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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-8568 
 
John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2011 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 94.75 %    $355,140,633 

(Cost $329,588,397)     
 
Financials 94.75%    355,140,633 

 
Capital Markets 3.08 %     
State Street Corp.  246,470  11,515,078 
 
Commercial Banks 74.28 %     
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  155,463  1,018,283 
Ameris Bancorp (I)  236,991  2,258,524 
Anchor Bancorp (I)  88,416  888,581 
Avenue Bank (R)  300,000  744,198 
Bank of Marin Bancorp  9,790  340,105 
Bar Harbor Bankshares  34,222  999,625 
BB&T Corp.  440,898  12,186,421 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)  203,192  4,063,840 
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.  206,198  1,383,589 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)  150,564  1,321,952 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  80,000  1,438,400 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,258,842 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  321,439  2,359,362 
Citizens Republic Banking Corp., Inc. (I),(I)  2,777,383  1,748,918 
City Holding Company  47,798  1,663,370 
Comerica, Inc.  287,393  10,978,413 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  251,048  14,505,553 
CVB Financial Corp.  265,747  2,200,385 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  791,431 
East West Bancorp, Inc.  621,197  13,486,187 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.  69,998  332,491 
ECB Bancorp, Inc.  27,504  359,202 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  44,524  647,824 
Fifth Third Bancorp  414,093  6,157,563 
First Bancorp, Inc./ME  146,499  2,163,790 
First California Financial Group, Inc. (I)  208,583  661,208 
First Horizon National Corp. (I)  180,033  2,039,774 
First Michigan Bank (R)  462,595  2,504,456 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B (I)  78,390  1,215,045 
FNB Corp.  960,203  9,698,050 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.  173,882  2,453,475 
Hancock Holding Company  232,176  7,615,373 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (I)  387,733  1,775,817 
Heritage Financial Corp. (I)  187,598  2,673,272 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)  650,719  2,310,052 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.  236,485  1,712,151 
Independent Bank Corp.  195,961  5,326,220 
KeyCorp  550,701  4,901,239 
Lakeland Financial Corp.  54,942  1,130,706 
M&T Bank Corp.  94,160  8,142,015 
MB Financial, Inc.  296,947  5,837,978 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,455,051 
Pacific Continental Corp.  226,878  2,302,812 
Park National Corp.  26,127  1,701,390 
Park Sterling Corp. (I)  244,539  1,371,864 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  309,372  18,562,321 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.  111,554  4,512,359 
Renasant Corp.  137,715  2,146,977 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  54,695  1,050,144 

 

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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Sierra Bancorp  140,000  $1,510,600 
Southcoast Financial Corp. (I)  64,413  190,018 
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.  326,255  2,893,882 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  318,859  9,702,879 
SVB Financial Group (I)  249,420  13,087,067 
SY Bancorp, Inc.  7,002  170,814 
TCF Financial Corp.  783,634  11,707,492 
TriCo Bancshares  202,536  3,072,471 
U.S. Bancorp  601,613  16,243,551 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp.  51,443  628,633 
United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  315,013  1,219,100 
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania  19,000  327,465 
Washington Banking Company  83,952  1,145,945 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.  134,269  2,685,380 
Wells Fargo & Company  604,108  19,585,182 
WesBanco, Inc.  130,961  2,468,615 
Westamerica Bancorp.  30,499  1,524,950 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.  73,706  473,193 
Zions Bancorporation  483,334  11,397,016 
 
Diversified Financial Services 10.00 %     
Bank of America Corp.  1,278,555  17,554,560 
JPMorgan Chase & Company  443,587  19,934,801 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 7.39 %     
Berkshire Hill Bancorp, Inc.  358,903  7,623,100 
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.  213,814  2,606,393 
Citizens South Banking Corp.  343,181  1,465,383 
Doral Financial Corp. (I)  254,893  316,067 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.  90,857  941,279 
Flushing Financial Corp.  231,097  3,293,132 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.  95,762  1,110,839 
Hingham Institution for Savings  80,000  4,000,000 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  78,447  840,952 
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.  109,586  1,308,457 
Viewpoint Financial Group  69,957  886,705 
WSFS Financial Corp.  73,787  3,313,036 
 
 
 
  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 1.47 %    $5,491,431 

(Cost $4,619,727)     
 
Financials 1.47%    5,491,431 

 
Commercial Banks 0.59 %     
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (J)  134  107,803 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc., Series B, 7.800%  38,925  1,050,975 
Zions Bancorporation, Series C, 9.500%  40,371  1,047,627 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.88 %     
Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625%  74,849  1,970,026 
Citigroup Capital XII (8.500% to 3-30-15, then 3 month LIBOR +     
5.870%)  50,000  1,315,000 

 

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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 0.14 %        $517,382 

(Cost $430,425)         
 
Financials 0.14%        517,382 

 
Commercial Banks 0.14 %         
Regions Financial Corp.  7.375  12/10/37  544,613  517,382 
 
