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Overview Fund Activity

584 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.2B invested in Franklin Resources in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 231 increasing their positions, 200 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

Holders
584
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-3.31%
% of All Funds
16.32%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
61
Increased
231
Reduced
200
Closed
80
Calls
$93.1M
Puts
$151M
Net Calls
-$57.5M
Net Calls Change
-$58.9M

Top Buyers

1
VVP
1
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$500M
2
Pzena Investment Management
2
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$288M
3
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104M
4
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$153M
5
JHC
5
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$109M

Top Sellers

1
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$476M
2
SAM
2
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$84.1M
3
American Century Companies
3
American Century Companies
Missouri
$204M
4
DAC
4
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$621K
5
AAMU
5
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$0
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.29B 34,519,897 -728,892 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$934M 25,065,065 -285,970 -1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$659M 17,679,268 -255,486 -1%
HCM
4
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$643M 17,265,432 +1,400,000 +9%
VVP
5
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$500M 13,412,776 +5,225,908 +64%
Harris Associates
6
Harris Associates
Illinois
$476M 12,768,045 -11,613,597 -48%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$366M 9,830,038 -126,460 -1%
Pzena Investment Management
8
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$288M 7,728,411 +2,422,352 +46%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$236M 6,326,759 -85,640 -1%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$216M 5,799,024 -315,865 -5%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
11
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$208M 5,589,736 +1,327,007 +31%
American Century Companies
12
American Century Companies
Missouri
$204M 5,475,462 -3,188,661 -37%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$161M 4,309,337 +131,018 +3%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$153M 4,111,349 +1,712,781 +71%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$122M 3,268,765 +86,938 +3%
KP
16
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$117M 3,129,900 +857,200 +38%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$111M 2,986,544 +21,207 +0.7%
JHC
18
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$109M 2,914,984 +1,409,002 +94%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104M 2,803,396 +2,320,450 +480%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
20
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$104M 2,790,979 -177,644 -6%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$88.5M 2,376,035 +364,485 +18%
Prudential Financial
22
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$85.1M 2,282,895 -400,500 -15%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$84.1M 2,256,511 +89,706 +4%
SAM
24
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$84.1M 2,256,158 -5,974,332 -73%
GFA
25
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$81.9M 2,199,088 +2,426 +0.1%
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