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Franklin Universal Trust
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.1M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27M → $36.1M (+$9.13M)

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 12

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 45 (+3)

1.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.7% → 19.21% (+1.5%)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
15
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.06M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$715K
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$448K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$338K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$250K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$780K
2
Koshinski Asset Management
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
-$260K
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$112K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$81K
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$80.9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
26
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$142K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$135K -$5.94K -833 -4%
WS
28
Wedbush Securities
California
$135K – – –
CL
29
CSS LLC
Illinois
$118K +$992 +139 +0.9%
LCM
30
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$107K +$102K +14,347 New
WFC
31
Western Financial Corp
California
$107K +$103K +14,418 New
GC
32
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$99K -$1.18K -165 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
33
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$96K -$8.95K -1,255 -9%
Cetera Investment Advisers
34
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$88K +$83.9K +11,758 New
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$88K +$84.1K +11,796 New
MAFM
36
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$85K +$81.3K +11,400 New
SIAG
37
Safeguard Investment Advisory Group
California
$51K +$49.2K +6,892 New
FIA
38
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$50K +$48.1K +6,748 New
NFG
39
Next Financial Group
Texas
$31K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$24K -$7.49K -1,050 -25%
PA
41
Parallel Advisors
California
$21K – – –
CMA
42
Cedar Mountain Advisors
Oregon
$18K – – –
PWMG
43
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$5K – – –
AWA
44
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$4K +$4.1K +575 New
BI
45
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
– -$780K -114,383 Closed
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$81K -11,939 Closed
MPWT
47
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
– -$14K -2,100 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
48
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$7K -1,000 Closed
PFS
49
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
– -$7K -1,000 Closed
Barclays
50
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$4K -480 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

45 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $36.1M — up 34% from $27M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.06M. The largest seller was Bulldog Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $780K sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2020, up from 42 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $36.1M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2020, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.06M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2020 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $780K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.