The Filings Report

Franklin Resources, Inc. insider trading

BENfinancial statementsForm 4 filings on EDGAR110 transactions since Nov 1, 2024

From August 4, 2026 to November 1, 2026, 0 insiders at Franklin Resources, Inc. bought $0 of stock in the open market, and 1 sold $5M. Officers and directors accounted for $0 of purchases and $0 of sales. The last reported transaction was an open-market sale by Franklin Templeton INC on October 19, 2026.

The answer card and chart use the same period. Change the range above the chart to update both. Form 4 filings through October 21, 2026; awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are excluded from these totals.

Stock price and insider activity

Daily price candles with insider purchases and sales directly beneath them on the same timeline. Bars show individual days; totals sum all days in the selected period.

BEN daily priceSplit-adjusted prices in US dollars

Bought $0Sold $5MAug 4, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Oct 30, 2026O $32.00 · H $32.08 · L $31.17 · C $31.64Bought $0 (0)Sold $0 (0)
$30$31$33$35$372026-08-04: open $35.20, high $35.86, low $35.20, close $35.772026-08-05: open $36.00, high $36.28, low $34.84, close $34.922026-08-06: open $35.00, high $35.25, low $33.97, close $34.002026-08-07: open $34.00, high $34.16, low $33.50, close $33.772026-08-10: open $33.57, high $33.92, low $33.45, close $33.522026-08-11: open $33.77, high $33.84, low $33.31, close $33.362026-08-12: open $33.60, high $33.70, low $33.25, close $33.592026-08-13: open $33.68, high $34.02, low $33.58, close $33.862026-08-14: open $33.74, high $33.98, low $33.44, close $33.862026-08-17: open $33.33, high $34.44, low $33.33, close $34.192026-08-18: open $34.03, high $34.06, low $33.69, close $33.992026-08-19: open $34.23, high $34.54, low $33.84, close $33.982026-08-20: open $33.90, high $34.52, low $33.80, close $33.972026-08-21: open $34.31, high $34.72, low $34.16, close $34.312026-08-24: open $34.36, high $34.66, low $34.15, close $34.622026-08-25: open $34.69, high $35.14, low $34.54, close $35.032026-08-26: open $35.09, high $35.27, low $34.76, close $35.012026-08-27: open $35.02, high $35.39, low $34.77, close $34.822026-08-28: open $34.88, high $35.20, low $34.63, close $34.652026-08-31: open $34.58, high $34.70, low $34.11, close $34.152026-09-01: open $33.85, high $34.02, low $33.04, close $33.102026-09-02: open $33.08, high $33.75, low $32.83, close $33.012026-09-03: open $33.27, high $33.62, low $33.04, close $33.552026-09-04: open $33.43, high $35.10, low $33.43, close $34.732026-09-08: open $34.48, high $34.96, low $34.47, close $34.652026-09-09: open $34.54, high $34.92, low $34.05, close $34.122026-09-10: open $33.98, high $34.18, low $33.66, close $33.662026-09-11: open $34.21, high $34.28, low $33.40, close $33.652026-09-14: open $33.19, high $33.68, low $32.89, close $33.472026-09-15: open $33.41, high $33.47, low $32.94, close $33.292026-09-16: open $33.38, high $33.38, low $32.07, close $32.722026-09-17: open $33.19, high $33.39, low $32.78, close $33.072026-09-18: open $32.96, high $33.24, low $32.67, close $33.012026-09-21: open $33.50, high $33.71, low $33.03, close $33.642026-09-22: open $33.77, high $33.79, low $32.64, close $33.132026-09-23: open $32.90, high $33.31, low $32.67, close $32.712026-09-24: open $32.63, high $32.79, low $32.15, close $32.552026-09-25: open $32.73, high $33.23, low $32.53, close $33.022026-09-28: open $32.86, high $32.90, low $32.10, close $32.682026-09-29: open $32.65, high $32.89, low $32.22, close $32.672026-09-30: open $32.36, high $32.38, low $31.98, close $32.122026-10-01: open $32.05, high $32.50, low $31.56, close $32.502026-10-02: open $32.78, high $33.27, low $32.76, close $32.812026-10-05: open $32.80, high $33.28, low $32.30, close $32.882026-10-06: open $32.98, high $33.08, low $32.42, close $32.442026-10-07: open $32.07, high $32.56, low $31.90, close $32.482026-10-08: open $32.15, high $32.57, low $31.96, close $32.402026-10-09: open $32.40, high $32.48, low $31.66, close $32.002026-10-12: open $32.08, high $32.27, low $31.60, close $31.812026-10-13: open $32.00, high $32.03, low $30.83, close $31.182026-10-14: open $30.82, high $31.12, low $30.14, close $30.532026-10-15: open $30.58, high $31.38, low $30.09, close $31.382026-10-16: open $31.59, high $31.79, low $30.77, close $30.982026-10-19: open $30.98, high $31.03, low $30.68, close $30.712026-10-20: open $30.61, high $31.62, low $30.54, close $31.242026-10-21: open $31.59, high $31.75, low $31.25, close $31.682026-10-22: open $31.23, high $31.93, low $31.10, close $31.522026-10-23: open $31.27, high $31.41, low $30.94, close $31.062026-10-26: open $31.34, high $31.55, low $30.94, close $30.992026-10-27: open $31.24, high $31.50, low $31.13, close $31.232026-10-28: open $31.64, high $31.74, low $31.08, close $31.732026-10-29: open $32.02, high $32.44, low $31.96, close $32.342026-10-30: open $32.00, high $32.08, low $31.17, close $31.64Insider purchases / sales · USD$5M$0−$5M2026-10-19: 0 purchases ($0), 1 sales ($5M)Aug 4Aug 26Sep 17Oct 9Oct 30

