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Insider Trading & Hedge Fund Data, and Investment Newsletter From Insider Monkey

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Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN): One of the Cheap Dividend Stocks Being Targeted by Short Sellers

Insider Trading & Hedge Fund Data, and Investment Newsletter From Insider Monkey
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Short sellers — investors who profit from falling stock prices — are seeing a surge in success in 2025 .

Short sellers gained $159 billion in paper profits over just six trading sessions as escalating trade tensions triggered a drop of more than 10% in the US stock market.

The most lucrative short position was against the SPY ETF , which tracks the S&P Index.

Franklin Resources, Inc. ( NYSE : BEN ) maintains a strong dividend track record, having raised its payout for 49 consecutive years .

Currently, it offers a quarterly dividend of $ 0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.85% .

Overall, BEN ranks 8th on our list of the dividend stocks targeted by short sellers.