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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 811-4173 
 
John Hancock Investors Trust 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone 
 
Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2014 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 117.7% (80.4% of Total Investments)        $207,482,228 

(Cost $202,709,634)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 17.4%        30,686,971 

 
Auto Components 2.0%         
Allison Transmission, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.125  05/15/19  550,000  583,000 
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Z)  6.250  03/15/21  1,000,000  1,060,000 
Hyva Global BV (S)  8.625  03/24/16  500,000  517,500 
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Z)  7.000  05/15/22  1,200,000  1,302,000 
 
Automobiles 0.8%         
Chrysler Group LLC (Z)  8.250  06/15/21  1,240,000  1,360,900 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.7%         
GLP Capital LP  4.875  11/01/20  1,285,000  1,304,275 
Grupo Posadas SAB de CV (S)(Z)  7.875  11/30/17  600,000  609,000 
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (S)  11.000  09/15/18  1,000,000  1,000,000 
Waterford Gaming LLC (S)  8.625  09/15/14  505,754  112,532 
 
Household Durables 2.2%         
Corporacion GEO SAB de CV (H)(S)  9.250  06/30/20  1,000,000  105,000 
Modular Space Corp. (S)(Z)  10.250  01/31/19  895,000  921,850 
PF Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (S)  10.250  06/30/20  1,300,000  1,319,500 
Standard Pacific Corp. (Z)  8.375  05/15/18  140,000  160,650 
William Lyon Homes, Inc. (S)  5.750  04/15/19  1,300,000  1,322,750 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.6%         
QVC, Inc. (Z)  5.950  03/15/43  1,000,000  1,071,483 
 
Media 6.6%         
AMC Entertainment, Inc.  5.875  02/15/22  960,000  974,400 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC (S)  5.250  02/15/22  900,000  897,750 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC (S)  5.625  02/15/24  900,000  898,875 
Cinemark USA, Inc. (Z)  7.375  06/15/21  365,000  395,113 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Z)  11.250  03/01/21  1,500,000  1,650,000 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., PIK  14.000  02/01/21  2,020,000  2,009,900 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC (Z)  5.875  10/01/19  355,000  409,974 
Myriad International Holdings BV (S)(Z)  6.000  07/18/20  440,000  485,100 
Numericable Group SA (S)  6.250  05/15/24  200,000  201,000 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.  6.375  11/01/21  830,000  871,500 
Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc. (S)  5.625  04/23/21 CAD 380,000  350,255 
Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)  8.250  04/01/19  375,000  471,134 
Videotron, Ltd.  6.375  12/15/15  300,000  300,750 
WMG Acquisition Corp. (S)(Z)  6.000  01/15/21  1,000,000  1,022,500 
WMG Acquisition Corp. (S)  6.750  04/15/22  820,000  797,450 
 
Specialty Retail 2.1%         
Automotores Gildemeister SA (S)(Z)  8.250  05/24/21  720,000  460,800 
Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., PIK (S)  9.750  10/15/19  1,000,000  1,010,000 
L Brands, Inc.  6.950  03/01/33  660,000  686,400 
Outerwall, Inc. (Z)  6.000  03/15/19  500,000  511,250 
Toys R Us Property Company II LLC (Z)  8.500  12/01/17  225,000  226,980 
Toys R Us, Inc. (Z)  10.375  08/15/17  1,000,000  855,000 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.4%         
Hot Topic, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.250  06/15/21  1,730,000  1,903,000 
Quiksilver, Inc. (S)  7.875  08/01/18  595,000  547,400 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Consumer Staples 5.7%        $9,953,627 

 
Beverages 2.8%         
Ajecorp BV (S)(Z)  6.500  05/14/22  1,000,000  930,500 
Corporacion Lindley SA (S)(Z)  4.625  04/12/23  1,000,000  985,000 
Cott Beverages, Inc. (S)(Z)  5.375  07/01/22  1,100,000  1,086,250 
Crestview DS Merger Sub II, Inc.  10.000  09/01/21  1,005,000  1,129,369 
SABMiller Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)  3.750  01/15/22  750,000  776,453 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.7%         
Aramark Services, Inc.  5.750  03/15/20  170,000  175,100 
Office Depot de Mexico SA de CV (S)  6.875  09/20/20  610,000  646,600 
Tops Holding Corp.  8.875  12/15/17  400,000  433,000 
 
Food Products 0.4%         
Marfrig Holding Europe BV (S)(Z)  8.375  05/09/18  600,000  631,500 
 
Household Products 0.2%         
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (Z)  8.500  05/15/18  390,000  404,625 
 
