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Franklin Universal Trust
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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.9M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 7

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.9M → $24.9M (+$3M)

0.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.23% → 15.9% (+0.67%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 34 (-1)

Holders
34
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
7
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Koshinski Asset Management
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
+$501K
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$471K
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$219K
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$192K
5
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
+$181K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$438K
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$200K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$175K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$153K
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$124K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CL
26
CSS LLC
Illinois
$92K +$1.2K +205 +1%
TC
27
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$76K +$70.8K +12,136 New
SF
28
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$47K +$18.4K +3,149 +71%
Fifth Third Bancorp
29
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$15K +$14K +2,393 New
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$13K – – –
FNBT
31
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$12K – – –
KKAMG
32
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$6K – – –
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$1.93K +331 New
SG Americas Securities
34
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$200K -34,983 Closed
DA
35
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$153K -26,702 Closed
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$124K -21,600 Closed
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$95K -16,664 Closed
Squarepoint
38
Squarepoint
New York
– -$78K -13,600 Closed
WAM
39
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$77K -13,426 Closed
IA
40
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$1K -175 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

34 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $24.9M — up 14% from $21.9M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FT was balanced in Q1 2016: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Koshinski Asset Management, adding an estimated $501K. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $438K.

  • 34 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q1 2016, down from 35 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $24.9M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was Koshinski Asset Management, an estimated $501K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $438K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.