SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at September 30, 2009 | |||||||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 142,363,831 | 73.0 | % | |||||
Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 50,309,611 | 25.8 | % | |||||
Other Investments | $ | 917,306 | 0.5 | % | |||||
Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 1,508,449 | 0.8 | % | |||||
Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 195,099,197 | 100.0 | % | |||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
FPL Group Inc. | $ | 4,142,250 | 2.1 | % | |||||
Entergy Corp. | $ | 3,993,000 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 3,984,186 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Southern Co. | $ | 3,800,400 | 1.9 | % | |||||
Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,542,000 | 1.8 | % | |||||
Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,473,400 | 1.8 | % | |||||
Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,450,000 | 1.8 | % | |||||
Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 3,438,138 | 1.8 | % | |||||
HCA Inc. | $ | 3,326,918 | 1.7 | % | |||||
GMAC LLC | $ | 2,649,570 | 1.4 | % | |||||
Total 2 | $ | 35,799,862 | 18.3 | % | |||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
% OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: ISSUER3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Canwest Media Inc. | $ | 1,580,000 | 0.8 | % | |||||
CCH I LLC | $ | 152,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||
Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,390,000 | 1.7 | % | |||||
Dex Media | $ | 549,915 | 0.3 | % | |||||
Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 52,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Idearc Inc. | $ | 90,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Nortel Networks | $ | 287,500 | 0.1 | % | |||||
Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 387,500 | 0.2 | % | |||||
Total 2 | $ | 6,496,131 | 3.3 | % | |||||
Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | |||||||||
Number of positions | 163 | ||||||||
NAV per share | $ | 6.094 | |||||||
Market price per share | $ | 5.464 | |||||||
Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | ||||||||
Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 464.5 | % | |||||||
Total net assets | $ | 153,099,197 | |||||||
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. | |||||||||
2 Total figures may not represent exact sum of items as a result of rounding. | |||||||||
3 Includes issuers that have defaulted or have missed scheduled bond payments. | |||||||||
4 These figures are rounded to two decimal places. |
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Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236
Media: (650) 312-2245