Tobacco 1.6%         
Lorillard Tobacco Company (Z)  6.875  05/01/20  720,000  848,105 
Vector Group, Ltd. (Z)  7.750  02/15/21  1,200,000  1,254,000 
Vector Group, Ltd. (S)  7.750  02/15/21  625,000  653,125 
 
Energy 17.3%        30,512,544 

 
Energy Equipment & Services 5.3%         
Astoria Depositor Corp. (S)  8.144  05/01/21  510,000  540,600 
EDC Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)  4.875  04/17/20  1,000,000  910,000 
Inkia Energy, Ltd. (S)(Z)  8.375  04/04/21  1,400,000  1,540,000 
Key Energy Services, Inc. (Z)  6.750  03/01/21  1,333,000  1,359,660 
Nostrum Oil & Gas Finance BV (S)  6.375  02/14/19  1,000,000  1,046,200 
Offshore Group Investment, Ltd. (Z)  7.125  04/01/23  2,000,000  1,975,000 
Permian Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)  10.500  01/15/18  800,000  812,000 
RKI Exploration & Production LLC (S)  8.500  08/01/21  565,000  604,550 
TMK OAO (S)(Z)  6.750  04/03/20  600,000  554,250 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 12.0%         
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (S)  7.500  08/01/20  355,000  327,488 
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC (S)  7.125  11/01/20  500,000  482,500 
Arch Coal, Inc. (S)(Z)  8.000  01/15/19  1,540,000  1,486,100 
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Z)  7.500  09/15/20  1,200,000  1,299,000 
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.  7.750  04/01/19  1,070,000  1,123,500 
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC  6.375  03/15/24  620,000  640,150 
CNOOC Finance 2012, Ltd. (S)(Z)  5.000  05/02/42  1,000,000  1,040,173 
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (S)  6.875  03/15/24  405,000  402,975 
EV Energy Partners LP (Z)  8.000  04/15/19  405,000  423,225 
Global Partners LP (S)  6.250  07/15/22  790,000  781,113 
Indo Energy Finance II BV (S)  6.375  01/24/23  300,000  249,750 
Lukoil International Finance BV (S)(Z)  4.563  04/24/23  1,000,000  922,500 
Memorial Resource Development Corp. (S)  5.875  07/01/22  360,000  350,100 
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (S)  5.125  03/28/23  705,000  694,425 
Pan American Energy LLC (S)(Z)  7.875  05/07/21  1,100,000  1,145,540 
Petrobras International Finance Company (Z)  5.375  01/27/21  500,000  515,030 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA (S)  8.500  11/02/17  1,000,000  933,000 
Plains All American Pipeline LP (Z)  6.500  05/01/18  1,000,000  1,161,825 
Plains Exploration & Production Company  6.875  02/15/23  1,050,000  1,215,375 
Rex Energy Corp. (S)  6.250  08/01/22  630,000  622,125 
Samson Investment Company (S)(Z)  10.750  02/15/20  1,885,000  1,908,563 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Energy (continued)         

Tullow Oil PLC (S)(Z)  6.000  11/01/20  1,750,000  $1,776,250 
Tullow Oil PLC (S)  6.250  04/15/22  500,000  502,500 
Valero Energy Corp. (Z)  4.500  02/01/15  205,000  208,876 
Valero Energy Corp.  6.125  02/01/20  205,000  239,326 
W&T Offshore, Inc. (Z)  8.500  06/15/19  675,000  718,875 
 
Financials 21.0%        37,037,029 

 
Banks 5.5%         
Alfa Bank OJSC (S)(Z)  7.750  04/28/21  300,000  303,420 
Banco Bradesco SA (S)(Z)  5.750  03/01/22  500,000  522,000 
Banco Regional SAECA (S)  8.125  01/24/19  400,000  442,000 
Barclays Bank PLC (S)(Z)  10.179  06/12/21  195,000  267,886 
BBVA Bancomer SA (S)(Z)  6.500  03/10/21  1,000,000  1,125,000 
Credit Agricole SA (7.875% to 1-23-24, then 5 year U.S.         
Swap Rate + 4.898%) (Q)(S)  7.875  01/23/24  500,000  531,125 
GTB Finance B.V. (S)(Z)  7.500  05/19/16  285,000  298,538 
National City Bank of Indiana (Z)  4.250  07/01/18  2,000,000  2,162,630 
Sberbank of Russia (S)(Z)  6.125  02/07/22  1,000,000  987,500 
Societe Generale SA (P)(Q)(S)  6.000  01/27/20  750,000  721,875 
State Bank of India (S)(Z)  4.500  07/27/15  500,000  514,613 
VTB Bank OJSC (9.500% to 12-6-22, then 10 Year U.S.         
Treasury + 8.067%) (Q)(S)  9.500  12/06/22  1,000,000  942,700 
Wells Fargo & Company (5.900% to 6-15-24, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 3.110%) (Q)(Z)  5.900  06/15/24  760,000  793,820 
 
