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Franklin Total Return Fund Class A: (MF: FKBAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$8.42 USD
-0.02 (-0.24%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 6.96 | 50 |
| 3 months | 0.96 | 61 |
| 6 months | 3.07 | 43 |
| 1 Year | 6.97 | 50 |
| 3 Year | 4.87 | 71 |
| 5 Year | -0.54 | 85 |
| 10 Year | 1.72 | 86 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 29.06 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -7.22 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 74.50 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.10 |
| 5 Year | -1.26 |
| 10 Year | 1.34 |
| Since Inception | 3.49 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.08 | 1.65 | 2.08 | 0.96 |
| 2024 | -0.37 | 0.17 | 5.28 | -2.90 |
| 2023 | 3.48 | -0.79 | -3.26 | 6.44 |
| 2022 | -6.34 | -6.90 | -4.30 | 1.92 |
| 2021 | -3.26 | 2.51 | 0.20 | -0.14 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 6.96 | 2.01 | 5.71 | -14.95 | -0.76 | 6.90 | 9.08 | -1.81 | 3.53 | 2.80 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.41 | 0.74 | 0.18 | -1.93 | 0.77 | -0.59 | 0.35 | -1.83 | -0.01 | 0.14 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.05 | -1.86 | -0.68 | -5.42 | -1.43 | 0.97 | 1.10 | -0.67 | -0.47 | -2.33 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.16 |
| % Yield | 4.02 | 3.69 | 4.00 | 3.24 | 2.13 | 2.62 | 3.44 | 2.69 | 2.04 | 1.67 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.85 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%