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Franklin Resources

581 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.32B invested in Franklin Resources in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 192 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 44

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.55B → $7.32B (+$768M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 537581 (+44)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 192

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.3M | Put options by funds: $55.4M

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.85%43.6% (-0.25%)

Holders
581
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+8.19%
% of All Funds
8.94%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
96
Increased
197
Reduced
192
Closed
44
Calls
$55.3M
Puts
$55.4M
Net Calls
-$61K
Net Calls Change
-$36.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$45.6M +$3.91M +118,843 +10%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42.4M -$4.93M -149,827 -11%
N
28
Nuveen
North Carolina
$37M -$549K -16,688 -1%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.4M -$6.29M -191,108 -15%
Axa
30
Axa
France
$34.3M +$892K +27,100 +3%
FFH
31
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Ontario, Canada
$33.5M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
32
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$32.4M +$196K +5,965 +0.6%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$32M -$3.11M -94,550 -9%
RJA
34
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$31.7M -$1.76M -53,620 -5%
WCM
35
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$30.3M -$3.87M -117,563 -12%
Franklin Resources
36
Franklin Resources
California
$28M -$123K -3,748 -0.4%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$25.6M +$1.23M +37,338 +5%
Norges Bank
38
Norges Bank
Norway
$24.6M -$2.35M -71,518 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.5M +$104K +3,153 +0.5%
CM
40
Churchill Management
California
$23.2M +$202K +6,141 +0.9%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
41
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$22.9M +$22.5M +683,746 New
AA
42
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$22.9M +$22.5M +682,615 New
APG Asset Management
43
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$21.8M +$978K +29,700 +4%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
44
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$21.8M +$838K +25,473 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$21.5M -$1.06M -32,335 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21.3M -$7.62M -231,572 -27%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$20.4M +$120K +3,655 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
48
Wells Fargo
California
$20.3M -$6.48M -196,949 -25%
Victory Capital Management
49
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$20.2M +$1.35M +41,066 +7%
Two Sigma Advisers
50
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$20.2M +$5.38M +163,400 +37%

BEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

581 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Resources (BEN) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $7.32B — up 12% from $6.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new BEN positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 192 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $41.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $90.7M.

  • 581 institutional investors held Franklin Resources (BEN) as of Q4 2021, up from 537 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.32B of Franklin Resources stock for Q4 2021, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Franklin Resources positions in Q4 2021 and 44 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Resources buyer in Q4 2021 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $41.9M added.
  • The largest Franklin Resources seller in Q4 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $90.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.