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Overview Fund Activity

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.

Holders
600
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+1.87%
% of All Funds
17.26%
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

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.11B
2
Harris Associates
2
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.64B
3
Deutsche Bank
3
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$146M
4
Adage Capital Partners
4
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$36M
5
AAM
5
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$33.9M

Top Sellers

1
MC
1
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$0
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$58.7M
3
Prudential Financial
3
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$63.9M
4
SB
4
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$3.83M
5
American Century Companies
5
American Century Companies
Missouri
$457M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.11B 36,443,064 +1,401,468 +4%
Harris Associates
2
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.64B 28,396,387 +1,143,603 +4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44B 24,915,174 +381,897 +2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.08B 18,656,649 +111,841 +0.6%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$823M 14,233,345 – –
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$599M 10,347,886 -119,939 -1%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$457M 7,899,757 -857,539 -10%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$456M 7,892,199 -320,666 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$428M 7,397,603 +137,503 +2%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$362M 6,266,117 -468,959 -7%
VVP
11
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$239M 4,136,130 +157,386 +4%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$222M 3,833,503 -73,531 -2%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$214M 3,707,944 +138,356 +4%
Bessemer Group
14
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$199M 3,442,515 +687 +0%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
15
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$194M 3,359,765 +183,530 +6%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
16
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$191M 3,303,901 -74,845 -2%
Pzena Investment Management
17
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$182M 3,150,471 +11,747 +0.4%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$169M 2,915,607 +9,085 +0.3%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$167M 2,881,598 -13,467 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$147M 2,537,231 -587,554 -19%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$146M 2,530,421 +817,789 +48%
RFC
22
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$144M 2,661,292 -117,782 -4%
GFA
23
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$139M 2,406,696 +5,398 +0.2%
WA
24
Wintergreen Advisers
New Jersey
$133M 2,301,202 -13,061 -0.6%
Fidelity Investments
25
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$133M 2,296,887 -60,983 -3%
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