purchases above zero; sales below. Both use the transaction date and the same dollar scale. Hover, tap, or use arrow keys to inspect a date. Awards, exercises, tax withholding and gifts are excluded.

Dates with prices or insider activity are spaced evenly; empty weekends and holidays are omitted. Prices through Oct 30, 2026. Insider data through Nov 1, 2026. Prices are adjusted for splits; transaction values are reported dollars.

Every transaction

110 transactions from November 1, 2024 to November 1, 2026, newest first. Open-market purchases and sales are coloured; awards, exercises, tax withholding and gifts are grey and not counted.

TradedInsiderRoleTransactionSharesPriceValueHeld afterFiled
Oct 19, 2026Franklin Templeton INC—open-market sale441,696$11.32$5M5MOct 21, 2026
Oct 19, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directorgift32,625——4MOct 19, 2026
Oct 19, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directorgiftindirect32,625——638,554Oct 19, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Merchant Thomas CEVP, General Counselaward19,244$31.18$600K102,049Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Merchant Thomas CEVP, General Counselaward18,426——120,475Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Murphy TerrenceCo-President, Public Marketsaward137,589$31.18$4M528,473Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Murphy TerrenceCo-President, Public Marketsaward3,689——532,162Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Nicholls MatthewCo-President, CFO & COOaward99,664$31.18$3M816,928Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Nicholls MatthewCo-President, CFO & COOaward117,420——934,348Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directoraward202,053$31.18$6M4MOct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directoraward146,521——4MOct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directoraward23,814$31.18$743K3MOct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directoraward22,259——3MOct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Gamba DanielCo-President, Chief Commercialaward82,025$31.18$3M690,609Oct 15, 2026
Oct 13, 2026Oshita Lindsey HarumiChief Accounting Officeraward6,495$31.18$203K32,624Oct 15, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directortax withholding116,053$34.15$4M3MSep 2, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directortax withholding10,568$34.15$361K3MSep 2, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Oshita Lindsey HarumiChief Accounting Officertax withholding2,598$34.15$89K26,129Sep 2, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Nicholls MatthewCo-President, CFO & COOtax withholding61,533$34.15$2M717,264Sep 2, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Merchant Thomas CEVP, General Counseltax withholding9,807$34.15$335K82,805Sep 2, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Murphy TerrenceCo-President, Public Marketstax withholding25,125$34.15$858K390,884Sep 2, 2026
Aug 31, 2026Gamba DanielCo-President, Chief Commercialtax withholding64,136$34.15$2M608,584Sep 2, 2026
Jul 21, 2026Murphy TerrenceCo-President, Public Marketsaward229,850$32.63$8M416,009Jul 23, 2026
Jul 21, 2026Nicholls MatthewCo-President, CFO & COOaward229,850$32.63$8M778,797Jul 23, 2026
Jul 21, 2026Gamba DanielCo-President, Chief Commercialaward229,850$32.63$8M672,720Jul 23, 2026
Jul 21, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directoraward229,850$32.63$8M4MJul 23, 2026
Jul 20, 2026Franklin Resources INC—open-market sale2M$11.29$19M5MJul 22, 2026
Apr 20, 2026Franklin Resources INC—open-market sale2M$11.36$19M7MApr 22, 2026
Apr 16, 2026Franklin Resources INC10% ownerother88,028$11.36$1M8MApr 20, 2026
Apr 16, 2026Franklin Resources INC10% ownerother88,106$11.35$1M8MApr 20, 2026
Feb 4, 2026Noto AnthonyDirectoraward7,593$27.00$205K47,152Feb 4, 2026
Feb 3, 2026Noto AnthonyDirectoraward7,593$27.00$205K47,152Feb 4, 2026
Feb 3, 2026Yang Geoffrey YDirectoraward7,593$27.00$205K74,064Feb 4, 2026
Feb 3, 2026Thiel John WDirectoraward7,593$27.00$205K40,792Feb 4, 2026
Feb 3, 2026Byerwalter Mariann HDirectorawardindirect7,593$27.00$205K34,781Feb 4, 2026
Jan 5, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directorgift6,272——3MJan 12, 2026
Jan 5, 2026Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directorgiftindirect3,920——605,929Jan 12, 2026
Dec 26, 2025Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directorgiftindirect6,360——602,009Dec 29, 2025
Dec 26, 2025Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directorgift1,272——3MDec 29, 2025
Dec 26, 2025Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directorgift1,272——3MDec 29, 2025
Dec 26, 2025Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directorgiftindirect1,272——27,716Dec 29, 2025
Dec 26, 2025Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directorgiftindirect2,544——254,959Dec 29, 2025
Dec 26, 2025Johnson Charles B10% ownergift25,440——90MDec 29, 2025
Dec 17, 2025Johnson Charles B10% ownergift3,816——90MDec 18, 2025
Dec 1, 2025Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, Directortax withholding42,603$22.54$960K3MDec 3, 2025
Dec 1, 2025Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, Directortax withholding8,460$22.54$191K3MDec 3, 2025
Dec 1, 2025Nicholls MatthewCo-President, CFO & COOtax withholding50,427$22.54$1M548,947Dec 3, 2025
Dec 1, 2025Merchant Thomas CEVP, General Counseltax withholding8,091$22.54$182K92,612Dec 3, 2025
Nov 20, 2025Johnson Charles B10% owneropen-market buy50,000$21.20$1M90MNov 21, 2025
Nov 18, 2025Johnson Charles B10% owneropen-market buy50,000$21.49$1M90MNov 19, 2025

