RGLD vs BEN Comparison

Royal Gold Inc enquires and manages precious metal royalties and streams, with a focus on gold. The company operates by purchasing a percentage of the metal produced from a mineral property for an initial payment, without assuming responsibility of mining operations. Similarly, precious metal streams are purchase agreements with mine operators providing the right to purchase all or a portion of one or more metals produced from a mine, in exchange for an upfront deposit payment. Generally Royal Gold does not conduct any work on the properties in which it holds royalty and streaming assets. The company owns a portfolio of producing, development, evaluation, and exploration royalties and streams, and the majority of group revenue is generated from Canada, Mexico, Chile, and the United States.

Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of October 2024, Franklin had $1.631 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (38%), fixed-income (32%), multi-asset/balanced (11%) funds, alternatives (15%) and money market funds (4%). Distribution tends to be weighted equally between retail investors (53% of AUM) and institutional accounts (45%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the us-based asset managers we cover, with 30% of its assets under management invested in global/international strategies and just as much sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.