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BEN vs FSD
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and First Trust High Income Long Short Fund (FSD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BEN and FSD operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BEN is the larger of the two at $16.28B, about 33.8x FSD ($481.3M).
- BEN has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while FSD has been quiet.
- BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for FSD).
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.
First Trust High Income Long Short Fund
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund is a closed-ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors, L.P. It is co-managed by MacKay Shields LLC. The fund invests in fixed-income markets across the globe. It primarily invests in high-yield corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities that are rated below-investment grade, including corporate bonds, debentures, notes, and commercial papers. The fund employs fundamental analysis and a long/short strategy, with a focus on such factors as type, size, and cost of a security, financial statements of the issuer, credit quality and cash flow of the issuer, and evaluation of the forces which influence the market to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index. First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund was formed on June 18, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BEN
- Franklin Resources Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Franklin Templeton Launches YCLO, an Actively Managed Investment Grade CLO ETF
- Fiduciary Trust International Welcomes Harrison Laing as New York-Based Wealth Director
- Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management
- Amendment: SEC Form 40-6B/A filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- Franklin Templeton and MoonPay Partner to Expand Institutional Access to Tokenized Money Market Funds
- Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions
- Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
- Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Final Valuations for Terminated ETF Series
- Clarion Partners Executes $1 Billion in Strategic Healthcare Real Estate Transactions Across Multiple High-Growth Markets
Latest FSD
- Amendment: SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by First Trust High Income Long Short Fund
- First Trust High Income Long Short Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) and First Trust High Income Long/short Fund (FSD) Announce Closing of Reorganization
- SEC Form 25-NSE filed by First Trust High Income Long Short Fund
- abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Announces Closing Date for Acquisition of Assets From First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund and Announces Distribution Payment Details
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by First Trust High Income Long Short Fund
- First Trust Announces Timing of Reorganization of First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund
- SEC Form NPORT-P filed by First Trust High Income Long Short Fund
- First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.105 Per Share for July
- abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Announces Update and Tentative Closing Date for Acquisition of Assets From First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund