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: July 31, 2015

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 


 



John Hancock

Investors Trust


Quarterly portfolio holdings 7/31/15

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Fund's investments Investors Trust



                                                           
  As of 7-31-15 (unaudited)  
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Corporate bonds 131.5% (86.4% of Total investments)     $208,785,237  
  (Cost $214,413,795)  
  Consumer discretionary 16.7%     26,553,150  
  Auto components 2.2%  
  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Z)     6.250     03-15-21           1,000,000     1,035,000  
  Lear Corp. (Z)     5.250     01-15-25           1,210,000     1,200,925  
  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Z)     7.000     05-15-22           1,200,000     1,306,500  
  Automobiles 0.9%  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     5.250     04-15-23           700,000     704,375  
  General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (Z)     3.450     04-10-22           750,000     723,452  
  Hotels, restaurants and leisure 1.8%  
  Boyd Gaming Corp.     6.875     05-15-23           915,000     947,025  
  International Game Technology PLC (S)(Z)     6.500     02-15-25           1,335,000     1,279,931  
  Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority     9.750     09-01-21           540,000     569,007  
  Waterford Gaming LLC (S)     8.625     09-15-49           377,791     0  
  Household durables 2.0%  
  Argos Merger Sub, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.125     03-15-23           1,285,000     1,358,888  
  Meritage Homes Corp. (S)     6.000     06-01-25           420,000     424,200  
  William Lyon Homes, Inc. (Z)     5.750     04-15-19           1,300,000     1,313,000  
  Internet and catalog retail 0.6%  
  QVC, Inc. (Z)     5.950     03-15-43           1,000,000     969,740  
  Media 7.7%  
  AMC Entertainment, Inc. (Z)     5.875     02-15-22           960,000     981,600  
  Cablevision Systems Corp. (Z)     7.750     04-15-18           450,000     486,563  
  CCO Holdings LLC (Z)     5.125     02-15-23           1,350,000     1,338,188  
  Cinemark USA, Inc. (Z)     7.375     06-15-21           365,000     386,900  
  DIRECTV Holdings LLC (Z)     4.450     04-01-24           355,000     365,417  
  DISH DBS Corp. (Z)     6.750     06-01-21           425,000     449,438  
  Grupo Televisa SAB     8.490     05-11-37         MXN 11,700,000     735,380  
  Myriad International Holdings BV (S)     5.500     07-21-25           715,000     725,725  
  Myriad International Holdings BV (S)(Z)     6.000     07-18-20           440,000     476,090  
  Numericable-SFR SAS (S)(Z)     6.250     05-15-24           200,000     203,390  
  Outfront Media Capital LLC (Z)     5.250     02-15-22           900,000     904,500  
  Outfront Media Capital LLC (Z)     5.625     02-15-24           900,000     918,000  
  Radio One, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.375     04-15-22           945,000     923,738  
  Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (Z)     6.375     11-01-21           830,000     865,275  
  Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)(Z)     6.000     07-15-24           1,145,000     1,193,663  
  Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)     8.250     04-01-19           375,000     441,065  
  WMG Acquisition Corp. (S)(Z)     6.000     01-15-21           868,000     889,700  
  Multiline retail 0.4%  
  Dollar Tree, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.750     03-01-23           610,000     643,550  
  Specialty retail 1.1%  
  Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., PIK (S)     9.750     10-15-19           500,000     428,750  
  L Brands, Inc. (Z)     6.950     03-01-33           1,290,000     1,364,175  
  Consumer staples 6.1%     9,697,989  
  Beverages 1.4%  
  Corporacion Lindley SA (S)(Z)     4.625     04-12-23           1,000,000     971,250  
  Cott Beverages, Inc.     5.375     07-01-22           500,000     488,750  
  SABMiller Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)     3.750     01-15-22           750,000     776,168  
  Food and staples retailing 1.3%  
  Aramark Services, Inc. (Z)     5.750     03-15-20           170,000     177,650  

