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 811-4186
 
John Hancock Income Securities 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, 2010 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 101.37%        $168,662,997 
(Cost $159,165,432)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 13.17%        21,912,320 
 
Auto Components 0.78%         
Allison Transmission, Inc. (S)(Z)  11.000%  11/01/15  $485,000  521,365 
Exide Technologies, Series B (Z)  10.500  03/15/13  445,000  451,675 
Tenneco, Inc. (Z)  8.625  11/15/14  320,000  329,600 
Auto Manufacturers 0.36%         
Volvo Treasury AB (S)  5.950  04/01/15  555,000  593,805 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.07%         
Interactive Data Corp. (S)  10.250  08/01/18  110,000  113,850 
Food Products 0.22%         
JBS Finance II, Ltd. (S)  8.250  01/29/18  360,000  362,700 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.78%         
Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (S)  13.000  07/01/15  1,713,000  1,875,735 
International Game Technology  5.500  06/15/20  200,000  208,328 
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (Z)  9.750  06/15/14  600,000  550,500 
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (H)(S)  10.250  02/15/14  500,000  170,000 
MGM Resorts International (S)  9.000  03/15/20  100,000  105,000 
MTR Gaming Group, Inc.  12.625  07/15/14  175,000  183,313 
MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Series B (Z)  9.000  06/01/12  390,000  339,300 
Pokagon Gaming Authority (S)  10.375  06/15/14  500,000  520,625 
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida (S)(Z)  6.535  10/01/20  650,000  585,345 
Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprises (S)(Z)  9.125  09/15/14  1,540,000  1,565,025 
Waterford Gaming LLC (S)(Z)  8.625  09/15/14  274,000  181,561 
Household Durables 0.73%         
Libbey Glass, Inc. (S)  10.000  02/15/15  95,000  101,175 
Whirlpool Corp. (Z)  8.600  05/01/14  335,000  399,633 
Whirlpool Corp. (Z)  8.000  05/01/12  660,000  722,590 
Household Products 0.20%         
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.  9.750  11/15/15  320,000  332,800 
Media 5.83%         
AMC Entertainment, Inc.  8.750  06/01/19  125,000  131,250 
Cablevision Systems Corp. (S)  8.625  09/15/17  135,000  144,956 
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (Z)  12.750  02/15/14  979,000  890,890 
Cinemark USA, Inc.  8.625  06/15/19  180,000  187,200 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (S)  9.250  12/15/17  410,000  426,400 
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC (Z)  9.800  02/01/12  1,500,000  1,680,483 
CSC Holdings, Inc. (Z)  7.875  02/15/18  390,000  411,450 
DirecTV Holdings LLC (Z)  7.625  05/15/16  1,055,000  1,171,050 
DirecTV Holdings LLC  6.350  03/15/40  220,000  237,862 
Grupo Televisa SA  6.625  01/15/40  290,000  312,197 
News America Holdings, Inc. (Z)  7.750  01/20/24  1,020,000  1,258,569 
News America Holdings, Inc. (Z)  7.600  10/11/15  1,000,000  1,195,053 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Z)  7.000  01/15/14  84,000  77,700 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., PIK (S)(Z)  7.000  01/15/14  255,361  222,164 
Regal Cinemas Corp.  8.625  07/15/19  115,000  119,025 
Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)  6.750  07/01/18  605,000  706,587 
Viacom, Inc.  7.875  07/30/30  350,000  416,650 
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (S)  11.250  06/15/13  100,000  108,750 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)         
 
Specialty Retail 0.50%         
Hillman Group, Inc. (S)  10.875%  06/01/18  $210,000  $219,975 
Staples, Inc. (Z)  9.750  01/15/14  500,000  615,946 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.70%         
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.  11.125  04/15/14  535,000  560,413 
Levi Strauss & Company (S)  7.625  05/15/20  500,000  510,000 
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.  7.375  05/15/20  90,000  93,825 
 
Consumer Staples 6.75%        11,233,888 
 
Beverages 1.85%         
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Z)  4.125  01/15/15  1,000,000  1,061,483 
PepsiCo, Inc. (Z)  7.900  11/01/18  395,000  516,521 
SABMiller PLC (S)(Z)  5.500  08/15/13  1,365,000  1,498,897 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.74%         
CVS Caremark Corp. (6.302% to 6-1-12, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 2.065%) (Z)  6.302  06/01/37  1,230,000  1,131,600 
Susser Holdings LLC / Susser Finance Corp. (S)  8.500  05/15/16  95,000  98,325 
Food Products 1.66%         
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. (Z)  8.500  06/15/19  350,000  423,051 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. (Z)  5.350  04/15/14  1,040,000  1,109,505 
Corp. Pesquera Inca SAC (S)  9.000  02/10/17  230,000  230,288 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV (S)  4.875  06/30/20  470,000  476,100 
Ralcorp Holdings Corp.  4.950  08/15/20  190,000  193,604 
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (S)  10.000  07/15/14  300,000  335,250 
Household Products 0.28%         
Yankee Acquisition Corp. (Z)  8.500  02/15/15  455,000  468,650 
Tobacco 2.22%         
Alliance One International, Inc.  10.000  07/15/16  1,000,000  1,033,750 
Altria Group, Inc. (Z)  8.500  11/10/13  800,000  949,727 
Lorillard Tobacco Company  6.875  05/01/20  560,000  582,662 
Reynolds American, Inc. (Z)  7.250  06/01/13  1,000,000  1,124,475 
 
