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Franklin Universal Trust
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.4M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.1M → $27.4M (+$2.21M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.98% → 15.58% (+0.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 40 (-4)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
40
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
3
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$845K
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$270K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$264K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$258K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$234K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NFG
Next Financial Group
Texas
-$682K
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$392K
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$206K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$139K
5
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
-$133K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
26
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$158K – – –
Creative Planning
27
Creative Planning
Kansas
$128K -$118K -17,061 -48%
MSAM
28
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$118K – – –
CL
29
CSS LLC
Illinois
$106K +$1.43K +207 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$80K +$573 +83 +0.7%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$71K +$19.5K +2,819 +38%
SF
32
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$53K – – –
IA
33
IFP Advisors
Florida
$38K +$37.4K +5,422 New
NFG
34
Next Financial Group
Texas
$35K -$682K -98,770 -95%
PA
35
Parallel Advisors
California
$20K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
36
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
DADC
37
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2K – – –
CFD
38
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1K – – –
FANJ
39
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K – – –
ICOA
40
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$133K -19,824 Closed
DA
41
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$93K -13,974 Closed
MIG
42
Mariner Investment Group
New York
– -$88K -13,168 Closed
KKAMG
43
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
– -$13K -2,000 Closed
FNBT
44
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$13K -1,900 Closed
TRCT
45
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$2K -300 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

40 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $27.4M — up 8.8% from $25.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of FT and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $845K. The largest seller was Next Financial Group, cutting an estimated $682K.

  • 40 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q1 2017, down from 44 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $27.4M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q1 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $845K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q1 2017 was Next Financial Group, an estimated $682K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.