BEN
Franklin Resources IncCompany with tickers: BEN
Market Cap
$16.87B
Shares Outstanding
519,637,162
CIK
38777
CUSIP
354613101
13F Activity (30d)
29 filings
6 filers
Website
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Investor Relations
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Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 4.1% of shares — P67
Days to cover 5.0 — P72
Short-volume trend +4.2% — P65
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-15). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 21,368,532 | 18,762,949 | +2,605,583 | 4.99 |
| 2026-05-29 | 18,762,949 | 20,321,651 | -1,558,702 | 5.02 |
| 2026-05-15 | 20,321,651 | 22,178,251 | -1,856,600 | 4.35 |
| 2026-04-30 | 22,178,251 | 24,672,150 | -2,493,899 | 3.49 |
| 2026-04-15 | 24,672,150 | 26,653,759 | -1,981,609 | 5.52 |
| 2026-03-31 | 26,653,759 | 22,494,299 | +4,159,460 | 4.93 |
| 2026-03-13 | 22,494,299 | 22,292,549 | +201,750 | 4.15 |
| 2026-02-27 | 22,292,549 | 25,489,737 | -3,197,188 | 4.46 |
| 2026-02-13 | 25,489,737 | 23,974,952 | +1,514,785 | 4.12 |
| 2026-01-30 | 23,974,952 | 23,793,724 | +181,228 | 3.41 |
| 2026-01-15 | 23,793,724 | 26,208,756 | -2,415,032 | 5.43 |
| 2025-12-31 | 26,208,756 | 25,311,083 | +897,673 | 7.00 |
| 2025-12-15 | 25,311,083 | 25,348,587 | -37,504 | 7.38 |
| 2025-11-28 | 25,348,587 | 24,376,338 | +972,249 | 5.12 |
| 2025-11-14 | 24,376,338 | 23,572,711 | +803,627 | 4.93 |
| 2025-10-31 | 23,572,711 | 21,435,008 | +2,137,703 | 6.87 |
| 2025-10-15 | 21,435,008 | 20,082,538 | +1,352,470 | 3.74 |
| 2025-09-30 | 20,082,538 | 15,333,632 | +4,748,906 | 5.04 |
| 2025-09-15 | 15,333,632 | 17,726,890 | -2,393,258 | 3.93 |
| 2025-08-29 | 17,726,890 | 17,364,756 | +362,134 | 5.78 |
| 2025-08-15 | 17,364,756 | 20,310,197 | -2,945,441 | 4.28 |
| 2025-07-31 | 20,310,197 | 18,851,490 | +1,458,707 | 4.84 |
| 2025-07-15 | 18,851,490 | 20,712,374 | -1,860,884 | 5.27 |
| 2025-06-30 | 20,712,374 | 21,776,671 | -1,064,297 | 4.67 |
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