Capital Markets 3.9%         
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (Z)  6.375  11/15/19  1,000,000  1,060,000 
Morgan Stanley (Z)  3.800  04/29/16  1,000,000  1,047,522 
Morgan Stanley (Z)  5.750  01/25/21  1,000,000  1,154,105 
Morgan Stanley (5.450% to 7-15-19, then 3 month LIBOR +         
3.610%) (Q)  5.450  07/15/19  500,000  498,750 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)  5.250  07/27/21  990,000  1,103,999 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)  6.250  09/01/17  1,000,000  1,133,089 
Walter Investment Management Corp. (S)(Z)  7.875  12/15/21  875,000  892,500 
 
Consumer Finance 2.7%         
American Express Credit Corp. (Z)  5.125  08/25/14  1,000,000  1,002,707 
Credit Acceptance Corp. (S)  6.125  02/15/21  565,000  581,950 
Credito Real SAB de CV (S)(Z)  7.500  03/13/19  935,000  1,005,125 
Enova International, Inc. (S)  9.750  06/01/21  315,000  318,150 
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (S)  6.750  04/01/21  455,000  483,438 
Navient LLC (Z)  8.450  06/15/18  485,000  560,175 
Springleaf Finance Corp.  6.000  06/01/20  220,000  223,300 
Springleaf Finance Corp.  8.250  10/01/23  500,000  570,000 
 
Diversified Financial Services 5.1%         
Cementos Progreso Trust (S)(Z)  7.125  11/06/23  1,195,000  1,287,613 
CorpGroup Banking SA (S)  6.750  03/15/23  1,000,000  989,362 
Corporacion Andina de Fomento (Z)  3.750  01/15/16  690,000  717,913 
Gruposura Finance (S)(Z)  5.700  05/18/21  440,000  475,200 
Intercorp Retail Trust (S)(Z)  8.875  11/14/18  305,000  331,688 
JPMorgan Chase & Company (Z)  3.450  03/01/16  2,000,000  2,081,476 
Leucadia National Corp. (Z)  5.500  10/18/23  1,000,000  1,051,254 
Nielsen Finance LLC (S)  5.000  04/15/22  800,000  788,000 
Rio Oil Finance Trust Series 2014-1 (S)(Z)  6.250  07/06/24  1,250,000  1,302,214 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Financials (continued)         

 
Insurance 1.8%         
CNA Financial Corp. (Z)  7.350  11/15/19  655,000  $800,542 
Lincoln National Corp. (7.000% to 5-17-16, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 2.358%) (Z)  7.000  05/17/66  370,000  379,944 
MetLife, Inc. (Z)  6.817  08/15/18  1,000,000  1,183,742 
Symetra Financial Corp. (8.300% to 10-15-17, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 4.177%) (S)  8.300  10/15/37  520,000  551,200 
Willis North America, Inc. (Z)  7.000  09/29/19  215,000  250,708 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.2%         
Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)(Z)  4.883  08/15/20  750,000  829,901 
DuPont Fabros Technology LP  5.875  09/15/21  835,000  851,700 
Plum Creek Timberlands LP (Z)  5.875  11/15/15  345,000  364,680 
 
Real Estate Management & Development 0.4%         
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc. (S)  8.500  06/01/22  300,000  312,000 
General Shopping Investments, Ltd. (12.000% to 3-20-17,         
then 5 Year USGG + 11.052%) (Q)(S)  12.000  03/20/17  500,000  473,100 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.4%         
Ocwen Financial Corp. (S)  6.625  05/15/19  750,000  766,875 
 
Health Care 7.0%        12,343,161 

 
Health Care Providers & Services 5.6%         
21st Century Oncology, Inc.  8.875  01/15/17  1,500,000  1,496,250 
21st Century Oncology, Inc.  9.875  04/15/17  1,190,000  987,700 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Z)  3.500  11/15/21  1,000,000  1,031,573 
BioScrip, Inc. (S)  8.875  02/15/21  1,000,000  1,022,500 
Community Health Systems, Inc. (S)  5.125  08/01/21  200,000  201,500 
Community Health Systems, Inc. (S)  6.875  02/01/22  900,000  920,250 
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. (S)  8.750  08/01/19  250,000  248,750 
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.  5.125  07/15/24  1,395,000  1,374,075 
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.  11.500  09/01/18  500,000  530,000 
HCA, Inc. (Z)  7.500  02/15/22  130,000  147,225 
Select Medical Corp.  6.375  06/01/21  1,475,000  1,511,875 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  6.000  10/01/20  305,000  320,250 
 
