SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 2, 2012) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at JANUARY 31, 2012 | ||||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||
SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||
High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred Securities | $154,391,513 | 69.4% | ||||
Utilities - Common and Preferred Stocks | $66,273,149 | 29.8% | ||||
Other Investments | $634,494 | 0.3% | ||||
Cash & Other Net Assets | $1,068,817 | 0.5% | ||||
Total Investments 1,2 | $222,367,973 | 100.0% | ||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||
Dominion Resources Inc. | $5,004,000 | 2.3% | ||||
Southern Co. | $4,943,260 | 2.2% | ||||
Entergy Corp. | $3,469,000 | 1.6% | ||||
Duke Energy Corp. | $3,409,600 | 1.5% | ||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | $3,308,200 | 1.5% | ||||
Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $3,136,206 | 1.4% | ||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | $3,090,231 | 1.4% | ||||
Edison International | $3,078,000 | 1.4% | ||||
Nextera Energy Inc. | $2,992,500 | 1.3% | ||||
American Electric Power Co. Inc. | $2,967,000 | 1.3% | ||||
Total 2 | $35,397,997 | 15.9% | ||||
% OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||
ISSUER3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | ||||
American Airlines | $1,267,500 | 0.6% | ||||
Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $1,000 | 0.0% | ||||
Newpage Corp. | $982,500 | 0.4% | ||||
Total 2 | $2,251,000 | 1.0% | ||||
Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | ||||||
Number of positions | 227 | |||||
NAV per share | $ 7.18 | 4 | ||||
Market price per share | $ 6.78 | 4 | ||||
Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | |||||
Total net assets | $ 180,367,974 | |||||
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