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Franklin Universal Trust

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.4M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.3M → $16.4M (+$3.02M)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.77%9.53% (+1.8%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3229 (-3)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 10

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
29
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-9.38%
% of All Funds
0.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
9
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$5.38M +$4.34M +628,564 +397%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.84M -$965K -139,919 -25%
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.77M +$176K +25,564 +11%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$1.05M -$131K -18,952 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$869K +$18.3K +2,660 +2%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$613K -$131K -19,044 -18%
DA
7
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$545K +$200K +28,959 +57%
SNC
8
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$445K +$113K +16,364 +34%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$377K +$66K +9,567 +21%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$376K +$380K +55,121 New
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$360K -$3.42K -496 -0.9%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$327K -$40.8K -5,913 -11%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$223K +$1.79K +260 +0.8%
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$202K
TC
15
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$161K -$147K -21,329 -47%
AIG
16
American International Group
New York
$160K
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$153K
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$152K -$6.9K -1,000 -4%
US Bancorp
19
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$148K
WA
20
WFG Advisors
Texas
$73K -$2.22K -322 -3%
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
$40K +$23.8K +3,452 +145%
SF
22
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$30K
HPBT
23
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$17K
RIA
24
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$17K
NES
25
New England Securities
New York
$15K +$14.7K +2,127 New

FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

29 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $16.4M — up 23% from $13.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of FT and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $4.34M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $965K.

  • 29 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2013, down from 32 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $16.4M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2013, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2013 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $4.34M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2013 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $965K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.