Pharmaceuticals 1.4%         
Endo Finance LLC (S)(Z)  7.250  01/15/22  1,345,000  1,422,338 
Grifols Worldwide Operations, Ltd. (S)(Z)  5.250  04/01/22  500,000  501,875 
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (S)  6.000  01/15/21  600,000  627,000 
 
Industrials 14.3%        25,223,102 

 
Aerospace & Defense 1.5%         
B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Z)  5.250  04/01/22  1,000,000  1,083,750 
Ducommun, Inc. (Z)  9.750  07/15/18  160,000  176,400 
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (S)  7.375  07/15/19  660,000  667,425 
TransDigm, Inc. (S)  6.500  07/15/24  750,000  757,500 
 
Airlines 5.8%         
Air Canada (S)  7.750  04/15/21  1,425,000  1,482,000 
Air Canada (S)  8.750  04/01/20  1,000,000  1,105,000 
Air Canada 2013-1 Class C Pass Through Trust (S)(Z)  6.625  05/15/18  1,000,000  1,046,550 
American Airlines 2011-1 Class B Pass Through Trust (S)(Z)  7.000  01/31/18  1,094,647  1,187,692 
American Airlines 2013-2 Class B Pass Through Trust  5.600  07/15/20  684,949  719,197 
Continental Airlines 1999-1 Class A Pass Through Trust (Z)  6.545  02/02/19  168,045  186,009 

 

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    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Industrials (continued)         

Continental Airlines 2000-2 Class B Pass Through Trust (Z)  8.307  04/02/18  73,201  $79,057 
Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust (Z)  6.821  08/10/22  605,062  714,336 
TAM Capital 3, Inc. (S)(Z)  8.375  06/03/21  505,000  547,925 
TAM Capital, Inc. (Z)  7.375  04/25/17  860,000  922,350 
UAL 2009-1 Pass Through Trust (Z)  10.400  11/01/16  139,696  157,507 
UAL 2009-2A Pass Through Trust (Z)  9.750  01/15/17  385,838  438,890 
VRG Linhas Aereas SA (S)  10.750  02/12/23  1,500,000  1,567,500 
 
Building Products 0.6%         
Associated Materials LLC  9.125  11/01/17  1,000,000  995,000 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.4%         
Garda World Security Corp. (S)  7.250  11/15/21  220,000  223,850 
Iron Mountain, Inc. (Z)  8.375  08/15/21  417,000  434,931 
 
Construction & Engineering 0.8%         
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA (S)  10.750  12/01/20  1,290,000  1,354,500 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.3%         
Tenedora Nemak SA de CV (S)  5.500  02/28/23  500,000  517,500 
 
Marine 1.6%         
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (S)  10.000  04/01/19  350,000  367,500 
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. (S)(Z)  8.125  11/15/21  830,000  840,375 
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.375  01/15/22  870,000  885,225 
Navios South American Logistics, Inc. (S)  7.250  05/01/22  805,000  821,100 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.6%         
Teekay Offshore Partners LP  6.000  07/30/19  1,085,000  1,076,863 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.8%         
Aircastle, Ltd. (Z)  5.125  03/15/21  1,420,000  1,423,550 
 
Transportation Infrastructure 1.9%         
CHC Helicopter SA (Z)  9.250  10/15/20  2,448,000  2,625,970 
Florida East Coast Holdings Corp. (S)  6.750  05/01/19  790,000  817,650 
 
Information Technology 3.5%        6,072,388 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.8%         
CDW LLC (Z)  8.000  12/15/18  325,000  344,500 
Viasystems, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.875  05/01/19  1,000,000  1,040,000 
 
Internet Software & Services 0.5%         
Ancestry.com, Inc., PIK (S)  9.625  10/15/18  220,000  223,850 
IAC/InterActiveCorp (Z)  4.875  11/30/18  615,000  631,913 
 
IT Services 0.4%         
Brightstar Corp. (S)  9.500  12/01/16  700,000  742,000 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.3%         
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (S)  7.000  07/01/24  350,000  341,250 
Micron Technology, Inc. (S)  5.500  02/01/25  2,000,000  1,990,000 
 
