UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811- 4173

John Hancock Investors Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer

601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497

Date of fiscal year end: October 31
   
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2016

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 


 


John Hancock

Investors Trust


Quarterly portfolio holdings 1/31/16

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Fund's investmentsInvestors Trust



                                                           
  As of 1-31-16 (unaudited)  
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Corporate bonds 141.0% (88.1% of Total investments)     $195,124,124  
  (Cost $213,287,413)  
  Consumer discretionary 24.5%     33,881,569  
  Auto components 2.6%  
  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.     6.250     03-15-21           1,000,000     1,006,250  
  Lear Corp. (Z)     5.250     01-15-25           1,210,000     1,256,888  
  Nemak SAB de CV (S)     5.500     02-28-23           550,000     547,250  
  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company     7.000     05-15-22           690,000     737,955  
  Automobiles 0.7%  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (L)(Z)     5.250     04-15-23           700,000     652,750  
  General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (Z)     3.450     04-10-22           380,000     365,027  
  Hotels, restaurants and leisure 2.0%  
  International Game Technology PLC (S)(Z)     6.500     02-15-25           1,785,000     1,597,575  
  Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (L)(Z)     9.750     09-01-21           1,240,000     1,218,300  
  Waterford Gaming LLC (H)(S)     8.625     09-15-49           377,791     0  
  Household durables 0.6%  
  Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (Z)     4.875     11-15-25           875,000     857,500  
  Internet and catalog retail 1.4%  
  QVC, Inc.     4.450     02-15-25           1,200,000     1,111,724  
  QVC, Inc. (Z)     5.950     03-15-43           1,000,000     831,927  
  Media 13.8%  
  AMC Entertainment, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.875     02-15-22           626,000     644,780  
  Cablevision Systems Corp.     7.750     04-15-18           450,000     455,625  
  Cablevision Systems Corp. (L)(Z)     8.000     04-15-20           750,000     708,750  
  CCO Holdings LLC (L)(Z)     5.125     02-15-23           1,350,000     1,346,625  
  CCOH Safari LLC (L)(S)(Z)     5.750     02-15-26           1,250,000     1,243,594  
  Cinemark USA, Inc.     7.375     06-15-21           365,000     380,513  
  DIRECTV Holdings LLC (Z)     4.450     04-01-24           355,000     363,451  
  Grupo Televisa SAB (L)(Z)     4.625     01-30-26           725,000     725,823  
  Grupo Televisa SAB     8.490     05-11-37         MXN 11,700,000     638,046  
  Myriad International Holdings BV (S)     5.500     07-21-25           915,000     870,842  
  Myriad International Holdings BV (S)     6.000     07-18-20           440,000     466,171  
  Nielsen Finance LLC (S)     5.000     04-15-22           800,000     807,000  
  Numericable-SFR SAS (L)(S)(Z)     6.250     05-15-24           1,050,000     1,023,750  
  Outfront Media Capital LLC (L)(Z)     5.250     02-15-22           900,000     920,250  
  Outfront Media Capital LLC     5.625     02-15-24           1,700,000     1,738,250  
  Radio One, Inc. (S)     7.375     04-15-22           945,000     845,775  
  Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.375     11-01-21           830,000     854,900  
  Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)     6.000     07-15-24           925,000     968,938  
  Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)     4.500     09-15-42           1,515,000     1,207,257  
  Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)     8.250     04-01-19           375,000     431,864  
  Time Warner, Inc. (Z)     4.850     07-15-45           700,000     631,879  
  Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (S)     5.375     04-15-21           900,000     920,250  
  WMG Acquisition Corp. (S)     6.000     01-15-21           868,000     883,190  
  Specialty retail 2.3%  
  Group 1 Automotive Inc (S)(Z)     5.250     12-15-23           1,500,000     1,410,000  
  Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., PIK (S)     9.750     10-15-19           500,000     315,000  
  L Brands, Inc.     6.950     03-01-33           1,440,000     1,440,900  
  Textiles, apparel and luxury goods 1.1%  
  PVH Corp. (Z)     4.500     12-15-22           1,500,000     1,455,000  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Consumer staples 7.7%     $10,675,165  
  Beverages 2.5%  
  Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS (S)     3.375     11-01-22           2,000,000     1,669,040  
  Corporacion Lindley SA (S)     4.625     04-12-23           1,000,000     993,750  
  SABMiller Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)     3.750     01-15-22           750,000     776,610  
  Food and staples retailing 2.8%  
  Office Depot de Mexico SA de CV (S)     6.875     09-20-20           1,610,000     1,587,863  
  SUPERVALU, Inc.     7.750     11-15-22           650,000     552,500  
  Tops Holding LLC (S)     8.000     06-15-22           1,805,000     1,714,750  
  Food products 1.0%  
  Kraft Heinz Foods Company (S)(Z)     4.875     02-15-25           675,000     722,226  
  Post Holdings, Inc. (L)(Z)     7.375     02-15-22           615,000     648,056  
  Personal products 0.8%  
  Revlon Consumer Products Corp. (L)(Z)     5.750     02-15-21           1,200,000     1,170,000  
  Tobacco 0.6%  
  Reynolds American, Inc. (Z)     6.875     05-01-20           720,000     840,370  
  Energy 12.4%     17,115,558  
  Energy equipment and services 0.9%  
  Chaparral Energy, Inc.     7.625     11-15-22           785,000     149,150  
  EDC Finance, Ltd. (S)     4.875     04-17-20           1,000,000     888,420  
  Permian Holdings, Inc. (S)     10.500     01-15-18           700,000     252,000  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 11.5%  
  American Energy-Permian Basin LLC (L)(S)(Z)     7.125     11-01-20           500,000     150,000  
  Antero Resources Corp.     5.125     12-01-22           552,000     465,060  
  Continental Resources, Inc. (L)(Z)     4.500     04-15-23           500,000     343,217  
  Enbridge Energy Partners LP (Z)     5.875     10-15-25           2,005,000     1,880,433  
  Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     11.000     03-15-20           870,000     200,100  
  Global Partners LP     6.250     07-15-22           1,225,000     857,500  
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Z)     4.250     09-01-24           1,310,000     1,105,944  
  Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Z)     5.550     06-01-45           1,055,000     826,744  
  Lukoil International Finance BV (S)     4.563     04-24-23           1,000,000     906,250  
  Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.875     03-15-22           500,000     290,000  
  Pacific Exploration and Production Corp. (H)(S)     5.125     03-28-23           705,000     84,248  
  PBF Holding Company LLC (S)     7.000     11-15-23           675,000     614,250  
  Petrobras Global Finance BV (L)(Z)     6.850     06-05-2115           1,535,000     970,888  
  Petroleos Mexicanos (L)(Z)     5.500     01-21-21           755,000     742,731  
  SandRidge Energy, Inc. (S)     8.750     06-01-20           575,000     108,531  
  SM Energy Company     5.625     06-01-25           1,330,000     714,875  
  Teekay Offshore Partners LP     6.000     07-30-19           1,085,000     615,738  
  Tesoro Logistics LP     6.125     10-15-21           635,000     574,675  
  Tesoro Logistics LP (S)     6.250     10-15-22           650,000     588,250  
  Tullow Oil PLC (S)     6.000     11-01-20           1,640,000     1,041,400  
  Whiting Petroleum Corp. (L)(Z)     6.250     04-01-23           770,000     481,250  
  Williams Partners LP     4.875     03-15-24           1,595,000     1,196,229  
  WPX Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.250     09-15-24           615,000     335,175  
  Zhaikmunai LLP (S)     6.375     02-14-19           1,000,000     732,500  
  Financials 30.8%     42,656,946  
  Banks 14.3%  
  Banco Bradesco SA (S)     5.750     03-01-22           500,000     470,000  
  Banco BTG Pactual SA (S)     5.750     09-28-22           960,000     676,800  
  Banco Regional SAECA (S)     8.125     01-24-19           400,000     404,000  
  Barclays Bank PLC (S)(Z)     10.179     06-12-21           195,000     259,466  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Banks  (continued)  
  Citigroup, Inc. (6.125% to 11-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.478%) (Q)(Z)     6.125     11-15-20           1,000,000     $1,005,930  
  CorpGroup Banking SA (S)     6.750     03-15-23           1,000,000     892,500  
  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           2,100,000     2,044,556  
  Credit Agricole SA (8.125% to 12-23-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 6.185%) (Q)(S)(Z)     8.125     12-23-25           450,000     448,813  
  HSBC Holdings PLC (5.625% to 1-17-20, then 5 year ISDAFIX + 3.626%) (Q)(Z)     5.625     01-17-20           800,000     779,550  
  ING Groep NV (6.000% to 4-16-20, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.445%) (Q)(Z)     6.000     04-16-20           1,660,000     1,609,163  
  ING Groep NV (6.500% to 4-16-25, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.446%) (Q)(Z)     6.500     04-16-25           700,000     678,125  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Z)     3.450     03-01-16           2,000,000     2,003,618  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.750% to 2-1-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.780%) (L)(Q)(Z)     6.750     02-01-24           2,300,000     2,489,736  
  Lloyds Banking Group PLC (7.500% to 6-27-24, then 5 Year U.S. Swap Rate + 4.760%) (Q)     7.500     06-27-24           1,000,000     1,035,000  
  National City Bank of Indiana (Z)     4.250     07-01-18           2,000,000     2,106,668  
  Sberbank of Russia (S)     6.125     02-07-22           1,000,000     1,016,860  
  Wells Fargo & Company (5.900% to 6-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.110%) (L)(Q)(Z)     5.900     06-15-24           1,860,000     1,876,275  
  Capital markets 5.3%  
  Deutsche Bank AG (Z)     4.500     04-01-25           1,000,000     890,716  
  GrupoSura Finance SA (S)     5.700     05-18-21           440,000     448,800  
  Morgan Stanley (Z)     3.800     04-29-16           1,000,000     1,007,060  
  Morgan Stanley (Z)     5.750     01-25-21           1,000,000     1,123,473  
  Morgan Stanley (5.550% to 7-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.810%) (Q)(Z)     5.550     07-15-20           1,160,000     1,147,675  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)     3.750     05-22-25           375,000     376,767  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)     5.250     07-27-21           340,000     377,275  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)     6.250     09-01-17           1,000,000     1,063,704  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (5.375% to 5-10-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.922%) (Q)(Z)     5.375     05-10-20           1,000,000     976,250  
  Consumer finance 1.8%  
  American Express Company (4.900% to 3-15-20, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.285%) (L)(Q)(Z)     4.900     03-15-20           1,095,000     1,021,088  
  Enova International, Inc.     9.750     06-01-21           665,000     478,800  
  Springleaf Finance Corp.     6.900     12-15-17           465,000     475,416  
  Springleaf Finance Corp.     8.250     10-01-23           500,000     471,250  
  Diversified financial services 1.2%  
  Leucadia National Corp. (Z)     5.500     10-18-23           600,000     570,966  
  NewStar Financial, Inc.     7.250     05-01-20           1,145,000     1,064,850  
  Insurance 2.5%  
  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     1,025,351  
  CNA Financial Corp. (Z)     7.350     11-15-19           655,000     754,286  
  MetLife, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.817     08-15-18           1,000,000     1,123,938  
  Symetra Financial Corp. (8.300% to 10-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.177%) (S)     8.300     10-15-37           520,000     522,600  
  Real estate investment trusts 3.1%  
  Crown Castle International Corp. (Z)     4.875     04-15-22           1,000,000     1,048,750  
  Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)(Z)     4.883     08-15-40           750,000     816,076  
  Trust F/1401 (S)     5.250     12-15-24           2,475,000     2,447,156  
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 2.6%  
  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP     7.375     10-01-17           550,000     548,625  
  Nationstar Mortgage LLC     7.875     10-01-20           505,000     481,013  
  Nationstar Mortgage LLC (L)(Z)     9.625     05-01-19           1,150,000     1,194,563  
  Quicken Loans, Inc. (S)     5.750     05-01-25           535,000     501,563  
  Stearns Holdings, Inc. (S)     9.375     08-15-20           925,000     901,875  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Health care 11.5%     $15,870,829  
