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Franklin Universal Trust

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.9M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.6M → $21.9M (+$1.29M)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.82%15.23% (+1.4%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3535 (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: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$11.2M +$1.57M +265,500 +16%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.67M -$382K -64,467 -12%
Koshinski Asset Management
3
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.55M +$440K +74,205 +38%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$962K -$50.5K -8,516 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$720K -$31K -5,237 -4%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$658K -$9.55K -1,612 -1%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$509K +$260K +43,948 +96%
LCM
8
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$394K +$17.9K +3,029 +5%
NFG
9
Next Financial Group
Texas
$323K +$19K +3,200 +6%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$319K +$186K +31,444 +130%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$317K -$22.9K -3,864 -7%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$305K +$238K +40,120 +304%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$200K +$207K +34,983 New
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$191K
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$177K -$5.52K -932 -3%
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$153K -$31.3K -5,282 -17%
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$145K +$11.8K +2,000 +8%
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$130K +$16.8K +2,834 +14%
US Bancorp
19
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$124K
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$118K -$4.91K -828 -4%
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$107K
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$106K -$55.3K -9,325 -34%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$99K +$148 +25 +0.1%
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$95K -$97.4K -16,439 -50%
CL
25
CSS LLC
Illinois
$83K +$1.69K +285 +2%

FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $21.9M — up 6.3% from $20.6M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FT was balanced in Q4 2015: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 12 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $382K.

  • 35 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $21.9M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $382K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.