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Franklin Universal Trust

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.1M invested in Franklin Universal Trust in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3844 (+6)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7M → $25.1M (+$1.46M)

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.86%14.98% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
17
Reduced
10
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
$7.26M -$296K -45,126 -4%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.11M +$187K +28,465 +5%
Koshinski Asset Management
3
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$2.27M -$36.3K -5,530 -2%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$1.34M +$209K +31,792 +19%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$913K +$61.9K +9,427 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$823K +$44.1K +6,708 +6%
MC
7
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$708K +$696K +105,929 New
LCM
8
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$694K +$508K +77,326 +291%
NFG
9
Next Financial Group
Texas
$692K -$9.85K -1,500 -1%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$669K -$610K -92,929 -48%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$598K +$26.3K +4,000 +5%
WS
12
Wedbush Securities
California
$564K +$207K +31,591 +60%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$451K +$132K +20,097 +42%
CRC
14
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$406K +$399K +60,788 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$357K +$92.8K +14,133 +36%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$353K -$184K -27,942 -35%
CAN
17
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$314K -$17.9K -2,726 -5%
GWM
18
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$264K +$144 +22 +0.1%
BI
19
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$246K +$242K +36,790 New
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$236K
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$234K -$1.8K -274 -0.8%
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$192K
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$181K +$11.4K +1,743 +7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$180K +$81.4K +12,395 +86%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$165K -$87K -13,249 -35%

FT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

44 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Universal Trust (FT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $25.1M — up 6.1% from $23.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Matisse Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $696K. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $610K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Franklin Universal Trust (FT) as of Q4 2016, up from 38 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $25.1M of Franklin Universal Trust stock for Q4 2016, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Franklin Universal Trust positions in Q4 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust buyer in Q4 2016 was Matisse Capital, an estimated $696K added.
  • The largest Franklin Universal Trust seller in Q4 2016 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $610K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.