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

Other funds holding VZ

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
GQG Partners
GQG Partners Ft. Lauderdale, Florida $63.1B AUM 23.07% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's VZ Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources increased its Verizon (VZ) stake by 25% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $155M and bringing the position to 16,694,920 shares worth $838M. The position accounts for 0.21% of the portfolio, ranked #109.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in VZ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.32B in Q2 2021. 3,259 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VZ as of Q1 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 16,694,920 shares of Verizon worth $838M as of Q1 2026.
  • Franklin Resources bought 3,335,311 Verizon shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $155M.
  • Verizon made up 0.21% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #109 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in Verizon in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • Franklin Resources's Verizon position peaked at $2.32B in Q2 2021.
  • 3,259 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Verizon as of Q1 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.