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Overview Fund Activity

571 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in Franklin Resources in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 475 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

Holders
571
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.35%
% of All Funds
18.52%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-35.29%
% of All Funds
0.36%
New
68
Increased
475
Reduced
27
Closed
66
Calls
$107M
Puts
$144M
Net Calls
-$36.5M
Net Calls Change
+$75.9M

Top Buyers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.08B
2
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.23B
3
Harris Associates
3
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.05B
4
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$961M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.02B

Top Sellers

1
NAM
1
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$0
2
ACM
2
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$0
3
Millennium Management
3
Millennium Management
New York
$0
4
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.15M
5
AL
5
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$0
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.23B 24,268,049 +16,156,844 +199%
Massachusetts Financial Services
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.08B 21,271,646 +16,706,265 +366%
Harris Associates
3
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.05B 20,695,949 +15,444,048 +294%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.02B 20,150,796 +12,627,397 +168%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$961M 19,005,024 +12,706,733 +202%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$575M 11,366,355 +7,557,399 +198%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$414M 8,183,210 +5,804,775 +244%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$411M 8,138,701 +3,970,363 +95%
American Century Companies
9
American Century Companies
Missouri
$380M 7,517,548 +5,313,032 +241%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$359M 7,105,430 +5,240,703 +281%
HCM
11
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$352M 6,960,441 +4,665,444 +203%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$335M 6,633,009 +4,311,066 +186%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$205M 4,052,640 +2,699,710 +200%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$187M 3,700,655 +2,489,532 +206%
SF
15
Sarofim Fayez
Texas
$178M 3,529,972 +3,529,972 New
BG
16
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$174M 3,435,790 +2,472,349 +257%
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$172M 3,410,862 +2,444,671 +253%
Pzena Investment Management
18
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$170M 3,372,322 +2,254,504 +202%
RFC
19
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$153M 3,034,152 +2,005,880 +195%
Bessemer Group
20
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$149M 2,956,653 +2,211,624 +297%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$144M 2,847,288 +1,897,130 +200%
MAA
22
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$141M 2,790,947 +1,837,766 +193%
Calamos Advisors
23
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$127M 2,507,034 +1,506,205 +150%
VVP
24
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$124M 2,450,044 +1,949,865 +390%
AJGC
25
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
Illinois
$123M 2,431,827 +1,633,093 +204%
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