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Overview Fund Activity

610 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.2B invested in Franklin Resources in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 227 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

Holders
610
Holders Change
+57
Holders Change %
+10.31%
% of All Funds
13.85%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
102
Increased
171
Reduced
227
Closed
43
Calls
$118M
Puts
$88.9M
Net Calls
+$28.7M
Net Calls Change
-$11.9M

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$160M
2
Citadel Advisors
2
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$178M
3
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$234M
4
AQR Capital Management
4
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$163M
5
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$214M

Top Sellers

1
HCM
1
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$305M
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$43.5M
3
LCM
3
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$10.2M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$136M
5
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
5
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$30M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.18B 27,341,175 +188,655 +0.7%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$962M 22,211,494 +1,258,796 +6%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$805M 18,588,540 +36,618 +0.2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$755M 17,431,000 -566,598 -3%
Pzena Investment Management
5
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$450M 10,390,099 +46,938 +0.5%
ACM
6
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$344M 7,945,023 – –
HCM
7
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$305M 7,034,927 -4,156,234 -37%
KP
8
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$283M 6,520,000 +362,400 +6%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$234M 5,390,508 +2,718,445 +102%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$214M 4,945,598 +1,573,469 +47%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$210M 4,852,482 -45,715 -0.9%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$203M 4,696,174 +601,749 +15%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$185M 4,280,977 -102,225 -2%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$178M 4,103,656 +2,964,217 +260%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
15
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$168M 3,869,996 -49,559 -1%
AQR Capital Management
16
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$163M 3,772,754 +1,851,854 +96%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$162M 3,742,985 +226,459 +6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
18
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$160M 3,692,924 +3,066,467 +489%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$160M 3,686,189 +157,452 +4%
APG Asset Management
20
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$156M 4,318,827 +412,200 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$136M 3,139,995 -1,734,456 -36%
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$83.8M 1,933,228 -83,089 -4%
GFA
23
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$79.1M 1,825,092 -45,737 -2%
Nordea Investment Management
24
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$74.3M 1,715,012 -144,700 -8%
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$74.1M 1,710,000 +1,143,900 +202%
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