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 ($57.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 525.5m as of 2025-04-22, 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 ≈ $19.27. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($46.1m notional), 16 hold puts ($46.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 566 |
| Q1 2025 | 564 |
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 2023 | 212 | 287 |
| Q3 2023 | 224 | 245 |
| Q4 2023 | 255 | 251 |
| Q1 2024 | 309 | 232 |
| Q2 2024 | 321 | 248 |
| Q3 2024 | 303 | 258 |
| Q4 2024 | 254 | 269 |
| Q1 2025 | 292 | 230 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $56.4m | $11.5m | 0.20 |
| Q3 2024 | $66.5m | $53.0m | 0.80 |
| Q4 2024 | $50.4m | $39.1m | 0.78 |
| Q1 2025 | $46.1m | $46.0m | 1.00 |
Biggest buyers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +4.3m |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. | Added | +2.6m |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC | New | +1.5m |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +557.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +480.9k |
Biggest sellers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -4.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -994.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -937.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -824.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -786.7k |
| MATHER GROUP, LLC. | Reduced | -620.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -615.0k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -280.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -265.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.2m684.2k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | New | $8.9m462.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.9m360.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m197.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.4m175.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $2.4m124.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m88.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m76.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.4m73.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $996.8k51.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $20.8m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.4m436.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $4.3m224.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.0m153.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.5m128.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.9m99.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $1.1m54.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $962.5k50.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $698.8k36.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $679.5k35.3k 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 Q1 2025
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 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | JOHNSON CHARLES B 10% owner | Bought | $2.0m100.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.8m $727.6m | Added +83.7k |
| Power Corp of Canada 100.00% of their portfolio | 31.6m $607.5m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3m $583.7m | Added +360.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.1m $450.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.0m $230.7m | Added +263.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 8.6m $165.2m | Reduced -824.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $149.8m | Added +480.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.2m $139.0m | Added +1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.0m $133.9m | Reduced -265.9k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 3.77% of their portfolio | 5.2m $100.8m | Added +2.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $97.2m | Reduced -80.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.6m $88.4m | Added +4.3m |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $72.0m | Added +26.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $65.3m | Added +305.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $64.0m | Added +1.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.3m $63.8m | Reduced -216.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $60.8m | Added +58.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.0m $58.7m | Reduced -96.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $55.4m | Added +232.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.8m $53.9m | Added +2.6m |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 2.7m $52.5m | Reduced -194.5k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 4.86% of their portfolio | 2.4m $46.9m | Added +1.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $43.9m | Reduced -4.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $40.0m | Added +166.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $37.7m | Reduced -68.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $37.5m | Added +60.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $37.4m | Reduced -994.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $36.4m | Added +371.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $32.9m | Added +3.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $32.4m | Added +50.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $29.9m | Added +74.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $29.3m | Added +1.6k |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.5m $28.9m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.8m | Added +22.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $23.8m | Reduced -615.0k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 6.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $22.9m | Added +185.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $22.2m | Added +557.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $21.5m | Added +407.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 971.4k $18.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 901.6k $17.4m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 851.7k $16.4m | Added +7.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 847.7k $16.3m | Added +92.0k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 839.1k $16.2m | Added +12.2k |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.64% of their portfolio | 822.2k $15.8m | Added +328.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 799.0k $15.4m | Added +84.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 721.0k $13.9m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 720.5k $13.9m | First filing |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 717.4k $13.8m | Reduced -20.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 705.6k $13.6m | Reduced -23.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 680.9k $13.1m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 679.7k $13.1m | Added +152.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 673.1k $13.0m | Added +180.9k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 650.9k $12.5m | Added +15.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 646.2k $12.4m | Added +110.9k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 600.4k $11.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 599.5k $11.5m | Added +64.3k |
| FOUNDATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC 1.75% of their portfolio | 575.5k $11.1m | Added +3.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 568.8k $10.9m | Reduced -29.3k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 554.1k $10.7m | Added +10.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 532.7k $10.3m | Reduced -32.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.5k $9.7m | Added +24.7k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 496.3k $9.6m | Reduced -69.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 486.8k $9.4m | Added +88.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 476.3k $9.2m | Added +19.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 464.2k $8.9m | Added +85.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 456.7k $8.8m | Added +309.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 448.7k $8.6m | Added +16.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 434.4k $8.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 418.9k $8.1m | Reduced -937.3k |
| Cadence Bank 0.57% of their portfolio | 413.9k $8.0m | Added +5.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.6k $7.5m | Reduced -168.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 382.4k $7.4m | Added +147.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 377.2k $7.3m | Reduced -64.4k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 376.1k $7.2m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 357.3k $6.9m | Reduced -9.5k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 353.9k $6.8m | Added +54.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 352.8k $6.8m | Reduced -124.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 340.0k $6.5m | Added +199.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.6k $6.4m | Reduced -14.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 320.7k $6.2m | Reduced -280.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 315.8k $6.1m | Added +24.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.5k $6.0m | Unchanged |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 308.8k $5.9m | Added +211.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.0k $5.9m | Added +37 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.1k $5.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 269.1k $5.2m | Added +16.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.2k $5.2m | Reduced -131.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.7k $4.9m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 245.7k $4.7m | Added +90.3k |
| CHATHAM CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 0.77% of their portfolio | 238.2k $4.6m | Unchanged |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.9k $4.5m | Added +88.9k |
| Altrius Capital Management Inc 1.07% of their portfolio | 227.7k $4.4m | Added +10.1k |
| Bastion Asset Management Inc. 2.37% of their portfolio | 224.4k $4.4m | Added +98.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.9k $4.2m | Added +76.5k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 219.2k $4.2m | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.1k $4.3m | Added +26.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.8k $4.2m | Added +44.8k |
| SCHAPER BENZ & WISE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC/WI 0.33% of their portfolio | 213.6k $4.1m | Added +400 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.3k $4.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.1k $4.0m | Added +77.6k |