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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.

12 months past · 3 months futureBEN activity timeline

$35$28$21 AugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · Jul 28 $34.44 hi $22.03 lo $33.22 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 30 BILLS 0 Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-29Thomas H. Kean (R) · Sale · 2025-09-03Thomas H. Kean (R) · sale · 2025-09-03Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-09-29Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-09-29 Two Sigma Investments · - $34232M · 2026-03-31Citadel Advisors · + $137M · 2025-12-31Citadel Advisors · - $78M · 2025-09-30Two Sigma Investments · + $44M · 2025-12-31Two Sigma Investments · + $35M · 2025-09-30Renaissance Technologies · + $20M · 2025-09-30Renaissance Technologies · - $18M · 2025-12-31D.E. Shaw & Co. · + $7M · 2025-09-30Bridgewater Associates · OPENED $2M · 2025-12-31D.E. Shaw & Co. · - $1M · 2025-12-31
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)
167 trading days · 5 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 10 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 0 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

$34.37B
Total BEN held by tracked 13F funds
4
Funds with BEN positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Two Sigma Investments $34.23B -22% 1 overlap 2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors $137M +70% 1 overlap 2025-12-31
Bridgewater Associates $2M opened 1 overlap 2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co. $1M -82% 1 overlap 2025-12-31

Politicians Trading BENMembers of Congress with recent BEN positions

2 politicians traded BEN across 23 disclosed transactions totaling $233K (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.

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.