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BEN vs GGZ

Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (GGZ): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BEN and GGZ operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BEN is the larger of the two at $16.31B, about 118.0x GGZ ($138.2M).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 43.5% and GGZ is up 19.7% - BEN leads by 23.9 points.
  • BEN has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while GGZ has been quiet.
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for GGZ).
PerformanceBEN+43.55%GGZ+19.69%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricBENGGZ
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust
Price
$31.38+0.18%
$15.62-0.35%
Market cap
$16.31B
$138.2M
1M return
+2.78%
-2.19%
1Y return
+43.55%
+19.69%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
10
0
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.

GGZ

Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust

The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of small and mid-cap companies with a market capitalization of $12 billion or less. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World SMID Cap Index. The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust was formed on August 19, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

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