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Insider Ownership Percentage: 23.40%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $95,925,124.30

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $3,133,739.29

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Franklin Resources Share Price & Price History

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Franklin Resources Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
2/1/2023	Alok Sethi	EVP	Sell	29,503	$31.09	$917,248.27	92,132
11/7/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	44,574	$4.24	$188,993.76	9,980,453
11/4/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	40,694	$4.17	$169,693.98	9,935,879
11/2/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	55,596	$4.15	$230,723.40	9,844,399
10/31/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	65,118	$4.29	$279,356.22	9,723,303
10/28/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	64,406	$4.25	$273,725.50	9,658,185
10/26/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	71,000	$4.26	$302,460.00	9,538,277
10/24/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	53,800	$4.07	$218,966.00	9,396,777
10/21/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	37,672	$4.07	$153,325.04	9,342,977
10/19/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	61,729	$4.06	$250,619.74	9,238,892
10/17/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	51,277	$4.16	$213,312.32	9,117,013
10/14/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	59,500	$4.09	$243,355.00	9,065,736
10/12/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	46,244	$4.19	$193,762.36	8,946,536
10/10/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	36,136	$4.29	$155,023.44	8,844,125
10/7/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	17,402	$4.27	$74,306.54	8,807,989
10/5/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	2,967,386	$4.27	$12,670,738.22	8,790,587
9/21/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	49,621	$4.50	$223,294.50	5,823,201
9/21/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	49,621	$4.50	$223,294.50	5,823,201
9/19/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	66,591	$4.51	$300,325.41	5,722,659
9/16/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	49,769	$4.47	$222,467.43	5,656,068
9/14/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	100	$30.50	$3,050.00	73,014
9/12/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	4,500	$31.35	$141,075.00	67,997
9/9/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	26,347	$4.56	$120,142.32	5,370,496
9/7/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	1,965,409	$12.72	$25,000,002.48	5,903,968
8/29/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	4,378	$31.74	$138,957.72	28,362
8/26/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	4,419	$31.56	$139,463.64	23,984
8/24/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	74,710	$4.70	$351,137.00	4,640,196
8/22/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	71,931	$4.60	$330,882.60	4,490,588
8/19/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	82,931	$4.64	$384,799.84	4,418,657
8/17/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	82,516	$4.76	$392,776.16	4,252,381
8/16/2022	Jennifer M. Johnson	CEO	Sell	55,201	$28.75	$1,587,028.75	1,870,068
8/15/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	60,084	$4.80	$288,403.20	4,120,510
8/12/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	23,986	$4.81	$115,372.66	4,060,426
8/12/2022	Jed A. Plafker	EVP	Sell	19,166	$29.02	$556,197.32	129,101
8/10/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	89,536	$4.81	$430,668.16	3,908,042
8/8/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	122,883	$4.75	$583,694.25	3,745,949
8/5/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	125,673	$4.76	$598,203.48	3,623,066
8/3/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	1,968,504	$12.70	$25,000,000.80	3,938,559
8/1/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	98,239	$4.69	$460,740.91	1,620,217
7/29/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	88,884	$4.59	$407,977.56	1,521,978
7/27/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	127,186	$4.40	$559,618.40	1,343,117
7/25/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	79,523	$4.40	$349,901.20	1,090,997
7/22/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	113,726	$4.46	$507,217.96	1,011,474
7/20/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	108,467	$4.43	$480,508.81	839,861
7/18/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	121,568	$4.40	$534,899.20	616,240
7/15/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	56,500	$4.35	$245,775.00	494,672
7/13/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	54,595	$4.37	$238,580.15	381,672
7/13/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	54,595	$4.37	$238,580.15	381,672
7/11/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	56,123	$4.32	$242,451.36	271,124
7/7/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	41,926	$4.43	$185,732.18	177,838
7/5/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	36,266	$4.51	$163,559.66	93,166
7/1/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	56,900	$4.45	$253,205.00	56,900
6/15/2022	Mariann H. Byerwalter	Director	Sell	3,135	$23.37	$73,264.95	11,523
4/1/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	998,370	$12.27	$12,249,999.90	14,079,687
3/11/2022	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	668,297	$12.27	$8,200,004.19
11/16/2021	Gwen L. Shaneyfelt	CAO	Sell	10,000	$35.82	$358,200.00
11/5/2021	Jed A. Plafker	EVP	Sell	21,705	$35.86	$778,341.30
9/30/2021	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	3,604,359	$11.93	$43,000,002.87
8/19/2021	Jennifer M. Johnson	CEO	Sell	52,789	$30.37	$1,603,201.93	1,897,836
8/9/2021	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	460,405	$10.86	$4,999,998.30
6/15/2021	Mariann H. Byerwalter	Director	Sell	2,400	$33.91	$81,384.00
5/12/2021	Gwen L. Shaneyfelt	CAO	Sell	5,000	$33.25	$166,250.00
4/21/2021	Franklin Resources Inc	Insider	Buy	614,203	$10.42	$6,399,995.26
3/24/2021	Jed A. Plafker	EVP	Sell	20,782	$28.67	$595,819.94
3/18/2021	Gwen L. Shaneyfelt	CAO	Sell	5,000	$30.32	$151,600.00	68,749
3/2/2021	Alok Sethi	Insider	Sell	39,890	$27.09	$1,080,620.10
2/12/2021	Alok Sethi	Insider	Sell	10,000	$27.64	$276,400.00
12/15/2020	Mariann H. Byerwalter	Director	Sell	1,826	$23.97	$43,769.22
11/27/2020	Mariann H. Byerwalter	Director	Sell	1,827	$22.16	$40,486.32
8/17/2020	Mariann H. Byerwalter	Director	Sell	1,827	$21.90	$40,011.30	9,188