Energy 10.42%        17,341,263 
 
Energy Equipment & Services 0.42%         
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (Z)  8.480  09/15/28  550,000  693,395 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.00%         
Arch Coal, Inc. (S)  8.750  08/01/16  100,000  107,250 
ConocoPhillips (Z)  4.400  05/15/13  1,000,000  1,084,505 
Drummond Company, Inc.  7.375  02/15/16  290,000  290,000 
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Company LLC  6.500  04/01/20  280,000  296,242 
Energy Transfer Partners LP (Z)  9.700  03/15/19  330,000  415,314 
Energy Transfer Partners LP (Z)  8.500  04/15/14  1,000,000  1,178,687 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC (7.000% to 6-1-17, then         
3 month LIBOR + 2.778%) (Z)  7.000  06/01/67  695,000  625,500 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series B (7.034% to         
1-15-18, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.680%) (Z)  7.034  01/15/68  590,000  563,450 
Gibson Energy ULC/GEP Midstream Finance Corp.  10.000  01/15/18  265,000  272,950 
Gulf South Pipeline Company LP (S)(Z)  5.750  08/15/12  1,000,000  1,070,226 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Z)  7.750  03/15/32  195,000  230,703 
Linn Energy LLC (S)  8.625  04/15/20  185,000  196,563 
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Series B (Z)  8.500  07/15/16  545,000  574,975 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Energy (continued)         
McMoRan Exploration Company (Z)  11.875%  11/15/14  $340,000  $351,900 
Motiva Enterprises LLC (S)  6.850  01/15/40  280,000  332,030 
Niska Gas Storage US LLC (S)  8.875  03/15/18  395,000  414,750 
NuStar Logistics LP (Z)  7.650  04/15/18  845,000  979,067 
ONEOK Partners LP (Z)  6.150  10/01/16  705,000  809,886 
Pan American Energy LLC (S)  7.875  05/07/21  145,000  146,450 
Petro-Canada (Z)  9.250  10/15/21  1,000,000  1,365,178 
Plains All American Pipeline LP (Z)  4.250  09/01/12  600,000  626,061 
Regency Energy Partners LP (S)(Z)  9.375  06/01/16  280,000  305,200 
Spectra Energy Capital LLC (Z)  6.200  04/15/18  1,000,000  1,117,441 
Thermon Industries, Inc. (S)  9.500  05/01/17  100,000  102,500 
Williams Partners LP (Z)  7.250  02/01/17  1,740,000  2,045,396 
Woodside Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)  4.500  11/10/14  1,100,098  1,145,644 
 
