Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Increases Stake in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF $FTSD

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF (NYSEARCA:FTSD) by 34.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 41,216 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,568 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 1.41% of Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF worth $3,751,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 466,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,432,000 after purchasing an additional 70,066 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 183.7% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 102,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,334,000 after purchasing an additional 66,373 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 15.9% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 360,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,765,000 after purchasing an additional 49,267 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 63.0% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 104,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,512,000 after purchasing an additional 40,396 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF by 411.1% in the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 47,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,348,000 after purchasing an additional 38,407 shares during the period.

Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FTSD opened at $90.07 on Tuesday. Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF has a fifty-two week low of $89.65 and a fifty-two week high of $91.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.79.

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.