2SEE NOTES TO FUND'S INVESTMENTS

Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Consumer staples  (continued)        
  Food and staples retailing  (continued)  
  Office Depot de Mexico SA de CV (S)(Z)     6.875     09-20-20           610,000     $638,670  
  Tops Holding LLC (S)(Z)     8.000     06-15-22           1,305,000     1,295,213  
  Food products 1.7%  
  Kraft Heinz Foods Company (S)     4.875     02-15-25           675,000     723,094  
  Marfrig Holding Europe BV (S)(Z)     8.375     05-09-18           600,000     594,000  
  Post Holdings, Inc. (Z)     7.375     02-15-22           1,320,000     1,348,288  
  Household products 0.8%  
  Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (Z)     5.750     10-15-20           1,205,000     1,247,175  
  Personal products 0.4%  
  Revlon Consumer Products Corp.     5.750     02-15-21           600,000     603,000  
  Tobacco 0.5%  
  Reynolds American, Inc. (S)     6.875     05-01-20           720,000     834,731  
  Energy 14.9%     23,580,967  
  Energy equipment and services 2.1%  
  Chaparral Energy, Inc. (Z)     7.625     11-15-22           785,000     459,225  
  EDC Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)     4.875     04-17-20           1,000,000     890,000  
  Nostrum Oil & Gas Finance BV (S)(Z)     6.375     02-14-19           1,000,000     877,500  
  Permian Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)     10.500     01-15-18           700,000     413,000  
  TerraForm Power Operating LLC (S)(Z)     5.875     02-01-23           650,000     656,097  
  Independent power and renewable electricity producers 0.4%  
  NRG Yield Operating LLC     5.375     08-15-24           660,000     668,250  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 12.4%  
  American Energy-Permian Basin LLC (S)     7.125     11-01-20           500,000     302,500  
  Antero Resources Corp.     5.125     12-01-22           552,000     521,640  
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Z)     5.750     03-15-23           835,000     705,575  
  Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Z)     7.750     04-01-19           625,000     554,688  
  CNOOC Finance 2012, Ltd. (S)(Z)     5.000     05-02-42           1,000,000     1,075,647  
  Continental Resources, Inc. (Z)     4.500     04-15-23           500,000     464,772  
  Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (S)(Z)     11.000     03-15-20           870,000     649,781  
  Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC (Z)     6.875     02-15-23           1,050,000     1,029,000  
  Global Partners LP (Z)     6.250     07-15-22           1,225,000     1,148,438  
  KazMunayGas National Company (S)     4.875     05-07-25           1,435,000     1,292,935  
  Linn Energy LLC (Z)     6.500     09-15-21           1,640,000     943,000  
  Lukoil International Finance BV (S)(Z)     4.563     04-24-23           1,000,000     891,958  
  Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     6.875     03-15-22           500,000     460,000  
  Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (S)     5.125     03-28-23           705,000     445,913  
  Pan American Energy LLC (S)(Z)     7.875     05-07-21           1,100,000     1,139,875  
  Petrobras Global Finance BV (Z)     6.850     06-05-15           1,535,000     1,240,556  
  Petroleos Mexicanos     5.500     01-21-21           755,000     817,129  
  Rex Energy Corp.     6.250     08-01-22           630,000     441,000  
  SandRidge Energy, Inc. (S)     8.750     06-01-20           575,000     445,625  
  SM Energy Company     5.625     06-01-25           810,000     765,450  
  Tullow Oil PLC (S)(Z)     6.000     11-01-20           1,750,000     1,435,000  
  Whiting Petroleum Corp.     6.250     04-01-23           770,000     750,750  
  Williams Partners LP (Z)     4.875     03-15-24           1,595,000     1,568,300  
  WPX Energy, Inc.     5.250     09-15-24           615,000     527,363  
  Financials 29.9%     47,539,989  
  Banks 10.1%  
  Banco Bradesco SA (S)(Z)     5.750     03-01-22           500,000     511,875  
  Banco BTG Pactual SA (S)     5.750     09-28-22           960,000     859,200  

