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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09B +$3.97M +120,607 +0.4%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$930M +$30.7M +933,075 +4%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$905M +$30.8M +935,684 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$288M +$23.1M +701,374 +9%
CCP
5
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$229M -$20.8M -631,714 -8%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$186M -$3.72M -113,168 -2%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$172M +$4.76M +144,639 +3%
ProShare Advisors
8
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$164M -$484K -14,699 -0.3%
Charles Schwab
9
Charles Schwab
California
$150M +$7.4M +224,921 +5%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$141M -$20.8M -632,736 -13%
LCOV
11
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$133M -$54.4K -1,654 -0%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$110M -$1.55M -46,979 -1%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$109M -$19.8M -602,030 -16%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$108M -$10.6M -321,454 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$86.5M -$221K -6,705 -0.3%
Allianz Asset Management
16
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$86M +$1.32M +40,141 +2%
Amundi
17
Amundi
France
$85.5M +$39.8M +1,210,250 +91%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$77.8M +$13M +394,674 +20%
Legal & General Group
19
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$76.9M -$4.08M -123,957 -5%
Marshall Wace
20
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$64.3M +$7.99M +242,842 +14%
PPA
21
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$61.9M +$2.96M +89,999 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$59.9M -$24.3M -739,131 -29%
GFA
23
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$58.2M -$678K -20,605 -1%
Balyasny Asset Management
24
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$53.6M +$41.9M +1,273,676 +389%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$48.2M -$764K -23,217 -2%

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.