Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF $FTSD Shares Bought by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF (NYSEARCA:FTSD) by 63.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 104,512 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,396 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned about 3.54% of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF worth $9,512,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 183.7% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 102,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,334,000 after acquiring an additional 66,373 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 92,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,428,000 after acquiring an additional 1,708 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new position in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF during the third quarter valued at $6,984,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 8.3% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 63,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,785,000 after acquiring an additional 4,863 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 411.1% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 47,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,348,000 after acquiring an additional 38,407 shares during the period.

Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF Price Performance

Shares of FTSD opened at $90.21 on Friday. Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF has a 1 year low of $89.65 and a 1 year high of $91.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $90.62 and a 200-day moving average of $90.86.

Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF Company Profile

The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that aims for a targeted duration of less than three years by investing in short-term debt securities issued or guaranteed by the US-government. The fund manager may also invest in certain interest rate-related derivative transactions. FTSD was launched on Nov 4, 2013 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.