Financials 35.94%        59,798,834 
 
Capital Markets 4.58%         
Jefferies Group, Inc.  6.875  04/15/21  905,000  914,735 
Jefferies Group, Inc.  6.450  06/08/27  285,000  269,870 
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (S)(Z)  7.300  08/01/14  270,000  302,603 
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (S)  6.000  01/14/20  340,000  357,261 
Morgan Stanley (Z)  7.300  05/13/19  485,000  547,486 
Morgan Stanley, MTN  6.625  04/01/18  1,000,000  1,087,569 
Morgan Stanley, MTN  5.550  04/27/17  500,000  515,043 
Northern Trust Corp. (Z)  6.500  08/15/18  225,000  266,517 
Northern Trust Corp. (Z)  4.625  05/01/14  370,000  407,938 
State Street Capital Trust IV (P)  1.537  06/15/37  905,000  628,384 
The Charles Schwab Corp. (Z)  4.950  06/01/14  900,000  989,730 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)  7.500  02/15/19  150,000  174,288 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  6.150  04/01/18  760,000  819,867 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  5.375  03/15/20  335,000  344,827 
Commercial Banks 5.96%         
Bank of Nova Scotia (Z)  3.400  01/22/15  1,000,000  1,052,218 
Barclays Bank PLC (6.860% to 6-15-32, then 6 month LIBOR         
+ 1.730%) (S)(Z)  6.860  09/29/49  1,655,000  1,423,300 
BPCE SA (12.500% to 9-30-19, then 3 month LIBOR         
+ 12.980%) (S)  12.500  08/29/49  330,000  361,799 
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Company, Ltd. (5.506% to         
4-15-15, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.490%) (S)(Z)  5.506  12/29/49  940,000  886,862 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (S)  5.000  03/19/20  555,000  587,170 
Credit Suisse New York (Z)  5.300  08/13/19  415,000  455,113 
National City Bank, Series BKNT (P)  0.908  06/07/17  575,000  515,050 
Regions Financial Corp. (Z)  7.750  11/10/14  1,000,000  1,070,307 
Santander Issuances SA (6.500% to 11-15-14, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 3.920%) (S)(Z)  6.500  08/11/19  600,000  605,728 
Sovereign Capital Trust VI (Z)  7.908  06/13/36  480,000  445,954 
State Bank of India/London (S)  4.500  07/27/15  330,000  334,784 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC  4.875  03/16/15  330,000  341,106 
Wachovia Bank NA (Z)  5.850  02/01/37  390,000  396,325 
Wachovia Bank NA, Series BKNT (Z)  6.600  01/15/38  325,000  355,293 
Wells Fargo Bank NA (Z)  5.750  05/16/16  450,000  496,539 
Westpac Banking Corp. (Z)  4.875  11/19/19  565,000  595,881 
Consumer Finance 3.57%         
American Express Credit Corp., Series C (Z)  7.300  08/20/13  670,000  767,787 
Capital One Financial Corp. (Z)  6.750  09/15/17  1,000,000  1,167,148 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Financials (continued)         
Capital One Financial Corp.  6.150%  09/01/16  $730,000  $786,276 
Discover Bank  7.000  04/15/20  215,000  228,891 
Discover Financial Services  10.250  07/15/19  585,000  728,059 
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Z)  8.000  12/15/16  140,000  149,436 
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC  7.500  08/01/12  90,000  94,107 
Nelnet, Inc. (7.400% to 9-29-11, then 3 month LIBOR         
+ 3.375%) (Z)  7.400  09/29/36  715,000  606,854 
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (S)  4.500  01/30/15  1,000,000  1,044,290 
SLM Corp., MTN (Z)  8.450  06/15/18  395,000  368,004 
Diversified Financial Services 10.18%         
American Honda Finance Corp. (S)(Z)  7.625  10/01/18  655,000  794,817 
Astoria Depositor Corp., Series B (S)  8.144  05/01/21  1,000,000  990,000 
Bank of America Corp.  4.500  04/01/15  340,000  351,309 
Beaver Valley Funding (Z)  9.000  06/01/17  498,000  556,669 
Bosphorus Financial Services, Ltd. (P)(S)(Z)  2.236  02/15/12  218,750  214,393 
Citigroup, Inc. (Z)  6.375  08/12/14  810,000  881,160 
Citigroup, Inc. (Z)  6.125  11/21/17  1,935,000  2,071,576 
Citigroup, Inc. (Z)  5.850  12/11/34  300,000  289,787 
CME Group, Inc. (Z)  5.750  02/15/14  1,000,000  1,122,464 
Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)  4.883  08/15/20  760,000  765,024 
ERAC USA Finance Company (S)(Z)  6.375  10/15/17  465,000  526,922 
General Electric Capital Corp., GMTN (Z)  6.000  08/07/19  335,000  370,810 
GTP Towers Issuer LLC (S)  8.112  02/15/15  470,000  493,614 
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. (S)  6.800  06/15/18  300,000  319,500 
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. (S)(Z)  5.750  12/15/14  290,000  302,485 
Hyundai Capital Services, Inc. (S)(Z)  6.000  05/05/15  430,000  464,020 
JPMorgan Chase & Company (Z)  6.000  01/15/18  765,000  863,437 
JPMorgan Chase & Company  3.700  01/20/15  590,000  614,768 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series 1 (7.900% to 4-30-18,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 3.470%) (Z)  7.900  04/29/49  655,000  684,226 
LBI Escrow Corp. (S)  8.000  11/01/17  100,000  105,125 
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. (Z)  7.750  05/14/38  495,000  561,577 
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. (Z)  6.150  04/25/13  1,000,000  1,089,219 
Nationstar Mortgage/Nationstar Capital Corp. (S)  10.875  04/01/15  485,000  405,581 
Teco Finance, Inc. (Z)  6.572  11/01/17  298,000  341,539 
The Bear Stearns Companies LLC (Z)  7.250  02/01/18  1,000,000  1,191,451 
USB Realty Corp. (6.091% to 1-15-12, then 3 month LIBOR         
+ 1.147%) (S)(Z)  6.091  12/29/49  800,000  562,000 
Insurance 6.51%         
Aflac, Inc. (Z)  8.500  05/15/19  335,000  412,075 
Aflac, Inc. (Z)  6.900  12/17/39  230,000  239,752 
AXA SA (6.379% to 12-13-36, then 3 month LIBOR         
+ 2.256%) (S)  6.379  12/29/49  175,000  139,125 
CNA Financial Corp.  7.350  11/15/19  320,000  347,734 
CNA Financial Corp. (Z)  6.500  08/15/16  825,000  871,740 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.  6.625  03/30/40  190,000  177,760 
Horace Mann Educators Corp. (Z)  6.850  04/15/16  395,000  417,825 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.800  03/15/37  705,000  627,450 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.500  08/15/36  885,000  847,993 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.300  06/15/14  750,000  819,989 
Lincoln National Corp. (Z)  8.750  07/01/19  695,000  874,320 
Lincoln National Corp. (6.050% until 4-20-17, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 2.040%) (Z)  6.050  04/20/67  250,000  211,575 
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (S)(Z)  8.875  06/01/39  210,000  276,936 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Financials (continued)         
MetLife, Inc. (Z)  6.750%  06/01/16  $335,000  $385,158 
New York Life Insurance Company (S)(Z)  6.750  11/15/39  540,000  639,854 
Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN (Z)  7.375  06/15/19  210,000  248,254 
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. (S)(Z)  9.750  03/14/14  486,000  589,142 
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (S)(Z)  6.850  12/16/39  605,000  710,372 
Unum Group  7.125  09/30/16  390,000  429,143 
UnumProvident Finance Company PLC (S)(Z)  6.850  11/15/15  605,000  653,499 
W.R. Berkley Corp. (Z)  5.600  05/15/15  365,000  379,836 
Willis North America, Inc.  7.000  09/29/19  495,000  530,521 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 5.14%         
AMB Property LP (Z)  6.625  12/01/19  490,000  529,483 
Biomed Realty LP (S)  6.125  04/15/20  135,000  140,973 
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP (Z)  7.500  05/15/15  345,000  381,185 
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.  7.500  04/01/17  465,000  460,401 
Dexus Property Group (S)(Z)  7.125  10/15/14  495,000  537,313 
Duke Realty LP  6.750  03/15/20  855,000  926,525 
Health Care REIT, Inc. (Z)  6.200  06/01/16  505,000  555,362 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Z)  8.125  05/01/11  175,000  182,584 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Z)  6.500  01/17/17  540,000  570,810 
HRPT Properties Trust (Z)  6.650  01/15/18  480,000  501,753 
Mack-Cali Realty LP (Z)  7.750  08/15/19  330,000  388,981 
ProLogis (Z)  6.625  05/15/18  975,000  950,713 
ProLogis (Z)  5.625  11/15/15  385,000  367,044 
Reckson Operating Partnership LP (S)  7.750  03/15/20  200,000  196,676 
Simon Property Group LP (Z)  10.350  04/01/19  345,000  467,561 
Vornado Realty Trust  4.250  04/01/15  755,000  763,018 
WEA Finance LLC (S)  6.750  09/02/19  290,000  332,607 
WEA Finance LLC (S)(Z)  5.400  10/01/12  275,000  291,920 
 
