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Franklin Resources
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600 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.3B invested in Franklin Resources in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 238 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.9M | Put options by funds: $20.5M

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 18 (+5)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 43

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 589 → 600 (+11)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.4B → $18.3B (+$864M)

0.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.97% → 50.31% (-0.66%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 238

Holders
600
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+1.87%
% of All Funds
17.25%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+38.46%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
57
Increased
198
Reduced
238
Closed
43
Calls
$31.9M
Puts
$20.5M
Net Calls
+$11.5M
Net Calls Change
+$14.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$76.7M
2
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$62.6M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$44.7M
4
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$34M
5
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$29.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
-$137M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$120M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$61.2M
4
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$59.8M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$46.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HW
276
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$2.79M +$315K +5,755 +14%
Fifth Third Bancorp
277
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.77M -$67.2K -1,228 -3%
GIM
278
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$2.76M +$85.2K +1,557 +3%
PI
279
PineBridge Investments
New York
$2.76M -$113K -2,067 -4%
Asset Management One
280
Asset Management One
Japan
$2.75M – – –
RC
281
RBO & Co
California
$2.74M +$254K +4,649 +11%
SLI
282
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$2.74M -$497K -9,080 -16%
HPCM
283
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$2.69M +$2.14M +39,080 +524%
MA
284
MUFG Americas
New York
$2.67M +$830K +15,178 +49%
AWP
285
Ascent Wealth Partners
New York
$2.54M +$2.4M +43,835 New
TCOV
286
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$2.53M +$92K +1,682 +4%
WB
287
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$2.53M -$87.5K -1,600 -4%
WT
288
Whittier Trust
California
$2.52M – – –
1SB
289
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$2.5M -$4.16K -76 -0.2%
OWD
290
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$2.46M +$60K +1,097 +3%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
291
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$2.45M +$26K +475 +1%
LMGAM
292
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.4M +$100K +1,836 +5%
ABC
293
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$2.39M -$32.7K -597 -1%
BRCM
294
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.37M +$54.7K +1,000 +3%
GL
295
GLG LLC
New York
$2.35M – – –
SMDAM
296
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$2.35M -$227K -4,155 -9%
EAM
297
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$2.31M – – –
MC
298
MRJ Capital
New York
$2.31M – – –
CNC
299
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$2.3M +$97K +1,773 +5%
PIC
300
Portland Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$2.27M +$2.15M +39,337 New
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BEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

600 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Resources (BEN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $18.3B — up 5% from $17.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new BEN positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 198 added to existing stakes and 238 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $76.7M. The largest seller was Montag & Caldwell, exiting entirely with an estimated $137M sold.

  • 600 institutional investors held Franklin Resources (BEN) as of Q2 2014, up from 589 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $18.3B of Franklin Resources stock for Q2 2014, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Franklin Resources positions in Q2 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Resources buyer in Q2 2014 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $76.7M added.
  • The largest Franklin Resources seller in Q2 2014 was Montag & Caldwell, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.