Franklin Templeton (BEN) insider buying and selling
Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.
Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.
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Franklin Templeton Inc. (BEN) insider buying and selling: 2 purchases, no sales
51 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by Franklin Templeton Inc. insiders between 2025-09-03 and 2026-10-19 (15-month history): 2 open-market purchases and 0 sales, plus 49 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a purchase of $1.1M by Johnson Charles B on 2025-11-18.
Franklin Templeton insider buying and selling over the last 12 months
Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, Franklin Templeton insiders filed 2 purchases worth $2.1M on the open market, and no sales.
The biggest buyer was Johnson Charles B (10% Owner): $2.1M in 2 purchases, the only buyer.
The largest trade of the period was a purchase of $1.1M on Nov 18, 2025, by Johnson Charles B (10% Owner). Form 4 on sec.gov (0000038777-25-000261).
The latest purchase is from Nov 20, 2025.
Against its sector (Financial Services, 70 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 10 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. Franklin Templeton has no sales, like 3 of the other 69, ranks 6 of 70 by net dollars bought, and 32 of the 70 have at least one purchase, Franklin Templeton included.
The 20 most important trades
The 2 open-market purchases first, then the rest, each type from largest to smallest. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.
See all 51 BEN trades in the full history →
| Trade date | Filed | Insider | Role | Amount | Code | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | 2025-11-19 | Johnson Charles B | 10% Owner | $1.1M | P — Open-market purchaseForm 4 footnoteF1 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $21.43 to $21.57, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. | SEC |
| 2025-11-20 | 2025-11-21 | Johnson Charles B | 10% Owner | $1.1M | P — Open-market purchase | SEC |
| 2025-10-15 | 2025-10-16 | Gamba Daniel | Co-President, Chief Commercial | $10.1M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 442,870 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards. | SEC |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-23 | Johnson Jennifer M | Chief Executive Officer | $7.5M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 817,049 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards. | SEC |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-23 | Gamba Daniel | Co-President, Chief Commercial | $7.5M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 672,720 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards. | SEC |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-23 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | $7.5M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 450,879 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-23 | Murphy Terrence | Co-President, Public Markets | $7.5M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 360,381 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards. | SEC |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025-11-05 | Johnson Jennifer M | Chief Executive Officer | $6.9M | A — Grant or award3 Form 4 footnotesF1 During prior three years, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On November 4, 2025, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on December 1, 2025. F2 Not applicable. F3 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 587,199 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards (which excludes the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on December 1, 2025 as reported in Footnote 1). | SEC |
| 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-15 | Johnson Jennifer M | Chief Executive Officer | $6.3M | A — Grant or award3 Form 4 footnotesF1 During prior three years, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On October 13, 2026, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2026 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on December 1, 2026. F2 Not applicable. F3 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 724,179 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards (which excludes the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on December 1, 2026 as reported in Footnote 1). | SEC |
| 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-15 | Murphy Terrence | Co-President, Public Markets | $4.3M | A — Grant or award3 Form 4 footnotesF1 During prior three years, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On October 13, 2026, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2026 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on December 1, 2026. F2 Not applicable. F3 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 435,287 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards (which excludes the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on December 1, 2026 as reported in Footnote 1). | SEC |
| 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-02 | Johnson Jennifer M | Chief Executive Officer | $4.0M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 522,126 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-15 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | $3.1M | A — Grant or award3 Form 4 footnotesF1 During prior three years, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On October 13, 2026, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2026 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on December 1, 2026. F2 Not applicable. F3 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 439,275 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards (which excludes the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on December 1, 2026 as reported in Footnote 1). | SEC |
| 2025-08-31 | 2025-09-03 | Johnson Jennifer M | President and CEO | $3.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 280,647 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-15 | Gamba Daniel | Co-President, Chief Commercial | $2.6M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 607,121 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025-11-05 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | $2.5M | A — Grant or award3 Form 4 footnotesF1 During prior three years, the Reporting Person was granted certain restricted stock units subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria. On November 4, 2025, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified that certain performance criteria with respect to the Issuer's fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 were achieved, and therefore the amount of shares reported in Column 4 are scheduled to vest on December 1, 2025. F2 Not applicable. F3 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 221,029 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards (which excludes the unvested restricted stock units scheduled to vest on December 1, 2025 as reported in Footnote 1). | SEC |
| 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-02 | Gamba Daniel | Co-President, Chief Commercial | $2.2M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 525,096 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-02 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | $2.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 339,611 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2025-08-31 | 2025-09-03 | Nicholls Matthew | EVP, CFO & COO | $1.6M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 110,803 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-03 | Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | $1.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Reflects payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. F2 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 221,029 shares represent unvested restricted stock units. | SEC |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025-11-05 | Murphy Terrence | Co-President, Public Markets | $1.1M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Of the amount of securities beneficially owned, 130,531 shares represent unvested restricted stock unit awards. | SEC |
The period balance: money in, money out
In the Form 4 filings submitted between Sep 3, 2025 and Oct 19, 2026 there is not one open-market sale of Franklin Templeton Inc.: 2 open-market purchases worth $2.1M and zero dollars sold.
Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A buying balance like Franklin Templeton Inc.'s is the less common case in the S&P 500: its insiders are already paid in stock and still put in their own money. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.
Every transaction, code by code
| Code | What it means | Trades | Reported amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Grant or award | 22 | $70.4M |
| F | Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | 19 | $19.1M |
| G | Gift | 8 | $0 |
| P | Open-market purchase | 2 | $2.1M |
| Total | Everything filed in the period | 51 | $91.7M |
8 of the 51 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.
Who has traded
Over the 15 months of history, 14 distinct people or entities have filed Franklin Templeton Inc. transactions: 1 bought on the open market and none sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.
| Filer | Role | Transactions | Bought (count) | Sold (count) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Charles B | 10% Owner | 4 | $2.1M (2) | — | 2025-12-29 |
| Johnson Jennifer M | Chief Executive Officer | 11 | — | — | 2026-10-19 |
| Johnson Gregory E | Executive Chairman | 6 | — | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Nicholls Matthew | Co-President, CFO & COO | 6 | — | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Merchant Thomas C | EVP, General Counsel | 5 | — | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Murphy Terrence | Co-President, Public Markets | 5 | — | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Gamba Daniel | Co-President, Chief Commercial | 4 | — | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Oshita Lindsey Harumi | Chief Accounting Officer | 4 | — | — | 2026-10-15 |
Shown here are the 8 who moved the most money, out of 14. The rest are in the full history, one link above. The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.
Month by month
Across the 15 months of history there are only 2 open-market trades in Franklin Templeton Inc., so no calendar is published: 15 rows of zeros would fake a pattern where there is no sample to read. They are listed with their dates in the tables above.
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How to read this data
Franklin Templeton's 2 open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal: insiders are already paid in stock, so buying more means putting in their own money. The latest filing is from Oct 19, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.
19 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.
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What is behind these trades
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- What the efficiency hypothesis says and what it does NOT sayIf an insider's purchase is public and anyone can read it, is there any information left in it? That is the exact question that brings people here.
- Who really moves the market: the types of investorWho sits on the other side of each order, and where a company's own insiders fit among them.
- Supply, demand and price: why it rises and falls constantlyHow a piece of news ends up inside the price, and why the reaction to a filed sale is rarely the one you would expect.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4. This is a list of public facts, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell.