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Franklin Universal Trust
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.67% → 13.82% (+1.1%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.6M → $20.6M (+$57.7K)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 35 (-5)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 15

83% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
1
Increased
10
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$1.92M
2
NFG
Next Financial Group
Texas
+$323K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$241K
4
Koshinski Asset Management
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
+$126K
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$98.4K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$170K
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$161K
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$156K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$74.3K
5
IWA
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$74K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CL
26
CSS LLC
Illinois
$84K +$1.11K +178 +1%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$78K -$1.77K -284 -2%
FMII
28
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$30K – – –
SF
29
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$26K – – –
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$13K – – –
FNBT
31
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$11K – – –
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$9K -$9.36K -1,498 -51%
PSI
33
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$7K – – –
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K -$3.55K -569 -43%
IWA
35
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$74K -11,538 Closed
PMFA
36
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
– -$70K -10,800 Closed
SFWA
37
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
– -$48K -7,555 Closed
PAM
38
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$22K -3,380 Closed
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$18K -2,898 Closed
RCG
40
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
– -$13K -2,000 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
41
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– +$375 +60 New
1
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $20.6M — up 0.28% from $20.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of FT and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.92M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $170K.

  • 35 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2015, down from 40 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.6M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2015, up 0.28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.92M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $170K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.