Health Care 3.89%        6,474,378 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.14%         
Covidien International Finance SA (Z)  5.450  10/15/12  930,000  1,014,929 
Hospira, Inc. (Z)  6.050  03/30/17  485,000  547,194 
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.  7.875  02/01/16  335,000  335,000 
Health Care Providers & Services 2.24%         
BioScrip, Inc. (S)  10.250  10/01/15  285,000  289,275 
CIGNA Corp. (Z)  6.375  10/15/11  640,000  675,640 
Express Scripts, Inc. (Z)  6.250  06/15/14  935,000  1,068,825 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.  7.125  03/15/18  545,000  651,858 
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (Z)  9.125  04/15/15  1,000,000  1,042,500 
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.25%         
Life Technologies Corp.  6.000  03/01/20  385,000  424,465 
Pharmaceuticals 0.26%         
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., PIK  9.500  04/15/15  425,756  424,692 
 
Industrials 10.04%        16,704,698 
 
Aerospace & Defense 0.66%         
Bombardier, Inc. (S)  7.750  03/15/20  240,000  258,600 
Colt Defense LLC (S)  8.750  11/15/17  250,000  200,625 
Embraer Overseas, Ltd. (Z)  6.375  01/15/20  380,000  403,750 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (S)  10.000  06/01/17  230,000  238,338 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Industrials (continued)         
 
Airlines 2.87%         
Continental Airlines, Inc. (Z)  8.307%  04/02/18  $343,309  $340,735 
Continental Airlines, Inc.  6.648  09/15/17  163,409  163,409 
Continental Airlines, Inc. (Z)  6.545  02/02/19  220,781  222,989 
Continental Airlines, Inc.  5.983  04/19/22  554,994  561,931 
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (S)  9.500  09/15/14  360,000  389,700 
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Z)  6.821  08/10/22  678,371  686,851 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.  6.718  01/02/23  607,012  581,214 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.  6.200  07/02/18  225,000  228,938 
Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Z)  7.027  11/01/19  428,748  411,598 
Northwest Airlines, Inc.  6.264  11/20/21  546,570  519,242 
United Air Lines, Inc.  10.400  11/01/16  190,032  207,135 
United Air Lines, Inc. (Z)  9.750  01/15/17  433,035  468,219 
Building Materials 0.58%         
Voto-Votorantim Overseas Trading Operations NV (S)  6.625  09/25/19  450,000  460,688 
Voto-Votorantim, Ltd. (S)  6.750  04/05/21  490,000  501,025 
Building Products 0.18%         
Masco Corp.  7.125  03/15/20  285,000  290,221 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.48%         
ACCO Brands Corp.  10.625  03/15/15  95,000  105,450 
ARAMARK Corp.  8.500  02/01/15  565,000  584,069 
Garda World Security Corp. (S)  9.750  03/15/17  100,000  105,500 
Electrical Equipment 0.12%         
Coleman Cable, Inc.  9.000  02/15/18  205,000  203,975 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.96%         
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.500  02/13/13  365,000  401,695 
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd. (S)(Z)  5.750  09/11/19  615,000  669,043 
Textron, Inc.  5.600  12/01/17  505,000  529,729 
Machinery 1.04%         
Case New Holland, Inc.  7.750  09/01/13  335,000  352,588 
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Company, Ltd. (Z)  6.000  08/15/13  540,000  602,368 
Terex Corp.  10.875  06/01/16  250,000  276,875 
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (Z)  7.125  11/01/13  500,000  502,500 
Marine 0.59%         
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (Z)  9.500  12/15/14  1,000,000  980,000 
Road & Rail 1.33%         
CSX Corp. (Z)  6.300  03/15/12  1,000,000  1,071,235 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV  9.375  05/01/12  100,000  102,250 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV (S)  8.000  02/01/18  335,000  355,100 
RailAmerica, Inc.  9.250  07/01/17  212,000  229,490 
Western Express, Inc. (S)  12.500  04/15/15  470,000  460,600 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.88%         
Aircastle, Ltd. (S)  9.750  08/01/18  190,000  191,425 
GATX Corp. (Z)  8.750  05/15/14  950,000  1,126,473 
United Rentals North America, Inc.  10.875  06/15/16  125,000  138,125 
Transportation Infrastructure 0.35%         
CMA CGM SA (S)(Z)  7.250  02/01/13  700,000  581,000 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Information Technology 1.85%        $3,069,448 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.20%         
Amphenol Corp. (Z)  4.750%  11/15/14  $540,000  575,884 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Z)  8.875  12/15/14  1,000,000  965,000 
Tyco Electronics Group SA  6.000  10/01/12  415,000  450,213 
IT Services 0.41%         
Equinix, Inc.  8.125  03/01/18  165,000  172,013 
Fiserv, Inc. (Z)  6.800  11/20/17  460,000  514,706 
Software 0.24%         
Oracle Corp. (S)  5.375  07/15/40  385,000  391,632 
 
