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BEN vs GF

Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and New Germany Fund Inc. (GF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BEN and GF operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BEN is the larger of the two at $16.52B, about 79.9x GF ($206.7M).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 44.1% and GF is down 3.8% - BEN leads by 47.9 points.
  • BEN has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for GF).
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for GF).
PerformanceBEN+44.10%GF-3.76%
2025-06-10+0.00%2026-06-10
MetricBENGF
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
New Germany Fund Inc.
Price
$31.52-0.85%
$11.53-3.92%
Market cap
$16.52B
$206.7M
1M return
-0.19%
-2.86%
1Y return
+44.10%
-3.76%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1990
News (4w)
11
9
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.

GF

New Germany Fund Inc.

The New Germany Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The fund is managed by Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH. It invests in the public equity markets of Germany. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in stocks of small and mid cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Midcap Market Performance Index. The New Germany Fund Inc. was formed on January 16, 1990 and is domiciled in Germany.

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