SEE NOTES TO FUND'S INVESTMENTS3

Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Banks  (continued)  
  Banco Regional S.A.E.C.A. (S)(Z)     8.125     01-24-19           400,000     $423,500  
  Barclays Bank PLC (S)(Z)     10.179     06-12-21           195,000     257,585  
  CIT Group, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.500     02-15-19           1,290,000     1,364,175  
  CorpGroup Banking SA (S)(Z)     6.750     03-15-23           1,000,000     1,003,565  
  Credit Agricole SA (7.875% to 1-23-24, then 5 year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.898%) (Q)(S)(Z)     7.875     01-23-24           1,100,000     1,141,273  
  GTB Finance B.V. (S)(Z)     7.500     05-19-16           285,000     288,563  
  ING Groep NV (6.500% to 4-16-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.446%) (Q)     6.500     04-16-25           700,000     686,875  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Z)     3.450     03-01-16           2,000,000     2,029,656  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.750% to 2-1-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.780%) (Q)(Z)     6.750     02-01-24           2,300,000     2,436,563  
  National City Bank of Indiana (Z)     4.250     07-01-18           2,000,000     2,125,802  
  Sberbank of Russia (S)(Z)     6.125     02-07-22           1,000,000     979,570  
  Wells Fargo & Company (5.900% to 6-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.110%) (Q)(Z)     5.900     06-15-24           1,860,000     1,870,602  
  Capital markets 4.6%  
  Morgan Stanley (Z)     3.800     04-29-16           1,000,000     1,021,497  
  Morgan Stanley (Z)     5.750     01-25-21           1,000,000     1,136,615  
  Morgan Stanley (5.450% to 7-15-19, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.610%) (Q)(Z)     5.450     07-15-19           505,000     501,970  
  Morgan Stanley (5.550% to 7-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.810%) (Q)     5.550     07-15-20           660,000     656,700  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     3.750     05-22-25           150,000     149,548  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)     5.250     07-27-21           890,000     990,660  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)     6.250     09-01-17           1,000,000     1,092,628  
  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     994,000  
  Walter Investment Management Corp. (Z)     7.875     12-15-21           875,000     820,313  
  Consumer finance 2.9%  
  American Express Company (4.900% to 3-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.285%) (Q)(Z)     4.900     03-15-20           1,895,000     1,854,258  
  Credit Acceptance Corp. (Z)     6.125     02-15-21           815,000     819,075  
  Enova International, Inc.     9.750     06-01-21           665,000     618,450  
  Springleaf Finance Corp. (Z)     6.900     12-15-17           750,000     798,750  
  Springleaf Finance Corp.     8.250     10-01-23           500,000     562,500  
  Diversified financial services 5.4%  
  Aercap Ireland Capital, Ltd.     4.500     05-15-21           1,550,000     1,573,250  
  Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC (S)     10.750     10-15-19           920,000     636,749  
  Citigroup, Inc. (5.875% to 3-27-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.059%) (Q)     5.875     03-27-20           545,000     548,406  
  Corporacion Andina de Fomento (Z)     3.750     01-15-16           690,000     696,926  
  GrupoSura Finance (S)(Z)     5.700     05-18-21           440,000     473,880  
  ING Groep NV (6.000% to 4-16-20, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.445%) (Q)     6.000     04-16-20           1,660,000     1,665,188  
  Leucadia National Corp. (Z)     5.500     10-18-23           1,600,000     1,653,528  
  Nationstar Mortgage LLC (Z)     7.875     10-01-20           505,000     497,425  
  Nielsen Finance LLC (S)(Z)     5.000     04-15-22           800,000     789,000  
  Insurance 2.6%  
  Aquarius + Investments PLC (6.375% to 9-1-19, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 5.210%)     6.375     09-01-24           1,000,000     1,042,894  
  CNA Financial Corp. (Z)     7.350     11-15-19           655,000     774,880  
  MetLife, Inc. (Z)     6.817     08-15-18           1,000,000     1,147,013  
  Sirius International Group, Ltd. (7.506% to 6-30-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.200%) (Q)(S)     7.506     06-30-17           600,000     613,500  
  Symetra Financial Corp. (8.300% to 10-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.177%) (S)(Z)     8.300     10-15-37           520,000     530,400  
  Real estate investment trusts 3.3%  
  Crown Castle International Corp.     4.875     04-15-22           1,000,000     1,026,195  
  Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)(Z)     4.883     08-15-20           750,000     806,153  
  DuPont Fabros Technology LP     5.875     09-15-21           835,000     857,963  

