Franklin Resources
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Franklin Resources’s First Merchants FRME Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’s Portfolio FRME Stock Details FRME Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$4.21M Buy
96,450
+6,687
+7% +$272K ﹤0.01% 1696
2026
Q1 		$3.48M Buy
89,763
+34,085
+61% +$1.33M ﹤0.01% 1686
2025
Q4 		$2.09M Buy
55,678
+5,027
+10% +$186K ﹤0.01% 1760
2025
Q3 		$1.91M Sell
50,651
-671
-1% -$26.8K ﹤0.01% 1783
2025
Q2 		$1.97M Sell
51,322
-226
-0.4% -$8.37K ﹤0.01% 1718
2025
Q1 		$2.08M Buy
51,548
+41,677
+422% +$1.74M ﹤0.01% 1678
2024
Q4 		$394K Sell
9,871
-409
-4% -$16.5K ﹤0.01% 2393
2024
Q3 		$388K Sell
10,280
-4,168
-29% -$154K ﹤0.01% 2391
2024
Q2 		$481K Sell
14,448
-723
-5% -$24.2K ﹤0.01% 2244
2024
Q1 		$529K Sell
15,171
-4,233
-22% -$145K ﹤0.01% 2216
2023
Q4 		$720K Sell
19,404
-9,596
-33% -$297K ﹤0.01% 1786
2023
Q3 		$807K Sell
29,000
-802
-3% -$24K ﹤0.01% 1695
2023
Q2 		$841K Buy
+29,802
New +$846K ﹤0.01% 1713

Other funds holding FRME

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $552B AUM 44.19% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
EARNEST Partners
EARNEST Partners Atlanta, Georgia $27.7B AUM 52.44% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Nuveen
Nuveen Charlotte, North Carolina $419B AUM 43.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management San Antonio, Texas $178B AUM 37.23% 1-Year Est. Return
SFM
Systematic Financial Management Teaneck, New Jersey $5.02B AUM 66.06% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's FRME Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources increased its First Merchants (FRME) stake by 7.4% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $272K and bringing the position to 96,450 shares worth $4.21M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1696.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in FRME in Q2 2023 and has held it in 13 quarters since. 307 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold FRME as of Q2 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 96,450 shares of First Merchants worth $4.21M as of Q2 2026.
  • Franklin Resources bought 6,687 First Merchants shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $272K.
  • First Merchants made up ﹤0.01% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #1696 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in First Merchants in Q2 2023 and has held it in 13 quarters since.
  • 307 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held First Merchants as of Q2 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.