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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 $16.88B, about 40.9x CAF ($412.7M).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 30.9% and CAF is up 38.1% - CAF leads by 7.2 points.
  • BEN has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for CAF).
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for CAF).
PerformanceBEN+30.87%CAF+38.06%
2025-07-25+0.00%2026-07-24
MetricBENCAF
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc.
Price
$32.47+0.57%
$19.95-0.84%
Market cap
$16.88B
$412.7M
1M return
-0.06%
-1.97%
1Y return
+30.87%
+38.06%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2006
News (4w)
15
1
Recent ratings
24
0
BEN

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.

CAF

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.

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