4SEE NOTES TO FUND'S INVESTMENTS

Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Real estate investment trusts  (continued)  
  Trust F/1401 (S)     5.250     12-15-24           2,475,000     $2,591,820  
  Real estate management and development 0.1%  
  General Shopping Investments, Ltd. (12.000% to 3-20-17, then 5 Year USGG + 11.052%) (Q)(S)     12.000     03-20-17           500,000     178,750  
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 0.9%  
  Quicken Loans, Inc. (S)     5.750     05-01-25           535,000     517,613  
  Stearns Holdings, Inc. (S)     9.375     08-15-20           925,000     922,688  
  Health care 10.0%     15,847,370  
  Health care providers and services 6.3%  
  Community Health Systems, Inc. (Z)     5.125     08-01-21           200,000     207,500  
  Community Health Systems, Inc. (Z)     6.875     02-01-22           900,000     963,000  
  Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. (S)(Z)     8.750     08-01-19           250,000     250,000  
  DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (Z)     5.000     05-01-25           1,085,000     1,072,794  
  DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (Z)     5.125     07-15-24           1,395,000     1,405,762  
  HCA, Inc. (Z)     5.250     04-15-25           1,000,000     1,052,500  
  HCA, Inc. (Z)     5.375     02-01-25           2,400,000     2,454,480  
  HCA, Inc. (Z)     7.500     02-15-22           130,000     151,450  
  Select Medical Corp. (Z)     6.375     06-01-21           1,255,000     1,270,688  
  Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Z)     6.000     10-01-20           1,005,000     1,092,938  
  Pharmaceuticals 3.7%  
  Endo Finance LLC (S)(Z)     6.000     02-01-25           490,000     505,925  
  Endo Finance LLC (S)(Z)     7.750     01-15-22           1,345,000     1,434,106  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (S)(Z)     4.875     04-15-20           500,000     514,575  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (S)(Z)     5.500     04-15-25           300,000     301,875  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (S)(Z)     5.750     08-01-22           710,000     742,394  
  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.500     03-01-23           250,000     255,625  
  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.625     12-01-21           990,000     1,015,988  
  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)(Z)     6.125     04-15-25           1,106,000     1,155,770  
  Industrials 18.1%     28,670,902  
  Aerospace and defense 3.5%  
  Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.000     12-15-21           1,240,000     1,274,100  
  LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Z)     7.375     07-15-19           1,910,000     1,847,925  
  Textron Financial Corp. (6.000% to 2-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 1.735%) (S)(Z)     6.000     02-15-67           1,745,000     1,413,450  
  TransDigm, Inc. (Z)     6.500     07-15-24           1,000,000     1,005,000  
  Air freight and logistics 0.8%  
  XPO Logistics, Inc. (S)(Z)     6.500     06-15-22           1,250,000     1,229,688  
  Airlines 3.5%  
  Air Canada (S)(Z)     8.750     04-01-20           1,145,000     1,265,225  
  Air Canada 2013-1 Class C Pass Through Trust (S)(Z)     6.625     05-15-18           1,000,000     1,041,250  
  American Airlines 2013-2 Class B Pass Through Trust (S)(Z)     5.600     07-15-20           419,142     430,669  
  Continental Airlines 1999-1 Class A Pass Through Trust (Z)     6.545     02-02-19           156,160     170,105  
  Continental Airlines 2000-2 Class B Pass Through Trust (Z)     8.307     04-02-18           51,849     55,220  
  Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust (Z)     6.821     08-10-22           562,765     645,773  
  TAM Capital 3, Inc. (S)(Z)     8.375     06-03-21           505,000     519,519  
  TAM Capital, Inc. (Z)     7.375     04-25-17           1,000,000     1,025,700  
  UAL 2009-1 Pass Through Trust (Z)     10.400     11-01-16           88,988     96,267  
  UAL 2009-2A Pass Through Trust (Z)     9.750     01-15-17           281,974     307,352  
  Building products 0.9%  
  Associated Materials LLC (Z)     9.125     11-01-17           740,000     630,850  
  Masco Corp. (Z)     4.450     04-01-25           750,000     751,875  

SEE NOTES TO FUND'S INVESTMENTS5

Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Industrials  (continued)        
  Construction and engineering 0.5%  
  Tronox Finance LLC (S)(Z)     7.500     03-15-22           925,000     $772,375  
  Electrical equipment 0.8%  
  EnerSys (S)(Z)     5.000     04-30-23           1,260,000     1,231,650  
  Industrial conglomerates 1.5%  
  Nemak SAB de CV (S)     5.500     02-28-23           1,350,000     1,383,750  
  Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)     8.250     04-25-18         BRL 2,250,000     453,424  
  Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)     6.750     10-01-22           919,100     592,820  
  Machinery 0.3%  
  Trinity Industries, Inc. (Z)     4.550     10-01-24           490,000     479,836  
  Marine 0.7%  
  Global Ship Lease, Inc. (S)(Z)     10.000     04-01-19           350,000     364,000  
  Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.375     01-15-22           870,000     741,675  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 0.6%  
  Teekay Offshore Partners LP     6.000     07-30-19           1,085,000     933,100  
  Professional services 0.7%  
  CEB, Inc. (S)     5.625     06-15-23           1,100,000     1,102,750  
  Road and rail 1.2%  
  OPE KAG Finance Sub, Inc. (S)     7.875     07-31-23           900,000     913,500  
  The Hertz Corp. (Z)     6.250     10-15-22           1,000,000     1,017,500  
  Trading companies and distributors 2.7%  
  Ahern Rentals, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.375     05-15-23           925,000     874,125  
  Aircastle, Ltd. (Z)     5.125     03-15-21           1,420,000     1,462,600  
  United Rentals North America, Inc.     5.500     07-15-25           1,075,000     1,027,969  
  Univar, Inc. (S)     6.750     07-15-23           980,000     984,900  
  Transportation infrastructure 0.4%  
  CHC Helicopter SA (Z)     9.250     10-15-20           976,500     624,960  
  Information technology 2.9%     4,531,937  
  Internet software and services 0.6%  
  Ancestry.com Holdings LLC, PIK (S)     9.625     10-15-18           220,000     225,775  
  IAC (Z)     4.875     11-30-18           615,000     635,449  
  IT services 1.0%  
  Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV (S)(Z)     8.250     11-07-21           1,500,000     1,546,500  
  Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment 0.6%  
  Micron Technology, Inc. (S)     5.500     02-01-25           1,000,000     968,750  
  Software 0.4%  
  First Data Corp.     11.750     08-15-21           545,000     618,575  
  Technology hardware, storage and peripherals 0.3%  
  Denali Borrower LLC (S)(Z)     5.625     10-15-20           515,000     536,888  
  Materials 12.3%     19,552,385  
  Building materials 0.8%  
  Building Materials Corp. of America (S)(Z)     5.375     11-15-24           1,220,000     1,222,928  
  Chemicals 4.1%  
  Ashland, Inc. (Z)     6.875     05-15-43           1,000,000     1,027,500  
  Braskem Finance, Ltd. (Z)     6.450     02-03-24           1,295,000     1,177,155  
  Platform Specialty Products Corp. (S)(Z)     6.500     02-01-22           1,210,000     1,252,350  
  Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (S)(Z)     6.500     04-15-21           430,000     420,325  
  Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. (Z)     4.625     10-15-20           1,525,000     1,585,954  
  The Chemours Company (S)     6.625     05-15-23           1,170,000     1,029,600  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Materials  (continued)        
  Construction materials 1.7%  
  Cementos Progreso Trust (S)(Z)     7.125     11-06-23           1,195,000     $1,276,254  
  Cemex SAB de CV (S)     6.125     05-05-25           625,000     622,656  
  Norbord, Inc. (S)     6.250     04-15-23           735,000     746,025  
  Vulcan Materials Company (Z)     7.500     06-15-21           120,000     138,600  
  Containers and packaging 1.7%  
  Ardagh Finance Holdings SA, PIK (S)     8.625     06-15-19           587,983     614,442  
  Ball Corp.     5.000     03-15-22           500,000     512,218  
  Ball Corp.     5.250     07-01-25           900,000     904,995  
  Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Z)     4.875     11-15-22           650,000     651,625  
  Metals and mining 3.6%  
  AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC (Z)     8.500     07-30-20           1,175,000     1,201,846  
  BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (S)(Z)     7.125     05-01-18           500,000     498,750  
  FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd. (S)(Z)     6.875     04-01-22           1,035,000     597,713  
  MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC (S)(Z)     5.550     10-28-20           750,000     749,438  
  Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)(Z)     8.000     12-01-18           360,000     351,900  
  Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. (Z)     7.125     07-15-28           710,000     885,183  
  Severstal OAO (S)     4.450     03-19-18           1,000,000     985,240  
  Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. (Z)     7.375     06-01-18           625,000     454,688  
  Paper and forest products 0.4%  
  Sappi Papier Holding GmbH (S)(Z)     7.750     07-15-17           600,000     645,000  
  Telecommunication services 14.7%     23,391,182  
  Diversified telecommunication services 7.0%  
  CenturyLink, Inc.     6.750     12-01-23           800,000     802,000  
  Frontier Communications Corp. (Z)     7.125     03-15-19           530,000     541,925  
  GCI, Inc.     6.875     04-15-25           655,000     666,463  
  Inmarsat Finance PLC (S)(Z)     4.875     05-15-22           1,275,000     1,252,688  
  Intelsat Luxembourg SA     8.125     06-01-23           725,000     576,375  
  Level 3 Financing, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.625     02-01-23           880,000     893,200  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)     6.125     01-15-22           250,000     261,250  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)     6.250     04-01-21           800,000     838,000  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)     6.375     03-01-25           1,200,000     1,258,500  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)     6.625     04-01-23           245,000     260,925  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)     6.731     04-28-22           805,000     853,300  
  Telecom Italia Capital SA     6.000     09-30-34           720,000     712,800  
  Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)     7.375     04-23-21           1,000,000     1,060,000  
  Windstream Corp. (Z)     7.500     06-01-22           1,375,000     1,147,494  
  Wireless telecommunication services 7.7%  
  America Movil SAB de CV     6.000     06-09-19         MXN 8,670,000     540,029  
  Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV (S)     5.125     03-11-23           600,000     640,662  
  Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP (S)(Z)     5.375     09-27-22           1,000,000     995,500  
  Digicel, Ltd. (S)     6.000     04-15-21           1,405,000     1,324,213  
  SBA Communications Corp.     4.875     07-15-22           1,135,000     1,117,975  
  SBA Tower Trust (S)(Z)     2.933     12-15-17           1,380,000     1,396,553  
  SBA Tower Trust (S)(Z)     5.101     04-17-17           580,000     599,555  
  Sprint Communications, Inc. (Z)     6.000     11-15-22           2,200,000     1,932,700  
  Sprint Corp. (Z)     7.250     09-15-21           700,000     669,375  
  Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA (S)     6.750     12-13-22           1,000,000     1,034,700  
  VimpelCom Holdings BV (S)     7.504     03-01-22           2,000,000     2,015,000  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Utilities 5.9%     $9,419,366  
  Electric utilities 3.9%  
  Beaver Valley II Funding Corp. (Z)     9.000     06-01-17           34,000     36,720  
  BVPS II Funding Corp. (Z)     8.890     06-01-17           125,000     130,024  
  Empresa Electrica Angamos SA (S)(Z)     4.875     05-25-29           1,000,000     985,000  
  FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)(Z)     5.608     03-10-24           66,569     66,569  
  Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)     5.000     11-12-24           2,000,000     2,068,836  
  Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)(Z)     6.700     02-10-17           1,000,000     1,065,500  
  Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT (S)     5.500     11-22-21           1,500,000     1,584,450  
  PNPP II Funding Corp.     9.120     05-30-16           30,000     30,670  
  W3A Funding Corp. (Z)     8.090     01-02-17           184,495     184,444  
  Independent power and renewable electricity producers 1.3%  
  Dynegy, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.375     11-01-22           690,000     713,805  
  Dynegy, Inc. (S)(Z)     7.625     11-01-24           865,000     893,113  
  Terraform Power Operating LLC (S)     6.125     06-15-25           445,000     446,113  
  Multi-utilities 0.7%  
  Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)     2.500     12-01-19           1,210,000     1,214,122  
  Convertible bonds 1.8% (1.2% of Total investments)     $2,851,528  
  (Cost $2,916,162)  
  Industrials 1.3%     2,113,453  
  Machinery 1.3%  
  Trinity Industries, Inc.     3.875     06-01-36           1,575,000     2,113,453  
  Utilities 0.5%     738,075  
  Independent power and renewable electricity producers 0.5%  
  NRG Yield, Inc. (S)(Z)     3.250     06-01-20           780,000     738,075  
  Term loans (M) 0.0% (0.0% of Total investments)     $0  
  (Cost $248,529)  
  Industrials 0.0%     0  
  Airlines 0.0%  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (H)     0.000     07-13-17     51,038     0  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (H)     0.000     02-13-18     514,063     0  
  Capital preferred securities (a) 0.6% (0.4% of Total investments)     $1,025,550  
  (Cost $1,030,730)  
  Financials 0.6%     1,025,550  
  Banks 0.6%  
  HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX (5.911% to 11-30-15, then 3 month LIBOR + 1.926%) (Z)     5.911     11-30-35     700,000     701,050  
  Mellon Capital IV (Z)     4.000     06-29-49     400,000     324,500  
  U.S. Government and Agency obligations 9.0% (5.9% of Total investments)     $14,336,128  
  (Cost $14,007,440)  
  U.S. Government Agency 9.0%     14,336,128  
  Federal National Mortgage Association  
        15 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     4.000     12-01-24     1,260,515     1,349,117  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     4.000     12-01-40     2,938,892     3,171,707  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     4.000     09-01-41     3,040,338     3,258,387  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     4.000     10-01-41     1,608,767     1,730,178  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     4.000     01-01-42     791,634     850,635  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     4.500     10-01-40     2,252,381     2,460,138  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     5.000     04-01-41     510,206     574,818  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     5.500     08-01-40     168,225     189,406  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)     6.500     01-01-39     652,786     751,742  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Foreign government obligations 1.6% (1.0% of Total investments)     $2,467,989  
  (Cost $2,485,930)  
  Mexico 1.6%     2,467,989  
  Government of Mexico  
        Bond     3.600     01-30-25           1,250,000     1,240,625  
        Bond     10.000     12-05-24         MXN 15,430,000     1,227,364  
  Collateralized mortgage obligations 3.0% (2.0% of Total investments)     $4,845,633  
  (Cost $3,019,502)  
  Commercial and residential 2.3%     3,642,549  
  American Home Mortgage Assets Trust
Series 2006-6, Class XP IO
    2.174     12-25-46           4,255,977     441,587  
  Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-2, Class A1 (P)
    2.680     03-25-35           314,466     317,149  
  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust
Series 2004-AC5, Class A1
    5.750     10-25-34           268,674     273,633  
  Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2004-4, Class 2AR1 (P)
    0.461     06-25-34           409,164     387,311  
  Extended Stay America Trust
Series 2013-ESFL, Class DFL (P) (S)
    3.327     12-05-31           82,764     82,764  
  HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust  
        Series 2005-8, Class 1X IO     2.062     09-19-35           2,398,163     140,213  
        Series 2007-3, Class ES IO (S)     0.350     05-19-47           5,500,826     93,514  
        Series 2007-4, Class ES IO     0.350     07-19-47           5,720,360     90,382  
        Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)     0.342     08-19-37           4,454,728     60,584  
  Hilton USA Trust
Series 2013-HLF, Class EFL (P) (S)
    3.938     11-05-30           827,791     827,256  
  IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust  
        Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO     2.127     10-25-36           7,328,514     668,441  
        Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO     1.804     10-25-36           6,350,240     259,715  
  U.S. Government Agency 0.7%     1,203,084  
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
        Series 290, Class IO     3.500     11-15-32           2,876,705     531,886  
        Series K017, Class X1 IO     1.424     12-25-21           2,792,399     202,932  
        Series K709, Class X1 IO     1.532     03-25-19           3,174,297     152,201  
        Series K710, Class X1 IO     1.775     05-25-19           3,271,437     186,374  
  Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2012-114, Class IO
    0.927     01-16-53           1,728,497     129,691  
  Asset backed securities 0.9% (0.6% of Total investments)     $1,407,697  
  (Cost $1,387,371)  
  ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust
Series 1995-2, Class A5
    8.100     08-15-25           24,965     23,772  
  Driven Brands Funding LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class A2 (S)
    5.216     07-20-45           780,000     783,050  
  Sonic Capital LLC
Series 2011-1A, Class A2 (S)
    5.438     05-20-41           393,552     413,058  
  Westgate Resorts LLC
Series 2012-2A, Class B (S)
    4.500     01-20-25           187,386     187,817  
        Shares     Value  
  Common stocks 0.0% (0.0% of Total investments)     $0  
  (Cost $593,666)  
  Consumer discretionary 0.0%     0  
  Media 0.0%  
  Vertis Holdings, Inc. (I)     34,014     0  

