401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Franklin Resources, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,135
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$461,677
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Franklin Resources, Inc. · California · Finance & Insurance

$1.9B in assets, 4,135 participants

Franklin Resources, Inc.'s Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 4,135 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #9,142 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in California

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 4,135 participants in California, 6.6x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#9,142
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-16.6%
assets change YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $379M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,909,034,634 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,135 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 132670991 · Franklin Resources, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan · $1.9B · 4,135 · 99th

  • EOY $1.9B
  • EOY 4,135
  • EOY 99th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #9142

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$379M
Employer EIN132670991
Plan Effective Date1981-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Franklin Resources, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Franklin Resources, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.8B 46.50058449384842% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.91B $2.8B ▲ +46.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,135 $1.9B
2023 1 3,755 $2.2B
2024 1 4,661 $2.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.909034634 · Participants: 4135Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan in NJ ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust in AR (4,135 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,135 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.6% during 2022, from $2.3B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$379M.
How have Franklin Resources, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Franklin Resources, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.5%, from $1.9B to $2.8B.
Where does Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Thrift & Tax Deferred Savings Plan in NJ ($1.9B, 4,070 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust in AR (4,135 participants, $9M in assets).