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Overview Fund Activity

595 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.9B invested in Franklin Resources in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 245 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

Holders
595
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.83%
% of All Funds
17.28%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-55.56%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
49
Increased
199
Reduced
245
Closed
46
Calls
$30.6M
Puts
$30M
Net Calls
+$577K
Net Calls Change
-$10.9M

Top Buyers

1
SAM
1
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$110M
2
Prudential Financial
2
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$106M
3
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$79.2M
4
Harris Associates
4
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.58B
5
VVP
5
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$250M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
1
Norges Bank
Norway
$102M
2
Deutsche Bank
2
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$74.5M
3
Calamos Advisors
3
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$36.9M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$56.9M
5
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$290M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2B 36,598,976 +155,912 +0.4%
Harris Associates
2
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.58B 28,966,233 +569,846 +2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.37B 25,075,015 +159,841 +0.6%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.02B 18,586,644 -70,005 -0.4%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$777M 14,233,345 – –
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$557M 10,196,634 -151,252 -1%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$426M 7,804,521 -87,678 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$404M 7,403,316 +5,713 +0.1%
American Century Companies
9
American Century Companies
Missouri
$381M 6,979,046 -920,711 -12%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$290M 5,302,682 -963,435 -15%
VVP
11
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$250M 4,655,416 +519,286 +13%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$215M 3,936,741 +103,238 +3%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
13
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$186M 3,410,055 +50,290 +1%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
14
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$177M 3,252,144 -51,757 -2%
Bessemer Group
15
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$159M 2,911,573 -530,942 -15%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$156M 2,863,443 -18,155 -0.6%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$154M 2,823,962 -91,645 -3%
Pzena Investment Management
18
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$145M 2,657,604 -492,867 -16%
RFC
19
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$132M 2,409,816 -251,476 -9%
WA
20
Wintergreen Advisers
New Jersey
$130M 2,379,770 +78,568 +3%
GFA
21
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$126M 2,300,100 -106,596 -4%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$123M 2,243,481 -293,750 -12%
PTC
23
Provident Trust Company
Wisconsin
$121M 2,206,894 -15,135 -0.7%
Fidelity Investments
24
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$115M 2,113,024 -183,863 -8%
SAM
25
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$110M 2,020,049 +2,020,049 New
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