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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
584
Institutional Holders
▼ 8 vs Q4
$5.46B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $124.58M vs Q4
519.64M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 58.17%
283.44M
13F Shares Held
▲ 8.36M vs Q4
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
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC investment advice | 37.80M | 7.31% | 7.31% | $727.64B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 83.7K |
POWER CORP OF CANADA investment advice | 31.56M | 6.10% | 6.10% | $607.47B | May 15, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. investment advice | 30.32M | 5.86% | 5.86% | $583.74B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 360.1K |
STATE STREET CORP investment advice | 23.05M | 4.46% | 4.46% | $450.94B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 1.12M |
INVESCO LTD. investment advice | 11.99M | 2.32% | 2.32% | $230.71B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 263.6K |
PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC investment advice | 8.58M | 1.66% | 1.66% | $165.16B | May 8, 2025 | ▼ 824.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC investment advice | 7.78M | 1.50% | 1.50% | $149.78B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 480.9K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP investment advice | 7.22M | 1.40% | 1.40% | $139.04B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.22M |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC investment advice | 6.96M | 1.34% | 1.34% | $133.93B | Jun 27, 2025 | ▼ 265.9K |
EVERGREEN QUALITY FUND GP, LTD. investment advice | 5.24M | 1.01% | 1.01% | $100.82B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.61M |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
33
Increased
+19.28M shares2
New Positions
first time holders14
Decreased
−9.63M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+9.65M
+19.28M / −9.63M
Net new holders
+21
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 54.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 41.83%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 3.62%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Franklin Resources, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 37.80 million shares — equal to 7.31% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 584 institutional investors currently hold BEN stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $5.46 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 54.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 7.31% stake. Company insiders hold 41.83%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.