Materials 7.04%        11,718,283 
 
Chemicals 1.75%         
American Pacific Corp. (Z)  9.000  02/01/15  590,000  583,363 
Braskem Finance, Ltd. (S)  7.000  05/07/20  410,000  414,100 
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC (S)  6.000  12/10/19  345,000  357,220 
Mosaic Company (S)(Z)  7.625  12/01/16  480,000  518,718 
RPM International, Inc. (Z)  6.500  02/15/18  325,000  346,315 
Solutia, Inc.  7.875  03/15/20  280,000  295,050 
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (Z)  10.250  04/01/15  400,000  392,000 
Construction Materials 0.06%         
Severstal Columbus LLC (S)  10.250  02/15/18  100,000  103,250 
Containers & Packaging 0.49%         
Ball Corp.  6.750  09/15/20  345,000  362,250 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.  9.500  06/15/17  205,000  219,350 
Solo Cup Company  10.500  11/01/13  85,000  88,825 
U.S. Corrugated, Inc.  10.000  06/12/13  160,000  142,400 
Metals & Mining 3.02%         
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Z)  9.375  06/01/19  280,000  331,097 
ArcelorMittal (Z)  9.850  06/01/19  540,000  697,624 
CII Carbon LLC (S)(Z)  11.125  11/15/15  1,015,000  1,040,375 
Commercial Metals Company (Z)  7.350  08/15/18  310,000  327,067 
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. (Z)  6.125  12/15/33  415,000  455,810 
Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. (Z)  8.950  05/01/14  365,000  449,204 
Teck Resources, Ltd.  10.750  05/15/19  1,100,000  1,373,680 
Vale Overseas, Ltd.  6.875  11/10/39  320,000  352,486 
Paper & Forest Products 1.72%         
Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Company-Issuer Company  8.000  04/01/20  100,000  103,500 
International Paper Company (Z)  9.375  05/15/19  385,000  500,595 
International Paper Company (Z)  7.950  06/15/18  530,000  639,744 
PE Paper Escrow GmbH (S)  12.000  08/01/14  100,000  112,500 
Verso Paper Holdings LLC (Z)  9.125  08/01/14  1,000,000  1,000,000 
Westvaco Corp. (Z)  7.950  02/15/31  475,000  511,760 
 
Telecommunication Services 4.78%        7,950,994 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.03%         
Axtel SAB de CV (S)  9.000  09/22/19  160,000  144,800 
BellSouth Corp. (Z)  6.300  12/15/15  675,072  739,587 
CCH II LLC / CCH II Capital Corp.  13.500  11/30/16  306,006  363,382 
Frontier Communications Corp. (S)  8.500  04/15/20  635,000  677,863 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA  11.500  06/15/16  365,000  394,200 
Qwest Corp. (Z)  8.375  05/01/16  330,000  375,375 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Telecommunication Services (continued)         
Qwest Corp. (Z)  7.875%  09/01/11  $445,000  $465,025 
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Z)  6.175  06/18/14  1,110,000  1,206,246 
West Corp. (Z)  11.000  10/15/16  630,000  666,225 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.75%         
America Movil SAB de CV (S)  5.000  03/30/20  440,000  467,716 
Digicel Group, Ltd. (S)(Z)  8.875  01/15/15  1,080,000  1,097,550 
NII Capital Corp.  10.000  08/15/16  230,000  254,150 
SBA Telecommunications, Inc.  8.000  08/15/16  135,000  145,125 
Sprint Capital Corp. (Z)  6.900  05/01/19  1,000,000  953,750 
 
