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Franklin Universal Trust
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.6M → $21.9M (+$1.29M)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.82% → 15.23% (+1.4%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 35 (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: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$1.57M
2
Koshinski Asset Management
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
+$440K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$260K
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$238K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$207K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$382K
2
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$128K
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$108K
4
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
-$106K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$97.4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Squarepoint
26
Squarepoint
New York
$78K +$80.6K +13,600 New
WAM
27
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$77K +$79.5K +13,426 New
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$36K +$28.8K +4,867 +336%
SF
29
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$26K – – –
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
FNBT
31
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$11K – – –
PSI
32
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$7K – – –
KKAMG
33
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$6K +$5.92K +1,000 New
IA
34
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$1.04K +175 New
UCFA
35
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$128K -21,600 Closed
CA
36
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$108K -18,322 Closed
OA
37
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
– -$106K -17,900 Closed
FMII
38
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
– -$30K -5,000 Closed
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$4K -758 Closed
CHC
40
City Holding Co
West Virginia
– +$47 +8 New
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $21.9M — up 6.3% from $20.6M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FT was balanced in Q4 2015: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 12 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $382K.

  • 35 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $21.9M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $382K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.