Franklin Resources
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Franklin Resources’s Verizon VZ Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’s Portfolio VZ Stock Details VZ Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2014
Q1 		– Sell
-439,500
Closed -$21.6M – 1591
2013
Q4 		$21.6M Buy
+439,500
New +$21.6M 0.01% 793

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Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.76T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.44T AUM 36.12% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.92T AUM 36.1% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.21T AUM
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.96T AUM 27.49% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.84T AUM 33.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $551B AUM 33.95% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $608B AUM 32.77% 1-Year Est. Return
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial St Petersburg, Florida $375B AUM 21.05% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's VZ Position: Q3 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources reduced its Verizon (VZ) stake by 16% in Q3 2026, selling an estimated $138M and leaving 15,159,658 shares worth $700M. The position accounts for 0.15% of the portfolio, ranked #134.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in VZ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 54 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.32B in Q2 2021. 2,819 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VZ as of Q3 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 15,159,658 shares of Verizon worth $700M as of Q3 2026.
  • Franklin Resources sold 2,924,326 Verizon shares in Q3 2026, an estimated $138M.
  • Verizon made up 0.15% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q3 2026, its #134 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in Verizon in Q2 2013 and has held it in 54 quarters since.
  • Franklin Resources's Verizon position peaked at $2.32B in Q2 2021.
  • 2,819 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Verizon as of Q3 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q3 2026, filed 12 Nov 2026.