Franklin Resources Ownership | Who Owns Franklin Resources?


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Franklin Resources Ownership Summary


Franklin Resources is owned by 52.74% institutional investors, 47.59% 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 1.88% of its assets in Franklin Resources shares.

BEN Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFranklin Resources52.74%47.59%-0.34%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 40.08%14.24%45.69%
IndustryAsset Management Stocks33.65%9.09%57.26%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group37.72M7.40%$765.25M
Power corp of canada31.56M6.19%$640.29M
Blackrock32.02M6.18%$715.57M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de29.96M5.88%$607.97M
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%$640.29M
Kettle hill capital management1.00M4.42%$20.33M
Kopernik global investors1.21M2.62%$24.53M
Rk asset management157.53K2.61%$3.20M
Foundation resource management572.38K1.94%$11.61M
Evergreen quality fund gp2.63M1.71%$53.37M
Alexander randolph advisory90.22K1.70%$1.83M
Kinloch capital127.90K1.49%$2.86M
Blackhawk capital partners llc.128.50K1.35%$2.61M
Dupree financial group133.72K1.24%$2.71M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank2.65M0.01%2.65M
Evergreen quality fund gp2.63M1.71%2.63M
Two sigma advisers, lp3.53M0.17%2.24M
Two sigma investments, lp2.94M0.13%1.67M
First trust advisors lp6.44M0.12%1.60M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Capital research global investors---3.55M
Bank of new york mellon1.71M0.01%-2.18M
Gallagher fiduciary advisors---1.60M
Wedge capital management l l p/nc---1.44M
Tudor investment corp et al282.95K0.02%-1.40M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank2.65M0.01%2.65M$53.68M
Evergreen quality fund gp2.63M1.71%2.63M$53.37M
Kettle hill capital management1.00M4.42%1.00M$20.33M
Raymond james financial565.51K0.00%565.51K$11.47M
New age alpha advisors238.49K0.20%238.49K$4.84M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Quest partners-1.00
First command advisory services-2.00
Carolinas wealth consulting-5.00
Colonial trust advisors-6.00
Hm payson-8.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Mar 31, 20246014.70%261,189,81819.81%502.51%32111.07%172-8.99%
Dec 31, 20235746.10%218,012,002-0.55%442.24%28925.11%189-3.08%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv9.89M1.88%22.28K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust8.50M1.62%131.96K
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats8.44M1.61%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index8.01M1.52%14.28K
Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF6.81M1.30%4.92K
iShares Select Dividend ETF6.07M1.15%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv5.30M1.01%-9.94K
First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF4.29M0.82%5.52K
SPDR® Portfolio S&P 500® High Div ETF4.25M0.81%1.38K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust3.86M0.73%15.47K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 04, 2025JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$1.96M
Sep 11, 2024JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$1.91M
Aug 29, 2024JOHNSON CHARLES B-Buy$1.98M
Aug 28, 2024JOHNSON JENNIFER M President and CEOBuy$249.74K
Aug 23, 2024JOHNSON JENNIFER M President and CEOBuy$396.02K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q11-
2024 Q4--
2024 Q34-
2024 Q22-
2024 Q1--

BEN Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Franklin Resources?

Franklin Resources shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 52.74%, followed by 47.59% insiders and -0.33% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Franklin Resources's industry, Asset Management Stocks, is 33.65%, 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%), Power corp of canada (31.56M shares, 6.19%), and Blackrock (32.02M shares, 6.18%). Together, they hold 19.77% 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 640.29M$.

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 1.88% of its total shares outstanding invested in 9.89M Franklin Resources shares.

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