Utilities 7.49%        12,458,891 
 
Electric Utilities 4.48%         
Allegheny Energy Supply Company LLC (S)(Z)  5.750  10/15/19  290,000  296,012 
Aquila, Inc. (Z)  11.875  07/01/12  515,000  592,321 
BVPS II Funding Corp. (Z)  8.890  06/01/17  590,000  688,926 
Commonwealth Edison Company (Z)  5.800  03/15/18  525,000  603,598 
Duke Energy Corp. (Z)  6.300  02/01/14  340,000  386,641 
Exelon Corp. (Z)  4.900  06/15/15  985,000  1,069,218 
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (Z)  4.800  02/15/15  370,000  394,024 
FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)(Z)  5.608  03/10/24  283,388  282,229 
ITC Holdings Corp. (S)(Z)  5.875  09/30/16  175,000  191,150 
ITC Holdings Corp. (S)(Z)  5.500  01/15/20  415,000  438,169 
Monongahela Power Company (S)(Z)  7.950  12/15/13  635,000  747,580 
PNPP II Funding Corp. (Z)  9.120  05/30/16  322,000  350,693 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC,         
Series A (Z)  10.250  11/01/15  1,000,000  670,000 
TXU Corp. (Z)  7.460  01/01/15  293,787  252,395 
Waterford 3 Funding Corp. (Z)  8.090  01/02/17  470,896  491,479 
Gas Utilities 0.32%         
DCP Midstream LLC (S)(Z)  9.750  03/15/19  405,000  524,744 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.62%         
AES Eastern Energy LP, Series 99-A (Z)  9.000  01/02/17  837,190  866,492 
Listrindo Capital BV (S)  9.250  01/29/15  155,000  170,339 
Multi-Utilities 1.18%         
DTE Energy Company (Z)  7.625  05/15/14  910,000  1,066,523 
Sempra Energy (Z)  8.900  11/15/13  345,000  414,978 
Sempra Energy (Z)  6.500  06/01/16  415,000  486,100 
Water Utilities 0.89%         
Indiantown Cogeneration LP, Series A-9 (Z)  9.260  12/15/10  55,351  55,771 
Midwest Generation LLC, Series B (Z)  8.560  01/02/16  541,465  533,343 
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Z)  6.375  05/01/12  820,000  886,166 
 
Convertible Bonds 0.21%        $343,275 
(Cost $341,585)         
 
Financials 0.21%        343,275 
Corporate Office Properties LP (S)  4.250%  04/15/30  $345,000  343,275 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Term Loans (M) 0.27%        $448,894 
(Cost $515,550)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.27%        448,894 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.27%         
East Valley Tourist Development Authority  12.000%  08/06/12  $518,952  448,894 
 
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations 27.20%        $45,251,869 
(Cost $42,927,375)         
 
U.S. Government 16.40%        27,292,167 
U.S. Treasury         
Bond  4.625%  02/15/40  $1,400,000  1,554,875 
Bond  4.500  08/15/39  2,530,000  2,752,956 
Note  3.375  11/15/19  3,025,000  3,153,327 
Note  2.625  12/31/14  640,000  673,600 
Note  2.500  03/31/15  4,310,000  4,511,018 
Note  2.500  04/30/15  2,445,000  2,557,891 
Note  2.375  02/28/15  8,555,000  8,911,915 
Note  2.250  01/31/15  1,880,000  1,948,003 
Note  2.125  11/30/14  1,190,000  1,228,582 
 
U.S. Government Agency 10.80%        17,959,702 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  4.500  03/01/39  3,662,920  3,830,784 
Federal National Mortgage Association         
15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  4.000  06/01/24  3,448,733  3,613,357 
15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  4.000  06/01/24  1,402,272  1,470,085 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  5.500  02/01/36  2,361,708  2,547,447 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  5.500  06/01/37  1,409,685  1,518,128 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  5.500  06/01/38  2,819,267  3,036,145 
Note  1.800  03/15/13  1,015,000  1,022,095 
Government National Mortgage Association         
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  5.500  11/15/38  847,129  921,661 
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 9.81%        $16,318,789 
(Cost $22,895,885)         
 
