Franklin Resources ($BEN) Insider Trading & Smart Money Activity

Franklin Resources, Inc. · Asset Management · Latest filing Oct 12, 2026

Franklin Resources, Inc. ($BEN) has 1 congress trade, 7 13F position changes and 3 analyst ratings on file.

Insider buyers (12 mo)

0

Insider sellers (12 mo)

0

Net insider $ (12 mo)

$0

Congress trades (12 mo)

1

13F moves on file

7

Analyst ratings on file

3

BEN insider buying and selling by quarter

Quarter	Insider buys	Insider sales	Congress buys / sales	13F added / cut
Q1 2026	0	0	1 / 0	0 / 0
Q2 2026	0	0	0 / 0	3 / 4
Q3 2026	0	0	0 / 0	0 / 0
Q4 2026	0	0	0 / 0	0 / 0

Insider buys and sales count open-market trades only (Form 4 codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are left out.

All BEN insider, congress, 13F and analyst activity

All Congress 13F Analysts

Date	Source	Who	Action	Shares	Value / amount	ΔOwn	1W	1M	6M	Filing	Story
Oct 12, 2026	Analyst	TD Cowen	Reiterates to Buy		PT $38						Read
Oct 9, 2026	Analyst	Evercore ISI Group	Reiterates to Underperform		PT $35		-3.2%				Read
Jun 22, 2026	Analyst	TD Cowen	Reiterates to buy		PT $40		-1.3%	-3.6%			Read
May 15, 2026	13F	Verition Fund Management	Added	+845.99K sh	$100.56M		-2.6%	+2.1%			Read
May 15, 2026	13F	State Street	Reduced	-1.13M sh	$650.58M		-2.6%	+2.1%			—
May 15, 2026	13F	State Street	Reduced	-1.13M sh	$623.90M		-2.6%	+2.1%			—
Apr 27, 2026	13F	Proshare Advisors	Reduced	-526.84K sh	$218.13M		+7.7%	+14.9%			—
Apr 27, 2026	13F	Proshare Advisors	Reduced	-526.84K sh	$208.56M		+7.7%	+14.9%			—
Apr 27, 2026	13F	Commonwealth Equity Services	Added	+4.78K sh	$15.73M		+7.7%	+14.9%			—
Apr 27, 2026	13F	Commonwealth Equity Services	Added	+4.78K sh	$15.04M		+7.7%	+14.9%			—
Mar 27, 2026	Congress	Alan Armstrong	Purchase		$1,001 - $15,000		+4.3%	+22.9%	+48.7%		—

1W / 1M / 6M = how BEN moved from the trade or filing date.

Members of Congress trading BEN

• Alan Armstrong1

Institutions moving BEN (13F)

• State Street2
• Proshare Advisors2
• Commonwealth Equity Services2
• Verition Fund Management1

Analyst ratings on BEN

Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price target	1W	1M	6M	Story
Oct 12, 2026	TD Cowen	Reiterates	Buy	$40 → $38				Read
Oct 9, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Reiterates	Underperform	$36 → $35	-3.2%			Read
Jun 22, 2026	TD Cowen	Reiterates	buy	$40	-1.3%	-3.6%		Read

Frequently asked questions

Which members of Congress traded BEN?

1 disclosed trade by Alan Armstrong. The latest was on Mar 27, 2026.

Which institutions changed their BEN positions?

Recent 13F filers moving the stock include State Street, Proshare Advisors, Commonwealth Equity Services and Verition Fund Management.

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Data comes from public SEC Form 4 and 13F filings and STOCK Act disclosures. Dates are the trade or filing date reported. This page is for research only and is not investment advice.