FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC BEN

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$34.11
+0.1%
52w: $20.39 – $34.11

Latest 13F among current holders filed 5 days ago (Aug 28, 2026)

Price — last 12 months

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20.3927.2534.11
Aug 18, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
611
+36 QoQ
13F value
$6.81B
+2.8% QoQ
Smart-money holders
16
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
1
Q1 2026
Options barometer
1.7×
$36.8M calls / $21.6M puts

Institutional value by quarter

$19.86B
Q1 2024
$5.75B
Q2 2024
$8.57B
Q3 2024
$5.59B
Q4 2024
$5.46B
Q1 2025
$7.01B
Q2 2025
$6.27B
Q3 2025
$6.63B
Q4 2025
$6.81B
Q1 2026

Number of holders

595
Q1 2024
582
Q2 2024
558
Q3 2024
566
Q4 2024
564
Q1 2025
568
Q2 2025
591
Q3 2025
575
Q4 2025
611
Q1 2026

Who owns BEN?

Q1 2026 filings
FundTypeSharesValue% of fundChange
Power Corp of Canada ★2Fundamental diversified31.6M$745.4MHeld
BlackRock, Inc. Index provider28.8M$679.5M0.0%-3.2%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical20.1M$474.5M
STATE STREET CORP Index provider19.6M$469.6M0.0%-5.5%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical13.8M$327.0M
Invesco Ltd. Index provider13.6M$320.4M0.0%+34.0%
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Multistrat pod11.3M$267.4M0.2%+80.3%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Quant stat arb10.9M$256.5M-0.2%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Index provider7.8M$184.1M-3.2%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Bank broker7.4M$175.8M0.0%+31.8%
ProShare Advisors LLC Index provider6.6M$154.9M-7.4%
Azora Capital LP ★2Fundamental concentrated5.1M$120.5M7.9%-12.0%
MORGAN STANLEY Bank broker4.9M$116.1M0.0%+13.9%
Artemis Investment Management LLP Other4.9M$115.3M+8629.2%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Diversified mechanical4.6M$108.3M0.0%+22.7%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Index provider3.7M$86.7M0.0%-6.0%
Kopernik Global Investors, LLC ★3Fundamental concentrated3.5M$83.2M+4.6%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Index provider3.2M$76.3M+2.0%
Verition Fund Management LLC Multistrat pod3.0M$71.4M0.7%+38.9%
BARCLAYS PLC Bank broker2.8M$66.5M0.0%+70.6%
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD Other2.7M$63.1M+9336.0%
Squarepoint Ops LLC Quant stat arb2.6M$61.9M0.1%-36.6%
UBS Group AG Bank broker2.4M$57.7M0.0%+19.9%
Freestone Grove Partners LP Quant stat arb2.1M$50.7MNew
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank broker2.1M$48.2M0.0%+24.9%
Vest Financial, LLC Other2.0M$48.0M-6.9%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank broker2.0M$46.4M0.0%+37.3%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP Index provider1.8M$43.5M0.0%-5.8%
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO Diversified mechanical1.7M$40.9M
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. Multistrat pod1.6M$37.5M0.1%+106.8%
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD Diversified mechanical1.5M$35.6M0.1%-7.3%
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP Quant stat arb1.4M$34.2M0.0%-21.6%
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC Other1.4M$33.3M1.3%-1.1%
Allianz Asset Management GmbH Diversified mechanical1.3M$31.9M0.0%+12.1%
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Diversified mechanical1.3M$31.0M0.0%+5.4%
WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC Other1.2M$29.5M-4.6%
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ Bank broker1.2M$29.0M0.0%+6.2%
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Quant stat arb1.2M$27.4M0.0%New
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Bank broker1.1M$26.9M0.0%-6.2%
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Quant stat arb1.1M$26.3M0.0%-10.2%
KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ★2Fundamental concentrated933.2K$22.0M+139.1%
Quantinno Capital Management LP Diversified mechanical917.5K$21.7M0.0%+16.1%
Holocene Advisors, LP Other891.0K$21.0M0.1%+224.6%
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP Other864.0K$21.0M0.4%+5.0%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Bank broker886.4K$20.9M0.0%+15.3%
Nuveen, LLC Diversified mechanical881.5K$20.8M0.0%-9.7%
Longaeva Partners L.P. ★2Fundamental diversified862.7K$20.4M+53.4%
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Other824.1K$19.5M+256.5%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Bank broker770.3K$18.1M0.0%-65.6%
MARSHALL WACE, LLP Quant stat arb757.0K$17.9MNew

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