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Franklin Universal Trust
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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.7M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25M → $27.7M (+$2.74M)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.27% → 16.56% (+0.29%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 39 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
39
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.88%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
16
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$572K
2
MSAM
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
+$391K
3
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
+$323K
4
TF
Trek Financial
Arizona
+$216K
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$135K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$329K
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$169K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$152K
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$131K
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$101K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
26
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$116K +$17.1K +2,615 +18%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$110K -$169K -25,856 -61%
TJHA
28
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$106K -$329K -50,328 -77%
CL
29
CSS LLC
Illinois
$103K – – –
FIB
30
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$93K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
31
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$93K +$157 +24 +0.2%
FAAS
32
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$81K +$79.1K +12,110 New
DA
33
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$73K -$85.4K -13,063 -54%
CAN
34
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$57K +$55.5K +8,500 New
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$28K – – –
PA
36
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K – – –
CFD
37
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$12K +$11.8K +1,800 New
PWMG
38
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$4K – – –
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$84K -13,718 Closed
Mercer Global Advisors
40
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
– -$72K -11,771 Closed
RJT
41
Raymond James Trust
Florida
– -$65K -10,689 Closed
NFG
42
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$26K -4,179 Closed
PCG
43
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
– -$4K -729 Closed
AIC
44
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$1K -200 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

39 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $27.7M — up 11% from $25M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of FT and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $572K. The largest seller was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, cutting an estimated $329K.

  • 39 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q2 2020, down from 41 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $27.7M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q2 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q2 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q2 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $572K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q2 2020 was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, an estimated $329K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.