Franklin Resources, Inc.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BEN · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
587
Institutional Holders
▼ 9 vs Q2
$5.37B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $354.60M vs Q2
519.64M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 58.17%
266.25M
13F Shares Held
▲ 10.33M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BEN largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC investment advice | 36.62M | 7.09% | 7.09% | $737.90B | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 1.03M |
POWER CORP OF CANADA investment advice | 32.27M | 6.25% | 6.25% | $650.24B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 47.7K |
BLACKROCK, INC. investment advice | 30.84M | 5.97% | 5.97% | $621.42B | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
STATE STREET CORP investment advice | 21.16M | 4.10% | 4.10% | $432.73B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 599.0K |
INVESCO LTD. investment advice | 10.71M | 2.07% | 2.07% | $215.80B | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 1.56M |
PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC investment advice | 7.86M | 1.52% | 1.52% | $158.41B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 766.0K |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC investment advice | 7.85M | 1.52% | 1.52% | $158.10B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 3.33M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC investment advice | 7.33M | 1.42% | 1.42% | $147.31B | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 422.7K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP investment advice | 5.54M | 1.07% | 1.07% | $111.70B | Nov 7, 2024 | ▲ 2.36M |
MORGAN STANLEY investment advice | 5.01M | 98.42% | 98.42% | $101.04B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 368.4K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2024 vs prior quarter
Q3 2024
37
Increased
+23.22M shares2
New Positions
first time holders11
Decreased
−4.52M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+18.70M
+23.22M / −4.52M
Net new holders
+28
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BEN insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
2
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King Karen Matsushima director | May 2, 2026 | Award | 83.78 | — | — | 71.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim John Y director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 1,420.093 | — | — | 76.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
King Karen Matsushima director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 1,451.886 | — | — | 70.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Noto Anthony director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205.0K | 47.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
YANG GEOFFREY Y director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205.0K | 74.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Waugh Seth H. director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,592.593 | — | — | 46.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Friedman Alexander S director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,592.593 | — | — | 46.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
King Karen Matsushima director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,592.593 | — | — | 69.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim John Y director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,592.593 | — | — | 75.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thiel John W director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | 7,593 | $27.00 | $205.0K | 40.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 51.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 41.83%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 6.93%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Franklin Resources, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 36.62 million shares — equal to 7.09% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 587 institutional investors currently hold BEN stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $5.37 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BEN ownershipFranklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 51.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 7.09% stake. Company insiders hold 41.83%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.