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Franklin Universal Trust

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

0.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.33%11.69% (+0.37%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3434 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.4M → $20.6M (-$774K)

Holders
34
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$7.69M +$307K +41,900 +4%
SFS
2
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.7M +$242K +33,057 +16%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.59M +$54.5K +7,448 +3%
SCM
4
Saba Capital Management
New York
$1.46M +$732 +100 +0%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.22M -$8.27K -1,130 -0.6%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.12M +$4.75K +650 +0.4%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$868K +$106K +14,441 +13%
CA
8
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$803K +$17.6K +2,400 +2%
DA
9
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$503K -$54.7K -7,482 -9%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$457K +$2.54K +347 +0.5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$414K +$7.76K +1,061 +2%
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$390K -$5.36K -733 -1%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$371K +$8.64K +1,181 +2%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$330K +$21.5K +2,941 +7%
CAN
15
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$213K
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$156K
AIG
17
American International Group
New York
$153K -$1.46K -200 -0.9%
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$152K
OA
19
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$126K
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$124K -$5.32K -727 -4%
NFG
21
Next Financial Group
Texas
$123K
TC
22
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$123K +$12.6K +1,717 +11%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$119K -$5.12K -700 -4%
LCM
24
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$114K +$39.5K +5,402 +50%
CL
25
CSS LLC
Illinois
$98K

FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

34 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $20.6M — down 3.6% from $21.4M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FT was balanced in Q3 2014: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $307K. The largest seller was WFG Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $64K sold.

  • 34 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $20.6M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $307K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2014 was WFG Advisors, an estimated $64K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.