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Franklin Resources INC

Diversified strategyMomentum follower

Total reported value

$408.3B

Reporting period: 2026-03-31 · Number of holdings: 14782

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC disclosed 14782 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-03-31, with total reported value of $408.3B and a quarterly turnover rate of 24.2%.

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Personality snowflake

Radar chart of Franklin Resources INC's 13F institutional personality as of 2026-03-31, measuring concentration, turnover, momentum, sector conviction, diversification, and position sizing
Concentration
3.67
Portfolio Stability
24.19
Momentum/Contrarian
79.12
Sector conviction
39.67
Diversification
100
Sizing Uniformity
47.17

Recent moves

  • Trim MSFT

    -3.9% -$5.1B

  • Add XOM

    -1.3% $2.0B

  • Trim NVDA

    -0.3% -$1.2B

  • Trim AVGO

    -1.1% -$1.2B

  • Add HON

    +32.4% $1.1B

  • Add KR

    +720.7% $985.5M

Holdings Map

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Institutional Game-State Analysis

Core Intent

FRANKLIN RESOURCES is rotating capital out of mega-cap tech momentum (MSFT, NVDA, AVGO all trimmed) into more defensively oriented names (HON, KR, newly initiated AZN), locking in gains from the AI trade while redeploying into industrials and staples. This is a deliberate risk reduction move designed to dampen portfolio volatility, not a bearish call on technology.

Macro & Fundamentals

By trimming Microsoft and Broadcom while adding to Honeywell and Kroger, the fund is pricing in a regime shift from growth-at-any-premium to value stability — a bet that the AI-driven productivity cycle matures and capital rotation into cyclicals accelerates. The opposing thesis is that secular tech demand remains insatiable, making this rotation a potential drag on relative performance.

Blind Spots / Risks

With 3,147 positions and a diversification score of 100, the portfolio's extreme breadth dilutes conviction sizing — no single bet can move the needle, meaning their edge must come from thousands of small alpha opportunities. The momentum factor tilt (+2.9%) is a consensus crowded trade that, if reversed, would create systematic losses across the entire book regardless of stock-specific fundamentals.

The above is AI-generated from public regulatory filings and summarizes historical data only. It is not investment advice.

Top 10 holdings by weight

Full holdings list this quarter

Showing top 3147 holdings (of 14782 total)

#TickerIssuerAsset SubclassWeightWeight ChangeShares Change4Q Trend
1NVDANvidia CORPStock-Tech4.12%-0.31%-0.33%
2MSFTMicrosoft CORPStock-Tech3.48%-1.26%-3.92%
3AAPLApple INCStock-Tech3.02%-0.15%+2.30%
4AMZNAmazon.com INCStock-Consumer Disc2.74%-0.21%+3.21%
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc-cl AStock-Comm Services2.53%+8.94%
6AVGOBroadcom INCStock-Tech2.17%-0.29%-1.14%
7XOMExxon Mobil CORPStock-Energy1.72%+0.48%-1.26%
8METAMeta Platforms Inc-class AStock-Comm Services1.36%+11.94%
9GOOGAlphabet Inc-cl CStock-Comm Services1.22%+0.11%+20.01%
10CSCOCisco Systems INCStock-Tech1.11%+0.16%+15.68%
11JPMJpmorgan Chase & CoStock-Financials1.08%+0.10%+20.96%
12CCitigroup INCStock-Financials1.08%+0.10%+13.96%
13NEENextera Energy INCStock-Utilities1.06%+0.15%+0.55%
14LLYEli Lilly & CoStock-Healthcare1.01%-0.21%-3.17%
15PGProcter & Gamble Co/theStock-Consumer Staples0.98%+0.14%+16.44%
16BACBank Of America CORPStock-Financials0.87%+0.10%+27.99%
17AZNAstraZeneca PLCStock-Healthcare0.86%+0.86%NEW
18WMTWalmart INCStock-Consumer Staples0.84%-0.17%-25.17%
19TMOThermo Fisher Scientific INCStock-Healthcare0.82%+7.35%
20CVXChevron CORPStock-Energy0.79%+0.15%-8.22%
21ABBVAbbvie INCStock-Healthcare0.78%-2.21%
22KOCoca-cola Co/theStock-Consumer Staples0.76%+1.54%
23HONHoneywell International INCStock-Industrials0.75%+0.26%+32.44%
24SCHWSchwab (charles) CORPStock-Financials0.73%+5.44%
25VVisa Inc-class A SharesStock-Financials0.69%+4.67%
26TSLATesla INCStock-Consumer Disc0.68%-0.14%+0.59%
27PMPhilip Morris InternationalStock-Consumer Staples0.67%+0.10%+15.36%
28MAMastercard INC - AStock-Financials0.67%-0.21%-13.18%
29GMGeneral Motors CoStock-Consumer Disc0.66%+12.09%
30MCKMckesson CORPStock-Healthcare0.65%+8.39%
31JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock-Healthcare0.63%-2.97%
32LRCXLam Research CORPStock-Tech0.62%+0.20%+16.65%
33COFCapital One Financial CORPStock-Financials0.61%-0.13%+10.04%
34TSMTaiwan Semiconductor-sp AdrStock-Tech0.61%-2.48%
35COPConocophillipsStock-Energy0.58%+0.23%+19.41%
36RTXRtx CORPStock-Industrials0.58%-15.78%
37NOCNorthrop Grumman CORPStock-Industrials0.55%+0.11%+4.93%
38LINLinde plcStock-Materials0.54%+0.15%+19.76%
39BLKBlackrock INCStock-Financials0.52%+7.65%
40JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock-Healthcare0.52%-0.15%-28.64%
41NFLXNetflix INCStock-Comm Services0.52%+0.12%+27.00%
42REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsStock-Healthcare0.52%+6.33%
43FDXFedex CORPStock-Industrials0.51%+0.15%+14.84%
44FCXFreeport-mcmoran INCStock-Materials0.51%-5.45%
45ABTAbbott LaboratoriesStock-Healthcare0.50%+0.16%+79.50%
46MRKMerck & Co. INC.Stock-Healthcare0.48%+1.26%
47HLTHilton Worldwide Holdings InStock-Consumer Disc0.47%+0.59%
48GSGoldman Sachs Group INCStock-Financials0.47%+22.50%
49PEPPepsico INCStock-Consumer Staples0.46%-14.27%
50CTVACorteva INCStock-Materials0.45%+0.13%+11.55%
150 of 3,147

