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604 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.5B invested in Franklin Resources in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 245 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 47

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 595 → 604 (+9)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.61% → 50.76% (+1.1%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.9B → $17.5B (+$545M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 245

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.5M | Put options by funds: $54.8M

Holders
604
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.51%
% of All Funds
16.11%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
63
Increased
193
Reduced
245
Closed
47
Calls
$28.5M
Puts
$54.8M
Net Calls
-$26.3M
Net Calls Change
-$26.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
+$372M
2
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$78.9M
3
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
+$71.2M
4
RIM
RS Investment Management
California
+$59.5M
5
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$56.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$157M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$68.3M
3
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
-$63.9M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$44.3M
5
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QAM
601
QCI Asset Management
New York
$2K – – –
P
602
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$2K +$2.15K +39 New
FCCM
603
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$1.99K – – –
BRWA
604
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$37 +$37K +670 New
FPP
605
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
– -$63.9M -1,170,000 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
606
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$10.2M -186,787 Closed
WMSA
607
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$5.46M -100,000 Closed
WI
608
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$4.65M -85,230 Closed
AL
609
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
– -$3.53M -64,700 Closed
MCM
610
Matterhorn Capital Management
Texas
– -$3.42M -62,563 Closed
LP
611
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$3.27M -59,810 Closed
HC
612
Hendley & Co
Ohio
– -$3.11M -57,005 Closed
DFIM
613
Detwiler Fenton Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$2.71M -49,651 Closed
HW
614
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
– -$2.69M -49,199 Closed
BSPF
615
British Steel Pension Fund
United Kingdom
– -$2.61M -47,782 Closed
SSI
616
Scott & Selber Inc
Texas
– -$2.58M -47,324 Closed
EML
617
Eos Management LP
New York
– -$2.51M -46,000 Closed
ARTA
618
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$2.15M -39,334 Closed
LOAMS
619
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
– -$2.12M -38,543 Closed
BKBG
620
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
– -$1.6M -37,000 Closed
CWM
621
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$1.91M -34,965 Closed
HT
622
HAP Trading
New York
– -$1.71M -30,900 Closed
Wellington Management Group
623
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$1.37M -25,122 Closed
PCM
624
Princeton Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$1.32M -24,230 Closed
NI
625
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$1.13M -20,600 Closed
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BEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

604 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Resources (BEN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $17.5B — up 3.2% from $16.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new BEN positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 245 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Southeastern Asset Management, adding an estimated $372M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $157M.

  • 604 institutional investors held Franklin Resources (BEN) as of Q4 2014, up from 595 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $17.5B of Franklin Resources stock for Q4 2014, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Franklin Resources positions in Q4 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Resources buyer in Q4 2014 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $372M added.
  • The largest Franklin Resources seller in Q4 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.