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Franklin Total Return Fund - Class C: (MF: FCTLX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$8.34 USD
-0.02 (-0.24%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 6.47 | 63 |
| 3 months | 0.75 | 83 |
| 6 months | 2.76 | 61 |
| 1 Year | 6.47 | 63 |
| 3 Year | 4.42 | 85 |
| 5 Year | -0.94 | 93 |
| 10 Year | 1.32 | 95 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 26.56 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -7.82 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 61.43 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 5.40 |
| 5 Year | -0.93 |
| 10 Year | 1.32 |
| Since Inception | 2.88 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.00 | 1.56 | 1.99 | 0.75 |
| 2024 | -0.47 | 0.07 | 5.09 | -2.91 |
| 2023 | 3.40 | -1.01 | -3.39 | 6.39 |
| 2022 | -6.38 | -6.94 | -4.42 | 1.84 |
| 2021 | -3.38 | 2.43 | 0.11 | -0.24 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 6.47 | 1.62 | 5.21 | -15.20 | -1.16 | 6.48 | 8.70 | -2.18 | 3.15 | 2.39 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.90 | 0.35 | -0.31 | -2.18 | 0.37 | -1.02 | -0.02 | -2.20 | -0.39 | -0.25 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.54 | -2.24 | -1.18 | -5.68 | -1.83 | 0.54 | 0.72 | -1.04 | -0.85 | -2.73 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| % Yield | 3.62 | 3.28 | 3.60 | 2.82 | 1.74 | 2.28 | 3.02 | 2.32 | 1.76 | 1.46 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.25 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%