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Franklin Universal Trust
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $27M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 42 (+3)

1.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.56% → 17.7% (+1.1%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.7M → $27M (-$726K)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
42
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
10
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.33M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$183K
3
MSAM
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
+$163K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$112K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$93.2K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$309K
2
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
-$234K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$233K
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$167K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$136K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CL
26
CSS LLC
Illinois
$106K +$486 +70 +0.5%
SWM
27
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$104K -$15.4K -2,218 -13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$96K +$160 +23 +0.2%
GC
29
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$92K +$93.2K +13,423 New
FAAS
30
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$82K -$208 -30 -0.2%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$81K -$31.8K -4,576 -28%
PNC Financial Services Group
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$29K – – –
NFG
33
Next Financial Group
Texas
$29K +$29K +4,179 New
PA
34
Parallel Advisors
California
$19K – – –
CMA
35
Cedar Mountain Advisors
Oregon
$16K +$16.7K +2,413 New
MPWT
36
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$14K +$14.6K +2,100 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
37
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$7K +$6.94K +1,000 New
PFS
38
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$7K +$6.94K +1,000 New
PWMG
39
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$4K – – –
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4K +$3.33K +480 New
Koshinski Asset Management
41
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$3.45K +$59K +8,496 +2%
CRC
42
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$167K -25,072 Closed
TJHA
43
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
– -$106K -15,168 Closed
FIB
44
First Interstate Bank
Montana
– -$93K -14,000 Closed
DA
45
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$73K -10,964 Closed
CAN
46
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$57K -8,500 Closed
CFD
47
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$12K -1,800 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

42 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $27M — down 2.6% from $27.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $1.33M. The largest seller was Bulldog Investors, cutting an estimated $309K.

  • 42 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2020, up from 39 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $27M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2020, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2020 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $1.33M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2020 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $309K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.