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Overview Fund Activity

604 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.9B invested in Franklin Resources in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 203 increasing their positions, 246 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

Holders
604
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.33%
% of All Funds
16.29%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
48
Increased
203
Reduced
246
Closed
46
Calls
$33.5M
Puts
$32M
Net Calls
+$1.45M
Net Calls Change
+$1.79M

Top Buyers

1
JHC
1
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$73.8M
2
KP
2
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$111M
3
Prudential Financial
3
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$132M
4
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$118M
5
VVP
5
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$401M

Top Sellers

1
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.2B
2
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$64.4M
3
Axa
3
Axa
France
$11.9M
4
Northern Trust
4
Northern Trust
Illinois
$300M
5
RFC
5
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$71.1M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.73B 35,248,789 -154,617 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.24B 25,351,035 -168,083 -0.7%
Harris Associates
3
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.2B 24,381,642 -6,187,324 -20%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$879M 17,934,754 -616,563 -3%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$778M 15,865,432 +614,835 +4%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$488M 9,956,498 -307,221 -3%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$425M 8,664,123 +368,331 +4%
SAM
8
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$404M 8,230,490 -248,903 -3%
VVP
9
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$401M 8,186,868 +981,116 +14%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$314M 6,412,399 -601,292 -9%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$300M 6,114,889 -1,276,370 -17%
Pzena Investment Management
12
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$260M 5,306,059 +464,060 +10%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
13
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$209M 4,262,729 +362,532 +9%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$205M 4,178,319 -68,054 -2%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$156M 3,181,827 +223,986 +8%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
16
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$146M 2,968,623 -83,601 -3%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$145M 2,965,337 +38,779 +1%
Prudential Financial
18
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$132M 2,683,395 +1,108,000 +70%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$118M 2,398,568 +1,088,200 +83%
KP
20
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$111M 2,272,700 +1,241,500 +120%
MAA
21
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$110M 2,242,691 +331,838 +17%
PTC
22
Provident Trust Company
Wisconsin
$108M 2,209,785 -33,869 -2%
GFA
23
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$108M 2,196,662 -53,627 -2%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$107M 2,175,383 +259,325 +14%
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$106M 2,166,805 +252,262 +13%
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