BEN insider buying – Franklin Resources Inc
9 insider purchases since 2016 worth $15.4M by 2 different insiders. Last 12 months: 2 purchases, $2.1M. Most recent filing: 2025-11-21.
Large company Public float $5.9B (latest 10-K, SEC).
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON CHARLES B 10% Owner | $14.8M 7× · 700,000 sh | 2024-06-18 2025-11-20 | – | 94,193,180 shares as of 2025-12-29 | Holds - never sold |
| JOHNSON JENNIFER M CEO | $645,637 2× · 31,600 sh | 2024-08-23 2024-08-28 | 4× · $4.5M last 2022-08-16 | 6,901,249 shares as of 2026-09-02 | Holds (sold earlier) |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $5.8M |
| 2025 | 3 | $4.1M | 1 | – | – |
| 2024 | 6 | $11.3M | 2 | – | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | – | 4 | $2.3M |
| 2022 | 0 | – | – | 3 | $2.2M |
| 2021 | 0 | – | – | 9 | $5.0M |
| 2020 | 0 | – | – | 2 | $204,550 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 5 | $11.5M |
| 2018 | 0 | – | – | 4 | $17.6M |
| 2017 | 0 | – | – | 7 | $24.7M |
| 2016 | 0 | – | – | 5 | $11.1M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 50,000 | $21.20 | $1.1M | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2025-11-19 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 50,000 | $21.49 | $1.1M | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2025-03-05 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 100,000 | $19.57 | $2.0M | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2024-09-13 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 100,000 | $19.08 | $1.9M | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2024-08-30 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 100,000 | $19.84 | $2.0M | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2024-08-30 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | CEO | 12,700 | $19.66 | $249,682 | +0.5% | SEC |
| 2024-08-26 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | CEO | 18,900 | $20.95 | $395,955 | +9.5% | SEC |
| 2024-06-24 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 200,000 | $22.80 | $4.6M | +0.2% | SEC |
| 2024-06-20 | JOHNSON CHARLES B | 10% Owner | 100,000 | $22.29 | $2.2M | +0.1% | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | -160,000 | $36.20 | $5.8M | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-12-14 | Sethi Alok | Officer | 22,000 | $29.27 | $643,940 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-12-05 | Sethi Alok | Officer | 25,000 | $25.38 | $634,500 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-10-10 | Byerwalter Mariann H | Director | 6,011 | $24.01 | $144,324 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2023-02-01 | Sethi Alok | Officer | 29,503 | $31.09 | $917,248 | Sale | SEC |
| 2022-08-18 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | CEO | 55,201 | $28.75 | $1.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2022-08-15 | Plafker Jed A. | CEO | 19,166 | $29.02 | $556,197 | Sale | SEC |
| 2022-06-16 | Byerwalter Mariann H | Director | 3,135 | $23.37 | $73,265 | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-11-16 | Shaneyfelt Gwen L | Officer | 10,000 | $35.82 | $358,200 | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-11-08 | Plafker Jed A. | CEO | 21,705 | $35.86 | $778,341 | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-08-19 | JOHNSON JENNIFER M | CEO | 52,789 | $30.37 | $1.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-08-11 | Shaneyfelt Gwen L | Officer | 5,000 | $33.51 | $167,550 | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-06-16 | Byerwalter Mariann H | Director | 2,400 | $33.91 | $81,384 | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-05-14 | Shaneyfelt Gwen L | Officer | 5,000 | $33.25 | $166,250 | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-03-25 | Plafker Jed A. | CEO | 20,782 | $28.67 | $595,820 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 40 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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