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Franklin Universal Trust
FT

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.33% → 11.69% (+0.37%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 34 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.4M → $20.6M (-$774K)

Holders
34
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$307K
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$242K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$106K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$54.5K
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$39.5K

Top Sellers

1
WA
WFG Advisors
Texas
-$64K
2
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$54.7K
3
FMII
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
-$23.6K
4
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
-$9K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$8.27K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAM
26
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$94K +$9.22K +1,261 +10%
FMII
27
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$35K -$23.6K -3,225 -39%
SF
28
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$31K – – –
RIA
29
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$18K – – –
NES
30
New England Securities
New York
$15K – – –
FNBT
31
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$13K +$13.9K +1,900 New
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$10K -$6.58K -900 -38%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$10K +$10.2K +1,400 New
PSI
34
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$8K +$8.69K +1,188 New
WA
35
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$64K -8,560 Closed
PAS
36
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
– -$9K -1,229 Closed
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$6.75K -897 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

34 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $20.6M — down 3.6% from $21.4M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FT was balanced in Q3 2014: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $307K. The largest seller was WFG Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $64K sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $20.6M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $307K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2014 was WFG Advisors, an estimated $64K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.