Software 0.5%         
First Data Corp.  11.750  08/15/21  650,000  758,875 
 
Materials 14.9%        26,334,098 

 
Chemicals 1.8%         
Braskem Finance, Ltd. (Z)  6.450  02/03/24  1,295,000  1,359,362 
Rayonier AM Products, Inc. (S)(Z)  5.500  06/01/24  1,345,000  1,324,825 
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (S)(Z)  6.500  04/15/21  430,000  437,525 

 

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    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Materials (continued)         

 
Construction Materials 1.9%         
Cemex Finance LLC (S)  6.000  04/01/24  700,000  $701,540 
Cemex SAB de CV (S)  9.000  01/11/18  215,000  227,900 
China Shanshui Cement Group, Ltd. (S)(Z)  8.500  05/25/16  350,000  361,375 
Magnesita Finance, Ltd. (P)(Q)(S)  8.625  04/29/49  1,000,000  997,000 
US Concrete, Inc.  8.500  12/01/18  875,000  938,438 
Vulcan Materials Company (Z)  7.500  06/15/21  120,000  140,400 
 
Containers & Packaging 1.2%         
AEP Industries, Inc.  8.250  04/15/19  355,000  372,750 
Ardagh Finance Holdings SA, PIK (S)  8.625  06/15/19  540,000  544,050 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Z)  7.875  10/01/18  236,000  246,915 
Tekni-Plex, Inc. (S)  9.750  06/01/19  171,000  186,818 
Wise Metals Group LLC (S)  8.750  12/15/18  800,000  858,000 
 
Metals & Mining 9.6%         
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC (Z)  5.125  08/01/22  1,000,000  974,229 
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC  8.500  07/30/20  1,175,000  1,329,513 
APERAM (S)(Z)  7.750  04/01/18  300,000  315,750 
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (S)(Z)  7.125  05/01/18  500,000  531,250 
Cia Minera Ares SAC (S)(Z)  7.750  01/23/21  995,000  1,077,088 
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.  6.250  10/01/40  1,935,000  1,690,372 
CSN Islands XI Corp. (S)(Z)  6.875  09/21/19  250,000  263,750 
Evraz Group SA (S)(Z)  6.500  04/22/20  1,000,000  888,750 
Ferrexpo Finance PLC (S)  7.875  04/07/16  600,000  576,000 
MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC (S)(Z)  5.550  10/28/20  1,850,000  1,845,375 
Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)(Z)  8.000  12/01/18  945,000  978,075 
Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. (Z)  7.125  07/15/28  710,000  925,423 
Severstal OAO (S)  4.450  03/19/18  1,000,000  975,000 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.  7.625  03/15/20  750,000  795,000 
Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. (Z)  7.375  06/01/18  2,750,000  2,688,125 
Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc.  12.500  05/01/19  1,000,000  1,125,000 
 
Paper & Forest Products 0.4%         
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH (S)(Z)  7.750  07/15/17  600,000  658,500 
 
Telecommunication Services 13.3%        23,425,575 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 5.0%         
Frontier Communications Corp. (Z)  7.125  03/15/19  530,000  585,650 
Frontier Communications Corp. (Z)  8.750  04/15/22  435,000  495,900 
GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC (S)(Z)  7.628  06/15/16  620,000  659,630 
Inmarsat Finance PLC (S)  4.875  05/15/22  775,000  767,250 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA  8.125  06/01/23  1,000,000  1,037,500 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  6.125  01/15/22  250,000  257,188 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)  6.250  04/01/21  800,000  836,000 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)  6.464  04/28/19  495,000  516,038 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  6.625  04/01/23  245,000  256,638 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.  6.731  04/28/22  805,000  843,238 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Z)  6.836  04/28/23  855,000  904,163 
Telecom Italia Capital SA  7.175  06/18/19  550,000  621,500 
Wind Acquisition Finance SA (S)  7.375  04/23/21  1,000,000  1,042,500 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 8.3%         
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV (S)  5.125  03/11/23  600,000  620,310 
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP (S)(Z)  5.375  09/27/22  1,000,000  1,010,000 
Digicel Group, Ltd. (S)  7.125  04/01/22  2,000,000  2,030,000 

 

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    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Telecommunication Services (continued)         

