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) 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Brian E. Langenfeld, Attorney and Assistant Secretary 101 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-375-1722 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: March 31, 2005 ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JOHN HANCOCK Investors Trust 3.31.2005 Quarterly Portfolio Holdings [A 2" x 1" John Hancock (Signature)/John Hancock Funds logo in lower, center middle of page. A tag line below reads "JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS."] John Hancock Investors Trust Securities owned by the Fund on March 31, 2005 (unaudited) Interest Maturity Credit Par value Issuer, description rate (%) date rating (A) ($000) Value --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 67.59% $170,717,005 (Cost $169,240,551) Aerospace & Defense 0.45% 1,148,160 Raytheon Co., Note 8.300 03-01-2010 BBB- 1,000 1,148,160 Agricultural Products 0.50% 1,262,893 Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd., Gtd Sr Note (Cayman Islands) (L)(S) 7.750 02-08-2010 BB 400 366,000 Corn Products International, Inc., Sr Note 8.450 08-15-2009 BBB- 795 896,893 Airlines 1.30% 3,274,699 American Airlines, Inc., Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2001-2 (L) 7.858 10-01-2011 A- 1,000 1,021,580 Continental Airlines, Inc., Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1999-1A 6.545 02-02-2019 A- 1,549 1,509,966 Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2000-2 Class B (L) 8.307 10-02-2019 BBB- 499 429,051 Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2001-1 Class C 7.033 06-15-2011 BB- 175 148,542 Jet Equipment Trust, Equip Trust Ctf Ser 1995-B2 (B)(H)(S) 10.910 08-15-2014 D 550 2,750 Northwest Airlines Corp., Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1996-1D 8.970 01-02-2015 CCC+ 257 162,810 Apparel Retail 0.22% 564,419 Gap, Inc. (The), Note (L) 9.800 12-15-2008 BBB- 485 564,419 Asset Management & Custody Banks 0.60% 1,506,689 Rabobank Capital Fund II, Perpetual Bond (5.260% to 12-31-13 then variable) (S) 5.260 12-29-2049 AA 1,500 1,506,689 Auto Parts & Equipment 0.62% 1,576,884 American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Sr Note 5.250 02-11-2014 BBB 500 445,984 TRW Automotive, Inc., Sr Note (L) 9.375 02-15-2013 BB- 1,052 1,130,900 Brewers 0.38% 957,829 Fosters Financial Corp., Note (S) 4.875 10-01-2014 BBB+ 1,000 957,829 Broadcasting & Cable TV 3.76% 9,506,645 AT&T Broadband Corp., Gtd Note 8.375 03-15-2013 BBB 980 1,164,468 British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, Gtd Sr Note (United Kingdom) 8.200 07-15-2009 BBB- 905 1,020,530 Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Sr Note 10.250 09-15-2010 CCC- 2,000 2,040,000 Innova S. de R.L., Note (Mexico) 9.375 09-19-2013 B+ 1,500 1,661,250 Shaw Communications, Inc., Sr Note (Canada) 8.250 04-11-2010 BB+ 1,000 1,100,000 TCI Communications, Inc., Sr Deb 9.800 02-01-2012 BBB 840 1,052,890 XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Sr Sec Note 12.000 06-15-2010 CCC+ 622 724,630 Sr Sec Note, Step Coupon (Zero to 12-31-05, then 14.000%) (O) Zero 12-31-2009 CCC+ 728 742,877 Building Products 0.83% 2,098,454 Pulte Homes, Inc., Sr Note (L) 6.250 02-15-2013 BBB- 1,000 1,031,033 Toll Brothers, Inc., Gtd Sr Note 6.875 11-15-2012 BBB- 1,000 1,067,421 Casinos & Gaming 2.62% 6,623,382 Chukchansi Economic Development Auth., Sr Note (G)(S) 14.500 06-15-2009 CCC+ 1,000 1,230,000 Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., Gtd Sr Note 8.000 02-01-2011 BBB- 735 834,055 Gtd Sr Note 5.500 07-01-2010 BBB- 720 732,452 Jacob's Entertainment, Inc., Sec Note (S) 11.875 02-01-2009 B 700 770,000 Mohegan Tribal Gaming Auth., Sr Sub Note 7.125 08-15-2014 B+ 250 250,625 MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Gtd Sr Note Ser B 9.750 04-01-2010 B+ 800 