SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - August 3, 2009) -
Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at June 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||||||
SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||||
High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 126,461,458 | 71.0 | % | |||||||||
Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 47,462,726 | 26.6 | % | |||||||||
Other Investments | $ | 1,189,025 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||
Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 3,050,541 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||
Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 178,163,750 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||||||
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||||
FPL Group Inc. | $ | 4,264,500 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||
Entergy Corp. | $ | 3,876,000 | 2.2 | % | |||||||||
Southern Co. | $ | 3,739,200 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||
Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,584,700 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 3,573,462 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||
Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,342,000 | 1.9 | % | |||||||||
Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,280,000 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||
HCA Inc. | $ | 3,074,368 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||
Edison International | $ | 2,599,980 | 1.5 | % | |||||||||
Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 2,510,728 | 1.4 | % | |||||||||
Total 2 | $ | 33,844,938 | 19.0 | % | |||||||||
% OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||||||
ISSUER 3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||||||
Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Canwest Media Inc. | $ | 600,000 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||
CCH I LLC | $ | 100,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
Charter Communications Holdings | $ | 3,180,000 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||
Dex Media | $ | 471,510 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||
Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 68,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Idearc Inc. | $ | 78,125 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Nortel Networks | $ | 700,000 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||
Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 423,500 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||
Total 2 | $ | 5,628,351 | 3.2 | % | |||||||||
Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | |||||||||||||
Number of positions | 146 | ||||||||||||
NAV per share | $ | 5.42 | 4 | ||||||||||
Market price per share | $ | 4.68 | 4 | ||||||||||
Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | ||||||||||||
Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 424.2 | % | |||||||||||
Total net assets | $ | 136,163,750 | |||||||||||
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