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Franklin Universal Trust
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 7

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.6M → $22.4M (+$1.74M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)

0.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.69% → 12.55% (+0.86%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
35
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
7
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$1.16M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$887K
3
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$247K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$242K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$56.1K

Top Sellers

1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$868K
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$596K
3
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$280K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$222K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$193K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$8.93M +$1.16M +162,152 +15%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.48M +$887K +124,155 +55%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$1.27M +$35.1K +4,912 +3%
SCM
4
Saba Capital Management
New York
$1.19M -$280K -39,221 -19%
Koshinski Asset Management
5
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.15M +$1.16M +162,449 New
SFS
6
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.13M -$596K -83,458 -34%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.11M -$18.3K -2,565 -2%
CA
8
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$807K -$2.86K -400 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$492K +$30.2K +4,223 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$420K +$1.89K +264 +0.4%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$405K +$407K +57,001 New
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$389K +$56.1K +7,859 +17%
DA
13
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$316K -$193K -27,079 -38%
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$255K +$247K +34,521 +2,466%
VKH
15
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$241K +$242K +33,914 New
CAN
16
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$235K +$21.4K +3,000 +10%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$186K +$28.6K +4,000 +18%
CA
18
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$165K +$39.2K +5,481 +31%
AIG
19
American International Group
New York
$155K – – –
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$154K -$222K -31,082 -59%
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$153K – – –
LCM
22
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$151K +$36.1K +5,051 +31%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$149K +$28.6K +4,000 +24%
OA
24
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$127K – – –
CL
25
CSS LLC
Illinois
$99K – – –
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FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

35 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $22.4M — up 8.4% from $20.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $868K sold.

  • 35 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2014, up from 34 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $22.4M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $868K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.