Franklin Templeton provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of July 2026, the company had $1.798 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (42%), fixed-income (25%), multi-asset/balanced (12%) funds, alternatives (16%), and money market funds (5%). Distribution tends to be weighted between retail investors (58% of assets under management) and institutional accounts (39%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the US-based asset managers we cover, with 30% of its AUM invested in global/international strategies and 29% sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
https://www.franklintempleton.com/corporateSEC filings for BEN on EDGAR
| Form 4 transaction type | Transactions | Shares | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant or award | 6 | 921,389 |
Dollar totals are shown for open-market purchases and sales only. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholding are reported by share count because they are not trades at a market price.
86 Form 4 filings on record, the earliest from Oct 2, 2024, newest first. Filing history page 1 of 3.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 229,850 | $32.63 | $7.50M | ||
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 229,850 | $32.63 | $7.50M | |
| Daniel Gamba - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 229,850 | $32.63 | $7.50M | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 229,850 | $32.63 | $7.50M | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,006 | $34.06 | $34K | |
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 983.56 | $34.06 | $34K | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 83.78 | $29.84 | $3K | |
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,420 | $23.59 | $33K | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,452 | $23.59 | $34K | |
| Geoffrey Y. Yang - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | |
| Seth H. Waugh - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | |
| Alexander S. Friedman - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | |
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | ||
| John W. Thiel - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205K | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 97.43 | $25.66 | $2K | |
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 6,272 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 3,920 | - | - | ||
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,408 | $23.80 | $33K | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,439 | $23.80 | $34K | |
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,272 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 6,360 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,272 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,272 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 2,544 | - | - | ||
| Charles B. Johnson - 10% Owner | Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 25,440 | - | - | |
| Charles B. Johnson - 10% Owner | Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 3,816 | - | - | |
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 50,427 | $22.54 | $1.14M | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 8,460 | $22.54 | $191K | ||
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 8,091 | $22.54 | $182K | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 42,603 | $22.54 | $960K | ||
| Charles B. Johnson - 10% Owner | Open-market purchase | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 50,000 | $21.20 | $1.06M |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) had 6 insider filings in the last 90 days, with the most recent on 2026-07-23. The full record for BEN runs to 86 Form 4 filings, the earliest from 2024-10-02. InsiderAlpha tracks every Form 4, Form 144, and 8-K filing in real time.
No insider purchases of BEN were filed in the last 90 days. 2 purchases are on record for this company.
No insider sales of BEN were filed in the last 90 days.
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