Franklin Resources Ownership | Who Owns Franklin Resources?


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Franklin Resources Ownership Summary


Franklin Resources is owned by 54.82% institutional investors, 48.35% insiders. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.40% of BEN shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 1.90% of its assets in Franklin Resources shares.

BEN Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFranklin Resources54.82%48.35%-3.17%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 48.74%15.36%35.90%
IndustryAsset Management Stocks47.84%9.95%42.21%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group37.72M7.40%$765.25M
Blackrock32.02M6.18%$715.57M
Power corp of canada31.56M6.12%$752.64M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de28.14M5.46%$671.16M
State street21.93M4.24%$451.91M
Invesco11.72M2.30%$237.83M
Proshare advisors9.40M1.85%$190.80M
Geode capital management7.30M1.43%$147.82M
Goldman sachs group7.22M1.42%$146.56M
First trust advisors lp6.44M1.26%$130.64M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Power corp of canada31.56M100.00%$752.64M
Kopernik global investors2.84M7.45%$67.83M
Evergreen quality fund gp5.24M3.77%$100.82M
Azora capital lp3.19M3.44%$76.05M
Kettle hill capital management514.20K2.84%$12.26M
Foundation resource management581.33K2.14%$13.86M
Alexander randolph advisory86.48K1.85%$2.06M
Kinloch capital159.29K1.77%$3.80M
Gallagher fiduciary advisors1.49M1.37%$35.43M
Dupree financial group135.90K1.28%$3.24M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Azora capital lp3.19M3.44%3.19M
Norges bank2.65M0.01%2.65M
Evergreen quality fund gp5.24M3.77%2.61M
Two sigma advisers, lp3.53M0.17%2.24M
Holocene advisors, lp2.15M0.13%2.15M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Marshall wace, llp788.95K0.02%-3.80M
Capital research global investors---3.55M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de28.14M0.01%-2.18M
Bank of new york mellon1.71M0.01%-2.18M
Wedge capital management l l p/nc---1.44M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Azora capital lp3.19M3.44%3.19M$76.05M
Norges bank2.65M0.01%2.65M$53.68M
Holocene advisors, lp2.15M0.13%2.15M$51.38M
Alyeska investment group1.23M0.10%1.23M$29.35M
Point72 asset management793.72K0.04%793.72K$18.93M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Quest partners-1.00
First command advisory services-2.00
Carolinas wealth consulting-5.00
Colonial trust advisors-6.00
Bartlett & co. wealth management-6.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2025574-282,725,5511.20%541.88%268-9.76%21226.19%
Mar 31, 20256-98.97%38,660,402-85.88%70.27%3-98.95%1-99.49%
Dec 31, 2024563-2.93%272,890,7293.70%522.03%276-10.68%18911.18%
Sep 30, 2024575-2.21%263,044,7282.92%512.11%303-7.90%1713.01%
Jun 30, 2024579-3.66%254,996,639-2.37%491.94%3240.93%165-4.07%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv9.86M1.90%-210.06K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF9.92M1.89%8.30K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust8.81M1.68%55.62K
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats8.51M1.64%-
Vanguard 500 Index Investor7.68M1.48%-1.12M
Vanguard Small Cap Index7.66M1.47%-49.09K
iShares Select Dividend ETF6.48M1.25%15.34K
Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF6.27M1.21%1.74K
SPDR® Portfolio S&P 500® High Div ETF5.00M0.96%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv4.93M0.95%15.00K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Apr 04, 2025JOHNSON CHARLES B-Sell$7.38K
Apr 04, 2025JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$7.44K
Mar 04, 2025JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$1.96M
Sep 11, 2024JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$1.91M
Aug 29, 2024JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$1.98M

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q3--
2025 Q211
2025 Q11-
2024 Q4--
2024 Q34-

BEN Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Franklin Resources?

Franklin Resources shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 54.82%, followed by 48.35% insiders and -3.17% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Franklin Resources's industry, Asset Management Stocks, is 47.84%, which Franklin Resources exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Franklin Resources?

Franklin Resources’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (37.72M shares, 7.40%), Blackrock (32.02M shares, 6.18%), and Power corp of canada (31.56M shares, 6.12%). Together, they hold 19.70% of Franklin Resources’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Franklin Resources?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.18% of Franklin Resources, totaling 32.02M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 715.57M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 736.04K shares, a 2.35% change.

Who is Franklin Resources’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Power corp of canada is Franklin Resources’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 100.00% of its assets in 31.56M Franklin Resources shares, valued at 752.64M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Franklin Resources shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Franklin Resources shares, with 1.90% of its total shares outstanding invested in 9.86M Franklin Resources shares.

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