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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 2026

Institutional positions in Franklin Universal Trust as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
54
0 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
4.55M
−70.6K (−1.5%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$36.5M
−$520.5K (−1.4%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
7
15 more added
Sold out
7
14 more reduced

Compare with Q4 2025: 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 2026: 54 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 2026: $36.5M
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Franklin Universal Trust; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding FT in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.721,942$5.78M0.10%+31,028+4.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC584,359$4.68M0.00%−51,335−8.1%Reduced
Morgan Stanley395,060$3.16M0.00%+25,647+6.9%Added
Stifel Financial Corp383,120$3.07M0.00%+23,570+6.6%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.325,347$2.61M0.16%−1,097−0.3%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC256,183$2.05M0.01%+360+0.1%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC244,198$1.96M0.00%+2,137+0.9%Added
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC188,218$1.51M0.35%+2,798+1.5%Added
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.123,970$993.0K0.03%−4,370−3.4%Reduced
UBS Group AG121,324$971.8K0.00%−2,588−2.1%Reduced
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC111,438$892.6K0.05%−943−0.8%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC108,105$865.9K0.01%−16,522−13.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company107,706$862.7K0.00%−1,994−1.8%Reduced
Westchester Capital Management, LLC102,032$817.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.98,496$789.0K0.00%+4,430+4.7%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers72,311$579.2K0.00%−36,025−33.3%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.51,496$412.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC47,934$384.0K0.13%+32,178+204.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc47,843$383.2K0.00%−3,023−5.9%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC37,040$296.7K0.00%+3,351+9.9%Added
Clear Creek Financial Management, LLC29,455$235.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC25,457$203.9K0.00%+15,052+144.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.24,074$192.8K0.00%+73+0.3%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC22,414$179.5K0.01%−1,828−7.5%Reduced
Angeles Wealth Management, LLC22,088$176.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC22,029$176.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc20,095$161.0K0.00%+749+3.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc20,061$160.7K0.00%+4,932+32.6%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.19,815$159.0K0.00%+502+2.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada18,134$145.0K0.00%−120−0.7%Reduced
Manske Wealth Management17,932$143.6K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC17,402$139.4K0.00%+17,402New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.16,700$133.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP16,631$133.2K0.00%+2,711+19.5%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC14,143$113.3K0.00%+14,143New
Independent Financial Group, LLC13,362$107.0K0.00%−5,209−28.0%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC12,120$97.1K0.00%−242−2.0%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc11,795$94.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
PMG Family Office LLC11,552$92.5K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Bridgewealth Advisory Group, LLC11,173$89.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kingsbury Capital Investment Advisors LLC10,567$84.6K0.08%+10,567New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.10,340$82.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MB, Levis & Associates, LLC10,269$82.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Gill Capital Partners, LLC5,051$40.5K0.01%+5,051New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC4,940$39.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Noble Wealth Management PBC3,875$31.0K0.02%−125−3.1%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.3,202$25.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Co3,163$24.9K0.00%+3,163New
Root Financial Partners, LLC1,776$14.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mather Group, LLC.1,534$12.3K0.00%+1,534New
McIlrath & Eck, LLC714$5.72K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co500$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sofos Investments, Inc.500$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC400$3.20K0.00%+400New
Pathstone Holdings, LLC0$00.00%−79,153−100.0%Sold out
Envestnet Asset Management Inc0$00.00%−49,557−100.0%Sold out
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC0$00.00%−10,150−100.0%Sold out
Spire Wealth Management0$00.00%−4,940−100.0%Sold out
Modus Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1,850−100.0%Sold out
Bank of America Corp0$00.00%−1,014−100.0%Sold out
CWM, LLC0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out