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BEN vs HEQ

Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (HEQ): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BEN and HEQ operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BEN is the larger of the two at $14.12B, about 90.7x HEQ ($155.7M).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 44.9% and HEQ is up 13.6% - BEN leads by 31.3 points.
  • BEN has been more active in the news (8 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for HEQ).
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (22 ratings vs 0 for HEQ).
PerformanceBEN+44.87%HEQ+13.60%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricBENHEQ
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
John Hancock Diversified Income Fund
Price
$27.14+1.23%
$11.53-1.20%
Market cap
$14.12B
$155.7M
1M return
+13.54%
+7.56%
1Y return
+44.87%
+13.60%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2011
News (4w)
8
2
Recent ratings
22
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.

HEQ

John Hancock Diversified Income Fund

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives such as call options and equity futures. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund was formed on May 26, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.

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