BEN · Insider Trading
Franklin Templeton, Inc.
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by BEN officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Matthew Nicholls | Co-President, CFO & COO | A | +217,084 | +$3.11M |
| 2026-10-15 | Thomas C Merchant | EVP, General Counsel | A | +37,670 | +$600.03K |
| 2026-10-15 | Lindsey Harumi Oshita | Chief Accounting Officer | A | +6,495 | +$202.51K |
| 2026-10-15 | Gregory E Johnson | Executive Chairman | A | +46,073 | +$742.52K |
| 2026-10-15 | Terrence Murphy | Co-President, Public Markets | A | +141,278 | +$4.29M |
| 2026-10-15 | Daniel Gamba | Co-President, Chief Commercial | A | +82,025 | +$2.56M |
| 2026-10-15 | Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | A | +348,574 | +$6.30M |
| 2026-10-05 | John Y Kim | Director | A | +1,030 deriv. | — |
| 2026-10-05 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +1,053 deriv. | — |
| 2026-09-02 | Daniel Gamba | Co-President, Chief Commercial | F | −64,136 | −$2.19M |
| 2026-09-02 | Lindsey Harumi Oshita | Chief Accounting Officer | F | −2,598 | −$88.72K |
| 2026-09-02 | Terrence Murphy | Co-President, Public Markets | F | −25,125 | −$858.02K |
| 2026-09-02 | Thomas C Merchant | EVP, General Counsel | F | −9,807 | −$334.91K |
| 2026-09-02 | Gregory E Johnson | Executive Chairman | F | −10,568 | −$360.90K |
| 2026-09-02 | Matthew Nicholls | Co-President, CFO & COO | F | −61,533 | −$2.10M |
| 2026-09-02 | Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | F | −116,053 | −$3.96M |
| 2026-07-23 | Matthew Nicholls | Co-President, CFO & COO | A | +229,850 | +$7.50M |
| 2026-07-23 | Terrence Murphy | Co-President, Public Markets | A | +229,850 | +$7.50M |
| 2026-07-23 | Daniel Gamba | Co-President, Chief Commercial | A | +229,850 | +$7.50M |
| 2026-07-23 | Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | A | +229,850 | +$7.50M |
| 2026-07-02 | John Y Kim | Director | A | +983 deriv. | — |
| 2026-07-02 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +1,005 deriv. | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +83 deriv. | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +1,451 deriv. | — |
| 2026-04-02 | John Y Kim | Director | A | +1,420 deriv. | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Anthony Noto | Director | A | +7,593 | +$205.01K |
| 2026-02-04 | Mariann H Byerwalter | Director | A | +7,593 | +$205.01K |
| 2026-02-04 | Anthony Noto | Director | A | +7,593 | +$205.01K |
| 2026-02-04 | John W Thiel | Director | A | +7,593 | +$205.01K |
| 2026-02-04 | John Y Kim | Director | A | +7,592 deriv. | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +7,592 deriv. | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Alexander S Friedman | Director | A | +7,592 deriv. | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Seth H. Waugh | Director | A | +7,592 deriv. | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Geoffrey Y Yang | Director | A | +7,593 | +$205.01K |
| 2026-01-12 | Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | G | −2,352 | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +97 deriv. | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +1,439 deriv. | — |
| 2026-01-06 | John Y Kim | Director | A | +1,407 deriv. | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Charles B Johnson | 10%+ Owner | G | −25,440 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Gregory E Johnson | Executive Chairman | G | +5,088 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | G | +7,632 | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Charles B Johnson | 10%+ Owner | G | −3,816 | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Thomas C Merchant | EVP, General Counsel | F | −8,091 | −$182.37K |
| 2025-12-03 | Matthew Nicholls | Co-President, CFO & COO | F | −50,427 | −$1.14M |
| 2025-12-03 | Gregory E Johnson | Executive Chairman | F | −8,460 | −$190.69K |
| 2025-12-03 | Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | F | −42,603 | −$960.27K |
| 2025-11-21 | Charles B Johnson | 10%+ Owner | Buy | +50,000 | +$1.06M |
| 2025-11-19 | Charles B Johnson | 10%+ Owner | Buy | +50,000 | +$1.07M |
| 2025-11-13 | Karen Matsushima King | Director | A | +108 deriv. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Terrence Murphy | Co-President, Public Markets | A | +46,730 | +$1.06M |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles B Johnson | 10%+ Owner | 94,168,072 | $2.92B |
| Jennifer M Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | 4,043,910 | $125.28M |
| Gregory E Johnson | Executive Chairman | 3,072,986 | $95.20M |
| Matthew Nicholls | Co-President, CFO & COO | 717,264 | $22.22M |
| Daniel Gamba | Co-President, Chief Commercial | 608,584 | $18.85M |
| Adam Benjamin Spector | EVP, Head Global Distribution | 593,282 | $18.38M |
| Terrence Murphy | Co-President, Public Markets | 390,884 | $12.11M |
| Alok Sethi | EVP, Head of Global Operations | 90,509 | $2.80M |
| Thomas C Merchant | EVP, General Counsel | 82,805 | $2.57M |
| Geoffrey Y Yang | Director | 74,064 | $2.29M |
| Anthony Noto | Director | 47,152 | $1.46M |
| Mariann H Byerwalter | Director | 43,969 | $1.36M |
| John W Thiel | Director | 40,792 | $1.26M |
| Lindsey Harumi Oshita | Chief Accounting Officer | 26,129 | $809.49K |
| Seth H. Waugh | Director | 2,414 | $74.79K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the BEN quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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