Franklin Universal Trust
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
86% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 7
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.6M → $22.4M (+$1.74M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)
0.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.69% → 12.55% (+0.86%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$868K |
| 2 |
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$596K |
| 3 |
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
|
-$280K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$222K |
| 5 |
DA
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$193K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IWA
26
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Libertyville,
Illinois
| $82K | +$82.4K | +11,538 | New |
|
|
FMII
27
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| $36K | – | – | – |
|
|
SF
28
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $32K | – | – | – |
|
|
NES
29
New England Securities
New York
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
RCG
30
Ruggie Capital Group
Tavares,
Florida
| $14K | +$14.3K | +2,000 | New |
|
|
FNBT
31
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Fort Myers,
Florida
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
32
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $11K | -$114K | -15,950 | -91% |
|
33
Citigroup
New York
| $11K | +$629 | +88 | +6% |
|
|
PSI
34
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Fairfax,
Virginia
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
|
BRWA
35
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| $6 | +$6.41K | +897 | New |
|
|
36
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$868K | -123,698 | Closed |
|
|
TC
37
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$123K | -17,579 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
38
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$94K | -13,496 | Closed |
|
|
RIA
39
Regal Investment Advisors
Kentwood,
Michigan
| – | -$18K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
35 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $22.4M — up 8.4% from $20.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $868K sold.
- 35 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2014, up from 34 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $22.4M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.16M added.
- The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $868K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.