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 3 of 3.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 1,325 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 6,625 | - | - | ||
| Charles B. Johnson - 10% Owner | Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 25,175 | - | - | |
| Charles B. Johnson - 10% Owner | Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 7,950 | - | - | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 4,862 | $22.76 | $111K | ||
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 3,866 | $22.76 | $88K | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 24,072 | $22.76 | $548K | ||
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 30,532 | $22.76 | $695K | |
| Adam Benjamin Spector - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 50,974 | $22.76 | $1.16M | |
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 6,010 | - | - | ||
| Gift | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 5,210 | - | - | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 110.04 | $22.72 | $2K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 116.17 | $21.52 | $2K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 115.9 | $21.57 | $2K | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 26,969 | $20.95 | $565K | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 9,591 | - | - | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 59,458 | $20.95 | $1.25M | ||
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 116.12 | $21.53 | $2K | |
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 20,287 | $20.95 | $425K | |
| Thomas C. Merchant - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 8,002 | - | - | |
| Alok Sethi - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 34,608 | $20.95 | $725K | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 263,724 | $20.95 | $5.53M | ||
| Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 61,171 | - | - | ||
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 108,831 | $20.95 | $2.28M | |
| Matthew Nicholls - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 55,209 | - | - | |
| Adam Benjamin Spector - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 54,953 | $20.95 | $1.15M | |
| Adam Benjamin Spector - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 22,083 | - | - | |
| Lindsey Harumi Oshita - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock, par value $.10 | 8,163 | $20.95 | $171K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 119.96 | $20.84 | $2K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 122.73 | $20.37 | $2K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 243.43 | $20.54 | $5K | |
| Karen Matsushima King - Director | Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,611 | $19.71 | $32K | |
| Grant or award | Deferred Director's Fees (FRI) | 1,573 | $19.71 | $31K |
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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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