BEN

Franklin Resources, Inc.

Sector: financial servicesAsset ManagementNYSEMarket Cap: $14.41B

Asset manager with net congressional sells by Rep. Khanna in last 24mo, zero lobbying/insider/gov signals.

Govt Dependence

5/100

Regulatory Density

70/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

MODERATE BEARISH

BusinessWhat BEN does

Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is an asset management company in the financial services sector.

6 months past · 3 months futureBEN activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

109 trading days · 1 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 5 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsBEN federal contracts

BEN doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding BEN

$790.1M

Total BEN held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with BEN positions

+34

Funds opened this quarter

Citadel Advisors $154M opened 2025-06-30

Citadel Advisors $137M opened 1 overlap 2025-12-31

Citadel Advisors $78M opened 2025-09-30

Two Sigma Investments $60M opened 2024-12-31

Two Sigma Investments $44M opened 1 overlap 2025-12-31

Two Sigma Investments $37M opened 2025-03-31

Two Sigma Investments $35M opened 2025-09-30

Citadel Advisors $26M opened 2024-12-31

26 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Politicians Trading BENMembers of Congress with recent BEN positions

2 politicians traded BEN across 29 disclosed transactions totaling $281K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just BEN). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Ro Khanna D-California · house 13 buys 10 sells $184K 2026-01-29 LOW · 0 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house 6 sells $97K 2025-09-03 LOW · 2

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading BEN

2026-01-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-09-03 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-09-03 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-09-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-09-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-28 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-28 Thomas H. Kean R-New Jersey · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-03-06 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-03-06 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-02-19 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-02-06

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere BEN sits in Washington

Congress net sold BEN with 16 sells vs 13 buys (max sell $310K, Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA per get_sector_political_positioning); no insider buys or clusters per get_corporate_insider_signal.

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Frequently AskedAbout BEN & political exposure

Does Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Franklin Resources, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded BEN stock?

167 congressional trades by 12 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-01-29. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is BEN political risk profile?

Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: moderate-bearish.

How does GovGreed track BEN political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. BEN data is updated daily from these official federal sources.