  Biotechnology 0.5%  
  Celgene Corp. (Z)     5.000     08-15-45           750,000     749,132  
  Health care providers and services 9.1%  
  Community Health Systems, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.875     02-01-22           1,500,000     1,362,938  
  Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. (S)     8.750     08-01-19           250,000     242,500  
  DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.125     07-15-24           1,145,000     1,151,441  
  Fresenius US Finance II, Inc. (S)(Z)     4.500     01-15-23           700,000     701,750  
  HCA, Inc. (Z)     5.250     04-15-25           1,000,000     1,025,000  
  HCA, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.375     02-01-25           2,400,000     2,427,000  
  HCA, Inc.     7.500     02-15-22           130,000     144,300  
  HealthSouth Corp. (S)     5.750     11-01-24           1,145,000     1,130,218  
  LifePoint Health, Inc.     5.500     12-01-21           450,000     456,750  
  LifePoint Health, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.875     12-01-23           1,500,000     1,556,250  
  Molina Healthcare, Inc. (S)     5.375     11-15-22           1,040,000     1,040,000  
  Select Medical Corp. (L)(Z)     6.375     06-01-21           1,515,000     1,287,750  
  Pharmaceuticals 1.9%  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (S)     5.500     04-15-25           1,350,000     1,201,500  
  Mallinckrodt International Finance SA (L)(S)(Z)     5.750     08-01-22           1,460,000     1,394,300  
  Industrials 13.0%     18,028,377  
  Aerospace and defense 4.5%  
  AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd. (L)(Z)     4.500     05-15-21           1,905,000     1,866,900  
  Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.000     12-15-21           1,240,000     1,280,300  
  LMI Aerospace, Inc.     7.375     07-15-19           1,210,000     1,143,450  
  Textron Financial Corp. (6.000% to 2-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 1.735%) (S)     6.000     02-15-67           1,745,000     1,238,950  
  TransDigm, Inc.     6.500     07-15-24           745,000     728,238  
  Air freight and logistics 1.3%  
  XPO Logistics, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     6.500     06-15-22           2,010,000     1,798,950  
  Airlines 2.1%  
  Air Canada (S)     8.750     04-01-20           450,000     477,563  
  Air Canada 2013-1 Class C Pass Through Trust (S)     6.625     05-15-18           1,000,000     998,750  
  Continental Airlines 1999-1 Class A Pass Through Trust     6.545     08-02-20           155,058     164,253  
  TAM Capital 3, Inc. (S)     8.375     06-03-21           505,000     380,770  
  Tam Capital, Inc.     7.375     04-25-17           500,000     485,000  
  UAL 2009-1 Pass Through Trust     10.400     05-01-18           74,552     78,373  
  UAL 2009-2A Pass Through Trust     9.750     07-15-18           231,079     244,943  
  Building products 0.4%  
  Masco Corp. (Z)     4.450     04-01-25           500,000     500,000  
  Construction and engineering 0.4%  
  Tronox Finance LLC (S)     7.500     03-15-22           925,000     557,313  
  Industrial conglomerates 0.3%  
  Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (S)     8.250     04-25-18         BRL 2,250,000     282,164  
  Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd. (S)     6.750     10-01-23           892,600     191,909  
  Machinery 0.3%  
  Trinity Industries, Inc. (Z)     4.550     10-01-24           490,000     438,172  
  Marine 0.2%  
  Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (S)     7.375     01-15-22           870,000     313,200  
  Road and rail 1.0%  
  OPE KAG Finance Sub, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     7.875     07-31-23           900,000     878,625  
  The Hertz Corp. (L)(Z)     6.250     10-15-22           500,000     486,250  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Industrials  (continued)        
  Trading companies and distributors 2.2%  
  Ahern Rentals, Inc. (L)(S)(Z)     7.375     05-15-23           535,000     $390,550  
  Aircastle, Ltd. (Z)     5.125     03-15-21           1,735,000     1,713,313  
  United Rentals North America, Inc. (L)(Z)     5.500     07-15-25           1,075,000     960,781  
  Transportation infrastructure 0.3%  
  CHC Helicopter SA (L)(Z)     9.250     10-15-20           976,500     429,660  
  Information technology 3.2%     4,483,907  
  Internet software and services 1.1%  
  Ancestry.com Holdings LLC, PIK (L)(S)(Z)     9.625     10-15-18           220,000     205,425  
  InterActiveCorp (Z)     4.875     11-30-18           615,000     621,919  
  Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (S)(Z)     6.500     01-15-24           725,000     661,563  
  IT services 1.0%  
  Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV (S)     8.250     11-07-21           1,500,000     1,365,000  
  Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment 0.5%  
  Micron Technology, Inc.     5.500     02-01-25           1,000,000     790,000  
  Software 0.6%  
  Activision Blizzard, Inc. (S)(Z)     5.625     09-15-21           800,000     840,000  
  Materials 13.7%     19,004,594  
  Building materials 0.9%  
  Building Materials Corp. of America (S)     5.375     11-15-24           1,220,000     1,201,700  
  Chemicals 4.2%  
  Ashland, Inc. (Z)     6.875     05-15-43           1,200,000     1,083,000  
  Braskem Finance, Ltd.     6.450     02-03-24           760,000     666,900  
  Mexichem SAB de CV (S)     6.750     09-19-42           1,500,000     1,357,500  
  Platform Specialty Products Corp. (L)(S)(Z)     6.500     02-01-22           1,615,000     1,267,775  
  Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)     8.250     01-15-21           360,000     271,804  
  The Chemours Company (L)(S)(Z)     6.625     05-15-23           1,170,000     716,625  
  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (S)     6.000     10-15-23           490,000     512,050  
  Construction materials 0.6%  
  Cementos Progreso Trust (S)     7.125     11-06-23           695,000     688,050  
  Vulcan Materials Company (Z)     7.500     06-15-21           120,000     138,240  
  Containers and packaging 2.8%  
  Ardagh Finance Holdings SA, PIK (L)(S)(Z)     8.625     06-15-19           874,121     804,191  
  Ball Corp. (Z)     5.250     07-01-25           1,425,000     1,467,750  
  Crown Americas LLC     4.500     01-15-23           1,000,000     990,000  
  Graphic Packaging International, Inc.     4.875     11-15-22           650,000     650,000  
  Metals and mining 4.2%  
  AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC     5.375     04-15-20           675,000     597,814  
  AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC     8.500     07-30-20           500,000     517,250  
  Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     2.375     03-15-18           1,000,000     637,500  
  Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd. (L)(S)(Z)     3.600     01-15-17           730,000     705,728  
  MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC (S)     5.550     10-28-20           750,000     750,308  
  Novelis, Inc. (L)(Z)     8.750     12-15-20           925,000     840,733  
  Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. (Z)     7.125     07-15-28           710,000     802,388  
  Severstal OAO (S)     4.450     03-19-18           1,000,000     1,001,500  
  Paper and forest products 1.0%  
  Norbord, Inc. (S)     6.250     04-15-23           735,000     714,788  
  Sappi Papier Holding GmbH (S)     7.750     07-15-17           600,000     621,000  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Telecommunication services 16.6%     $22,892,228  
  Diversified telecommunication services 11.1%  
  Cincinnati Bell, Inc.     8.375     10-15-20           1,500,000     1,526,250  
  Frontier Communications Corp. (L)(Z)     7.125     03-15-19           530,000     525,974  
  Frontier Communications Corp. (S)     11.000     09-15-25           1,205,000     1,161,319  
  GCI, Inc.     6.875     04-15-25           1,355,000     1,327,900  
  Inmarsat Finance PLC (S)     4.875     05-15-22           1,275,000     1,259,063  
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (L)(Z)     7.500     04-01-21           840,000     724,500  
  Intelsat Luxembourg SA     6.750     06-01-18           630,000     461,475  
  Intelsat Luxembourg SA     8.125     06-01-23           360,000     148,500  
  Level 3 Financing, Inc.     5.625     02-01-23           880,000     899,800  
  SBA Communications Corp. (L)(Z)     4.875     07-15-22           1,135,000     1,135,000  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.125     01-15-22           250,000     254,375  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.250     04-01-21           900,000     918,000  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.375     03-01-25           1,200,000     1,203,000  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.625     04-01-23           245,000     250,513  
