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Overview Fund Activity

558 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in Franklin Resources in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.

Holders
558
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-4.45%
% of All Funds
14.65%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
56
Increased
178
Reduced
242
Closed
75
Calls
$106M
Puts
$133M
Net Calls
-$26.8M
Net Calls Change
+$30.6M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$266M
2
ACM
2
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$194M
3
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$283M
4
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$140M
5
HCM
5
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$92.7M

Top Sellers

1
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$210M
2
HCM
2
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$399M
3
Two Sigma Investments
3
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$441K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$160M
5
WA
5
Wintergreen Advisers
New Jersey
$0
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.25B 33,993,861 -526,036 -2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$900M 24,443,248 -621,817 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$684M 18,585,890 +906,622 +5%
VVP
4
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$519M 14,096,898 +684,122 +5%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$399M 10,833,968 -6,431,464 -37%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$361M 9,803,095 -26,943 -0.3%
Pzena Investment Management
7
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$348M 9,462,920 +1,734,509 +22%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$283M 7,698,002 +3,586,653 +87%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$266M 7,236,064 +5,858,624 +425%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
10
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$214M 5,809,401 +219,665 +4%
Harris Associates
11
Harris Associates
Illinois
$210M 5,694,551 -7,073,494 -55%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$203M 5,512,154 -286,870 -5%
ACM
13
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$194M 5,275,662 +5,275,662 New
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$165M 4,485,950 +176,613 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$160M 4,346,556 -1,980,203 -31%
American Century Companies
16
American Century Companies
Missouri
$148M 4,019,635 -1,455,827 -27%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$140M 3,811,244 +2,878,508 +309%
KP
18
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$139M 3,777,000 +647,100 +21%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$121M 3,305,611 +36,846 +1%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$112M 3,035,715 +49,171 +2%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104M 2,820,399 +17,003 +0.6%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$97.7M 2,654,690 +278,655 +12%
HCM
23
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$92.7M 2,517,899 +2,515,603 +109,565%
WG
24
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$84.3M 2,290,678 +411,683 +22%
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$84.2M 2,287,204 +30,693 +1%
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