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BEN vs WETF
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and WisdomTree Investments Inc. (WETF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BEN and WETF operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BEN is the larger of the two at $16.88B, about 20.8x WETF ($812.7M).
- BEN has hit the wire 15 times in the past 4 weeks while WETF has been quiet.
- BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 3 for WETF).
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.
WisdomTree Investments Inc.
WisdomTree Investments, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsor and asset manager. It offers ETFs in equities, currency, fixed income, and alternatives asset classes. The company also licenses its indexes to third parties for proprietary products, as well as offers a platform to promote the use of WisdomTree ETFs in 401(k) plans. It develops index using its fundamentally weighted index methodology. In addition, the company provides investment advisory services. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in New York, New York.
Latest BEN
- Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions
- Co-President, Public Markets Murphy Terrence was granted 229,850 shares, increasing direct ownership by 123% to 416,009 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, CFO & COO Nicholls Matthew was granted 229,850 shares, increasing direct ownership by 42% to 778,797 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, Chief Commercial Gamba Daniel was granted 229,850 shares, increasing direct ownership by 52% to 672,720 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Johnson Jennifer M was granted 229,850 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 3,554,034 units (SEC Form 4)
- Franklin Resources Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Affiliate of Investment Adv. Franklin Resources Inc sold $19,000,000 worth of shares (1,682,905 units at $11.29) (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 6B ORDR filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- Sue Wilchusky Joins Fiduciary Trust International as Chief Administrative Officer
- Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management
Latest WETF
- SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by WisdomTree Investments Inc. (Amendment)
- Steinberg Jonathan L bought $2,186,768 worth of shares (303,781 units at $7.20), increasing direct ownership by 3% to 9,172,838 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by WisdomTree Investments Inc. (Amendment)
- SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by WisdomTree Investments Inc. (Amendment)
- SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by WisdomTree Investments Inc. (Amendment)
- WisdomTree Investments Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Ziemba Peter M covered exercise/tax liability with 11,488 shares and converted options into 31,866 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Steinberg Jonathan L covered exercise/tax liability with 133,046 shares and converted options into 260,618 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Peck William Bradley covered exercise/tax liability with 5,707 shares and converted options into 15,830 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Marinof Alexis covered exercise/tax liability with 15,544 shares and converted options into 33,072 shares (SEC Form 4)