There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), including 32 buys and 12 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $24.98M and total insider selling at $9.24M.
Notable insiders with recent activity include Kim John Y, King Karen Matsushima, Noto Anthony. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.
Insider Transactions — BEN
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Transaction |
Shares |
Avg. Price |
Value |
Shares Owned |
| 2026-04-01 |
Kim John Y |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,420 |
- |
- |
76,909 |
| 2026-04-01 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,452 |
- |
- |
70,432 |
| 2026-02-04 |
Noto Anthony |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
$27.00 |
$205.01K |
47,152 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Yang Geoffrey Y |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
$27.00 |
$205.01K |
74,064 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Byerwalter Mariann H |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
$27.00 |
$205.01K |
34,781 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Kim John Y |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
- |
- |
75,489 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Noto Anthony |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
$27.00 |
$205.01K |
47,152 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Waugh Seth H. |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
- |
- |
46,009 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Thiel John W |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
$27.00 |
$205.01K |
40,792 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Friedman Alexander S |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
- |
- |
46,009 |
| 2026-02-03 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
7,593 |
- |
- |
68,980 |
| 2026-01-11 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
97 |
- |
- |
61,387 |
| 2026-01-05 |
Johnson Jennifer M |
Chief Executive Officer |
Gift (Received) |
3,920 |
- |
- |
605,929 |
| 2026-01-02 |
Kim John Y |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,408 |
- |
- |
67,052 |
| 2026-01-02 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,439 |
- |
- |
60,530 |
| 2025-12-26 |
Johnson Charles B |
10 Percent Owner |
Gift (Given) |
25,440 |
- |
- |
90,108,421 |
| 2025-12-26 |
Johnson Gregory E |
Executive Chairman |
Gift (Received) |
1,272 |
- |
- |
27,716 |
| 2025-12-26 |
Johnson Jennifer M |
Chief Executive Officer |
Gift (Received) |
6,360 |
- |
- |
602,009 |
| 2025-12-17 |
Johnson Charles B |
10 Percent Owner |
Gift (Given) |
3,816 |
- |
- |
90,133,861 |
| 2025-12-01 |
Johnson Gregory E |
Executive Chairman |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
8,460 |
$22.54 |
$190.69K |
2,686,282 |
| 2025-12-01 |
Johnson Jennifer M |
Chief Executive Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
42,603 |
$22.54 |
$960.27K |
3,329,184 |
| 2025-12-01 |
Merchant Thomas C |
EVP, General Counsel |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
8,091 |
$22.54 |
$182.37K |
92,612 |
| 2025-12-01 |
Nicholls Matthew |
Co-president, CFO & COO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
50,427 |
$22.54 |
$1.14M |
548,947 |
| 2025-11-20 |
Johnson Charles B |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
50,000 |
$21.20 |
$1.06M |
90,137,677 |
| 2025-11-18 |
Johnson Charles B |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
50,000 |
$21.49 |
$1.07M |
90,087,677 |
| 2025-11-12 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
108 |
- |
- |
59,091 |
| 2025-11-04 |
Johnson Gregory E |
Executive Chairman |
RSU Award |
25,012 |
$22.59 |
$565.02K |
2,678,086 |
| 2025-11-04 |
Johnson Jennifer M |
Chief Executive Officer |
RSU Award |
306,552 |
$22.59 |
$6.93M |
3,263,525 |
| 2025-11-04 |
Murphy Terrence |
Co-president, Public Markets |
RSU Award |
46,730 |
$22.59 |
$1.06M |
186,159 |
| 2025-11-04 |
Merchant Thomas C |
EVP, General Counsel |
RSU Award |
22,688 |
$22.59 |
$512.52K |
84,209 |
| 2025-11-04 |
Nicholls Matthew |
Co-president, CFO & COO |
RSU Award |
110,226 |
$22.59 |
$2.49M |
508,191 |
| 2025-10-25 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
109 |
- |
- |
58,982 |
| 2025-10-15 |
Gamba Daniel |
Officer |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2025-10-15 |
Gamba Daniel |
Co-president, Chief Commercial |
RSU Award |
442,870 |
$22.79 |
$10.09M |
442,870 |
| 2025-10-14 |
Oshita Lindsey Harumi |
Chief Accounting Officer |
RSU Award |
7,637 |
$22.92 |
$175.04K |
28,727 |
| 2025-10-01 |
Kim John Y |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,375 |
- |
- |
64,750 |
| 2025-10-01 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,409 |
- |
- |
58,073 |
| 2025-09-16 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
103 |
- |
- |
56,665 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Johnson Gregory E |
Executive Chairman |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
11,794 |
$25.66 |
$302.63K |
2,653,074 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Johnson Jennifer M |
President and CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
120,307 |
$25.66 |
$3.09M |
2,956,911 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Murphy Terrence |
EVP, Head of Public Markets |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
19,214 |
$25.66 |
$493.03K |
139,429 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Merchant Thomas C |
EVP, General Counsel |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
8,877 |
$25.66 |
$227.78K |
61,521 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Spector Adam Benjamin |
EVP, Head Global Distribution |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
29,034 |
$25.66 |
$745.01K |
593,282 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Sethi Alok |
EVP, Head of Global Operations |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
8,740 |
$25.66 |
$224.27K |
90,510 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Nicholls Matthew |
EVP, CFO & COO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
63,619 |
$25.66 |
$1.63M |
397,965 |
| 2025-08-31 |
Oshita Lindsey Harumi |
Chief Accounting Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,328 |
$25.66 |
$59.74K |
21,090 |
| 2025-07-01 |
Kim John Y |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,274 |
- |
- |
62,586 |
| 2025-07-01 |
King Karen Matsushima |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,304 |
- |
- |
55,859 |
| 2025-06-23 |
Johnson Gregory E |
Executive Chairman |
Other (Buy) |
458,790 |
- |
- |
2,664,868 |
| 2025-06-23 |
Johnson Jennifer M |
President and CEO |
Other (Buy) |
458,790 |
- |
- |
3,077,218 |
■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant)
■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion
■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale
■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry
