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BEN vs CAF
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc. (CAF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BEN and CAF operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BEN is the larger of the two at $17.60B, about 42.7x CAF ($412.7M).
- BEN has been more active in the news (13 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for CAF).
- BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for CAF).
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.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. It is co-managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company. The fund invests in the public equity markets of China. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in the growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Morgan Stanley Capital International China A Share Index. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. was formed on July 6, 2006 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 CAF
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Kirchner James F
- Amendment: SEC Form SC TO-I/A filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer
- Amendment: SEC Form SC TO-I/A filed by Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
- Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer