FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) Insider Transactions
Over the last 12 months, 18 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) insiders filed 57 SEC Form 4 transactions — $2.1M in open-market purchases ( 1 distinct buyers) and $0 in open-market sales. 0% of all transactions were executed under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
- $2.1MOpen-market buys (1y)
- $0Open-market sells (1y)
- 18Distinct insiders
- 57Transactions filed
- 0%Under Rule 10b5-1 plan
- 2026-05-02Latest filing
Recent Form 4 Filings Most recent 50 of 57 (1-year window)
Each row is a single Form 4 filing event for BEN, sourced directly from SEC EDGAR. The Type column classifies the SEC transaction code into Buy / Sell / Grant / Exercise / Other; the 10b5-1 badge marks trades executed under a pre-scheduled SEC Rule 10b5-1 plan.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | SEC Code | Value | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | A | $2.5K | 84 | $29.84 |
| 2026-04-01 | Kim John Y | — | Grant | A | $33.5K | 1,420 | $23.59 |
| 2026-04-01 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | A | $34.3K | 1,452 | $23.59 |
| 2026-02-04 | Noto Anthony | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | YANG GEOFFREY Y | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | Waugh Seth H. | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | Friedman Alexander S | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | Kim John Y | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | Thiel John W | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-02-03 | Byerwalter Mariann H | — | Grant | — | $205.0K | 7,593 | $27.00 |
| 2026-01-11 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $2.5K | 97 | $25.66 |
| 2026-01-05 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $0 | 6,272 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $0 | 3,920 | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Kim John Y | — | Grant | — | $33.5K | 1,408 | $23.80 |
| 2026-01-02 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $34.2K | 1,439 | $23.80 |
| 2025-12-26 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $0 | 1,272 | — |
| 2025-12-26 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $0 | 6,360 | — |
| 2025-12-26 | JOHNSON GREGORY E | Executive Chairman | Grant | — | $0 | 1,272 | — |
| 2025-12-26 | JOHNSON GREGORY E | Executive Chairman | Grant | — | $0 | 2,544 | — |
| 2025-12-26 | JOHNSON GREGORY E | Executive Chairman | Grant | — | $0 | 1,272 | — |
| 2025-12-26 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | — | Grant | — | $0 | 25,440 | — |
| 2025-12-17 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | — | Grant | — | $0 | 3,816 | — |
| 2025-12-01 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $960.3K | 42,603 | $22.54 |
| 2025-12-01 | JOHNSON GREGORY E | Executive Chairman | Grant | — | $190.7K | 8,460 | $22.54 |
| 2025-12-01 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | Grant | — | $1.1M | 50,427 | $22.54 |
| 2025-12-01 | Merchant Thomas C | EVP, General Counsel | Grant | — | $182.4K | 8,091 | $22.54 |
| 2025-11-20 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | — | Buy | — | $1.1M | 50,000 | $21.20 |
| 2025-11-18 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | — | Buy | — | $1.1M | 50,000 | $21.49 |
| 2025-11-12 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $2.5K | 108 | $23.05 |
| 2025-11-04 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $6.9M | 306,552 | $22.59 |
| 2025-11-04 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | Chief Executive Officer | Grant | — | $0 | 108,262 | — |
| 2025-11-04 | JOHNSON GREGORY E | Executive Chairman | Grant | — | $565.0K | 25,012 | $22.59 |
| 2025-11-04 | JOHNSON GREGORY E | Executive Chairman | Grant | — | $0 | 16,656 | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | Grant | — | $2.5M | 110,226 | $22.59 |
| 2025-11-04 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | Grant | — | $0 | 91,183 | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Merchant Thomas C | EVP, General Counsel | Grant | — | $512.5K | 22,688 | $22.59 |
| 2025-11-04 | Merchant Thomas C | EVP, General Counsel | Grant | — | $0 | 16,494 | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Murphy Terrence | Co-President, Public Markets | Grant | — | $1.1M | 46,730 | $22.59 |
| 2025-10-25 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $2.5K | 109 | $22.84 |
| 2025-10-15 | Gamba Daniel | Co-President, Chief Commercial | Grant | — | $10.1M | 442,870 | $22.79 |
| 2025-10-14 | Oshita Lindsey Harumi | Chief Accounting Officer | Grant | — | $175.0K | 7,637 | $22.92 |
| 2025-10-01 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $31.7K | 1,409 | $22.54 |
| 2025-10-01 | Kim John Y | — | Grant | — | $31.0K | 1,375 | $22.54 |
| 2025-09-16 | King Karen Matsushima | — | Grant | — | $2.5K | 103 | $24.24 |
| 2025-08-31 | Oshita Lindsey Harumi | Chief Accounting Officer | Grant | — | $59.7K | 2,328 | $25.66 |
| 2025-08-31 | Murphy Terrence | EVP, Head of Public Markets | Grant | — | $493.0K | 19,214 | $25.66 |
| 2025-08-31 | Spector Adam Benjamin | EVP, Head Global Distribution | Grant | — | $745.0K | 29,034 | $25.66 |
| 2025-08-31 | Merchant Thomas C | EVP, General Counsel | Grant | — | $227.8K | 8,877 | $25.66 |
| 2025-08-31 | Nicholls Matthew | EVP, CFO & COO | Grant | — | $1.6M | 63,619 | $25.66 |
Showing the most recent 50 of 57 transactions. For the full 1-year history with sorting, filtering, and cross-ticker industry context, open the full insider transactions drilldown.
Top Insider Buyers of BEN By dollar volume, 1-year window
- JOHNSON CHARLES B $2.1M
Methodology & FAQ
How We Track BEN Insider Transactions
Form 4 disclosures are sourced directly from SEC EDGAR and re-ingested on every pipeline cycle. A complete description of transaction-code handling, the open-market vs grant distinction, and the Rule 10b5-1 plan-reference heuristic is documented in the Methodology.
What is an SEC Form 4 filing for FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC?
Form 4 is a transaction-level disclosure that corporate insiders — officers, directors, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of a registered class of equity securities — must file with the SEC within two business days of any change in their beneficial ownership of FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) shares.
What is a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?
Rule 10b5-1 is an SEC rule that lets insiders schedule trades in advance under a written plan, providing an affirmative defense against insider-trading allegations as long as the plan was adopted in good faith and not while in possession of material non-public information. Form 4 rows marked "10b5-1" on this page indicate the underlying trade was executed under such a plan; rows without the badge are discretionary or did not reference a plan in the Form 4 footnotes.
How is "insider buying" different from a stock grant or option exercise?
An insider buy (SEC transaction code P) is an open-market purchase of FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) stock executed at the prevailing market price using the insider's personal capital. Stock grants (code A) and option exercises (code M) are compensation events, not directional trades; they are tracked separately and excluded from the "conviction" signal because they are not discretionary purchases.
How recent is the data?
Form 4 transactions are typically reported within two business days of execution. Pactolio re-ingests the EDGAR feed on a nightly cycle and reflects new filings on the next ingest run, typically within 24 hours of EDGAR acceptance. The table on this page covers the most recent 1-year window.