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Franklin Universal Trust
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Overview Fund Activity

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.4M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
39
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
14
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$10.1M
2
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.28M
3
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.65M
4
BFEC
4
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1M
5
CRC
5
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$129K

Top Sellers

1
DA
1
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$266K
2
CAN
2
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$0
3
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$623K
4
MC
4
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$276K
5
CA
5
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
CL
26
CSS LLC
Illinois
$103K – – –
SWM
27
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$98K +$1.16K +171 +1%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$92K +$92K +13,568 New
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$91K +$6.74K +1,000 +8%
GC
30
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$77K +$77K +11,431 New
SCM
31
Saba Capital Management
New York
$69K – – –
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$51K -$44.7K -6,636 -47%
SF
33
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$51K +$51K +7,606 New
WAM
34
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$20K – – –
PA
35
Parallel Advisors
California
$19K – – –
WAM
36
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$19K +$19K +2,881 New
APP
37
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$17K +$17K +2,550 New
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$1.4K -219 -22%
CAN
39
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$308K -42,857 Closed
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$187K -26,184 Closed
MSAM
41
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
– -$122K -16,950 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$99K -13,758 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$84K -11,681 Closed
LNC
44
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$72K -10,110 Closed
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