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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, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Franklin Universal Trust as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
45
−2 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
4.45M
−286.8K (−6.1%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$33.5M
−$1.15M (−3.3%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
7
10 more added
Sold out
9
23 more reduced

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 45 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 heldQ1 2025: $33.5M
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Franklin Universal Trust; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding FT in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC671,033$5.05M0.68%−2,263−0.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC626,230$4.72M0.00%−26,305−4.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp397,805$3.00M0.00%+124,341+45.5%Added
Morgan Stanley349,961$2.64M0.00%+1,916+0.6%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.341,671$2.57M0.22%−609−0.2%Reduced
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.258,524$1.95M0.09%−3,231−1.2%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.214,496$1.62M0.03%+37,138+20.9%Added
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC176,625$1.33M0.39%+4,223+2.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC163,457$1.23M0.00%−88−0.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company148,859$1.12M0.00%+1,914+1.3%Added
UBS Group AG133,824$1.01M0.00%+15,078+12.7%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC126,622$953.5K0.01%−100−0.1%Reduced
Westchester Capital Management, LLC118,430$891.8K0.05%−15,487−11.6%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.112,674$848.5K0.00%−76,538−40.5%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers73,999$557.2K0.00%−5,610−7.0%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc62,325$469.3K0.00%−21,686−25.8%Reduced
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC53,550$403.2K0.11%−2,500−4.5%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC52,037$389.8K0.00%−2,591−4.7%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.44,300$333.6K0.03%−13,272−23.1%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC34,313$258.4K0.10%−16,875−33.0%Reduced
Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC26,453$199.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC21,479$161.7K0.00%+21,479New
Independent Financial Group, LLC21,283$160.3K0.01%−15,308−41.8%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.21,259$160.0K0.00%+3,286+18.3%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC20,639$155.4K0.02%+326+1.6%Added
Manske Wealth Management20,618$155.3K0.06%−1,099−5.1%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC18,233$137.3K0.00%−6,911−27.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada17,920$135.0K0.00%−800−4.3%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.16,700$125.8K0.00%−2,600−13.5%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc15,487$116.6K0.00%+15,487New
GWM Advisors LLC14,012$105.5K0.00%−2,274−14.0%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC11,658$87.8K0.01%+191+1.7%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc10,720$80.7K0.00%+10,720New
MB, Levis & Associates, LLC10,269$77.3K0.04%+10,269New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP10,012$75.4K0.00%−5,220−34.3%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.9,540$71.8K0.00%−904−8.7%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC7,310$55.0K0.01%−3,900−34.8%Reduced
CoreCap Advisors, LLC3,801$28.6K0.00%+2,225+141.2%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.3,202$24.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp2,800$21.1K0.00%+2,800New
North Capital, Inc.2,413$18.2K0.02%+2,413New
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,640$12.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mather Group, LLC.1,534$11.6K0.00%+1,534New
McIlrath & Eck, LLC714$5.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$3.77K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−118,249−100.0%Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−118,611−100.0%Sold out
Noble Wealth Management PBC0$00.00%−29,000−100.0%Sold out
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−20,078−100.0%Sold out
Bridgewealth Advisory Group, LLC0$00.00%−14,910−100.0%Sold out
Wedbush Securities Inc0$00.00%−10,800−100.0%Sold out
CGC Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−2,413−100.0%Sold out
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC0$00.00%−1,019−100.0%Sold out
Bessemer Group Inc0$00.00%−860−100.0%Sold out