Who the insiders are

Everyone who reported a transaction since November 1, 2024, by open-market value over twelve months. Shares held are after the insider’s latest directly held transaction.

InsiderRoleLast transactionKindShares heldBought, 12 monthsSold, 12 monthsSales under a plan
Franklin Resources INC10% ownerJul 20, 2026open-market sale5M—$38M (2)0 of 2
Franklin Templeton INC—Oct 19, 2026open-market sale5M—$5M (1)0 of 1
Johnson Charles B10% ownerDec 26, 2025gift90M$2M (2)——
Johnson Jennifer MChief Executive Officer, DirectorOct 19, 2026gift4M———
Johnson Gregory EExecutive Chairman, DirectorOct 13, 2026award3M———
Nicholls MatthewCo-President, CFO & COOOct 13, 2026award816,928———
Merchant Thomas CEVP, General CounselOct 13, 2026award102,049———
Murphy TerrenceCo-President, Public MarketsOct 13, 2026award528,473———
Oshita Lindsey HarumiChief Accounting OfficerOct 13, 2026award32,624———
Gamba DanielCo-President, Chief CommercialOct 13, 2026award690,609———
Spector Adam BenjaminEVP, Head Global DistributionAug 31, 2025tax withholding593,282———
Noto AnthonyDirectorFeb 4, 2026award47,152———
Yang Geoffrey YDirectorFeb 3, 2026award74,064———
Thiel John WDirectorFeb 3, 2026award40,792———
Byerwalter Mariann HDirectorFeb 3, 2026award————
Sethi AlokEVP, Head of Global OperationsAug 31, 2025tax withholding90,510———

Questions

Are Franklin Resources, Inc. insiders buying or selling?

Over the twelve months to November 1, 2026, 2 insiders at Franklin Resources, Inc. sold $43M of stock in the open market, none by officers or directors, and 1 insider bought $2M, none by officers or directors. Net, insiders sold $41M. Only open-market purchases and sales are counted.

Who sold the most Franklin Resources, Inc. stock in the last year?

Franklin Templeton INC (—) sold $43M in 3 open-market sales over the twelve months to November 1, 2026.

Do Franklin Resources, Inc. executives sell under 10b5-1 plans?

0 of the 3 open-market sales in the last twelve months (0%) were reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, set up in advance. A sale under a plan is still counted as a sale.

What counts as insider buying here?

Only open-market purchases (Form 4 code P) and sales (code S) by officers, directors and 10% owners. Stock awards, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts are listed in the table but never counted as buying or selling.

More on Franklin Resources, Inc.

From Form 4, 4/A and 5 filings with the SEC. A record of insider transactions, not a recommendation.