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FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0001562528
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
130
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about FBRT

Insiders, 180 days
+$291.6K net bought
1 buyer
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-06-11

Franklin BSP Realty Trust insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. insiders bought a net $291.6K of stock across 11 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-06-17 SECtraded 2026-06-15
3,697
$73.0K
-23.4%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys), the last on Feb 18, 2026.
  • +18.1% median (+14.4% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
  • The trade is 18.9% of the 19,597 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 130 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director ORTALE BUFORD H bought about $73.0K of FBRT on Jun 15, 2026; 130 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-06-17 SECtraded 2026-06-15
25,900
$218.6K
-23.4%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys), the last on Feb 18, 2026.
  • +18.1% median (+14.4% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
  • The trade is 89.6% of the 28,900 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 130 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director ORTALE BUFORD H bought about $218.6K of FBRT on Jun 15, 2026; 130 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President
BUY
2026-03-04 SECtraded 2026-03-03
27,000
$254.1K
-30.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 11.1% of the 243,081 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 130 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President Buffone Brian bought about $254.1K of FBRT on Mar 3, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 130 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-02-19 SECtraded 2026-02-18
2,000
$17.5K
-27.5%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys), the last on Feb 17, 2026.
  • +18.7% median (+15.8% mean) 90-day return after 6 previous buys.
  • The trade is 3.9% of the 51,851 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 130 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director ORTALE BUFORD H bought about $17.5K of FBRT on Feb 18, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 130 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-02-19 SECtraded 2026-02-17
2,000
$17.8K
-27.5%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys), the last on May 12, 2023.
  • +19.4% median (+17.9% mean) 90-day return after 5 previous buys.
  • The trade is 4.0% of the 49,851 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 130 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director ORTALE BUFORD H bought about $17.8K of FBRT on Feb 17, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2023; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 130 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
11 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$291.6K over 180 days
more than 82% of Real Estate
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
130 funds bought in last quarter
more than 51% of Real Estate
Revenue
+29.7% year over year
more than 89% of Real Estate
Margin
277.6% net margin
more than 93% of Real Estate
Buybacks
$55.8M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 71% of Real Estate
Short interest
7.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.7 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 78% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-36.5%12M
-40%-26%-12%+2%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-03 · Buffone Brian bought $254.1K2026-06-15 · ORTALE BUFORD H bought $218.6K2026-06-15 · ORTALE BUFORD H bought $73.0K2026-02-17 · ORTALE BUFORD H bought $17.8K2026-02-18 · ORTALE BUFORD H bought $17.5K2025-11-21 · McDonough Peter J sold $15.0K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns FBRT: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
13,002,861 sh
$105.8M
3,241,000 sh
$27.0M
1,850,367 sh
$15.1M

Congress trades in FBRT

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-06-11 · disclosed 63 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-06-09 · disclosed 65 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

FBRT planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

FBRT mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
The Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund
$3.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.7%
WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund
$1.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.1%
Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
$1.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.4%
Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF
$8.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.9%
VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF
$5.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
$7.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Richard J. Byrne
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$1.4M
$1.1M
$1.5M
-6%
-6%
2024
$1.6M
$1.6M
$1.3M
+4%
-19%
2023
$1.0M
$1.2M
$865.2K
+0%
-20%
2022
$1.2M
$1.1M
$846.8K
-14%
-30%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $291.6K bought by insiders over 180 days, 130 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

FBRT financials

Revenue growth
+29.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
277.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$305.4M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+21.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+4.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+1.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
14.32x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -55%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$270.1M$223.4M$268.7M$206.8M
Net income$84.1M$92.4M$144.5M$14.2M
EPS (diluted)0.640.821.42-0.38
Operating cash flow$291.9M$57.2M$197.4M$152.5M
Cash$167.3M$184.4M$337.6M$179.3M
Buybacks$14.4M$4.9M$12.5M$16.6M
Dividends paid$145.6M$144.9M$144.3M$139.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

FBRT Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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FBRT ranks highest on growth (89th percentile) and insider conviction (66th), and lowest on risk and compliance (34th), among Real Estate peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
53
Inputs
  • Return on equity+4.5% · 55 pct, sector of 230
  • Return on assets+1.1% · 51 pct, sector of 255
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Growth
89
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+29.7% · 89 pct, sector of 244
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
66
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$292K · 82 pct, sector of 156
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 51 pct, sector of 158
Institutional and government
51
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter130 · 51 pct, sector of 171
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
34
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.6% · 27 pct, sector of 258
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.8% · 41 pct, sector of 212
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

FBRT filings, in plain words

Are Franklin BSP Realty Trust insiders buying or selling FBRT?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Franklin BSP Realty Trust insiders were net buyers, a net $291.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

Have members of Congress traded FBRT?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-06-11.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Franklin BSP Realty Trust insiders were net buyers of FBRT, a net $291.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in FBRT, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-06-11. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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