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

45.47% of Franklin Resources stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Franklin Resources Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
2/3/2023	Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc.	12,968	$0.34M	0.2%	N/A	0.003%
2/3/2023	Peterson Financial Group Inc.	12,663	$0.33M	0.5%	N/A	0.003%
2/3/2023	D.A. Davidson & CO.	8,612	$0.23M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
2/3/2023	Larson Financial Group LLC	12,146	$0.32M	0.0%	+5.9%	0.002%
2/2/2023	Abundance Wealth Counselors	23,168	$0.61M	0.2%	-16.5%	0.005%
2/2/2023	SG Americas Securities LLC	28,853	$0.76M	0.0%	+40.2%	0.006%
2/2/2023	ARGI Investment Services LLC	286,086	$7.55M	0.2%	+8.1%	0.057%
2/2/2023	Raymond James Trust N.A.	26,548	$0.70M	0.0%	+5.0%	0.005%
2/2/2023	Nisa Investment Advisors LLC	112,451	$2.97M	0.0%	+3.8%	0.022%
2/2/2023	Forsta AP Fonden	168,500	$4.45M	0.1%	+22.3%	0.034%
2/2/2023	First National Trust Co	18,880	$0.50M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.004%
2/2/2023	ProShare Advisors LLC	7,227,301	$190.66M	0.7%	+13.6%	1.445%
2/2/2023	Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC	42,546	$1.12M	0.3%	+2.3%	0.009%
2/1/2023	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	91,599	$2.42M	0.0%	-11.3%	0.018%
2/1/2023	New Mexico Educational Retirement Board	13,573	$0.36M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.003%
2/1/2023	CWM LLC	870,214	$22.96M	0.2%	+8.4%	0.174%
2/1/2023	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC	419,839	$11.08M	0.0%	+27.5%	0.084%
2/1/2023	Great Valley Advisor Group Inc.	51,397	$1.36M	0.1%	+5.4%	0.010%
2/1/2023	DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale	121,890	$3.25M	0.0%	+4.1%	0.024%
1/31/2023	Keybank National Association OH	22,398	$0.59M	0.0%	+12.4%	0.004%
1/31/2023	AIA Group Ltd	4,170	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
1/31/2023	Kestra Advisory Services LLC	19,548	$0.52M	0.0%	-48.3%	0.004%
1/31/2023	AE Wealth Management LLC	540,715	$14.26M	0.1%	+32.9%	0.108%
1/31/2023	Capital Investment Counsel Inc	32,214	$0.85M	0.2%	-1.2%	0.006%
1/31/2023	Balentine LLC	11,620	$0.31M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
1/31/2023	Geneos Wealth Management Inc.	2,179	$57K	0.0%	-28.8%	0.000%
1/30/2023	Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC	15,307	$0.40M	0.1%	+26.6%	0.003%
1/30/2023	New York State Common Retirement Fund	328,149	$8.66M	0.0%	+2.4%	0.066%
1/30/2023	Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC	26,321	$0.69M	0.5%	N/A	0.005%
1/30/2023	Keystone Financial Planning Inc.	116,978	$3.09M	1.0%	-0.3%	0.023%
1/30/2023	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.	995,443	$26.26M	0.0%	-9.3%	0.199%
1/27/2023	Wright Investors Service Inc.	78,753	$2.08M	0.6%	+0.9%	0.016%
1/27/2023	Natixis Advisors L.P.	24,391	$0.64M	0.0%	+6.0%	0.005%
1/27/2023	Arcus Capital Partners LLC	1,200	$32K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
1/27/2023	Paradigm Financial Partners LLC	18,681	$0.53M	0.2%	+6.8%	0.004%
1/26/2023	Comerica Bank	130,196	$3.88M	0.0%	+11.2%	0.026%
1/26/2023	Strs Ohio	61,253	$1.62M	0.0%	+24.4%	0.012%
1/26/2023	Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc	9,600	$0.25M	0.3%	-9.4%	0.002%
1/26/2023	Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd	62,599	$1.65M	0.0%	+3.5%	0.013%
1/25/2023	Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI	370,074	$9.76M	1.0%	-3.7%	0.074%
1/25/2023	Stephens Inc. AR	9,003	$0.24M	0.0%	-82.1%	0.002%
1/25/2023	Fifth Third Bancorp	11,819	$0.31M	0.0%	+9.0%	0.002%
1/25/2023	Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC	8,340	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
1/25/2023	Greylin Investment Management Inc	10,851	$0.29M	0.1%	-18.4%	0.002%
1/24/2023	Sigma Planning Corp	13,604	$0.36M	0.0%	+11.6%	0.003%
1/24/2023	National Bank of Canada FI	8,285	$0.22M	0.0%	-98.6%	0.002%
1/24/2023	Park Avenue Securities LLC	18,294	$0.48M	0.0%	+3.6%	0.004%
1/24/2023	Rockland Trust Co.	44,732	$1.18M	0.1%	-1.7%	0.009%
1/24/2023	RFP Financial Group LLC	1,000	$26K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
1/24/2023	Xponance Inc.	47,231	$1.25M	0.0%	+26.7%	0.009%
1/24/2023	Unison Advisors LLC	98,089	$2.62M	0.3%	+1.3%	0.020%
1/23/2023	Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC	8,899	$0.24M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
1/23/2023	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	32,022	$0.85M	0.0%	-8.7%	0.006%
1/23/2023	Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.	9,213	$0.28M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
1/20/2023	Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.	35,744	$0.94M	0.0%	+7.7%	0.007%
1/20/2023	Griffin Asset Management Inc.	23,920	$0.63M	0.1%	-11.5%	0.005%
1/20/2023	Chicago Capital LLC	8,004	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
1/20/2023	Hartford Investment Management Co.	20,509	$0.54M	0.0%	-23.6%	0.004%
1/20/2023	Delta Investment Management LLC	14,952	$0.39M	0.1%	+7.3%	0.003%
1/19/2023	Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC	86,530	$2.28M	0.2%	+2.7%	0.017%
1/19/2023	Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.	20,184	$0.53M	0.0%	+8.1%	0.004%
1/19/2023	Ridgewood Investments LLC	13,234	$0.35M	0.2%	N/A	0.003%
1/19/2023	Rothschild Investment Corp IL	10,280	$0.27M	0.0%	-20.6%	0.002%
1/19/2023	Fundamentun LLC	7,689	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
1/18/2023	Prentice Wealth Management LLC	8,485	$0.22M	0.1%	-24.8%	0.002%
1/18/2023	Wesbanco Bank Inc.	11,310	$0.30M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
1/18/2023	Private Advisor Group LLC	27,858	$290.41M	0.0%	+180.5%	0.006%
1/18/2023	Maryland State Retirement & Pension System	22,030	$0.58M	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
1/17/2023	Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC	11,259	$0.30M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
1/17/2023	Insight Folios Inc	79,958	$2.11M	1.0%	-63.0%	0.016%
1/17/2023	Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC	12,339	$0.33M	0.2%	+13.7%	0.002%
1/17/2023	Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC	54,614	$1.44M	1.0%	+4.5%	0.011%
1/17/2023	Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc.	2,837	$75K	0.0%	+128.4%	0.001%
1/17/2023	Paragon Capital Management Ltd	8,360	$0.22M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
1/17/2023	Wedge Capital Management L L P NC	1,192,517	$31.46M	0.5%	+1.0%	0.238%
1/13/2023	Hexagon Capital Partners LLC	1,098	$29K	0.0%	-60.5%	0.000%
1/13/2023	Uncommon Cents Investing LLC	168,610	$4.45M	1.6%	-0.9%	0.034%
1/13/2023	Gibraltar Capital Management Inc.	24,146	$0.64M	0.3%	+5.6%	0.005%
1/13/2023	Cooper Financial Group	10,561	$0.28M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
1/13/2023	Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.	43,570	$1.15M	0.0%	+8.7%	0.009%
1/13/2023	Allworth Financial LP	8,245	$0.22M	0.0%	-20.3%	0.002%
1/12/2023	Mutual Advisors LLC	10,288	$0.27M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
1/12/2023	Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.	44,206	$1.17M	0.1%	+36.1%	0.009%
1/12/2023	State of Alaska Department of Revenue	39,762	$1.05M	0.0%	+0.9%	0.008%
1/12/2023	DNB Asset Management AS	91,137	$2.40M	0.0%	-3.1%	0.018%
1/11/2023	Cullinan Associates Inc.	13,837	$0.37M	0.0%	N/A	0.003%
1/11/2023	Sound Income Strategies LLC	289,658	$7.64M	1.0%	+12.3%	0.058%
1/11/2023	EWG Elevate Inc.	2,583	$68K	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
1/10/2023	Kwmg LLC	151,114	$3.99M	0.6%	+3.5%	0.030%
1/10/2023	UMB Bank n.a.	2,209	$58K	0.0%	-18.5%	0.000%
1/10/2023	Gries Financial LLC	99,976	$2.64M	0.9%	+49.2%	0.020%
1/10/2023	Bank of New Hampshire	2,420	$64K	0.0%	-52.8%	0.000%
1/9/2023	New England Research & Management Inc.	8,375	$0.22M	0.1%	-47.6%	0.002%
1/9/2023	Yousif Capital Management LLC	305,296	$8.05M	0.1%	+5.6%	0.061%
1/9/2023	Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO	8,119	$0.21M	0.1%	N/A	0.002%
1/5/2023	West Oak Capital LLC	54,290	$1.43M	0.7%	-14.8%	0.011%
1/3/2023	RK Asset Management LLC	150,554	$3.97M	3.8%	N/A	0.030%
12/8/2022	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	3,666,307	$78.90M	0.0%	-1.1%	0.733%
12/1/2022	Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.	307,406	$6.62M	0.0%	+7.2%	0.061%
11/23/2022	Toroso Investments LLC	44,397	$0.96M	0.0%	+12.7%	0.009%

Data available starting January 2016

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of investment management and related services. The firm offers services and products under various distinct brand names, including, but not limited to, Franklin, Templeton, Legg Mason, Benefit Street Partners, Brandywine Global Investment Management, Clarion Partners, ClearBridge Investments, Fiduciary Trust International, Franklin Bissett, Franklin Mutual Series, K2, LibertyShares, Martin Currie, Royce Investment Partners and Western Asset Management Company. It provides investment management and related services to retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors in jurisdictions worldwide. The company was founded by Rupert H. Johnson, Sr. in 1947 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Today's Range

Now: $33.27

$32.99

$33.81

50 Day Range

MA: $28.26

$25.74

$33.82

52 Week Range

Now: $33.27

$20.24

$34.37

Volume

6,204,000 shs

Average Volume

4,647,839 shs

Market Capitalization

$16.64 billion

P/E Ratio

16.97

Dividend Yield

3.61%

Beta

1.28

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Franklin Resources?: Franklin Resources' top insider investors include:
Franklin Resources Inc (Insider)
Jennifer M Johnson (CEO)
Jed A Plafker (EVP)
Alok Sethi (EVP)
Gwen L Shaneyfelt (CAO)
Mariann H Byerwalter (Director)
Alok Sethi (Insider)
Gwen L Shaneyfelt (CAO)
Jed A Plafker (EVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Franklin Resources.
Who are the major institutional investors of Franklin Resources?: Franklin Resources' top institutional shareholders include:
ProShare Advisors LLC — 1.44%
Wedge Capital Management L L P NC — 0.24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. — 0.20%
CWM LLC — 0.17%
AE Wealth Management LLC — 0.11%
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC — 0.08%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Franklin Resources stock.
Which major investors are selling Franklin Resources stock?: In the last quarter, BEN stock was sold by these institutional investors:
National Bank of Canada FI
Insight Folios Inc
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.
Stephens Inc. AR
Simplex Trading LLC
Kestra Advisory Services LLC
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI
Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank
During the last year, company insiders that have sold Franklin Resources company stock include:
Franklin Resources Inc (Insider)
Jennifer M Johnson (CEO)
Jed A Plafker (EVP)
Alok Sethi (EVP)
Learn More investors selling Franklin Resources stock.
Which major investors are buying Franklin Resources stock?: In the last quarter, BEN stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
ProShare Advisors LLC
RK Asset Management LLC
AE Wealth Management LLC
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
CWM LLC
Gries Financial LLC
Sound Income Strategies LLC
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