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Franklin Total Return Fund Advisor Class: (MF: FBDAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$8.47 USD
-0.02 (-0.24%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.18 | 41 |
| 3 months | 1.02 | 52 |
| 6 months | 3.18 | 36 |
| 1 Year | 7.19 | 41 |
| 3 Year | 5.10 | 64 |
| 5 Year | -0.31 | 79 |
| 10 Year | 1.96 | 78 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 30.65 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -7.00 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 79.70 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.18 |
| 5 Year | -0.30 |
| 10 Year | 1.96 |
| Since Inception | 3.84 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.13 | 1.70 | 2.13 | 1.02 |
| 2024 | -0.43 | 0.23 | 5.31 | -2.83 |
| 2023 | 3.52 | -0.72 | -3.18 | 6.59 |
| 2022 | -6.25 | -6.81 | -4.21 | 1.97 |
| 2021 | -3.18 | 2.56 | 0.27 | -0.18 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 7.18 | 2.12 | 6.06 | -14.66 | -0.61 | 7.09 | 9.42 | -1.57 | 3.70 | 3.13 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.19 | 0.86 | 0.53 | -1.64 | 0.93 | -0.41 | 0.69 | -1.59 | 0.15 | 0.47 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.16 | -1.74 | -0.33 | -5.14 | -1.28 | 1.15 | 1.44 | -0.43 | -0.30 | -2.00 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
| % Yield | 4.14 | 3.83 | 4.13 | 3.40 | 2.32 | 2.75 | 3.59 | 2.85 | 2.16 | 1.74 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%