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Franklin Universal Trust
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.1M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 9

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.1M → $37.1M (+$961K)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.21% → 19.68% (+0.47%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 42 (-3)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
42
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
0.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
18
Reduced
9
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$570K
2
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
+$197K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$105K
4
MAFM
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
+$91.1K
5
ACM
Anfield Capital Management
California
+$81.7K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$471K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$460K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$399K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$275K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$158K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
26
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$153K +$1.38K +185 +0.9%
GC
27
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$153K +$53.7K +7,197 +54%
SWP
28
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$142K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$129K -$6.22K -835 -5%
CL
30
CSS LLC
Illinois
$118K – – –
WFC
31
Western Financial Corp
California
$108K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
32
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$96K +$164 +22 +0.2%
ACM
33
Anfield Capital Management
California
$82K +$81.7K +10,958 New
NFG
34
Next Financial Group
Texas
$31K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$24K – – –
PA
36
Parallel Advisors
California
$21K – – –
CMA
37
Cedar Mountain Advisors
Oregon
$18K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
38
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$11K +$10.9K +1,456 New
PWMG
39
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$5K – – –
AWA
40
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$3K -$1.25K -167 -29%
AIC
41
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$1.5K +$1.49K +200 New
CRC
42
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$471K -62,835 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
43
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$399K -53,286 Closed
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
– -$158K -21,116 Closed
First Manhattan
45
First Manhattan
New York
– -$153K -20,500 Closed
LCM
46
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$107K -14,347 Closed
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
– -$88K -11,796 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
48
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$88K -11,758 Closed
SIAG
49
Safeguard Investment Advisory Group
California
– -$51K -6,892 Closed
FIA
50
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$50K -6,748 Closed
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

42 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $37.1M — up 2.7% from $36.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FT and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $570K. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $471K sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q1 2021, down from 45 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $37.1M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q1 2021, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $570K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $471K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.