funds to the risk of loss up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the funds to unlimited risk of loss.

During the period ended September 30, 2014, the fund used futures contracts to manage against anticipated changes in securities markets. The following table summarizes the contracts held at September 30, 2014.

             
Open Contracts Number of
Contracts
Position Expiration
Date
Notional
Basis
Notional
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
S&P 500 Index E-Mini Futures 400 Short Dec 2014 ($39,608,080) ($39,310,000) $298,080

Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of open contracts; notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

Forward foreign currency contracts. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell specific currencies at a price that is set on the date of the contract. The forward contract calls for delivery of the currencies on a future date that is specified in the contract. Risks related to the use of forwards include the possible failure of counterparties to meet the terms of the forward agreement, the failure of the counterparties to timely post collateral if applicable, and the risk that currency movements will not occur thereby reducing the fund's total return.

The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or settlement with the counterparty.

During the period ended September 30, 2014, the fund used forward foreign currency contracts to manage against anticipated changes in currency exchange rates. The following table summarizes the contracts held at September 30, 2014.

                                                     
  Contract to Buy     Contract to Sell     Counterparty     Contractual
Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  CAD     255,000     USD     229,486     Royal Bank of Canada     10-31-14         ($1,956 )   ($1,956 )
  EUR     65,000     USD     82,129     Citibank N.A.     10-31-14         (16 )   (16 )
  EUR     375,000     USD     479,891     UBS AG     12-17-14         (5,996 )   (5,996 )
  GBP     612,000     USD     1,001,575     Citibank N.A.     10-31-14         (9,680 )   (9,680 )
  JPY     25,039,000     USD     228,447     Morgan Stanley and Company International PLC     12-17-14     $16         16  
  JPY     64,745,000     USD     607,296     Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale     12-18-14         (16,534 )   (16,534 )
  USD     127,285     EUR     100,000     BNP Paribas SA     10-31-14     957         957  


                                                     
  Contract to Buy     Contract to Sell     Counterparty     Contractual
Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  USD     1,014,846     EUR     793,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     10-31-14     13,067         13,067  
  USD     485,546     EUR     375,000     Deutsche Bank AG London     12-17-14     11,651         11,651  
  USD     406,874     JPY     41,561,000     UBS AG     10-15-14     27,893         27,893  
  USD     702,988     JPY     72,227,000     Deutsche Bank AG London     11-13-14     44,239         44,239  
  USD     234,957     JPY     25,039,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12-17-14     6,495         6,495  
  USD     607,617     JPY     64,745,000     Morgan Stanley and Company International PLC     12-18-14     16,856         16,856  
  USD     605,951     JPY     64,595,000     UBS AG     12-18-14     16,559         16,559  
                                      $137,733     ($34,182 )   $103,551  

   
Currency Abbreviations
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP Pound Sterling
JPY Japanese Yen
USD U.S. Dollar

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. Options are traded either OTC or on an exchange. 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 premiums, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values. In addition, OTC options are subject to the risks of all OTC derivatives contracts.

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 September 30, 2014, the fund wrote option contracts to manage against anticipated changes in securitities markets and to generate income. The following tables summarize the fund's written options activities during the period ended September 30, 2014 and the contracts held at September 30, 2014.

                 
        Number of Contracts     Premiums Received  
  Outstanding, beginning of period     370     $445,867  
  Options written     3,163     3,903,361  
  Option closed     (3,208 )   (3,992,715 )
  Options exercised          
  Options expired          
  Outstanding, end of period     325     $356,513  

Written Options

           
Name of Issuer Exercise Price Expiration Date Number of Contracts Premium Value
Calls          
S&P 500 Index $2,020.00 Oct 2014 325 $356,513 ($100,750)

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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    P15Q3 09/14
This report is for the information of the shareholders of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund.   11/14


 

 

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/ Andrew Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President
   
   
Date:    November 12, 2014

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 Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President
   
   
Date:    November 12, 2014
   
   
By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer
   
   
Date:    November 12, 2014