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Franklin Universal Trust
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

900% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 1

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 7

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 40 (+9)

0.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.85% → 12.67% (+0.82%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.5M → $20.6M (-$935K)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+29.03%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
11
Reduced
7
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$1.26M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$348K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$313K
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$150K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$136K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$946K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$168K
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$114K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$94.7K
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$34.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$87K +$93.7K +13,465 New
IWA
27
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$74K – – –
PMFA
28
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$70K +$75.2K +10,800 New
SFWA
29
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$48K +$52.6K +7,555 New
FMII
30
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$32K – – –
SF
31
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$29K – – –
PAM
32
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$22K +$23.5K +3,380 New
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$19K +$6.32K +907 +44%
DADC
34
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$18K +$20.2K +2,898 New
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$14K – – –
RCG
36
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$13K – – –
FNBT
37
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$12K – – –
NFG
38
Next Financial Group
Texas
$10K – – –
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$9.24K +1,327 New
PSI
40
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$8K – – –
SCM
41
Saba Capital Management
New York
– -$946K -130,895 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

40 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $20.6M — down 4.3% from $21.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FT positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $946K sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q2 2015, up from 31 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.6M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.26M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $946K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.