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Overview Fund Activity

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.

Holders
604
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.51%
% of All Funds
16.12%
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

1
SAM
1
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$485M
2
VVP
2
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$337M
3
Harris Associates
3
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.68B
4
RIM
4
RS Investment Management
California
$59.6M
5
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$844M

Top Sellers

1
Bessemer Group
1
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$3.85M
2
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$48.6M
3
FPP
3
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$0
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.98B
5
Nordea Investment Management
5
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$71.3M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.98B 35,797,040 -801,936 -2%
Harris Associates
2
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.68B 30,255,545 +1,289,312 +4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.42B 25,670,392 +595,377 +2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.08B 19,422,874 +836,230 +4%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$844M 15,250,597 +1,017,252 +7%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$564M 10,179,788 -16,846 -0.2%
SAM
7
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$485M 8,755,386 +6,735,337 +333%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$428M 7,731,947 -72,574 -0.9%
American Century Companies
9
American Century Companies
Missouri
$415M 7,500,234 +521,188 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$410M 7,411,834 +8,518 +0.1%
VVP
11
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$337M 6,083,608 +1,428,192 +31%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$284M 5,120,424 -182,258 -3%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$242M 4,373,092 +436,351 +11%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
14
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$207M 3,733,117 +323,062 +9%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
15
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$175M 3,161,501 -90,643 -3%
Pzena Investment Management
16
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$169M 3,057,445 +399,841 +15%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$167M 3,011,716 +187,754 +7%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$157M 2,846,772 -16,671 -0.6%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$147M 2,659,854 +416,373 +19%
WA
20
Wintergreen Advisers
New Jersey
$132M 2,379,770 – –
RFC
21
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$132M 2,452,614 +42,798 +2%
PTC
22
Provident Trust Company
Wisconsin
$130M 2,339,249 +132,355 +6%
GFA
23
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$127M 2,292,059 -8,041 -0.3%
Axa
24
Axa
France
$118M 2,133,870 +776,180 +57%
MAA
25
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$108M 1,957,618 -39,235 -2%
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