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Franklin Resources

533 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.25B invested in Franklin Resources in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27M | Put options by funds: $25.8M

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.23%46.7% (-0.53%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.32B → $6.25B (-$68.5M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 556533 (-23)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 220

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 68

Holders
533
Holders Change
-23
Holders Change %
-4.14%
% of All Funds
8.37%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
47
Increased
170
Reduced
220
Closed
68
Calls
$27M
Puts
$25.8M
Net Calls
+$1.23M
Net Calls Change
+$8.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$929M -$5.57M -215,455 -0.6%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$858M +$12.2M +472,954 +2%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$778M +$199K +7,709 +0%
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$604M +$6.69M +258,698 +1%
CCP
5
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$189M +$554K +21,445 +0.3%
ProShare Advisors
6
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$173M +$18M +696,750 +12%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$164M -$1.61M -62,317 -1%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$162M +$3.26M +126,178 +2%
Amundi
9
Amundi
France
$135M +$54.1M +2,091,500 +71%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$101M +$394K +15,262 +0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$85.9M -$2.97M -114,874 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$82.8M +$2.65M +102,444 +3%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$76.2M -$3.68M -142,463 -5%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$72.3M +$4.53M +175,102 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$71.1M +$7.34M +284,206 +12%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$58.3M -$138K -5,331 -0.2%
Balyasny Asset Management
17
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$52.3M -$2.62M -101,533 -5%
Charles Schwab
18
Charles Schwab
California
$48.8M -$101K -3,918 -0.2%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$46.1M +$3.69M +142,878 +9%
GFA
20
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$45.3M -$551K -21,322 -1%
First Trust Advisors
21
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$44.2M -$12.1M -466,782 -22%
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$39.6M -$246K -9,507 -0.6%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$38.7M +$1.18M +45,826 +3%
O
24
Ossiam
France
$38.5M +$36.5M +1,410,739 +4,610%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$33.3M

BEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

533 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Franklin Resources (BEN) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $6.25B — down 1.1% from $6.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of BEN and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 220 trimmed existing stakes and 170 added.

The largest buyer was Amundi, adding an estimated $54.1M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $45.4M.

  • 533 institutional investors held Franklin Resources (BEN) as of Q2 2023, down from 556 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $6.25B of Franklin Resources stock for Q2 2023, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Franklin Resources positions in Q2 2023 and 68 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Franklin Resources buyer in Q2 2023 was Amundi, an estimated $54.1M added.
  • The largest Franklin Resources seller in Q2 2023 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $45.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.