872,000 Premier Entertainment Biloxi, 1st Mtg Note 10.750 02-01-2012 B- 25 25,500 Trump Casino Holdings, LLC/Trump Casino Funding, Inc., Gtd Sr Sec 1st Mtg Note (G)(H) 12.625 03-15-2010 D 500 543,750 Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr Note (S) 8.625 09-15-2012 B+ 1,300 1,365,000 Commodity Chemicals 0.84% 2,127,662 Lyondell Chemical Co., Gtd Sec Note 9.500 12-15-2008 B+ 1,010 1,080,700 RPM International, Inc., Sr Note 6.250 12-15-2013 BBB 1,000 1,046,962 Consumer Finance 3.21% 8,115,104 Capital One Financial Corp., Sr Note 6.250 11-15-2013 BBB- 1,000 1,057,123 CIT Group, Inc., Sr Note 5.000 02-13-2014 A 720 707,600 Ford Motor Credit Co., Note 7.375 10-28-2009 BBB- 1,925 1,933,412 General Motors Acceptance Corp., Note 7.250 03-02-2011 BBB- 2,450 2,274,695 Household Finance Corp., Note 6.375 10-15-2011 A 615 664,384 HSBC Finance Corp., Sr Note 6.750 05-15-2011 A 1,350 1,477,890 Department Stores 0.30% 750,500 Penney J.C. Co., Inc., Deb 7.650 08-15-2016 BB+ 790 750,500 Diversified Banks 2.13% 5,383,154 Bank of New York, Cap Security (S) 7.780 12-01-2026 A- 620 668,633 Barclays Bank Plc, Perpetual Bond (6.86% to 6-15-32 then variable) (United Kingdom) (S) 6.860 09-29-2049 A+ 1,580 1,768,911 Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Perpetual Sub Note (5.506% to 04-15-15 then variable) (Japan) (S) 5.506 12-01-2049 BAA2 375 358,563 Mizuho Financial Group Cayman Ltd., Gtd Note (Cayman Islands) 8.375 12-29-2049 A2 750 810,176 Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Perpetual Bond (7.648% to 09-30-31 then variable) (United Kingdom) 7.648 08-29-2049 A 630 774,024 Wachovia Corp., Sub Note 5.250 08-01-2014 A- 1,000 1,002,847 Diversified Chemicals 1.27% 3,214,506 NOVA Chemicals Corp., Med Term Note (Canada) 7.400 04-01-2009 BB+ 1,955 2,067,413 Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., Note (Canada) 7.750 05-31-2011 BBB+ 1,000 1,147,093 Diversified Commercial Services 0.98% 2,476,251 Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., Gtd Note (United Kingdom) (S) 6.500 02-13-2013 A- 750 791,580 Noble Group Ltd., Sr Note (Bermuda) (S) 6.625 03-17-2015 BB+ 1,000 929,046 Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., Note 6.875 02-01-2009 BB- 750 755,625 Diversified Financial Services 1.20% 3,018,428 Beaver Valley Funding Corp., Sec Lease Obligation Bond 9.000 06-01-2017 BB+ 915 1,068,446 Glencore Funding LLC, Gtd Note (S) 6.000 04-15-2014 BBB 1,365 1,298,108 St. George Funding Co., Perpetual Bond (8.485% to 06-30-17 then variable) (Australia) (S) 8.485 12-31-2049 BBB+ 595 651,874 Diversified Metals & Mining 0.20% 492,500 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Sr Note 6.875 02-01-2014 B+ 500 492,500 Electric Utilities 7.02% 17,738,259 AES Eastern Energy, L.P., Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1999-A 9.000 01-02-2017 BB+ 546 628,157 BVPS II Funding Corp., Collateralized Lease Bond 8.890 06-01-2017 BB+ 700 826,742 CE Generation LLC, Sr Sec Note 7.416 12-15-2018 BB- 810 861,546 El Paso Electric Co., 1st Mtg Ser E 9.400 05-01-2011 BBB 1,000 1,087,831 Empresa Electrica Guacolda S.A., Sr Sec Note (Chile) (S) 8.625 04-30-2013 BBB- 850 934,487 Exelon Generation Co., LLC, Sr Note 5.350 01-15-2014 A- 1,000 1,003,666 FPL Energy National Wind, Sec Note (S) 5.608 03-10-2024 BBB- 385 380,576 HQI Transelect Chile S.A., Sr Note (Chile) 7.875 04-15-2011 A- 1,175 1,343,930 Indiantown Cogeneration, L.P., 1st Mtg Note Ser A-9 9.260 12-15-2010 BB+ 492 539,452 IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., Sr Sec Note 8.625 11-14-2011 BB- 315 361,462 Midland Funding Corp. II, Deb Ser B 13.250 07-23-2006 BB- 2,220 2,390,623 MSW Energy Holdings II LLC/MSW Energy Finance Co., II, Inc., Sr Sec Note Ser B 7.375 09-01-2010 BB- 750 761,250 PNPP II Funding Corp., Deb 9.120 05-30-2016 BB+ 471 552,398 PPL Capital Funding, Gtd Sr Note Ser A 4.330 03-01-2009 BBB- 