Digicel Group, Ltd. (S)(Z)  8.250  09/30/20  1,865,000  $1,990,888 
Digicel, Ltd. (S)  6.000  04/15/21  500,000  508,750 
SBA Communications Corp. (S)  4.875  07/15/22  780,000  744,900 
SBA Tower Trust (S)(Z)  2.933  12/15/17  380,000  385,964 
SBA Tower Trust (S)(Z)  5.101  04/17/17  580,000  617,793 
Sprint Communications, Inc. (Z)  11.500  11/15/21  2,150,000  2,843,375 
Sprint Corp. (S)  7.250  09/15/21  700,000  745,500 
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA (S)  6.750  12/13/22  1,000,000  1,067,500 
VimpelCom Holdings BV (S)(Z)  7.504  03/01/22  2,000,000  2,037,400 
 
Utilities 3.3%        5,893,733 

 
Electric Utilities 2.8%         
Abengoa Transmision Sur SA (S)(Z)  6.875  04/30/43  1,000,000  1,090,000 
Beaver Valley II Funding Corp.  9.000  06/01/17  60,000  63,041 
BVPS II Funding Corp.  8.890  06/01/17  249,000  258,621 
CE Generation LLC (Z)  7.416  12/15/18  339,550  336,155 
Exelon Corp. (Z)  4.900  06/15/15  1,015,000  1,051,890 
FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)  5.608  03/10/24  73,820  72,181 
Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.700  02/10/17  1,000,000  1,086,000 
NRG Yield Operating LLC (S)  5.375  08/15/24  660,000  660,000 
PNPP II Funding Corp.  9.120  05/30/16  89,000  92,183 
W3A Funding Corp. (Z)  8.090  01/02/17  224,168  223,662 
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.5%         
Dynegy, Inc. (Z)  5.875  06/01/23  1,000,000  960,000 
  
Convertible Bonds 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)        $1,152,500 

(Cost $908,911)         
 
Telecommunication Services 0.7%        1,152,500 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.7%         
Clearwire Communications LLC (S)(Z)  8.250  12/01/40  1,000,000  1,152,500 

 
Term Loans (M) 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)        $0 

(Cost $248,529)         
 
Industrials 0.0%        0 

 
Airlines 0.0%         
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (H)  3.000  02/13/18  514,063  0 
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (H)  10.000  07/13/17  51,038  0 
 
Capital Preferred Securities (a) 1.5% (1.0% of Total Investments)      $2,618,408 

(Cost $2,468,589)         
 
Financials 1.5%        2,618,408 

 
Banks 0.6%         
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX (5.911% to 11-30-15, then 3         
month LIBOR + 1.926%) (Z)  5.911  11/30/35  700,000  726,250 
Mellon Capital IV (P)(Q)(Z)  4.000  09/15/14  400,000  340,000 
 
Capital Markets 0.9%         
The Goldman Sachs Capital II (P)(Q)  4.000  09/15/14  983,000  779,028 
The Goldman Sachs Capital III (P)(Q)(Z)  4.000  09/15/14  983,000  773,130 

 

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    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations 17.3% (11.9% of Total Investments)    $30,574,116 

(Cost $30,487,917)         
 
U.S. Government 3.9%        6,876,661 

U.S. Treasury         
Note (Z)  0.625  09/30/17  400,000  393,688 
Note (Z)  1.375  01/31/20  5,000,000  4,861,720 
Note (Z)  1.750  05/15/22  395,000  378,089 
Note (Z)  2.500  05/15/24  1,250,000  1,243,164 
 
U.S. Government Agency 13.4%        23,697,455 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(Z)         
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.000  03/01/41  2,524,730  2,795,349 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  03/01/38  123,213  137,373 
Federal National Mortgage Association(Z)         
15 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  12/01/24  1,660,291  1,773,520 
30 Year Pass Thru  6.500  01/01/39  883,934  994,720 
30 Yr Pass Thru  3.000  10/29/27  670,000  625,097 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  12/01/40  4,958,476  5,238,165 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  09/01/41  3,585,734  3,777,347 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  10/01/41  1,831,853  1,931,746 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  01/01/42  915,436  965,356 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.500  10/01/40  2,611,021  2,835,303 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.000  02/01/41  362,792  403,465 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.000  04/01/41  625,945  697,097 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.500  06/01/38  754,763  838,085 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.500  08/01/40  219,784  243,841 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  07/01/36  246,848  277,609 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  10/01/37  145,222  163,382 
 
Foreign Government Obligations 1.2% (0.9% of Total Investments)      $2,205,536 

(Cost $2,117,404)         
 
Argentina 0.5%        958,227 

Provincia de Neuquen (S)  7.875  04/26/21  557,600  546,448 
Republic of Argentina (H)  8.280  12/31/33  462,673  411,779 
 
