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BEN vs GDV

Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BEN and GDV operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BEN is the larger of the two at $15.78B, about 6.0x GDV ($2.62B).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 42.0% and GDV is up 16.4% - BEN leads by 25.7 points.
  • BEN has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 10 for GDV).
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for GDV).
PerformanceBEN+42.02%GDV+16.36%
2025-06-03+0.00%2026-06-03
MetricBENGDV
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
Price
$30.37-2.41%
$29.02-0.62%
Market cap
$15.78B
$2.62B
1M return
+2.26%
-0.27%
1Y return
+42.02%
+16.36%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2003
News (4w)
11
10
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.

GDV

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

The Gabelli Dividend & Income 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 of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. The fund seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a combination of the S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite Index. Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust was formed on November 28, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

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