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Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund - Advisor Class: (MF: FKSAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$8.43 USD
-0.01 (-0.12%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.44 | 32 |
| 3 months | 1.03 | 50 |
| 6 months | 3.24 | 33 |
| 1 Year | 7.44 | 32 |
| 3 Year | 6.48 | 31 |
| 5 Year | 2.07 | 44 |
| 10 Year | 3.34 | 30 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 69.97 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -10.65 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 127.94 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.44 |
| 5 Year | 2.06 |
| 10 Year | 3.34 |
| Since Inception | 5.94 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.20 | 1.83 | 2.17 | 1.03 |
| 2024 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 4.39 | -2.14 |
| 2023 | 3.35 | 0.10 | -0.87 | 5.82 |
| 2022 | -5.08 | -6.54 | -2.16 | 3.27 |
| 2021 | -0.67 | 2.51 | 0.61 | -0.07 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 7.44 | 3.53 | 8.53 | -10.37 | 2.37 | 3.62 | 8.53 | -1.63 | 4.76 | 8.23 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.06 | 2.27 | 3.00 | 2.64 | 3.92 | -3.87 | -0.19 | -1.64 | 1.21 | 5.57 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.42 | -0.33 | 2.13 | -0.85 | 1.70 | -2.30 | 0.55 | -0.49 | 0.75 | 3.09 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.26 |
| % Yield | 4.47 | 4.71 | 4.63 | 4.36 | 3.65 | 3.93 | 4.44 | 4.31 | 2.36 | 2.56 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.59 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%