Comparable stake leader
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
SEC ownership of FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000833040.
Disclosed value leader
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
Comparable rows
0/50
Latest evidence
31 Mar 2026
- Public ticker
- FT on NYSE
- Parsed ownership sources
-
13F
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
- Largest SEC-reported holder
-
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
- Latest parsed ownership date
-
31 Mar 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
- Issuer CIK
- 0000833040
- Issuer location
- San Mateo, CA
Ownership snapshot
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
1 signal
Issuer
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Comparable stake leader
Advisors Asset Management...
Disclosed value leader
Advisors Asset Management...
Comparable rows
0/50
Latest evidence
31 Mar 2026
13F
Highest disclosed value: $5,782,755
50 rows are not safely comparable across share classes.
Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.
Quick read
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. has the largest disclosed position value at $5.78M.
0 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.
Open SEC evidence
Opens Advisors Asset Management, Inc.'s linked filing trail.
Disclosed position value
Top 5
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
$5.78M
LPL Financial LLC
$4.68M
MORGAN STANLEY
$3.16M
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
$3.07M
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.
$2.61M
Value bars compare disclosed positions; verify each figure against the linked filing evidence.
Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$5,782,755
721,942 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| LPL Financial LLC |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$4,680,718
584,359 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| MORGAN STANLEY |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$3,164,431
395,060 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$3,068,808
383,120 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$2,606,032
325,347 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$2,052,000
256,183 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$1,956,030
244,198 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC |
13F
Company
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$1,507,627
188,218 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Insider buy and sell flow is broadly balanced over the last 12 months. No Buy or Sell transactions have been reported since 01 Jul 2025.
Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$0
Insiders: 0
Net
$0
Shares: 0
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 0
Shares: 0
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6-9 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-14 of 14 reporting-owner rows connected to FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
14
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
Christopher Kings
Net 12M change
$0
Latest report
23 Oct 2024
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Kings | CFO, CAO and Treasurer | Mixed | 01 Jan 2022 | |||
| J. Michael Luttig | Trustee | Mixed | 07 Feb 2022 | |||
| Bjorn Davis | Chief Compliance Officer | Mixed | 23 Oct 2024 | |||
| Alexander Kymn | VP & Assistant Secretary | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 | |||
| Valerie Williams | Trustee | Mixed | 10 May 2021 | |||
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | 10%+ Owner | Mixed | 15 Sep 2023 | |||
| Ted P. Becker | Chief Compliance Officer | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 | |||
| Tara E. Gormel | VP & Assistant Secretary | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 | |||
| Christine M. Debevec | VP & Assistant Secretary | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 | |||
| Harris Goldblat | VP & Assistant Secretary | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 | |||
| George P. Hoyt | VP & Assistant Secretary | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 | |||
| Susan Kerr | VP - AML Compliance | Mixed | 30 Jul 2021 | |||
| Jeffrey White | Interim CFO, CAO and Treasurer | Mixed | 06 Oct 2021 | |||
| Marc A. de Oliveira | VP & Assistant Secretary | Mixed | 01 Jun 2023 |
Recent insider transactions for FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST
Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | SEC-reported value | SEC-reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No insider transactions were found in the last 12 months for this issuer. | ||||||||||
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.