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        Shares     Value  
  Industrials 0.0%     $0  
  Airlines 0.0%  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)     82,159     0  
              Shares     Value  
  Preferred securities (b) 2.2% (1.4% of Total investments)     $3,449,841  
  (Cost $3,456,208)  
  Consumer staples 0.4%     656,841  
  Food products 0.4%  
  Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.750% (Z)           12,175     656,841  
  Financials 1.1%     1,755,606  
  Consumer finance 0.7%  
  Ally Financial, Inc., 7.000% (S)(Z)           1,109     1,126,086  
  Diversified financial services 0.4%  
  GMAC Capital Trust I (8.125% to 2-15-16, then 3 month LIBOR + 5.785%)           24,000     629,520  
  Utilities 0.7%     1,037,394  
  Electric utilities 0.7%  
  Exelon Corp., 6.500% (Z)           22,195     1,037,394  
              Par value     Value  
  Short-term investments 1.6% (1.1% of Total investments)     $2,557,000  
  (Cost $2,557,000)  
  Repurchase agreement 1.6%     2,557,000  
  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-15 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,557,000 on 8-3-15, collateralized by $2,635,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% due 4-30-18 (valued at $2,612,076, including interest)           2,557,000     2,557,000  
  Total investments (Cost $246,116,333)† 152.2%     $241,726,603  
  Other assets and liabilities, net (52.2%)     ($82,901,528 )
  Total net assets 100.0%     $158,825,075  

