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Overview Fund Activity

606 hedge funds and large institutions have $16B invested in Franklin Resources in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

Holders
606
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.33%
% of All Funds
16.16%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
55
Increased
202
Reduced
249
Closed
44
Calls
$29.7M
Puts
$30M
Net Calls
-$344K
Net Calls Change
+$25.9M

Top Buyers

1
Pzena Investment Management
1
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$248M
2
VVP
2
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$370M
3
KP
3
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$52.9M
4
American Century Companies
4
American Century Companies
Missouri
$426M
5
Two Sigma Investments
5
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$39.8M

Top Sellers

1
EC
1
Eminence Capital
New York
$0
2
IGIM
2
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$6.69M
3
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$65.7M
4
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$952M
5
VanEck Associates
5
VanEck Associates
New York
$63K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.82B 35,403,406 -393,634 -1%
Harris Associates
2
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.57B 30,568,966 +313,421 +1%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.31B 25,519,118 -151,274 -0.6%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$952M 18,551,317 -871,557 -4%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$783M 15,250,597 – –
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$527M 10,263,719 +83,931 +0.8%
SAM
7
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$435M 8,479,393 -275,993 -3%
American Century Companies
8
American Century Companies
Missouri
$426M 8,295,792 +795,558 +11%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$379M 7,391,259 -340,688 -4%
VVP
10
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$370M 7,205,752 +1,122,144 +18%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$360M 7,013,691 -398,143 -5%
Pzena Investment Management
12
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$248M 4,841,999 +1,784,554 +58%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$230M 4,475,130 -645,294 -13%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$218M 4,246,373 -126,719 -3%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
15
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$200M 3,900,197 +167,080 +4%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
16
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$157M 3,052,224 -109,277 -3%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$152M 2,957,841 +111,069 +4%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$150M 2,926,558 -85,158 -3%
RFC
19
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$121M 2,362,383 -90,231 -4%
GFA
20
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$115M 2,250,289 -41,770 -2%
PTC
21
Provident Trust Company
Wisconsin
$115M 2,243,654 -95,595 -4%
Axa
22
Axa
France
$114M 2,222,900 +89,030 +4%
WA
23
Wintergreen Advisers
New Jersey
$102M 1,993,067 -386,703 -16%
AI
24
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$99.4M 1,936,408 +86,233 +5%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$98.3M 1,916,058 +117,486 +7%
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