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Overview Fund Activity

543 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in Franklin Resources in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 228 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

Holders
543
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.69%
% of All Funds
14.49%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
54
Increased
181
Reduced
228
Closed
66
Calls
$168M
Puts
$233M
Net Calls
-$64.6M
Net Calls Change
-$37.7M

Top Buyers

1
ACM
1
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$310M
2
Pzena Investment Management
2
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$414M
3
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$344M
4
APG Asset Management
4
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$47.4M
5
Select Equity Group
5
Select Equity Group
New York
$80.9M

Top Sellers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.24B
2
PTC
2
Provident Trust Company
Wisconsin
$0
3
Fayez Sarofim & Co
3
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$21.3M
4
WG
4
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$29.8M
5
Brown Advisory
5
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$873K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.24B 31,703,410 -2,290,451 -7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$981M 25,122,491 +679,243 +3%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$737M 18,875,405 +289,515 +2%
VVP
4
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$555M 14,218,015 +121,117 +0.9%
HCM
5
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$431M 11,046,895 +212,927 +2%
Pzena Investment Management
6
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$414M 10,597,669 +1,134,749 +12%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$384M 9,840,200 +37,105 +0.4%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$344M 8,803,390 +1,105,388 +14%
ACM
9
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$310M 7,945,023 +2,669,361 +51%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$305M 7,803,112 +567,048 +8%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
11
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$230M 5,878,174 +68,773 +1%
Harris Associates
12
Harris Associates
Illinois
$211M 5,413,216 -281,335 -5%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$211M 5,420,941 -91,213 -2%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$173M 4,420,268 -65,682 -1%
KP
15
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$166M 4,247,200 +470,200 +12%
American Century Companies
16
American Century Companies
Missouri
$152M 3,889,252 -130,383 -3%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$146M 3,748,553 -62,691 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$140M 3,597,124 -749,432 -17%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$119M 3,053,743 +18,028 +0.6%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$106M 2,719,285 +64,595 +2%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
21
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$98.5M 2,522,149 +524,246 +26%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$94.5M 2,419,013 +131,809 +6%
GFA
23
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$86.2M 2,207,078 +4,398 +0.2%
JHC
24
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$86.2M 2,206,155 +86,696 +4%
SAM
25
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$84.3M 2,158,173 +10,800 +0.5%
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