$1,000 in Franklin Templeton, Inc. in 2017 → $782 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Franklin Templeton, Inc. (BEN) on January 1, 2017, buying at the December 2016 month-end close of $39.59, and held to the latest close on 2026-10-16, you'd have $782. That's a -21.8% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $811 in BEN and $3,999 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in BEN in 2017 worth today?
$782 at the latest close (2026-10-16), a price return of -21.8%.
Did $1,000 in BEN in 2017 beat the market?
No. From the December 2016 month-end through September 2026, BEN trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 79.7%: the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) turned the same $1,000 into $3,999, and BEN (price only) turned it into $811.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
It is a month's last price on IEX: the last regular-session trade on the month's final trading day. Here the buy is the December 2016 close, the price entering 2017, and the position is valued at the latest close (2026-10-16).
Is the 2017–2026 return in BEN typical?
No single year is typical. BEN's best calendar year since 2016 was 2021, at +33.9%, and its worst was 2024, at -31.9%.
Methodology
The figures use BEN's price data from January 2017 through 2026-10-16.
The entry price is the December 2016 month-end close and the exit is the latest close, both from IEX Historical Data. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. The market comparison uses the TSP C Fund's monthly returns, published at tsp.gov.
Buying at a month-end close misses the highs and lows inside the month, and the figures ignore taxes and fees. To try another amount, month or monthly contribution, use the BEN calculator, which also shows the best and worst entry points in your window.
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Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.