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.     6.731     04-28-22           805,000     827,138  
  Telecom Italia Capital SA (L)(Z)     6.000     09-30-34           720,000     644,400  
  Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)     7.375     04-23-21           1,000,000     950,620  
  Windstream Services LLC (L)(Z)     7.500     06-01-22           1,375,000     1,058,750  
  Wireless telecommunication services 5.5%  
  America Movil SAB de CV     6.000     06-09-19         MXN 8,670,000     480,972  
  Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP (S)     5.375     09-27-22           1,000,000     885,000  
  Digicel, Ltd. (L)(S)(Z)     6.000     04-15-21           405,000     352,856  
  SBA Tower Trust (S)(Z)     5.101     04-15-42           580,000     588,505  
  Sprint Communications, Inc. (L)(Z)     6.000     11-15-22           935,000     628,788  
  Sprint Corp. (L)(Z)     7.250     09-15-21           1,100,000     792,000  
  Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA (S)     6.750     12-13-22           1,000,000     900,000  
  Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (S)     5.750     10-15-25           1,000,000     957,530  
  VimpelCom Holdings BV (S)     7.504     03-01-22           2,000,000     2,030,000  
  Utilities 7.6%     10,514,951  
  Electric utilities 4.1%  
  Beaver Valley II Funding Corp.     9.000     06-01-17           34,000     36,040  
  BVPS II Funding Corp.     8.890     06-01-17           64,000     66,290  
  Empresa Electrica Angamos SA (S)     4.875     05-25-29           1,000,000     866,052  
  FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)     5.608     03-10-24           63,104     63,104  
  Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)     5.000     11-12-24           1,000,000     1,013,750  
  Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (L)(S)(Z)     6.700     02-10-17           1,000,000     1,038,750  
  Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT (S)     5.500     11-22-21           1,500,000     1,524,375  
  PNPP II Funding Corp.     9.120     05-30-16           11,000     11,147  
  Talen Energy Supply LLC     6.500     06-01-25           1,290,000     877,200  
  W3A Funding Corp.     8.090     01-02-17           180,345     180,205  
  Gas utilities 0.9%  
  AmeriGas Finance LLC (Z)     7.000     05-20-22           1,235,000     1,210,300  
  Independent power and renewable electricity producers 2.6%  
  Dynegy, Inc.     7.375     11-01-22           1,040,000     920,400  
  Dynegy, Inc. (L)(Z)     7.625     11-01-24           1,085,000     954,800  
  NRG Yield Operating LLC     5.375     08-15-24           1,060,000     890,400  
  TerraForm Power Operating LLC (S)     5.875     02-01-23           650,000     518,375  
  TerraForm Power Operating LLC (L)(S)(Z)     6.125     06-15-25           445,000     343,763  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Term loans (M) 0.5% (0.3% of Total investments)     $625,633  
  (Cost $916,736)  
  Industrials 0.5%     625,633  
  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  
  Machinery 0.5%  
  Gardner Denver, Inc.     4.250     07-30-20     696,438     625,633  
  Capital preferred securities (a) 0.8% (0.5% of Total investments)     $1,080,000  
  (Cost $1,146,779)  
  Financials 0.8%     1,080,000  
  Diversified financial services 0.8%  
  ILFC E-Capital Trust II (6.250% to 12-21-15, then 1.800% + highest of 3 month LIBOR, 10 year CMT or 30 year CMT) (S)     4.740     12-21-65     1,200,000     1,080,000  
  U.S. Government and Agency
obligations 9.3% (5.8% of Total investments)
    $12,905,020  
  (Cost $12,583,701)  
  U.S. Government Agency 9.3%     12,905,020  
  Federal National Mortgage Association  
        15 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     12-01-24     1,100,051     1,176,546  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     12-01-40     2,663,124     2,875,966  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     09-01-41     2,746,554     2,945,465  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.000     10-01-41     1,440,401     1,552,819  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     4.000     01-01-42     737,168     794,932  