500 486,457 Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr Sec Note 6.750 12-15-2014 B+ 1,000 932,500 System Energy Resources, Inc., Sec Bond (S) 5.129 01-15-2014 BBB 449 438,989 TransAlta Corp., Note (Canada) 5.750 12-15-2013 BBB- 2,000 2,034,556 TXU Corp., Note (S) 6.500 11-15-2024 BBB- 980 936,497 Sec Bond 7.460 01-01-2015 BBB 615 660,008 Waterford 3 Funding Corp., Sec Lease Obligation Bond 8.090 01-02-2017 BBB- 534 577,132 Electrical Components & Equipment 0.63% 1,601,436 AMETEK, Inc., Sr Note 7.200 07-15-2008 BBB 1,500 1,601,436 Food Retail 1.22% 3,075,846 Ahold Finance USA, Inc., Gtd Sr Note 6.875 05-01-2029 BB- 265 251,750 Ahold Lease USA, Inc., Gtd Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2001A-1 (L) 7.820 01-02-2020 BB 932 1,001,691 Delhaize America, Inc., Gtd Note 9.000 04-15-2031 BB+ 1,500 1,822,405 Foreign Government 0.73% 1,842,563 Colombia, Republic of, Note (Colombia) 10.000 01-23-2012 BB 1,000 1,080,000 Mexican States, United, Global Med Term Note Ser A (Mexico) 6.375 01-16-2013 BBB- 735 762,563 Gas Utilities 0.20% 498,195 NorAm Energy Corp., Deb 6.500 02-01-2008 BBB 475 498,195 Health Care Facilities 0.45% 1,138,080 HCA, Inc., Note 8.750 09-01-2010 BB+ 1,012 1,138,080 Health Care Services 0.57% 1,432,419 Wellpoint, Inc., Note (S) 5.000 12-15-2014 BBB+ 1,460 1,432,419 Highways & Railtracks 1.06% 2,672,090 CSX Corp., Sr Note 4.875 11-01-2009 BBB 2,000 1,997,090 TFM S.A. de C.V., Gtd Sr Disc Deb (Mexico) 11.750 06-15-2009 B 675 675,000 Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 1.23% 3,098,134 Hyatt Equities LLC, Note (S) 6.875 06-15-2007 BBB 1,050 1,084,446 Meditrust, Note 7.000 08-15-2007 BB- 1,700 1,729,750 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Gtd Sr Note 7.375 05-01-2007 BB+ 275 283,938 Industrial Conglomerates 0.47% 1,175,946 Vedanta Resources Plc, Sr Note (United Kingdom) (S) 6.625 02-22-2010 BB 590 569,946 Waste Services, Inc., Sr Sub Note (L) (S) 9.500 04-15-2014 CCC 600 606,000 Industrial Machinery 1.12% 2,836,601 Kennametal, Inc., Sr Note 7.200 06-15-2012 BBB 1,385 1,530,458 Manitowoc Co., Inc., (The) Sr Note 7.125 11-01-2013 B+ 500 515,000 Trinity Industries Leasing Co., Pass Thru Ctf (S) 7.755 02-15-2009 Ba1 750 791,143 Insurance Brokers 0.59% 1,493,126 Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Sr Note 5.375 03-15-2007 BBB 1,470 1,493,126 Integrated Oil & Gas 1.25% 3,146,971 Amerada Hess Corp., Note 7.125 03-15-2033 BBB- 490 544,889 Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Gtd Note (Mexico) 9.125 10-13-2010 BBB- 1,065 1,230,075 Petro-Canada, Deb (Canada) 9.250 10-15-2021 BBB 1,000 1,372,007 Integrated Telecommunication Services 5.09% 12,848,888 AT&T Corp., Med Term Note 8.350 05-15-2025 BB+ 500 517,500 Sr Note 9.050 11-15-2011 BB+ 990 1,124,887 Bellsouth Corp., Bond 5.200 09-15-2014 A 350 346,237 Deb 6.300 12-15-2015 A 1,110 1,169,615 Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., Bond (Coupon rate step up/down on rating) (Netherlands) 8.500 06-15-2010 BBB+ 950 1,092,576 France Telecom S.A., Note (France) 8.500 03-01-2011 BBB+ 915 1,046,976 Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Gtd Note (L) 7.000 08-03-2009 B 1,700 1,593,750 SBC Communications, Inc., Note 5.100 09-15-2014 A 830 808,985 Sprint Capital Corp., Gtd Sr Bond 7.625 01-30-2011 BBB- 1,000 1,113,111 Note 6.875 11-15-2028 BBB- 820 877,885 Telecom Italia Capital, Gtd Note (Luxembourg) (S) 4.950 09-30-2014 BBB+ 1,500 1,436,859 Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Note (Mexico) 4.500 11-19-2008 BBB- 1,750 1,720,507 IT Consulting & Other Services 0.56% 1,401,105 NCR Corp., Note 7.125 06-15-2009 BBB- 375 403,605 Unisys Corp., Sr Note (L) 6.875 03-15-2010 BB+ 1,000 997,500 Leisure Facilities 0.30% 759,500 Cinemark USA, Inc., Sr Sub Note 9.000 02-01-2013 B- 700 759,500 Leisure Products 0.12% 310,500 K2, Inc, Sr Note 7.375 07-01-2014 BB 300 