                                                           
  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.  
  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.  
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate  
  PIK     Payment-in-kind  
  USGG     U.S. Generic Government Yield Index  
  (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.  
  (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 $100,189,764 or 63.1% of the fund's net assets as of 7-31-15.  
  (Z)     All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Credit Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-15 was $167,994,847.  
      At 7-31-15, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $246,866,956. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $5,140,353, of which $5,165,328 related to appreciated investment securities and $10,305,681 related to depreciated investment securities.  

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The fund had the following country composition as a percentage of net assets on 7-31-15:



           
  United States     55.8%  
  Mexico     7.1%  
  Netherlands     6.8%  
  Luxembourg     3.5%  
  Brazil     2.7%  
  Ireland     2.7%  
  United Kingdom     2.5%  
  Canada     2.3%  
  Israel     2%  
  Chile     1.3%  
  Other     13.3%  
  Total     100.0%  

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Notes to Fund's 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. Swaps are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies 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. 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.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund's investments as of July 31, 2015, by major security category or type:

                             
        Total
value
at 7-31-15
    Level 1
quoted price
    Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
    Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
 
  Corporate bonds     $208,785,237         $208,785,237      
  Convertible bonds     2,851,528         2,851,528      
  Capital preferred securities     1,025,550         1,025,550      
  U.S. Government and Agency obligations     14,336,128         14,336,128      
  Foreign government obligations     2,467,989         2,467,989      
  Collateralized mortgage obligations     4,845,633         4,845,633      
  Asset backed securities     1,407,697         1,407,697      
  Preferred securities     3,449,841     $2,323,755     1,126,086      
  Short-term investments     2,557,000         2,557,000      
  Total investments in securities     $241,726,603     $2,323,755     $239,402,848      
  Other financial instruments:                          
  Interest rate swaps     ($477,541 )       ($477,541 )    

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 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.

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

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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.

During the period ended July 31, 2015, the fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of July 31, 2015.

                                   
  Counterparty     USD
notional
amount
    Payments
made by fund
    Payments
received by fund
    Maturity
date
    Market
value
 
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     $22,000,000     Fixed 1.442500%     3 Month LIBOR(a)     Aug 2016     ($338,514 )
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     22,000,000     Fixed 1.093750%     3 Month LIBOR(a)     May 2017     (139,027 )
  Total     $44,000,000                       ($477,541 )

(a) At 7-31-15, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.30860%

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 Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President

 

 

Date: September 21, 2015

 

 

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: September 21, 2015

 

 

By:   /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: September 21, 2015