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Franklin Universal Trust

FT
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000833040

No open-market purchases or sales by Franklin Universal Trust insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 59 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $37.1M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in Franklin Universal Trust as of Dec 31, 2024. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
47
+3 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
4.74M
+131.2K (+2.8%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$34.7M
−$171.9K (−0.5%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
7
16 more added
Sold out
4
16 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting FT on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2024: 47 institutions
Q1 2021: 42 institutionsQ2 2021: 39 institutionsQ3 2021: 41 institutionsQ4 2021: 38 institutionsQ1 2022: 31 institutionsQ2 2022: 31 institutionsQ3 2022: 34 institutionsQ4 2022: 33 institutionsQ1 2023: 37 institutionsQ2 2023: 34 institutionsQ3 2023: 36 institutionsQ4 2023: 37 institutionsQ1 2024: 35 institutionsQ2 2024: 41 institutionsQ3 2024: 46 institutionsQ4 2024: 47 institutionsQ1 2025: 45 institutionsQ2 2025: 48 institutionsQ3 2025: 50 institutionsQ4 2025: 54 institutionsQ1 2026: 54 institutionsQ2 2026: 59 institutions
Value heldQ4 2024: $34.7M
Q1 2021: $37.1MQ2 2021: $37.8MQ3 2021: $35.1MQ4 2021: $33.0MQ1 2022: $27.5MQ2 2022: $26.2MQ3 2022: $21.7MQ4 2022: $24.7MQ1 2023: $26.9MQ2 2023: $22.1MQ3 2023: $22.2MQ4 2023: $26.7MQ1 2024: $26.1MQ2 2024: $30.9MQ3 2024: $35.4MQ4 2024: $34.7MQ1 2025: $33.5MQ2 2025: $34.2MQ3 2025: $39.8MQ4 2025: $37.0MQ1 2026: $36.5MQ2 2026: $37.1M
Institutions holding FT and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202659$37.1M
Q1 202654$36.5M
Q4 202554$37.0M
Q3 202550$39.8M
Q2 202548$34.2M
Q1 202545$33.5M
Q4 202447$34.7M
Q3 202446$35.4M
Q2 202441$30.9M
Q1 202435$26.1M
Q4 202337$26.7M
Q3 202336$22.2M
Q2 202334$22.1M
Q1 202337$26.9M
Q4 202233$24.7M
Q3 202234$21.7M
Q2 202231$26.2M
Q1 202231$27.5M
Q4 202138$33.0M
Q3 202141$35.1M
Q2 202139$37.8M
Q1 202142$37.1M

Institutions, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Franklin Universal Trust; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding FT in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$3.65K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
McIlrath & Eck, LLC714$5.22K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bessemer Group Inc860$6.00K0.00%+12+1.4%Added
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC1,019$7.45K0.00%+340+50.1%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,576$11.5K0.00%+1,576New
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,640$12.0K0.00%+1,640New
CGC Financial Services, LLC2,413$17.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.3,202$23.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.10,444$76.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc10,800$79.0K0.00%−6,720−38.4%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC11,210$81.9K0.02%+1,632+17.0%Added
PFG Investments, LLC11,467$83.8K0.01%−791−6.5%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,232$111.3K0.00%−3,433−18.4%Reduced
Bridgewealth Advisory Group, LLC14,910$113.3K0.03%+14,910New
GWM Advisors LLC16,286$119.1K0.00%−475−2.8%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.17,973$131.0K0.00%+815+4.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada18,720$137.0K0.00%−76−0.4%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.19,300$141.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC20,078$146.8K0.00%−10,107−33.5%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC20,313$148.5K0.02%+325+1.6%Added
Manske Wealth Management21,717$158.8K0.06%+21,717New
HighTower Advisors, LLC25,144$183.8K0.00%−3,660−12.7%Reduced
Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC26,453$193.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Noble Wealth Management PBC29,000$212.0K0.15%+29,000New
Independent Financial Group, LLC36,591$267.5K0.01%−2,848−7.2%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC51,188$374.2K0.14%+11,042+27.5%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC54,628$399.3K0.00%+22,433+69.7%Added
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC56,050$409.7K0.11%−1,500−2.6%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.57,572$420.9K0.04%−24,696−30.0%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers79,609$581.9K0.00%−4,177−5.0%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc84,011$614.1K0.00%+84,011New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC118,611$867.0K0.00%+21,488+22.1%Added
UBS Group AG118,746$868.0K0.00%+11,614+10.8%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC118,249$892.8K0.01%−7,250−5.8%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC126,722$926.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Westchester Capital Management, LLC133,917$978.9K0.06%−26,003−16.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company146,945$1.07M0.00%−15,898−9.8%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC163,545$1.20M0.00%−2,989−1.8%Reduced
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC172,402$1.26M0.38%+1,923+1.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.177,358$1.30M0.02%+177,358New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.189,212$1.38M0.00%+7,341+4.0%Added
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.261,755$1.91M0.09%−64,071−19.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp273,464$2.00M0.00%+16,882+6.6%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.342,280$2.50M0.21%+396+0.1%Added
Morgan Stanley348,045$2.54M0.00%+1,796+0.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC652,535$4.77M0.00%+2,245+0.3%Added
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC673,296$4.92M0.66%+12,380+1.9%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−100,329−100.0%Sold out
Creative Planning0$00.00%−12,916−100.0%Sold out
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−12,115−100.0%Sold out
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−11,604−100.0%Sold out
Raymond James & Associates––––Not filed
Raymond James Trust N.A.––––Not filed