310,500 Metal & Glass Containers 0.85% 2,152,500 BWAY Corp., Gtd Sr Sub Note 10.000 10-15-2010 B- 500 531,250 Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Gtd Sr Sec Note 8.750 11-15-2012 BB- 1,000 1,092,500 Gtd Sr Note 8.250 05-15-2013 B 500 528,750 Multi-Line Insurance 0.44% 1,110,646 Assurant, Inc., Sr Note 6.750 02-15-2034 BBB+ 490 531,536 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Surplus Note (S) 7.625 11-15-2023 AA 470 579,110 Multi-Media 0.77% 1,950,553 News America Holdings, Inc., Gtd Sr Deb 8.250 08-10-2018 BBB- 510 616,090 Time Warner, Inc., Deb 9.125 01-15-2013 BBB+ 1,080 1,334,463 Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power 1.23% 3,106,876 CalEnergy Co., Inc., Sr Bond 8.480 09-15-2028 BBB- 525 686,416 Duke Capital LLC, Sr Note 8.000 10-01-2019 BBB- 455 539,797 Salton Sea Funding Corp., Sr Sec Note Ser C 7.840 05-30-2010 BB+ 1,761 1,880,663 Office Services & Supplies 1.02% 2,567,313 Office Depot, Inc., Sr Note 6.250 08-15-2013 BBB- 1,500 1,569,356 Steelcase, Inc., Sr Note 6.375 11-15-2006 BBB- 980 997,957 Oil & Gas Drilling 1.15% 2,906,559 Alberta Energy Co., Ltd., Note (Canada) 8.125 09-15-2030 A- 685 893,675 Delek & Avner-Yam Tethys, Sr Sec Note (Israel) (S) 5.326 08-01-2013 BBB- 335 330,384 Gazprom, Loan Part Note (Russia) (S) 9.625 03-01-2013 BB- 1,000 1,142,500 Grant Prideco Escrow Corp., Sr Note Ser B 9.000 12-15-2009 BB- 500 540,000 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 1.40% 3,537,467 Occidental Petroleum Corp., Sr Deb 10.125 09-15-2009 BBB+ 1,102 1,316,703 Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr Note 7.125 06-15-2014 BB- 500 522,500 TEPPCO Partners, L.P., Gtd Sr Note 7.625 02-15-2012 BBB 1,500 1,698,264 Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 0.39% 986,930 Enterprise Products Operations, L.P., Gtd Sr Note Ser B 5.600 10-15-2014 BB+ 1,000 986,930 Paper Packaging 0.53% 1,326,750 Stone Container Corp., Sr Note 9.750 02-01-2011 B 275 294,250 Sr Note 8.375 07-01-2012 B 1,000 1,032,500 Paper Products 1.33% 3,353,750 Abitibi-Consolidated Co., Gtd Sr Note (Canada) 6.950 12-15-2006 BB 2,000 2,010,000 MDP Acquisitions Plc, Sr Note (Ireland) 9.625 10-01-2012 B 1,250 1,343,750 Pharmaceuticals 1.28% 3,238,082 Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Sr Note 7.250 08-15-2013 BBB 1,550 1,713,303 Wyeth, Note 5.500 03-15-2013 A 1,500 1,524,779 Property & Casualty Insurance 0.54% 1,375,216 Markel Corp., Sr Note 7.350 08-15-2034 BBB- 330 360,244 Ohio Casualty Corp., Note 7.300 06-15-2014 BB 750 801,644 URC Holdings Corp., Sr Note (S) 7.875 06-30-2006 AA- 205 213,328 Publishing 0.17% 435,965 Dex Media West, Sr Sub Note 9.875 08-15-2013 B 391 435,965 Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.70% 1,776,125 Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., Sr Note 8.125 05-01-2011 BBB- 165 189,099 iStar Financial, Inc., Sr Note 7.000 03-15-2008 BBB- 785 831,756 ProLogis Trust, Sr Note 7.050 07-15-2006 BBB+ 490 507,145 Ventas Realty, L.P./Capital Corp., Sr Note 6.625 10-15-2014 BB 250 248,125 Real Estate Management & Development 0.54% 1,355,404 Post Apartment Homes, Sr Note 5.125 10-12-2011 BBB 830 825,209 Socgen Real Estate Co., LLC, Perpetual Bond Ser A (7.64% to 09-30-07 then variable) (S) 7.640 12-29-2049 A 495 530,195 Regional Banks 1.68% 4,246,831 Colonial Capital II, Gtd Cap Security Ser A 8.920 01-15-2027 BB 1,029 1,123,868 Crestar Capital Trust I, Gtd Cap Security 8.160 12-15-2026 A- 880 954,954 First Chicago NDB Institutional Capital, Gtd Capital Bond Ser A (S) 7.950 12-01-2026 A1 500 536,958 Greater Bay Bancorp, Sr Note Ser B 5.250 03-31-2008 BBB- 540 545,924 NB Capital Trust IV, Gtd Cap Security 8.250 04-15-2027 A- 980 1,085,127 Specialized Finance 1.25% 3,152,453 ASG Consolidated LLC, Sr Disc Note (Zero to 11-1-08, then 11.500%) (O) Zero 11-01-2011 B- 680 476,000 Bosphorous Financial Services, Sr Sec Floating