Dominican Republic 0.6%        1,035,000 

Government of Dominican Republic (S)(Z)  5.875  04/18/24  1,000,000  1,035,000 
 
South Korea 0.1%        212,309 

Korea Development Bank (Z)  4.375  08/10/15  205,000  212,309 
 
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 5.0% (3.4% of Total Investments)      $8,805,178 

(Cost $8,149,919)         
 
Commercial & Residential 3.4%        6,012,745 

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust         
Series 2006-6, Class XP IO  2.456  12/25/46  4,757,277  347,757 
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust         
Series 2005-2, Class A1 (P)  2.580  03/25/35  400,218  405,992 
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (P)         
Series 2004-AC5, Class A1  5.750  10/25/34  325,775  334,307 

 

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    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value^  Value 
 
Commercial & Residential (continued)         

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates         
Series 2012-LC4, Class C (P)  5.647  12/10/44  290,000  $324,154 
Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2004-4, Class 2AR1 (P)  0.695  06/25/34  479,185  450,466 
Extended Stay America Trust         
Series 2013-ESFL, Class DFL (P) (S)  3.296  12/05/31  475,000  476,925 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2006-4F, Class 6A1  6.500  05/25/36  1,981,225  1,671,570 
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-8, Class 1X IO  2.075  09/19/35  2,836,875  162,198 
Series 2007-3, Class ES IO (S)  0.350  05/19/47  5,813,363  61,767 
Series 2007-4, Class ES IO  0.350  07/19/47  6,247,421  62,474 
Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)  0.342  08/19/37  4,880,134  51,851 
Hilton USA Trust         
Series 2013-HLF, Class EFL (P) (S)  3.906  11/05/30  840,000  843,009 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO  2.072  10/25/36  7,682,948  586,458 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO  1.719  10/25/36  6,909,660  233,817 
 
U.S. Government Agency 1.6%        2,792,433 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
Series 290, Class IO  3.500  11/15/32  3,162,310  610,289 
Series 3830, Class NI IO  4.500  01/15/36  2,699,893  289,658 
Series K017, Class X1 IO  1.439  12/25/21  2,837,861  236,150 
Series K709, Class X1 IO  1.540  03/25/19  3,229,973  197,762 
Series K710, Class X1 IO  1.780  05/25/19  2,459,055  177,652 
Federal National Mortgage Association         
Series 2012-118, Class IB IO  3.500  11/25/42  1,312,315  295,218 
Series 402, Class 3 IO  4.000  11/25/39  427,097  90,544 
Series 402, Class 4 IO  4.000  10/25/39  662,006  133,644 
Series 407, Class 15 IO  5.000  01/25/40  688,116  140,051 
Series 407, Class 21 IO  5.000  01/25/39  340,205  57,695 
Series 407, Class 7 IO  5.000  03/25/41  595,800  123,663 
Series 407, Class 8 IO  5.000  03/25/41  156,392  33,528 
Series 407, Class C6 IO  5.500  01/25/40  1,092,877  240,999 
Government National Mortgage Association         
Series 2012-114, Class IO  1.038  01/16/53  1,892,452  165,580 
 
Asset Backed Securities 0.5% (0.4% of Total Investments)        $903,528 

(Cost $875,183)         
 
ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust         
Series 1995-2, Class A5  8.100  08/15/25  26,982  26,203 
Sonic Capital LLC         
Series 2011-1A, Class A2 (S)  5.438  05/20/41  407,592  431,875 
Westgate Resorts LLC         
Series 2012-2A, Class B (S)  4.500  01/20/25  437,845  445,450 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)        $608,750 

(Cost $1,202,416)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.0%        0 

 
Media 0.0%         
Vertis Holdings, Inc. (I)      34,014  0 

 

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  Shares  Value 
Consumer Staples 0.3%    $608,750 

Food Products 0.3%     
Tyson Foods, Inc.  12,175  608,750 
 
Industrials 0.0%    0 

Airlines 0.0%     
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., Class A (I)  82,159  0 
 
Preferred Securities (b) 2.0% (1.3% of Total Investments)    $3,476,994 

(Cost $3,405,163)     
 
Financials 1.0%    1,734,809 

Banks 0.5%     
FNB Corp. (7.250% to 2-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.600%) (Z)  30,175  824,683 
 
Consumer Finance 0.4%     
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.000% (S)  750  746,250 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.1%     
Crown Castle International Corp., 4.500%  1,635  163,876 
 
Utilities 1.0%    1,742,185 

Electric Utilities 0.3%     
Exelon Corp.  9,645  473,570 
 
Multi-Utilities 0.7%     
Dominion Resources, Inc.  25,022  1,268,615 
 
  Par value  Value 
Short-Term Investments 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)    $151,000 

(Cost $151,000)     
Repurchase Agreement 0.1%    151,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-14 at     
0.000% to be repurchased at $151,000 on 8-1-14, collateralized by     
$155,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.100% due 10-5-17     
(valued at $154,419, including interest)  $151,000  151,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $252,724,665)† 146.3%    $257,978,238 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (46.3%)    ($81,654,318) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%    $176,323,920 

 

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

^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

CAD Canadian Dollar

IO Interest-Only Security - (Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool). Rate shown is the annualized yield at the end of the period.