American Home Mortgage Assets         
Series 2006-6, Class XP IO  2.924%  12/25/46  $10,164,343  473,957 
American Tower Trust         
Series 2007-1A, Class D (S)  5.957  04/15/37  865,000  915,202 
Banc of America Funding Corp.         
Series 2006-B, Class 6A1 (P)  5.815  03/20/36  697,912  494,038 
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust         
Series 2005-1, Class B2 (P)  3.737  03/25/35  794,827  87,349 
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust         
Series 2005-3, Class B2 (P)  2.687  04/25/35  546,264  25,677 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.         
Series 2006-PW14, Class D (S)  5.412  12/11/38  655,000  209,046 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)         
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust         
Series 2005-CD1, Class C (P)  5.222%  07/15/44  $295,000  $196,274 
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust         
Series 2006-OA12, Class X IO  2.874  09/20/46  14,458,918  557,066 
Federal National Mortgage Association         
Series 2009-47, Class EI IO  5.000  08/25/19  1,302,362  154,161 
Series 398, Class C3 IO  4.500  05/25/39  1,952,893  371,805 
Series 401, Class C2 IO  4.500  06/25/39  1,257,257  250,660 
Series 402, Class 3 IO  4.000  11/25/39  1,278,634  269,873 
Series 402, Class 4 IO  4.000  10/25/39  2,292,039  479,929 
Series 402, Class 7 IO  4.500  11/25/39  2,165,527  426,431 
Series 402, Class 8 IO  4.500  11/25/39  2,699,274  491,224 
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities         
Series 2004-AA5, Class B1 (P)  2.229  12/25/34  409,225  36,500 
Government National Mortgage Association         
Series 2010-78, Class AI IO  4.500  04/20/39  1,953,562  315,623 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2006-4F, Class 6A1  6.500  05/25/36  2,931,025  2,600,508 
Series 2004-9, Class B1 (P)  3.659  08/25/34  803,378  316,648 
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-11, Class X IO  2.359  08/19/45  3,584,009  127,931 
Series 2005-8, Class 1X IO  2.393  09/19/35  6,003,806  227,957 
Series 2007-3, Class ES IO  0.350  05/19/47  15,939,811  84,481 
Series 2007-4, Class ES IO  0.350  07/19/47  18,003,058  102,257 
Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)  0.342  08/19/37  12,820,323  84,871 
Harborview Net Interest Margin Corp.         
Series 2006-9A, Class N2 (H) (S)  8.350  11/19/36  323,137  - 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2004-AR13, Class B1  5.296  01/25/35  322,080  33,036 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO  2.191  10/25/36  12,306,501  415,960 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO  1.901  10/25/36  11,740,644  366,308 
Series 2005-AR5, Class B1 (P)  2.750  05/25/35  430,511  13,722 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.         
Series 2006-LDP7, Class AM (P)  5.873  04/15/45  535,000  477,149 
Series 2005-LDP4, Class B (P)  5.129  10/15/42  2,035,000  1,481,539 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust         
Series 2006-AF1, Class MF1 (H) (P)  6.157  08/25/36  1,180,857  48,713 
MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.         
Series 2006-3, Class 2A1 (P)  6.064  10/25/36  956,821  872,813 
Series 2007-3, Class M1 (P)  5.635  09/25/37  389,139  167,303 
Series 2007-3, Class M2 (P)  5.635  09/25/37  143,612  59,199 
Series 2007-3, Class M3 (P)  5.635  09/25/37  97,286  36,924 
Morgan Stanley Capital I         
Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4 (P)  5.205  11/14/42  840,000  909,182 
Series 2006-IQ12, Class E (P)  5.538  12/15/43  640,000  109,209 
Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-1, Class B1 (P)  2.980  05/25/35  401,984  110,333 
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust         
Series 2004-1, Class II2A (P)  2.081  03/25/44  659,638  630,914 
Washington Mutual, Inc.         
Series 2005-AR1, Class X IO  1.587  01/25/45  20,699,363  716,217 
Series 2005-AR4, Class B1 (P)  2.723  04/25/35  1,493,919  314,522 
Series 2005-6, Class 1CB  6.500  08/25/35  360,829  256,278 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate  date    Value 
 
Asset Backed Securities 1.36%        $2,268,601 
(Cost $2,342,080)         
America West Airlines, Inc.         
Series 2000-1, Class 1G  8.057%  07/02/20  $203,983  200,923 
ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust         
Series 1995-2, Class A-5  8.100  08/15/25  39,235  36,780 
DB Master Finance LLC         
Series 2006-1, Class-M1 (S)  8.285  06/20/31  340,000  312,973 
Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC         
Series 2007-1, Class M1 (S)  7.629  04/25/37  1,000,000  886,228 
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC         
Series 2009-2A, Class A2 (S)  5.290  03/25/16  760,000  831,697 
 
 
      Shares  Value 
Preferred Stocks 4.13%        $6,877,272 
(Cost $6,862,716)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 1.00%        1,657,686 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.00%         
Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (I)(N)      14,991  1,657,686 
Consumer Staples 0.56%        932,031 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.56%         
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.250% (S)(Z)    12,500  932,031 
Energy 0.15%        255,188 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.15%         
Apache Corp., Series D, 6.000%      4,697  255,188 
Financials 1.81%        3,021,567 
Diversified Financial Services 0.41%         
Bank of America Corp., 8.625% (Z)      26,575  686,167 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.40%         
Apartment Investment & Management Company, Series T, 8.000% (Z)    55,000  1,370,600 
Public Storage, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series W, 6.500% (Z)    40,000  964,800 
Telecommunication Services 0.61%        1,010,800 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.61%         
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., Series A, 7.600% (Z)    40,000  1,010,800 
      Shares  Value 
Common Stocks 0.54%        $895,197 
(Cost $1,332,389)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.05%        84,924 
Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (I)      768  84,924 
      Shares  Value 
Materials 0.49%        810,273 
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (I)      38,862  810,273 

 

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 2.16%        $3,599,994 
(Cost $3,599,994)         
 
Short-Term Securities 2.16%        3,599,994 
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.060%  8-2-10  $3,600,000  3,599,994 
 
Total investments (Cost $239,983,006)† 147.05%        $244,666,888 
 
Other assets and liabilities, net (47.05%)        ($78,281,726) 
 
Total net assets 100.00%        $166,385,162 

 

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

BKNT Bank Note

GMTN Global Medium Term Note

IO Interest Only Security - Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN Medium-Term Note

PIK Paid In Kind

(H) Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.

(I) Non-income producing security.

(M) Term loans are variable rate obligations. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end unless the investment is unsettled.

(N) Variable rate preferred stock.

(P) Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

(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 $51,032,915 or 30.68% of the Fund's net assets as of 7-31-10.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-10 was $120,247,302.

* 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 7-31-10, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $240,707,187. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $3,959,701, of which $16,633,063 related to appreciated investment securities and $12,673,362 related to depreciated investment securities.

