SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - August 31, 2009) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at July 31, 2009 | ||||||||
SECURITY | MARKET VALUE | PERCENTAGE OF FUND 1 | ||||||
High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 135,752,211 | 72.1 | % | ||||
Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 49,131,050 | 26.1 | % | ||||
Other Investments | $ | 1,217,215 | 0.6 | % | ||||
Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 2,082,763 | 1.1 | % | ||||
Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 188,183,239 | 100.0 | % | ||||
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | MARKET VALUE | PERCENTAGE OF FUND 1 | ||||||
FPL Group Inc. | $ | 4,250,250 | 2.3 | % | ||||
Entergy Corp. | $ | 4,016,500 | 2.1 | % | ||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 3,896,230 | 2.1 | % | ||||
Southern Co. | $ | 3,768,000 | 2.0 | % | ||||
Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,560,200 | 1.9 | % | ||||
Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,380,000 | 1.8 | % | ||||
HCA Inc. | $ | 3,329,545 | 1.8 | % | ||||
Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,328,000 | 1.8 | % | ||||
Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 2,730,530 | 1.5 | % | ||||
Edison International | $ | 2,677,160 | 1.4 | % | ||||
Total 2 | $ | 34,936,415 | 18.6 | % | ||||
% OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: ISSUER3 | MARKET VALUE | PERCENTAGE OF FUND 1 | ||||||
Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | ||||
Canwest Media Inc. | $ | 1,010,000 | 0.5 | % | ||||
CCH I LLC | $ | 103,000 | 0.1 | % | ||||
Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,225,000 | 1.7 | % | ||||
Dex Media | $ | 561,625 | 0.3 | % | ||||
Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 56,000 | 0.0 | % | ||||
Idearc Inc. | $ | 121,875 | 0.1 | % | ||||
Nortel Networks | $ | 885,000 | 0.5 | % | ||||
Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 361,500 | 0.2 | % | ||||
Total 2 | $ | 6,331,216 | 3.4 | % | ||||
Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | ||||||||
Number of positions | 151 | |||||||
NAV per share | $ | 5.82 | 4 | |||||
Market price per share | $ | 5.00 | 4 | |||||
Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | |||||||
Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 448.1% | |||||||
Total net assets | $ | 146,183,239 | ||||||
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. | ||||||||
Contact Information:
Contact:
Franklin Templeton Investments
Shareholders/Financial Advisors: (800) 342-5236
Media: (650) 312-2245