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Overview Fund Activity

519 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.4B invested in Franklin Resources in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 211 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

Holders
519
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-4.42%
% of All Funds
13.87%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
45
Increased
171
Reduced
211
Closed
64
Calls
$107M
Puts
$159M
Net Calls
-$51.4M
Net Calls Change
+$13.1M

Top Buyers

1
HCM
1
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$533M
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$238M
3
Select Equity Group
3
Select Equity Group
New York
$111M
4
EA
4
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$31.2M
5
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$44.4M

Top Sellers

1
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$0
2
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$100M
3
Royal London Asset Management
3
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$4.42M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$939M
5
TBC
5
Three Bays Capital
Massachusetts
$0
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Massachusetts Financial Services
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$939M 28,150,172 -3,553,238 -11%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$847M 25,374,475 +251,984 +1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$609M 18,264,152 -611,253 -3%
HCM
4
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$533M 15,974,407 +4,927,512 +45%
VVP
5
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$478M 14,330,506 +112,491 +0.8%
Pzena Investment Management
6
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$356M 10,670,335 +72,666 +0.7%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$322M 9,645,658 -194,542 -2%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$276M 8,268,898 -534,492 -6%
ACM
9
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$265M 7,945,023 – –
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$238M 7,133,239 +3,384,686 +90%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
11
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$199M 5,975,996 +97,822 +2%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$172M 5,164,890 -256,051 -5%
KP
13
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$157M 4,698,900 +451,700 +11%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$147M 4,397,529 -22,739 -0.5%
Select Equity Group
15
Select Equity Group
New York
$111M 3,338,235 +1,266,957 +61%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$110M 3,303,065 +14,194 +0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$110M 3,288,329 -308,795 -9%
BG
18
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$107M 3,199,958 +146,215 +5%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$100M 3,006,791 -4,796,321 -61%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$85.8M 2,571,476 -147,809 -5%
SAM
21
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$85.6M 2,563,673 +405,500 +19%
American Century Companies
22
American Century Companies
Missouri
$80.4M 2,408,845 -1,480,407 -38%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$78.7M 2,357,437 -61,576 -3%
HCM
24
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$72.6M 2,175,335 +31,408 +1%
GFA
25
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$70.6M 2,116,060 -91,018 -4%
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