        30 Yr Pass Thru (L) (Z)     4.500     10-01-40     2,007,954     2,205,298  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     5.000     04-01-41     464,615     521,392  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     5.500     08-01-40     150,720     169,332  
        30 Yr Pass Thru     6.500     01-01-39     570,856     663,270  
  Foreign government
obligations 1.5% (1.0% of Total investments)
    $2,091,108  
  (Cost $2,247,774)  
  Dominican Republic 0.7%     1,003,750  
  Government of Dominican Republic
Bond (S)
    6.875     01-29-26           1,000,000     1,003,750  
  Mexico 0.8%     1,087,358  
  Government of Mexico
Bond
    10.000     12-05-24         MXN 15,430,000     1,087,358  
  Collateralized mortgage
obligations 2.7% (1.7% of Total investments)
    $3,784,060  
  (Cost $2,661,481)  
  Commercial and residential 2.0%     2,758,377  
  Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-2, Class A1 (P)
    3.090     03-25-35           278,563     278,493  
  Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust
Series 2004-AC5, Class A1
    5.750     10-25-34           250,826     254,175  
  Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2004-4, Class 2AR1 (P)
    0.697     06-25-34           367,416     347,520  
  HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust  
        Series 2007-3, Class ES IO (S)     0.350     05-19-47           5,219,359     82,988  
        Series 2007-4, Class ES IO     0.350     07-19-47           5,467,011     80,912  
        Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)     0.343     08-19-37           4,215,775     54,383  
  Hilton USA Trust
Series 2013-HLF, Class EFL (P) (S)
    4.180     11-05-30           761,640     756,439  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Commercial and residential  (continued)        
  IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust  
        Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO     2.122     10-25-36           6,949,422     $652,201  
        Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO     1.817     10-25-36           6,146,572     251,266  
  U.S. Government Agency 0.7%     1,025,683  
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
        Series 290, Class IO     3.500     11-15-32           2,698,264     442,189  
        Series K017, Class X1 IO     1.565     12-25-21           2,768,877     183,866  
        Series K709, Class X1 IO     1.658     03-25-19           3,143,326     129,149  
        Series K710, Class X1 IO     1.897     05-25-19           3,189,059     156,032  
  Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2012-114, Class IO
    0.927     01-16-53           1,620,438     114,447  
  Asset backed securities 1.6% (1.0% of Total investments)     $2,172,380  
  (Cost $2,187,354)  
  ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust
Series 1995-2, Class A5
    8.100     08-15-25           24,745     21,324  
  Domino's Pizza Master Issuer LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class A2I (S)
    3.484     10-25-45           997,500     977,550  
  Driven Brands Funding LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class A2 (S)
    5.216     07-20-45           778,050     774,879  
  Sonic Capital LLC
Series 2011-1A, Class A2 (S)
    5.438     05-20-41           386,532     398,627  
        Shares     Value  
  Preferred securities (b) 2.1% (1.3% of Total investments)     $2,836,440  
  (Cost $3,008,611)  
  Financials 1.4%     1,881,611  
  Consumer finance 0.4%  
  SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (L)(Z)           10,935     477,531  
  Diversified financial services 0.4%  
  GMAC Capital Trust I (8.125% to 2-15-16, then 3 month LIBOR + 5.785%)           24,000     610,800  
  Real estate investment trusts 0.6%  
  American Tower Corp., 5.250%           8,000     793,280  
  Utilities 0.7%     954,829  
  Electric utilities 0.7%  
  Exelon Corp., 6.500%           22,195     954,829  
  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  
  Industrials 0.0%     0  
  Airlines 0.0%  
  Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)     82,159     0  
              Par value^     Value  
  Short-term investments 0.5% (0.3% of Total investments)     $758,000  
  (Cost $758,000)  
  Repurchase agreement 0.5%     758,000  
  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-29-16 at 0.030% to be repurchased at $758,002 on 2-1-16, collateralized by $775,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.750% due 6-30-17 (valued at $775,000, including interest)           758,000     758,000  