Holding changes this quarter

Franklin Resources INC's most significant position changes for 2026-03-31: New buy: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN); Sold out: Astrazeneca Plc-spons Adr (AZNN); Sold out: Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF (PLDR); New buy: Oracle CORP (ORCL 6.5 01-15-29 D); Trim: Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — shares -3.92%.

Position changes disclosed by Franklin Resources INC for the quarter ending 2026-03-31, including ticker, issuer, weight change, shares change, and action
#TickerIssuerWeight ChangeShares ChangeAction
1XOMExxon Mobil CORP+0.5%-1.26%Trim
2HONHoneywell International INC+0.3%+32.44%Add
3KRKroger Co+0.2%+720.70%Add
4COPConocophillips+0.2%+19.41%Add
5LRCXLam Research CORP+0.2%+16.65%Add
6COSTCostco Wholesale CORP+0.2%+70.13%Add
7VLOValero Energy CORP+0.2%+13.13%Add
8ABTAbbott Laboratories+0.2%+79.50%Add
9CSCOCisco Systems INC+0.2%+15.68%Add
10CVXChevron CORP+0.2%-8.22%Trim
11ALLAllstate CORP+0.2%+60.20%Add
12LINLinde plc+0.2%+19.76%Add
13FDXFedex CORP+0.2%+14.84%Add
14NEENextera Energy INC+0.2%+0.55%Add
15PGProcter & Gamble Co/the+0.1%+16.44%Add
16CTVACorteva INC+0.1%+11.55%Add
17NFLXNetflix INC+0.1%+27.00%Add
18NOCNorthrop Grumman CORP+0.1%+4.93%Add
19EOGEog Resources INC+0.1%+21.35%Add
20GOOGAlphabet Inc-cl C+0.1%+20.01%Add
21PMPhilip Morris International+0.1%+15.36%Add
22CCitigroup INC+0.1%+13.96%Add
23BACBank Of America CORP+0.1%+27.99%Add
24IWDIshares Russell 1000 Value E+0.1%+476.08%Add
25JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co+0.1%+20.96%Add
26SHOPShopify INC - Class A-0.1%-3.22%Trim
27ICLRICON Public Limited Company-0.1%-72.74%Trim
28AIGAmerican International Group-0.1%-25.12%Trim
29TXNTexas Instruments INC-0.1%-40.24%Trim
30COFCapital One Financial CORP-0.1%+10.04%Add
31NOWServicenow INC-0.1%-36.06%Trim
32UNHUnitedhealth Group INC-0.1%-11.61%Trim
33TSLATesla INC-0.1%+0.59%Add
34JNJJohnson & Johnson-0.2%-28.64%Trim
35AAPLApple INC-0.2%+2.30%Add
36WMTWalmart INC-0.2%-25.17%Trim
37INTUIntuit INC-0.2%-37.88%Trim
38APPApplovin Corp-class A-0.2%-32.65%Trim
39ACNAccenture plc-0.2%-14.75%Trim
40FTNYPutnam ETF Trust - Putnam Franklin New York Municipal Income ETF-0.2%-100.00%Trim
41MAMastercard INC - A-0.2%-13.18%Trim
42LLYEli Lilly & Co-0.2%-3.17%Trim
43AMZNAmazon.com INC-0.2%+3.21%Add
44AVGOBroadcom INC-0.3%-1.14%Trim
45NVDANvidia CORP-0.3%-0.33%Trim
46MSFTMicrosoft CORP-1.3%-3.92%Trim
47AZNAstraZeneca PLCNEWNew buy
48AZNNAstrazeneca Plc-spons AdrEXITSold out
49PLDRPutnam Sustainable Leaders ETFEXITSold out
50ORCL 6.5 01-15-29 DOracle CORPNEWNew buy

FAQ

What is Franklin Resources INC and what type of investor is it?
Franklin Resources INC is a investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-03-31), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $408.3B, spread across 14782 disclosed positions.
What are Franklin Resources INC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Franklin Resources INC's top holdings by market value are: 1. Nvidia CORP (NVDA) — $16.8B (4.1%) 2. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $14.2B (3.5%) 3. Apple INC (AAPL) — $12.3B (3.0%) 4. Amazon.com INC (AMZN) — $11.2B (2.7%) 5. Alphabet Inc-cl A (GOOGL) — $10.3B (2.5%)
What changes did Franklin Resources INC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Franklin Resources INC made 50 notable position adjustments: 2 new positions were initiated, 27 existing holdings were added to, 19 positions were partially reduced, and 2 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN); Sold out: Astrazeneca Plc-spons Adr (AZNN); Sold out: Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF (PLDR); New buy: Oracle CORP (ORCL 6.5 01-15-29 D); Trim: Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — shares -3.92%
What sectors does Franklin Resources INC focus on?
Franklin Resources INC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio: • Information Technology: 25.0% • Financials: 13.3% • Health Care: 12.8% • Industrials: 10.2% • Consumer Discretionary: 9.2% • Communication Services: 7.9%