SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - February 1, 2010) - Franklin Universal Trust (
Franklin Advisers, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (
FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION at DECEMBER 31, 2009 | |||||||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
SECURITY | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
High Yield and Investment Grade Corporate Bonds & Preferred | $ | 148,958,544 | 72.6 | % | |||||
Utilities Common and Preferred Stocks | $ | 53,785,265 | 26.2 | % | |||||
Other Investments | $ | 1,064,452 | 0.5 | % | |||||
Cash & Other Net Assets | $ | 1,275,684 | 0.6 | % | |||||
Total Investments 1,2 | $ | 205,083,945 | 100.0 | % | |||||
MARKET | PERCENTAGE | ||||||||
10 LARGEST HOLDINGS BY ISSUER | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | $ | 4,122,598 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Entergy Corp. | $ | 4,092,000 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Centerpoint Energy Inc. | $ | 4,013,466 | 2.0 | % | |||||
Southern Co. | $ | 3,998,400 | 1.9 | % | |||||
Dominion Resources Inc. | $ | 3,892,000 | 1.9 | % | |||||
HCA Inc. | $ | 3,527,835 | 1.7 | % | |||||
Exelon Corp. | $ | 3,420,900 | 1.7 | % | |||||
GMAC LLC | $ | 3,218,659 | 1.6 | % | |||||
Duke Energy Corp. | $ | 2,753,600 | 1.3 | % | |||||
Sempra Energy | $ | 2,715,030 | 1.3 | % | |||||
Total 2 | $ | 35,754,488 | 17.4 | % | |||||
% OF GROSS ASSETS IN DEFAULT: | MARKET | PERCENTAGE | |||||||
ISSUER3 | VALUE | OF FUND 1 | |||||||
Atherton Franchise | $ | 7,216 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Dex Media | $ | 918,585 | 0.4 | % | |||||
Fontainebleau Las Vegas | $ | 24,000 | 0.0 | % | |||||
Station Casinos Inc. | $ | 256,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||
Total 2 | $ | 1,205,801 | 0.6 | % | |||||
Note: The value of these defaulted securities is reflected in the Fund's net asset value. Percentages are rounded. | |||||||||
Number of positions | 174 | ||||||||
NAV per share | $ | 6.49 | 4 | ||||||
Market price per share | $ | 5.80 | 4 | ||||||
Number of shares outstanding | 25,131,894 | ||||||||
Asset coverage (Investment Company Act) | 488.3 | % | |||||||
Total net assets | $ | 163,083,945 | |||||||
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