John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by John Hancock Funds, LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC and John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across the financial sector. The fund evaluates banks on capital, asset quality, management, earnings and liquidity measures to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 1500 Supercomposite Bank Index. The fund was formerly known as John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on August 23, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.