The portfolio had the following country concentration as a percentage of investments on 7-31-10:

United States  86% 
Australia  2% 
Canada  2% 
Short-Term Investments & Other  10% 

 

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Notes 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 quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes 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 techniques are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes 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. 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 July 31, 2010, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
    Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Total Market  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
    Value at 7-31-10  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Corporate Bonds  $168,662,997  -  $168,339,036  $323,961 
Convertible Bonds  343,275  -  343,275  - 
Term Loans  448,894  -  448,894  - 
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations  45,251,869  -  45,251,869  - 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  16,318,789  -  14,908,460  1,410,329 
Asset Backed Securities  2,268,601  -  2,268,601  - 
Preferred Stocks  6,877,272  $4,287,555  932,031  1,657,686 
Common Stocks  895,197  810,273  -  84,924 
Short-Term Investments  3,599,994  -  3,599,994  - 
Total Investments in Securities  $244,666,888  $5,097,828  $236,092,160  $3,476,900 
Other Financial Instruments         
Futures  ($111,005)  ($111,005)  -  - 
Swaps  ($638,696)  -  ($638,696)  - 
Totals  $243,917,187  $4,986,823  $235,453,464  $3,476,900 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

  Asset  Collateralized         
  Backed  Mortgage  Corporate  Preferred  Common   
  Securities  Obligations  Bonds  Stocks  Stocks  Total 
Balance as of 10-31-09  $750,000  $6,578,122  $884,400  -  -  $8,212,522 
Accrued discounts/premiums  -  87  -  -  -  87 
Realized gain (loss)  -  2,621,048  568  -  -  2,621,616 
Change in unrealized appreciation             
(depreciation)  -  (3,050,210)  19,961  $135,926  -  (2,894,323) 
Net purchases (sales)  -  (2,968,990)  (16,568)  1,521,760  $84,924  (1,378,874) 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3  (750,000)  (1,769,728)  (564,400)  -  -  (3,084,128) 
Balance as of 7-31-10  -  $1,410,329  $323,961  $1,657,686  $84,924  $3,476,900 

 

During the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

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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 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. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. 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. Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Significant market events that affect the values of non-U.S. securities may occur after the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. During significant market events, these securities will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may use a fair valuation model to value non-U.S. securities in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE.

Term loans (Floating rate loans). Term loans are generally subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of floating rate loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual loans. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed, which could result in a loss.

A Fund’s ability to receive payments of principal, interest and other amounts in connection with term loans will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. A Fund’s failure to receive scheduled payments on a term loan due to a default, bankruptcy or other reason, would adversely affect the Fund’s income and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Because many term loans are not rated by independent credit rating agencies, a decision to invest in a particular loan could depend exclusively on the subadviser’s credit analysis of the borrower and/or term loan agents. A Fund may have limited rights to enforce the terms of an underlying loan.

Stripped securities. Stripped mortgage backed securities are financial instruments that derive their value from other instruments so that one class receives the entire principal from the underlying mortgage assets (PO or principal only), while the other class receives the interest cash flows (IO or interest only). Both PO and IO investments represent an interest in the cash flows of an underlying stripped mortgage backed security. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully receive its initial investment in an IO security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. In addition, these securities present additional credit risk such that the Fund may not receive all or part of its principal because the counterparty or issuer has defaulted on its obligation.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular commodity, currency, or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets, contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in hedged security values and/or interest rates and potential losses in excess of the Fund’s initial investment.

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During the nine months ended July 31, 2010, the Fund used futures contracts to manage duration of the portfolio. The following table summarizes the contracts held at July 31, 2010. The range of futures contracts notional amounts held by the Fund during the nine months ended July 31, 2010 was $2.7 to $7.4 million.

          UNREALIZED 
  NUMBER OF    EXPIRATION  NOTIONAL  APPRECIATION 
OPEN CONTRACTS     CONTRACTS  POSITION  DATE  VALUE  (DEPRECIATION) 
U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bond           
Futures  10  Long  Sep 2010  $1,287,188  $41,769 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note           
Futures  23  Short  Sep 2010  (2,847,688)  (76,971) 
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note           
Futures  27  Short  Sep 2010  (3,235,359)  (75,803) 
Total        ($4,795,859)  ($111,005) 

 

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between a Fund and 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 on a periodic basis.

During the nine months ended July 31, 2010, 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, 2010, which are generally representative of the interest rate swap activity. During the nine months ended July 31, 2010, the Fund invested in interest rate swaps with total notional amount as represented below.

  USD  PAYMENTS  PAYMENTS         
  NOTIONAL  MADE BY  RECEIVED  EFFECTIVE  MATURITY  UNREALIZED  MARKET 
COUNTERPARTY  AMOUNT  FUND  BY FUND  DATE  DATE  (DEPRECIATION)  VALUE 
      3-month         
Bank of America  $29,000,000  4.6875%  LIBOR (a)  9-14-07  9-14-10  ($638,696)  ($638,696) 

 

(a) At 7-31-10 the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.45375%.

Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category

The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at July 31, 2010 by risk category:

    ASSET  LIABILITY 
  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  DERIVATIVES  DERIVATIVES 
RISK  LOCATION  FAIR VALUE  FAIR VALUE 
Interest Rate Contracts  Futures  $41,769  ($152,774) 
  Interest rate swaps  -  (638,696) 
Total    $41,769  ($791,470) 

 

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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 Income Securities Trust 
 
By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
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Keith F. Hartstein 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
 
Date: September 22, 2010 

 

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 
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  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
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  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010