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Investors Trust

                                                           
              Par value^     Value  
  Repurchase agreement  (continued)        
  Total investments (Cost $239,391,515)† 160.0%     $221,376,765  
  Other assets and liabilities, net (60.0%)     ($82,995,304 )
  Total net assets 100.0%     $138,381,461  

                                                           
  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  
  CMT     Constant Maturity Treasury  
  IO     Interest Only Security — (Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool). Rate shown is the effective yield at period end.  
  ISDAFIX     International Swaps and Derivatives Association Fixed Interest Rate Swap Rate  
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate  
  PIK     Payment-in-kind  
  (a)     Includes hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that trade with, and pay, interest income.  
  (b)     Includes preferred stocks and hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that pay dividends on a periodic basis.  
  (H)     Non-income producing - Issuer is in default.  
  (I)     Non-income producing security.  
  (L)     A portion of this security is on loan as of 1-31-16, and is a component of the fund's leverage under the Liquidity Agreement. The value of securities on loan amounted to $49,900,707.  
  (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 $84,546,585 or 61.1% of the fund's net assets as of 1-31-16.  
  (Z)     All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement. Total collateral value at 1-31-16 was $100,789,653.  
      At 1-31-16, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $240,418,397. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $19,041,632, of which $2,773,358 related to appreciated investment securities and $21,814,990 related to depreciated investment securities.  

The fund had the following country composition as a percentage of total investments on 1-31-16:



           
  United States     52.8  
  Mexico     7.9  
  Luxembourg     4.8  
  United Kingdom     4.3  
  Netherlands     4.1  
  Ireland     3.3  
  Brazil     3.0  
  France     2.5  
  Canada     2.4  
  Turkey     1.9  
  Other countries     1.3  
  Total     100.0  

10SEE NOTES TO FUND'S INVESTMENTS


Notes to Fund's investments (unaudited)

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: Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, as well as broker supplied prices. Equity securities held by the fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or principal market 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. Swaps are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor. 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 January 31, 2016, by major security category or type:

                             
        Total
value at
1-31-16
    Level 1
quoted
price
    Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
    Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
 
  Corporate bonds     $195,124,124         $195,124,124      
  Term loans     625,633         625,633      
  Capital preferred securities     1,080,000         1,080,000      
  U.S. Government and Agency obligations     12,905,020         12,905,020      
  Foreign government obligations     2,091,108         2,091,108      
  Collateralized mortgage obligations     3,784,060         3,784,060      
  Asset backed securities     2,172,380         2,172,380      
  Preferred securities     2,836,440     $2,836,440          
  Short-term investments     758,000         758,000      
  Total investments in securities     $221,376,765     $2,836,440     $218,540,325      
  Other financial instruments                          
  Interest rate swaps     ($364,648 )       ($364,648 )    

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.

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

During the period ended January 31, 2016, the fund used interest rate swaps to manage against anticipated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of January 31, 2016:

                                         
  Counterparty     USD
notional
amount
          Payments
made by fund
    Payments
received by fund
    Maturity
date
    Market
value
 
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     $22,000,000           Fixed 1.4425%     3 Month LIBOR (a)     Aug 2016     ($227,417 )
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     22,000,000           Fixed 1.0938%     3 Month LIBOR (a)     May 2017     (137,231 )
  Total     $44,000,000                             ($364,648 )

(a) At 1-31-16, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.6126%

For additional information on the fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)       Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b)       There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

John Hancock Investors Trust

 

 

By: /s/ Andrew G. Arnott
  Andrew G. Arnott
  President
   
   
Date:   March 18, 2016

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By: /s/ Andrew G. Arnott
  Andrew G. Arnott
  President
   
   
Date:   March 18, 2016

 

 

By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer
   
   
Date:   March 18, 2016