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Franklin Universal Trust
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.1M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 44 (+6)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7M → $25.1M (+$1.46M)

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.86% → 14.98% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
+$696K
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$508K
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$399K
4
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$242K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$209K

Top Sellers

1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$610K
2
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$296K
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$184K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$87K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$86K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
26
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$152K +$6.57K +1,000 +5%
ICOA
27
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$133K +$13.2K +2,013 +11%
MSAM
28
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$113K +$111K +16,950 New
CL
29
CSS LLC
Illinois
$100K +$1.41K +214 +1%
DA
30
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$93K +$91.8K +13,974 New
MIG
31
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$88K +$86.5K +13,168 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$76K +$74.6K +11,354 New
SF
33
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$51K – – –
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$50K -$42.5K -6,470 -47%
PA
35
Parallel Advisors
California
$19K +$18.4K +2,800 New
FNBT
36
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$13K – – –
KKAMG
37
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$13K +$6.57K +1,000 +100%
Fifth Third Bancorp
38
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2K – – –
TRCT
40
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$1.29K +196 +188%
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K -$14K -2,127 -93%
FANJ
42
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K – – –
CFD
43
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1K +$939 +143 New
VKH
44
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$86K -12,631 Closed
TC
45
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$85K -12,453 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

44 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $25.1M — up 6.1% from $23.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Matisse Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $696K. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $610K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2016, up from 38 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $25.1M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2016, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2016 was Matisse Capital, an estimated $696K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2016 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $610K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.