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 2 of 3.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B. Johnson - 10% Owner | Open-market purchase | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 50,000 | $21.49 | $1.07M | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 108.46 | $23.05 | $3K | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 16,656 | - | - | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 25,012 | $22.59 | $565K | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 46,730 | $22.59 | $1.06M | ||
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 110,226 | $22.59 | $2.49M | |
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 91,183 | - | - | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 306,552 | $22.59 | $6.93M | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 108,262 | - | - | ||
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 22,688 | $22.59 | $513K | |
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 16,494 | - | - | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 109.46 | $22.84 | $3K | |
| Daniel Gamba - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 442,870 | $22.79 | $10.09M | |
| Lindsey Harumi Oshita - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 7,637 | $22.92 | $175K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,409 | $22.54 | $32K | |
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,375 | $22.54 | $31K | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 103.14 | $24.24 | $2K | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 120,307 | $25.66 | $3.09M | ||
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 11,794 | $25.66 | $303K | ||
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 19,214 | $25.66 | $493K | ||
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 8,877 | $25.66 | $228K | |
| Adam Benjamin Spector - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 29,034 | $25.66 | $745K | |
| Lindsey Harumi Oshita - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 2,328 | $25.66 | $60K | |
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 63,619 | $25.66 | $1.63M | |
| Alok Sethi - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 8,740 | $25.66 | $224K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,304 | $24.34 | $32K | |
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,274 | $24.34 | $31K | ||
| Other | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 458,790 | - | - | ||
| Other | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 458,790 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,738 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 946 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 23,575 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 23,575 | - | - | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 122.01 | $20.49 | $2K | |
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,325 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 2,650 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,325 | - | - |
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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