FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC BEN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 354613101 · ISIN US3546131018
American Asset Management Holding Company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInvestment Advice
- HeadquartersSan Mateo, CA
- Founded1947
- Websitefranklintempleton.lu
- 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 ($57.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 523.7m as of 2024-10-31, 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 ≈ $20.18. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($66.5m notional), 20 hold puts ($53.0m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 528 |
| Q4 2022 | 553 |
| Q1 2023 | 558 |
| Q2 2023 | 535 |
| Q3 2023 | 537 |
| Q4 2023 | 565 |
| Q1 2024 | 595 |
| Q2 2024 | 582 |
| Q3 2024 | 558 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 278 | 231 |
| Q1 2023 | 264 | 253 |
| Q2 2023 | 212 | 287 |
| Q3 2023 | 224 | 245 |
| Q4 2023 | 255 | 251 |
| Q1 2024 | 309 | 232 |
| Q2 2024 | 321 | 248 |
| Q3 2024 | 303 | 258 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $20.5m | $17.1m | 0.83 |
| Q1 2024 | $28.3m | $15.2m | 0.54 |
| Q2 2024 | $56.4m | $11.5m | 0.20 |
| Q3 2024 | $66.5m | $53.0m | 0.80 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +3.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.4m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.6m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.4m |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC | New | +1.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +925.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -3.6m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -2.3m |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | Sold out | -1.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -998.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -992.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -941.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -900.9k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -557.9k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -457.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -430.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.9m787.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.5m618.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.1m401.4k shares |
| TORNO CAPITAL, LLC | Not comparable | $6.4m320.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m263.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $4.3m213.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $2.8m138.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.2m110.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.9m92.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.3m63.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.1m552.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $11.0m544.7k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $6.7m333.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $5.0m246.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $4.0m200.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.0m196.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.6m177.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.6m80.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.3m64.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $991.4k49.2k 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.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Power Corp of Canada (5.0%, 2026-08-13), BlackRock, Inc. (4.9%, 2026-04-27), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $917.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | $144.3k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $645.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | JOHNSON CHARLES B 10% owner | Bought | $1.9m100.0k shares |
| 2024-08-29 | JOHNSON CHARLES B 10% owner | Bought | $2.0m100.0k shares |
| 2024-08-28 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M President and CEO, director · By Business Limited Partnership | Bought | $249.7k12.7k shares |
| 2024-08-23 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M President and CEO, director · By Venture Limited Partnership | Bought | $396.0k18.9k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.6m $737.9m | Added +1.0m |
| Power Corp of Canada 92.46% of their portfolio | 32.3m $650.2m | Added +47.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.8m $621.4m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.2m $432.7m | Added +599.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.7m $215.8m | Added +1.6m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 7.9m $158.4m | Added +766.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.8m $158.1m | Added +3.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $147.3m | Added +422.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $111.7m | Added +2.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $101.0m | Added +368.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.8m $97.5m | Added +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $81.5m | Added +2.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $78.4m | Added +43.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.6m $72.0m | Added +1.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.5m $70.9m | Added +1.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $60.4m | Added +925.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $56.2m | Reduced -173.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $56.0m | Added +694.8k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $46.2m | Reduced -115.6k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 2.2m $44.6m | Added +411.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $37.8m | Added +251.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $35.4m | Reduced -13.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.7m $34.0m | Added +205.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $33.1m | Reduced -215.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $33.0m | Added +212.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.2m | Added +22.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $31.6m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $30.8m | Added +275.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $29.4m | Added +8.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.2m | Added +333.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $27.6m | Added +461.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.0m | Added +560.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.4m | Added +674.5k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.4m | New |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.0m | Added +10.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $21.4m | Added +190.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.8m | Reduced -343.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 992.9k $20.0m | Added +502.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 897.3k $18.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 858.6k $17.3m | Added +335.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 806.9k $16.3m | Added +11.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 784.7k $15.8m | Reduced -430.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 782.1k $15.8m | Reduced -59.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 762.4k $15.4m | Reduced -900.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 741.0k $14.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 673.6k $13.6m | Added +46.4k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 641.6k $12.9m | Added +349.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 615.9k $12.4m | Added +122.3k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 601.3k $12.1m | Added +1.4k |
| MATHER GROUP, LLC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 600.6k $12.1m | Added +114.0k |
| FOUNDATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC 1.82% of their portfolio | 585.8k $11.8m | Added +1.2k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 563.9k $11.4m | Added +22.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 546.8k $11.0m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 540.5k $10.9m | Added +410.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 529.1k $10.7m | Added +13.3k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 516.3k $10.4m | Added +22.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.2k $10.4m | Added +7.8k |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.39% of their portfolio | 502.6k $10.1m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 491.8k $9.9m | Added +40.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 479.5k $9.7m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 465.4k $9.4m | Reduced -941.0k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 465.2k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 464.2k $9.4m | Added +8.5k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.1k $9.3m | Added +108.2k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 437.6k $8.8m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 429.9k $8.7m | Added +2.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 427.1k $8.6m | Reduced -457.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 426.9k $8.6m | Added +5.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.2k $8.5m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 415.4k $8.4m | Reduced -11.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.0k $8.3m | Reduced -116.7k |
| NATIXIS 0.05% of their portfolio | 410.8k $8.3m | Added +394.1k |
| Cadence Bank 0.56% of their portfolio | 401.1k $8.1m | Added +162.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 397.8k $8.0m | Added +156.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.3k $7.8m | Added +20.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.2k $7.7m | Added +32.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 361.1k $7.3m | Reduced -30.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.7k $6.8m | Reduced -143.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.3k $6.7m | Reduced -68.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.9k $6.5m | Added +843 |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 319.2k $6.4m | Added +26.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.5k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.2k $6.0m | Added +175.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.7k $6.0m | Added +197.3k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 288.0k $5.8m | Reduced -13.8k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.6k $5.7m | Added +229.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.9k $5.4m | Added +18.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.5k $5.3m | Added +75.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.0k $5.3m | Reduced -998.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.4k $5.5m | Reduced -173.6k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 258.0k $5.2m | Added +109.2k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 257.5k $5.2m | Added +12.2k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.5k $5.1m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 247.1k $5.0m | Reduced -205.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.1k $4.9m | Added +54.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.6k $4.9m | Added +174.0k |
| CHATHAM CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 0.80% of their portfolio | 242.9k $4.9m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.3k $4.8m | Added +9.3k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 231.7k $4.7m | Added +100.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 231.3k $4.7m | Added +211.1k |