SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 17, 2012) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at July 31, 2012 | |||||||||
SECURITY | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||
VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
High Yield & Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities | $ | 155,142,692 | 66.9 | % | |||||
Utilities - Common & Preferred Stocks | $ | 71,529,149 | 30.8 | % | |||||
Other Investments | $ | 609,490 | 0.3 | % | |||||
Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 4,678,561 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 231,959,892 | 100.0 | % | |||||
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||
VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | $ | 6,271,006 | 2.7 | % | |||||
Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 5,431,000 | 2.3 | % | |||||
Southern Co. | $ | 5,224,275 | 2.3 | % | |||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | $ | 3,747,800 | 1.6 | % | |||||
Entergy Corp. | $ | 3,633,500 | 1.6 | % | |||||
Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 3,575,988 | 1.5 | % | |||||
Nextera Energy Inc. | $ | 3,545,000 | 1.5 | % | |||||
Sempra Energy | $ | 3,520,500 | 1.5 | % | |||||
Edison International | $ | 3,463,500 | 1.5 | % | |||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | $ | 3,405,159 | 1.5 | % | |||||
Total 2 | $ | 41,817,728 | 18.0 | % | |||||
% OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||
ISSUER3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
American Airlines | $ | 1,056,000 | 0.5 | % | |||||
Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 1,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Newpage Corp. | $ | 1,020,000 | 0.4 | % | |||||
Total 2 | $ | 2,077,000 | 0.9 | % | |||||
Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | |||||||||
Number of positions | 239 | ||||||||
NAV per share | $ | 7.56 | 4 | ||||||
Market price per share | $ | 7.37 | 4 | ||||||
Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | ||||||||
Total net assets | $ | 189,959,893 |
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:
Franklin Templeton Investments
Shareholders/Financial Advisors:
(800) 342-5236