Franklin Resources Portfolio holdings
Franklin Resources is the parent of the Franklin Templeton fund brands, founded in 1947 by Rupert H. Johnson Sr., a Wall Street retail broker who named it after Benjamin Franklin. Rupert Sr.'s son Charles B. Johnson became president and chief executive in 1957, and the company went public in 1971. In 1992 Franklin bought Templeton, Galbraith & Hansberger, which was then owned by mutual fund pioneer Sir John Templeton, and in 2020 it bought Legg Mason. Its fund brands include Franklin for bond funds, Templeton for international funds and Mutual Series for value funds. Its funds include Templeton Growth, opened in 1954, Mutual Shares, opened in 1949, and Mutual Discovery, opened in 1992. It launched its first ETFs in 2013 and a bitcoin and ether ETF in 2025, and in August 2026 Franklin Resources renamed itself Franklin Templeton, Inc. to match its brand.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$5.89B |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$3.78B |
| 3 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$1.96B |
| 4 |
HONA
Honeywell Aerospace
HONA
|
+$1.43B |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.38B |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$5B |
| 2 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$1.57B |
| 3 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$1.57B |
| 4 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$1.55B |
| 5 |
Seagate
STX
|
+$1.31B |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 28.95% |
| 2 | Financials | 12.37% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.14% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.97% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.34% |
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Franklin Resources's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, Franklin Resources held 3,364 positions worth $462B, up 13% from $408B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Franklin Resources's Q2 2026 filing shows 215 new, 1,403 increased, 1,249 reduced and 172 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Honeywell Aerospace: 6,495,690 shares worth $1.44B. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $5B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 29% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
- Franklin Resources's largest Q2 2026 buy was Honeywell Aerospace: 6,495,690 shares worth $1.44B.
- Franklin Resources added most to Apple in Q2 2026, an estimated $5.89B increase.
- Franklin Resources's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $5B.
- Franklin Resources fully exited Terns Pharmaceuticals in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $127M.
- Franklin Resources's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $462B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- Franklin Resources opened 215 new positions and closed 172 in Q2 2026.
- Franklin Resources's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $462B.
Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.