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Franklin Universal Trust
FT

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $28M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 11

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.4M → $28M (+$661K)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.58% → 15.59% (+0.01%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 39 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
39
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
3
Increased
15
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$439K
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$438K
3
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$367K
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$188K
5
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$149K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$708K
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$436K
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$256K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$232K
5
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
-$65.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CL
26
CSS LLC
Illinois
$109K +$481 +67 +0.4%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$89K +$89.8K +12,500 New
LCM
28
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$83K -$256K -35,596 -75%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$82K +$582 +81 +0.7%
GC
30
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$76K +$76.9K +10,702 New
NFG
31
Next Financial Group
Texas
$46K +$11.5K +1,600 +33%
IA
32
IFP Advisors
Florida
$39K – – –
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36K -$37.5K -5,216 -51%
WAM
34
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$21K +$21.5K +2,993 New
PA
35
Parallel Advisors
California
$20K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
36
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
DADC
37
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2K – – –
FANJ
38
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K – – –
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
– -$708K -101,340 Closed
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
– -$232K -33,185 Closed
SF
41
Synovus Financial
Georgia
– -$53K -7,606 Closed
CFD
42
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$1K -143 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

39 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $28M — up 2.4% from $27.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of FT and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $439K. The largest seller was Citigroup, exiting entirely with an estimated $708K sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q2 2017, down from 40 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $28M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q2 2017, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $439K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $708K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.