SOURCE: Franklin Templeton
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 1, 2012) - Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE: FT), a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., today reported its portfolio composition, certain portfolio characteristics and NYSE closing price as of September 30, 2012.
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Fiduciary Trust, Darby and Bissett investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 60 years of investment experience and over $749 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2012. For more information, please call 1-800/DIAL BEN® or visit franklintempleton.com.
| FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at September 30, 2012 |
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MARKET |
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PERCENTAGE |
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| SECURITY |
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VALUE |
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OF FUND 1 |
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| High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities |
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$ |
158,536,717 |
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68.5 |
% |
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| Utilities - Common & Preferred Stocks |
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$ |
68,811,858 |
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29.7 |
% |
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| Other Investments |
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$ |
1,167,859 |
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|
0.5 |
% |
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| Cash & Other Net Assets |
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$ |
3,042,283 |
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|
|
1.3 |
% |
| Total Investments 1,2 |
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$ |
231,558,717 |
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|
|
100.0 |
% |
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MARKET |
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|
|
PERCENTAGE |
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| 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER |
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VALUE |
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| OF FUND 1 |
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| Duke Energy Corp. |
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$ |
5,995,296 |
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|
|
2.6 |
% |
| Dominion Resources Inc. |
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$ |
5,294,000 |
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|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
| Southern Co. |
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$ |
5,000,765 |
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|
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2.2 |
% |
| Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
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$ |
3,696,000 |
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|
1.6 |
% |
| Centerpoint Energy Inc. |
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$ |
3,616,740 |
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|
1.6 |
% |
| Nextera Energy Inc. |
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$ |
3,516,500 |
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|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
| Entergy Corp. |
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$ |
3,465,000 |
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|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
| Edison International |
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$ |
3,426,750 |
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|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc. |
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$ |
3,295,500 |
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|
1.4 |
% |
| Sempra Energy |
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$ |
3,224,500 |
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|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
| Total 2 |
|
$ |
40,531,051 |
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|
|
17.5 |
% |
| % OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: |
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MARKET |
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PERCENTAGE |
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| ISSUER3 |
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|
VALUE |
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|
OF FUND 1 | |
| Fontainebleau Las Vegas |
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$ |
1,008 |
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|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
| Newpage Corp. |
|
$ |
762,000 |
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|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
| Total 2 |
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$ |
763,008 |
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|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
| Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. |
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| Number of positions |
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|
247 |
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|
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| NAV per share |
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|
|
|
$ |
7.54 |
|
4 |
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| Market price per share |
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|
|
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$ |
7.42 |
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4 |
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| Number of shares outstanding |
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|
|
|
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25,131,894 |
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| Total net assets |
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$ |
189,558,718 |
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| 1 Percentage of total investments of the Fund. Total investments of the Fund include long-term and short-term investments and other net assets,excluding long-term debt issued by the Fund. |
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| 2 Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding. |
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| 3 Includes issuers that have defaulted or have missed scheduled bond payments. |
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| 4 These figures are rounded to two decimal places. |
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