Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson is number 54 in the 311 Private Wealth Index, with disclosed holdings in listed companies worth about $3.0bn, mainly in Franklin Resources Inc. That is about 15,335 times the wealth of a typical US household. Charles Johnson is a 10% owner of Franklin Resources Inc. 311 Origin: heir. 311 Giving Score: 3 out of 5 (provisional). 311 Future Exposure: medium (38/100), driven by technology change in financial services (36/100), led by 5G, Artificial Narrow Intelligence, Biometric Sensors; 100% of disclosed wealth in one company.
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Disclosed holdings
| Company | Value | Latest filing | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Resources Inc. | $3.0bn | 29 December 2025 | 94,168,072 at $31.38 (closing price, 15 October 2026) |
311 Future Exposure: Medium
Score 38 out of 100: technology 36/100 and trends 40/100. What drives it:
- Technology change in financial services (36/100), led by 5G, Artificial Narrow Intelligence, Biometric Sensors
- 100% of disclosed wealth in one company
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Giving
Charles Johnson is an officer or trustee of C and A Johnson Family Foundation. In its latest tax filings (Form 990-PF, 2023) it reported grants of $5.7m and assets worth $137m, together 4.81% of the disclosed wealth above. 311 Giving Score: 3 out of 5 (provisional).
How this figure is calculated
Shares reported in SEC insider filings (Forms 3, 4 and 5), at the latest holding each filing reports, valued at the latest price disclosed in those filings, or at the latest closing price where no recent trade price was filed. Share classes that convert one for one into listed shares are counted at the listed price. Holdings that the filings say belong to investment funds managed by the person, and unvested performance awards, are left out; shares reported jointly by several family members are counted once; where insider filings count the same shares more than once, the figure is capped at the holding in the company's latest proxy statement. Where a holding is not covered by US insider filings, the latest annual report (Form 20-F), proxy statement or ownership filing (Schedule 13D) is used instead, as linked in the table. Private companies, cash, property and holdings listed outside the United States are not included, so this is a minimum, not total wealth. The household comparison uses $192,700, the median US household wealth in the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances (2022, the latest published).
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Questions and answers
What is Charles Johnson's net worth?
Charles Johnson has disclosed holdings in listed companies worth about $3.0bn, according to the 311 Private Wealth Index. This is a minimum: private companies, cash and property are not included.
How much are Charles Johnson's disclosed holdings worth?
About $3.0bn in listed companies, ranking Charles Johnson number 54 in the 311 Private Wealth Index.
Where does Charles Johnson's wealth come from?
Mainly from holdings in Franklin Resources Inc. Charles Johnson is a 10% owner of Franklin Resources Inc.
Sources: SEC insider filings.
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