FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC

Long only active Low signal CIK 38777
League rank
#10
in Long only active · #3896 overall
Long book
$405.70B
Q1 2026
Positions
3057
Top-10 weight
24%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.4%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
12%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC is an active long-only manager, running a $405.70B US long book across 3057 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 3057 positions (top 10 only 24%). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, MICROSOFT CORP, APPLE INC, AMAZON.COM INC, ALPHABET INC-CL A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.7pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+2.4%
Q2 2024
+6.1%
Q3 2024
+0.5%
Q4 2024
-3.5%
Q1 2025
+10.0%
Q2 2025
+6.6%
Q3 2025
+2.9%
Q4 2025
-2.6%
Q1 2026
+11.4%

Sector allocation

Technology
29%
Financials
12%
Industrials
12%
Healthcare
10%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Utilities
6%
Energy
5%
Services media
5%

Long book by quarter

$313.08B
Q1 2024
$322.80B
Q2 2024
$353.55B
Q3 2024
$355.46B
Q4 2024
$343.03B
Q1 2025
$374.47B
Q2 2025
$398.30B
Q3 2025
$404.94B
Q4 2025
$405.70B
Q1 2026

What does FRANKLIN RESOURCES own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology96.5M$16.84B4.2%-0.3%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology38.4M$14.22B3.5%-3.9%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology48.6M$12.33B3.0%+2.5%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary53.7M$11.19B2.8%+3.2%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology36.0M$10.34B2.5%+9.0%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology28.6M$8.86B2.2%-1.1%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy41.5M$7.03B1.7%-1.3%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology9.7M$5.55B1.4%+12.0%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology17.3M$4.97B1.2%+20.1%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology58.2M$4.52B1.1%+15.7%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials15.0M$4.42B1.1%+21.0%
C CITIGROUP INCFinancials39.0M$4.42B1.1%+14.0%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities46.5M$4.32B1.1%+0.5%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare4.5M$4.11B1.0%-3.2%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther27.8M$4.01B1.0%+16.4%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials73.1M$3.56B0.9%+28.0%
AZN ASTRAZENECA PLCHealthcare17.8M$3.49B0.9%New
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary27.6M$3.42B0.8%-25.2%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther6.8M$3.35B0.8%+7.4%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy15.6M$3.23B0.8%-8.2%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare14.6M$3.16B0.8%-2.2%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples40.9M$3.11B0.8%+1.5%
HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials13.5M$3.06B0.8%+32.4%
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials31.8M$2.99B0.7%+5.4%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media9.3M$2.80B0.7%+4.7%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials7.5M$2.80B0.7%+0.6%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples16.6M$2.75B0.7%+15.4%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media5.5M$2.74B0.7%-13.2%
GM GENERAL MOTORS COIndustrials36.0M$2.69B0.7%+12.1%
MCK MCKESSON CORPConsumer discretionary3.1M$2.65B0.7%+8.4%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare10.5M$2.56B0.6%-3.0%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials11.8M$2.52B0.6%+16.6%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials13.7M$2.50B0.6%+10.0%
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy18.0M$2.37B0.6%+19.4%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials12.2M$2.35B0.6%-15.8%
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPTechnology3.3M$2.24B0.6%+4.9%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials4.4M$2.20B0.5%+19.8%
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancials2.2M$2.14B0.5%+7.7%
JCI JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONIndustrials16.2M$2.12B0.5%-28.6%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media21.9M$2.11B0.5%+27.1%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare2.7M$2.10B0.5%+6.3%
FDX FEDEX CORPIndustrials5.9M$2.10B0.5%+14.8%
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN INCMaterials35.3M$2.08B0.5%-5.4%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare20.0M$2.06B0.5%+79.5%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare16.3M$1.96B0.5%+1.3%
HLT HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INServices media6.3M$1.93B0.5%+0.6%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials2.3M$1.92B0.5%+22.5%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples12.1M$1.88B0.5%-14.3%
CTVA CORTEVA INCConsumer staples21.8M$1.82B0.4%+11.6%
PNC PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUPFinancials8.6M$1.79B0.4%+7.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 202614782$408.30B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 11, 202614263$407.59B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202514148$401.02B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 12, 202513663$377.19B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202513788$347.57B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 202512207$360.14B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HR/ARESTATEMENTNov 27, 202412097$356.09B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 12, 202412097$367.70B SEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202412118$325.27B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 13, 202411977$315.82B canonicalSEC ↗