Rate Note (S) 4.830 02-15-2012 Baa3 500 499,802 ESI Tractebel Acquistion Corp., Gtd Sec Bond Ser B 7.990 12-30-2011 BB 875 928,154 Humpuss Funding Corp., Gtd Note (S) 7.720 12-15-2009 B2 204 198,277 MBNA Master Credit Card Trust, Sub Bond Ser 1998-E Class C (S) 6.600 09-15-2010 BBB 1,000 1,050,220 Telecommunication Services 0.80% 2,020,097 Intelsat Ltd., Sr Note (Bermuda) (S) 7.805 01-15-2012 B+ 450 456,750 Telus Corp., Note (Canada) 8.000 06-01-2011 BBB 1,350 1,563,347 Telecommunications Equipment 0.48% 1,201,544 Corning, Inc., Med Term Note 8.300 04-04-2025 BB+ 1,150 1,201,544 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 3.81% 9,622,614 Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, Collateralized Mtg Obligation Ser 2005-3 Class B2 (M) 5.424 04-25-1935 AA+ 440 440,550 Bear Stearns Commericial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Commercial Sub Bond Ser 2004-ESA Class C (S) 4.937 05-14-2016 AA 1,000 1,000,236 ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust, Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1995-2 Class A-5 8.100 08-15-2025 AAA 202 211,742 Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Mtg Asset Backed Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2004-24CB Class 1A1 6.000 11-25-2034 AAA 1,204 1,223,043 Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, Mtg Asset Backed Ctf Ser 2004-CB4 Class A3 4.632 05-25-2035 AAA 1,000 1,002,583 DLJ Motgage Acceptance Corp., Commercial Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1996-CFI Class B1 (S) 8.359 03-13-2028 AAA 1,465 1,514,888 Global Signal Trust, Sub Bond Ser 2004-1A Class D (S) 5.098 01-15-2034 BBB 2,000 1,962,427 Sub Bond Ser 2004-2A Class D (S) 5.093 12-15-2014 Baa2 385 374,292 Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Asset Backed Ctf Ser 2004-AR13 Class B1 5.296 01-25-2035 AA 470 468,602 Washington Mutual, Mtg Ln Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-AR4 Class B1 4.684 04-25-2035 AA 1,458 1,424,251 Tobacco 0.42% 1,070,000 Commonwealth Brands, Inc., Sr Sec Sub Note (G)(S) 10.625 09-01-2008 B 1,000 1,070,000 Utilities Other 0.77% 1,941,540 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Sr Note 5.000 12-15-2013 BBB+ 1,345 1,309,770 Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., Note 6.450 06-01-2014 BBB 590 631,770 Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.02% 5,113,972 America Movil S.A. de C.V., Sr Note (Mexico) 5.750 01-15-2015 BBB 1,225 1,184,027 AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Sr Note 8.125 05-01-2012 A 1,475 1,723,133 Mobile Telesystems Finance S.A., Gtd Sr Note (Luxembourg) (S) 9.750 01-30-2008 BB- 350 372,750 Nextel Communications, Inc., Sr Note 7.375 08-01-2015 BB 1,250 1,320,312 Rogers Wireless, Inc., Sr Sub Note (Canada) 8.000 12-15-2012 B+ 500 513,750 Credit Issuer, description rating (A) Shares Value --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred stocks 1.62% $4,095,531 (Cost $4,081,297) Agricultural Products 0.41% 1,025,391 Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25%, Ser A (S) BB+ 12,500 1,025,391 Diversified Banks 0.40% 1,013,940 Abbey National Plc, 7.375% (United Kingdom) A- 38,700 1,013,940 Electric Utilities 0.41% 1,044,400 Ameren Corp., 9.75%, Conv BBB+ 20,000 536,400 DTE Energy Co., 8.75%, Conv BBB- 20,000 508,000 Gas Utilities 0.40% 1,011,800 KeySpan Corp., 8.75%, Conv A 20,000 1,011,800 Interest Maturity Credit Par value Issuer, description rate (%) date rating (A) ($000) Value --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. government and agencies securities 27.79% $70,186,166 (Cost $70,746,713) Government U.S. 3.77% 9,506,094 United States Treasury, Bond (L) 9.125 05-15-2018 AAA 555 792,935 Bond (L) 5.375 02-15-2031 AAA 1,610 1,754,712 Note (L) 6.250 02-15-2007 AAA 3,100 3,240,225 Note (L) 4.000 02-15-2015 AAA 3,870 3,718,222 Government U.S. Agency 24.02% 