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK Paid-in-kind

USGG U.S. Generic Government Yield Index

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(a) Includes hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that trade with, and pay, interest income.

(b) Includes preferred stocks and hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that pay dividends on a periodic basis.

(H) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default.

(I) Non-income producing security.

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

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

(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.

(S) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration. Rule 144A securities amounted to $118,599,182 or 67.3% of the fund's net assets as of 7-31-14.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Credit Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-14 was $148,967,194.

† At 7-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $253,429,251.

Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $4,548,987, of which $10,357,762 related to appreciated investment securities and $5,808,775 related to depreciated investment securities.

The fund had the following country concentration as a percentage of total investments on 7-31-14:

United States  55.1% 
Cayman Islands  4.7% 
Netherlands  4.4% 
Canada  4.0% 
Luxembourg  4.0% 
United Kingdom  3.1% 
Peru  2.7% 
Ireland  2.6% 
Argentina  2.0% 
Bermuda  2.0% 
Other Countries  15.4% 
 
Total  100.0% 

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, as well as broker supplied prices. Swaps are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Foreign securities and currencies, including forward foreign currency contracts, 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. Certain short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost. 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 may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund’s investments as of July 31, 2014, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  7-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Corporate Bonds  $207,482,228    $207,369,696  $112,532 
Convertible Bonds  1,152,500    1,152,500   
Capital Preferred Securities  2,618,408    2,618,408   
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations  30,574,116    30,574,116   
Foreign Government Obligations  2,205,536    2,205,536   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  8,805,178    8,629,086  176,092 
Asset Backed Securities  903,528    903,528   
Common Stocks  608,750    608,750   
Preferred Securities  3,476,994  $1,906,061  1,570,933   
Short-Term Investments  151,000    151,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $257,978,238  $1,906,061  $255,783,553  $288,624 
Other Financial Instruments:         
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $7,965    $7,965   
Interest Rate Swaps  ($481,904)    ($481,904)   

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

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out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, the MRA does not result in an offset of the net amounts owed. 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 over-the-counter 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.

Forward foreign currency contracts. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell specific currencies at a price that is set on the date of the contract. The forward contract calls for delivery of the currencies on a future date that is specified in the contract. Risks related to the use of forwards include the possible failure of counterparties to meet the terms of the forward agreement, the failure of the counterparties to timely post collateral if applicable, and the risk that currency movements will not occur thereby reducing the fund’s total return.

The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency or settlement with the counterparty.

During the period ended July 31, 2014, the fund used forward foreign currency contracts to manage against anticipated changes in currency exchange rates. The following table summarizes the contracts held at July 31, 2014.

          Contractual      Net Unrealized 
          Settlement  Unrealized  Unrealized  Appreciation/ 
Contract to Buy  Contract to Sell  Counterparty  Date   Appreciation  Depreciation  (Depreciation) 

USD  355,982  CAD  380,000  Toronto Dominion Bank  10/1/2014  $7,965  -  $7,965 

            $7,965  -  $7,965 

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 July 31, 2014, 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 July 31, 2014.

  USD Notional  Payments Made  Payments Received  Maturity  Market 
Counterparty  Amount  by Fund  by Fund  Date  Value 

Morgan Stanley           
Capital Services  $22,000,000  Fixed 1.442500%  3 Month LIBOR (a)  Aug 2016  ($452,079) 
Morgan Stanley           
Capital Services  22,000,000  Fixed 1.093750%  3 Month LIBOR (a)  May 2017  (29,825) 

  $44,000,000        ($481,904) 

(a) At 7-31-14, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.23910%.

No interest rate swap positions were entererd into or colsed during the period ended July 31, 2014.

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

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

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

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

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

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

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



SIGNATURES 

 

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

John Hancock Investors Trust 
 
By:  /s/ Andrew Arnott 
  __________________
Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014 

 

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

 

By:  /s/ Andrew Arnott 
  __________________
Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  __________________
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014