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Franklin Universal Trust
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.7M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 7

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 38 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.38% → 13.86% (-0.52%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.9M → $23.7M (-$1.2M)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+15.15%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$815K
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$556K
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$317K
4
NFG
Next Financial Group
Texas
+$291K
5
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
+$123K

Top Sellers

1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$3.23M
2
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$240K
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$121K
4
Koshinski Asset Management
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
-$65.4K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$46.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$95K +$24.5K +3,557 +34%
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$86K +$87.1K +12,631 New
TC
28
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$85K +$85.8K +12,453 New
SF
29
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$52K – – –
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$15K – – –
FNBT
31
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$13K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K -$16.5K -2,393 -65%
KKAMG
33
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$7K – – –
ASN
34
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6K +$6.18K +897 New
DADC
35
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$717 +104 New
FANJ
37
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K +$1.38K +200 New
FAAS
38
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$240K -34,776 Closed
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$13K -1,842 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

38 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $23.7M — down 4.8% from $24.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $815K. The largest seller was Financial & Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $3.23M.

  • 38 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2016, up from 33 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $23.7M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $815K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $3.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.