FRANKLIN ELEC INC FELE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 353514102 · ISIN US3535141028
Manufacturing company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryMotors & Generators
- HeadquartersFort Wayne, IN
- Founded1944
- Websitefranklin-electric.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($4.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 44.2m as of 2026-04-23, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $92.24. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($1.1m notional), 1 hold puts ($18.4k).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 280 |
| Q4 2022 | 292 |
| Q1 2023 | 299 |
| Q2 2023 | 318 |
| Q3 2023 | 321 |
| Q4 2023 | 341 |
| Q1 2024 | 341 |
| Q2 2024 | 325 |
| Q3 2024 | 348 |
| Q4 2024 | 350 |
| Q1 2025 | 364 |
| Q2 2025 | 360 |
| Q3 2025 | 359 |
| Q4 2025 | 368 |
| Q1 2026 | 373 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 152 | 165 |
| Q3 2024 | 156 | 148 |
| Q4 2024 | 155 | 158 |
| Q1 2025 | 174 | 150 |
| Q2 2025 | 146 | 193 |
| Q3 2025 | 165 | 149 |
| Q4 2025 | 157 | 166 |
| Q1 2026 | 171 | 159 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $224.3k | — |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $57.3k | — |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1m | $18.4k | 0.02 |
Biggest buyers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +658.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +454.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +285.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | Added | +216.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +192.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +177.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Added | +175.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +146.2k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC | New | +133.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +130.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -263.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -168.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Reduced | -158.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -125.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -118.0k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -93.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -75.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -57.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -48.2k |
| EULAV Asset Management | Sold out | -44.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $1.1m11.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $9.2k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.4k200 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2025-10-17 | 13.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $362.3k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.3m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $150.3k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $99.1k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.4m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $46.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Ruzynski Joseph A. CEO | Bought | $46.7k500 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $595.7m | Added +130.2k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $216.9m | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $182.8m | Added +192.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $173.9m | Added +34.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $157.3m | First filing |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $149.2m | Reduced -263.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.5m | Added +175.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $118.2m | Reduced -168.8k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.1m $103.6m | Reduced -34.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $93.1m | Added +36.3k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 997.0k $91.9m | Reduced -29.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 986.7k $91.0m | Added +26.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 881.4k $81.2m | Added +177.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 824.1k $76.0m | Added +82.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 673.0k $62.0m | Added +658.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 588.5k $54.2m | Added +86.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 524.9k $48.4m | Added +454.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.2k $47.5m | Added +146.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 511.8k $47.2m | Added +11.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 481.9k $44.4m | Added +216.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.8k $44.1m | Added +285.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.1k $38.7m | Added +7.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.32% of their portfolio | 416.0k $38.3m | Reduced -158.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 367.7k $33.9m | Reduced -57.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.6k $28.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.7k $27.5m | Added +8.1k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 266.1k $24.5m | First filing |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 257.2k $23.7m | Reduced -118.0k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.23% of their portfolio | 256.6k $23.7m | Added +10.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 242.5k $22.4m | Reduced -42.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.1k $20.7m | Added +10.3k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 211.2k $19.5m | Added +30.4k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 194.0k $17.9m | Added +8.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.6k $14.4m | Reduced -125.9k |
| Running Oak Capital LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 150.7k $13.9m | Reduced -7.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.8k $13.6m | Reduced -27.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.1k $13.6m | Added +79.2k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 141.8k $13.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.3k $13.0m | Added +52.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.4k $12.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 136.9k $12.6m | Added +4.4k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 134.9k $12.4m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC 2.58% of their portfolio | 133.8k $12.3m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.3k $12.3m | Added +44.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.3k $11.7m | Reduced -48.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.4k $11.6m | Added +5.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.3k $11.5m | Added +27.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 122.2k $11.3m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 118.0k $10.9m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.8k $10.4m | Added +32.7k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 112.0k $10.3m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.9k $10.3m | Reduced -28.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.7k $10.2m | Reduced -31.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.7k $9.4m | Reduced -5.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.7k $9.5m | Unchanged |
| FIRST MERCHANTS CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 100.0k $9.2m | Unchanged |
| MONARCH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.14% of their portfolio | 94.7k $8.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 91.8k $8.5m | Added +2.0k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 90.9k $8.4m | Added +20.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.6k $8.3m | Added +2.6k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.0k $8.3m | Reduced -20.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.4k $8.2m | Added +2.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.7k $7.7m | Added +2.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.0k $7.5m | Added +11.6k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.6k $7.4m | Reduced -3.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.9k $7.2m | Reduced -30.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 76.7k $7.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 75.8k $7.0m | Added +200 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.6k $6.9m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.4k $6.5m | Reduced -967 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $6.5m | Added +335 |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 70.4k $6.5m | Added +926 |
| Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc 0.60% of their portfolio | 67.7k $6.2m | Reduced -10.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.3k $6.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 65.2k $6.0m | Added +1.7k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 60.0k $5.5m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.2k $5.3m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.5k $5.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.5k $5.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 55.4k $5.1m | Reduced -93.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.4k $5.0m | Reduced -41.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.5k $4.8m | Added +24.5k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $4.7m | Added +23.9k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 50.9k $4.7m | Added +11.5k |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.14% of their portfolio | 47.7k $4.4m | Added +817 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.1k $4.3m | Added +10.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.0k $4.4m | Added +331 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $4.2m | Added +3.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.6k $4.1m | Added +7.3k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 43.2k $4.0m | Added +3.6k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 43.1k $4.0m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.1k $3.9m | Added +127 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.4k $3.8m | Added +7.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.4k $3.7m | Added +13.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.3k $3.6m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.6k $3.6m | Reduced -5.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $3.4m | Added +7 |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.0k $3.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.9k $3.2m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $3.2m | First filing |