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BEN vs KF
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Korea Fund Inc. New (KF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BEN and KF operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BEN is the larger of the two at $17.60B, about 113.2x KF ($155.5M).
- Over the past year, BEN is up 41.1% and KF is up 145.1% - KF leads by 104.1 points.
- BEN has been more active in the news (13 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for KF).
- BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for KF).
Franklin Resources Inc.
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Hyderabad, India.
Korea Fund Inc. New
The Korea Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Korea. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as price-to-earnings ratios, dividend yields, and earnings-per-share growth to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. It uses 'Grassroots Research' to make its investments. The Korea Fund, Inc. was formed on August 29, 1984 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BEN
- Leading European Real Assets Manager Stoneshield Capital to Join Forces with Franklin Templeton and Clarion Partners
- Leading European Real Assets Manager Stoneshield Capital to Join Forces with Franklin Templeton and Clarion Partners
- Franklin Templeton, Inc. Announces Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management
- Chief Executive Officer Johnson Jennifer M covered exercise/tax liability with 116,053 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 3,437,981 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Chairman Johnson Gregory E covered exercise/tax liability with 10,568 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.39% to 2,676,986 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Oshita Lindsey Harumi covered exercise/tax liability with 2,598 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 26,129 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, CFO & COO Nicholls Matthew covered exercise/tax liability with 61,533 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 717,264 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, Public Markets Murphy Terrence covered exercise/tax liability with 25,125 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 390,884 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, General Counsel Merchant Thomas C covered exercise/tax liability with 9,807 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 11% to 82,805 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, Chief Commercial Gamba Daniel covered exercise/tax liability with 64,136 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 608,584 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest KF
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Elliott Simon M
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Buttke David Anthony Jr.
- SEC Form 40-17G filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 40-17F2 filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 40-17F2 filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Korea Fund Inc. New
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Wong Chun Yu