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BEN vs NIE

Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BEN and NIE operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BEN is the larger of the two at $16.31B, about 22.3x NIE ($732.9M).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 43.5% and NIE is up 11.9% - BEN leads by 31.6 points.
  • BEN has been more active in the news (10 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for NIE).
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for NIE).
PerformanceBEN+43.55%NIE+11.90%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricBENNIE
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund
Price
$31.38+0.18%
$26.42+0.04%
Market cap
$16.31B
$732.9M
1M return
+2.78%
-0.04%
1Y return
+43.55%
+11.90%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2007
News (4w)
10
2
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.

NIE

Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund

AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. The fund also invests in income producing convertible securities. It employs fundamental analysis focusing on factors like above-average earnings growth, high return on invested capital, a healthy or improving balance sheet, strong competitive advantages, and development of new technologies to make its investments. The fund was formerly known as AGIC Equity & Convertible Income Fund. AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund was formed on Feb 27, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.

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