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Franklin Universal Trust

36 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.1M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 1

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2936 (+7)

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.4M → $17.1M (+$710K)

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.53%9.79% (+0.26%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
36
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+24.14%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
9
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$6.63M +$1.17M +168,961 +21%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.65M -$1.22M -176,854 -43%
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.32M -$476K -68,982 -27%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$1.03M -$35.2K -5,091 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.02M +$135K +19,600 +15%
DA
6
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$720K +$165K +23,894 +30%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$630K +$7.02K +1,017 +1%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$375K +$8.62K +1,248 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$374K -$8.38K -1,214 -2%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$342K +$8.04K +1,164 +2%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$330K -$52.9K -7,657 -14%
SCM
12
Saba Capital Management
New York
$300K +$299K +43,280 New
TC
13
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$280K +$116K +16,824 +71%
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$205K
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$195K +$194K +28,101 New
FAAS
16
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$193K +$34.5K +5,000 +22%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$171K -$55.3K -8,003 -24%
CA
18
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$160K +$159K +23,017 New
AIG
19
American International Group
New York
$155K -$7.15K -1,036 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$154K
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$150K
LCM
22
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$127K +$127K +18,357 New
OA
23
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$124K +$124K +17,900 New
CA
24
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$100K +$98.9K +14,324 New
CL
25
CSS LLC
Illinois
$97K +$96K +13,909 New

FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

36 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $17.1M — up 4.3% from $16.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FT positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.17M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.22M.

  • 36 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2013, up from 29 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $17.1M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2013, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 1 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.17M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.