Capital Preferred Securities 0.50%        $1,884,770 

(Cost $1,445,892)         
 
Financials 0.50%        1,884,770 

 
Commercial Banks 0.50%         
Banponce Trust I, Series A  8.327  02/01/27  360,000  259,259 
Webster Capital Trust IV         
(7.650% to 6-15-17 then 3 month LIBOR + 1.890%)  7.650  06/15/37  1,725,000  1,625,511 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Warrants 0.40%        $1,514,597 

(Cost $1,713,920)         
 
Financials 0.40%        1,514,597 

 
Commercial Banks 0.36%         
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40) (I)(J)    93,762  1,291,103 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.77) (I)(J)  33,222  73,088 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.04 %         
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)(J)  27,297  150,406 
 
    Maturity     
Yield* (%)  date  Par value  Value 
 
Certificate of Deposit 0.02%        $77,167 

(Cost $77,167)         
 
Country Bank For Savings  1.640  08/28/12  1,879  1,879 
First Bank Richmond  2.226  12/05/13  19,076  19,076 
First Bank System, Inc.  2.374  04/01/11  4,585  4,585 
First Federal Savings Bank of Louisiana  0.100  03/28/11  3,023  3,023 
Framingham Cooperative Bank  2.000  09/12/11  3,711  3,711 
Home Bank  0.867  12/04/13  18,442  18,442 
Home Bank  4.150  12/04/10  1,228  1,228 
Hudson Savings  2.630  04/21/11  1,923  1,923 
Machias Savings Bank  1.980  05/24/11  1,782  1,782 
Midstate Federal Savings and Loan  1.590  05/27/11  1,905  1,905 
Milford Bank  2.130  06/04/11  $1,776  1,776 
Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.600  04/20/11  1,999  1,999 
Mount Mckinley Savings Bank  0.400  12/05/11  1,682  1,682 
Mt. Washington Bank  1.500  10/31/11  1,778  1,778 
Newburyport Bank  1.250  10/22/12  2,010  2,010 
Newton Savings Bank  2.370  05/30/11  1,803  1,803 
OBA Federal Savings and Loan  1.050  12/15/11  1,287  1,287 
Plymouth Savings Bank  1.340  04/21/11  1,857  1,857 
Randolph Savings Bank  1.000  09/23/11  1,854  1,854 
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank  0.600  12/19/11  1,703  1,703 
Sunshine Federal Savings and Loan Association  2.460  05/10/11  1,864  1,864 

 

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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Investments 2.61%        $9,800,000 

(Cost $9,800,000)         
 
Short-Term Securities 2.61%        9,800,000 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.100  02-01-11  9,800,000  9,800,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $347,675,528)† 99.89%        $374,425,980 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net 0.11%        $404,108 

 
Total net assets 100.00%        $374,830,088 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(I) Non-income producing security.

(J) These securities are issued under the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program.

(R) Direct placement securities are restricted to resale and the Fund has limited rights to registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

          Value as a   
  Original    Beginning  Ending  percentage   
Issuer,  acquisition  Acquisition  share  share  of Fund’s  Value as of 
description  date  cost  amount  amount  net assets  1-31-11 
 
Avenue Bank  1-29-07  $3,000,000  300,000  300,000  0.20%  $744,198 
 
First Michigan             
Bank  4-30-10  $2,775,570  462,595  462,595  0.67%  $2,504,456 

 

(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 $4,063,840 or 1.08% of the Fund's net assets as of January 31, 2011.

* Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, the stated coupon rate or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end.

† At 1-31-11, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $347,680,150. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $26,745,830, of which $59,307,204 related to appreciated investment securities and $32,561,374 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Note to the Schedule of 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. The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2011, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
      Significant  Significant 
  Total Market Value  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  at 1-31-11  Price  Inputs  Inputs 

Capital Markets  $11,515,078  $11,515,078  -  - 
Commercial Banks  284,221,507  274,581,150  $6,283,900  $3,356,457 
Diversified Financial Services  41,033,646  40,774,387  259,259  - 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  27,855,749  27,855,749  -  - 
Short-Term Investments  9,800,000  -  9,800,000  - 
 
Total Investments in Securities  $374,425,980  $354,726,364  $16,343,159  $3,356,457 

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the three month period ended January 31, 2011, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any security or instrument where a change in the level has occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

  Commercial Banks 

Balance as of 10-31-10  $2,980,576 
Accrued discounts/premiums  - 
Realized gain (loss)  - 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  375,881 
Net purchases (sales)  - 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3  - 
 
Balance as of 1-31-11  $3,356,457 
Change in unrealized at period end*  $375,881 

 

* Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 securities held at the period end.

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 principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service, which utilizes both dealer-supplied and electronic data processing techniques, taking into account

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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. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

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 Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 18, 2011

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/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 18, 2011

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

Date: March 18, 2011