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Franklin Universal Trust

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.7M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 7

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3338 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.38%13.86% (-0.52%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.9M → $23.7M (-$1.2M)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+15.15%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIMG
1
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$7.7M -$3.23M -468,485 -29%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.99M +$815K +118,234 +25%
Koshinski Asset Management
3
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$2.35M -$65.4K -9,489 -3%
Stifel Financial
4
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.32M +$117K +16,989 +10%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.15M +$43.1K +6,248 +4%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$865K -$46.1K -6,686 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$793K +$11.2K +1,625 +1%
NFG
8
Next Financial Group
Texas
$715K +$291K +42,170 +67%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$582K +$44.1K +6,400 +8%
SFS
10
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$549K +$556K +80,731 New
WS
11
Wedbush Securities
California
$359K +$108K +15,683 +42%
CAN
12
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$339K +$8.34K +1,210 +2%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$322K +$317K +45,921 +3,167%
GWM
14
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$268K -$10.2K -1,476 -4%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$262K -$32.9K -4,773 -11%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$258K +$23.5K +3,407 +10%
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$241K +$13.8K +2,000 +6%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$240K +$71K +10,299 +41%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$195K
LCM
20
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$181K +$114K +16,510 +164%
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$172K +$11.4K +1,650 +7%
CA
22
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$147K
ICOA
23
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$121K +$123K +17,811 New
CL
24
CSS LLC
Illinois
$100K
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$98K -$121K -17,507 -55%

FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

38 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $23.7M — down 4.8% from $24.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $815K. The largest seller was Financial & Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $3.23M.

  • 38 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q3 2016, up from 33 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $23.7M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q3 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $815K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $3.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.