60,680,072 Federal Home Loan Bank, Bond (N) 4.500 04-11-2008 AAA 3,000 2,993,568 Bond (N) 4.430 04-07-2008 AAA 2,450 2,450,059 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 4.500 08-01-2019 AAA 938 919,658 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 4.500 11-01-2019 AAA 1,166 1,143,100 20 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 11.250 01-01-2016 AAA 39 42,557 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 08-01-2034 AAA 19,038 19,490,847 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 09-01-2034 AAA 673 688,703 Federal National Mortgage Assn., 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.500 02-01-2008 AAA 15 15,282 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.000 09-01-2010 AAA 46 47,916 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.000 10-01-2012 AAA 21 21,940 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.000 04-01-2017 AAA 65 68,298 15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 4.500 10-01-2019 AAA 1,181 1,155,446 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.500 07-01-2034 AAA 1,771 1,838,231 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.500 11-01-2034 AAA 921 956,269 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 12-01-2033 AAA 6,082 6,218,284 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 01-01-2034 AAA 8,681 8,875,921 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 08-01-2034 AAA 3,957 4,045,740 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 04-01-2033 AAA 22 21,711 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 05-01-2034 AAA 1,144 1,146,233 Bond (L) 3.875 02-01-2008 AAA 3,474 3,429,557 CMO REMIC 2003-17-QT 5.000 08-25-2027 AAA 1,595 1,593,155 Note 4.500 04-01-2008 AAA 2,375 2,372,202 Financing Corp., Bond 9.400 02-08-2018 AAA 785 1,105,161 Government National Mortgage Assn., 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 10.000 11-15-2020 AAA 10 11,765 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 9.500 11-15-2019 AAA 8 8,680 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 9.500 01-15-2021 AAA 5 5,107 30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 9.500 02-15-2025 AAA 13 14,682 Interest Credit Par value Issuer, description, maturity date rate (%) rating (A) ($000) Value --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-term investments 3.00% $7,580,000 (Cost $7,580,000) Government U.S. Agency 2.97% 7,500,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, Disc Note 4-1-05 Zero AAA 7,500 7,500,000 Joint Repurchase Agreement 0.03% 80,000 Investment in a joint repurchase agreement transaction with Morgan Stanley - Dated 3-31-05 due 4-1-05 (secured by U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond 3.875% due 4-15-29) 2.660 80 80,000 Total investments 100.00% $252,578,702 John Hancock Investors Trust Financial futures contracts March 31, 2005 (unaudited) Number of Appreciation Open contracts contracts Position Expiration (depreciation) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note 326 Short June 2005 $596,231 U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note 269 Short June 2005 $500,389 $1,096,620 John Hancock Investors Trust Footnotes to Schedule of Investments March 31, 2005 (unaudited) (A) Credit ratings are unaudited and are rated by Moody's Investors Service where Standard & Poor's ratings are not available, unless indicated otherwise. (B) This security is fair valued in good faith under procedures established by the Board of Trustees. (G) Security rated internally by John Hancock Advisers, LLC. (H) Non-income-producing issuer filed for protection under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or is in default of interest payment. (L) All or a portion of this security is on loan as of March 31, 2005. (M) A portion of this security having an aggregate value of $440,550, or 0.17% of the Fund's total investments, has been purchased as a forward commitment--that is, the Fund has agreed on trade date to take delivery of and to make payment for this security on a delayed basis subsequent to the date of this schedule. The purchase price and interest rate of this security is fixed at trade date, although the Fund does not earn any interest on this until settlement date. The fund has segregated assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of the forward commitment. Accordingly, the market value of $460,088 of Federal National Mortgage Assn., 6.000%, 01-01-34 has been segregated to cover the forward commitment. (N) These securities having an aggregate value of $5,443,627 or 2.16% of the Fund's total investments, have been purchased on a when-issued basis. The purchase price and the interest rate of such securities are fixed at trade date, although the Fund does not earn any interest on such securities until settlement date. The Fund has instructed its custodian bank to segregate assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of its when-issued commitments. Accordingly, the market value of $5,674,414 of Federal National Mortgage Assn., 6.000%, 01-01-34 has been segregated to cover the when-issued commitments. (O) Cash interest will be paid on this obligation at the stated rate beginning on the stated 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 $34,133,853 or 13.51% of the Fund's total investments as of March 31, 2005. Parenthetical disclosure of a foreign country in the security description represents country of a foreign issuer; however, security is U.S. dollar-denominated. The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the total investments of the Fund. The cost of investments owned on March 31, 2005, including short-term investments, was $251,648,561. Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments aggregated $5,245,668 and $4,315,527, respectively, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $930,141. For more information Trustees Charles L. Ladner, Chairman* James F. Carlin Richard P. Chapman, Jr.* William H. Cunningham Ronald R. Dion Dr. John A. Moore* Patti McGill Peterson* Steven R. Pruchansky James A. Shepherdson Lt. Gen. Norman H. Smith, USMC (Ret.) *Members of the Audit Committee Officers James A. Shepherdson President and Chief Executive Officer William H. King Vice President and Treasurer Investment Adviser John Hancock Advisers, LLC 101 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7603 Custodian The Bank of New York One Wall Street New York, New York 10286 Transfer Agent and Registrar Mellon Investor Services 85 Challenger Road Overpeck Centre Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660 Transfer Agent for APS Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 280 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Legal Counsel Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 60 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109-1803 Stock Symbol Listed New York Stock Exchange: JHI How to contact us Internet www.jhfunds.com Mail Regular mail: Mellon Investor Services 85 Challenger Road Overpeck Centre Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Phone Customer service representatives 1-800-852-0218 Portfolio commentary 1-800-344-7054 24-hour automated information 1-800-843-0090 TDD line 1-800-231-5469 This report is for the information of the shareholders of John Hancock Investors Trust. P50Q1 3/05 5/05 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: ------------------------------ James A. Shepherdson President and Chief Executive Officer Date: May 25, 2005 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: ------------------------------ James A. Shepherdson President and Chief Executive Officer Date: May 25, 2005 By: ------------------------------ William H. King Vice President and Treasurer Date: May 25, 2005