Back to top
more

Franklin Utilities Fund Class A1: (MF: FKUTX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 25, 2026 05:40 PM ET

$22.66 USD

+0.08 (0.35%)

Zacks MF Rank

This is our Mutual Fund rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for Mutual Fund's over the next 6 months:

Zacks Rank Definition
1 Strong Buy
2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

Zacks Mutual Fund Rank FAQ - Learn more about the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank
Zacks Mutual Fund Rank Home - All Zacks Rank resources in one place
Zacks Premium - The only way to get access to the Zacks Rank

1-Strong Buy of 5 1        

View All Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1's

Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 1.88 37
3 months -4.74 44
6 months -9.78 45
1 Year 4.90 57
3 Year 15.35 10
5 Year 9.02 10
10 Year 9.32 8

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 146.16
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -34.79
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 559.53

Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2026

1 Year 12.61
5 Year 11.41
10 Year 9.11
Since Inception 9.55

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 9.85 0.01 NA NA
2025 4.22 3.86 7.56 -1.13
2024 5.15 4.71 18.27 -2.00
2023 -1.70 -2.13 -8.52 8.15
2022 5.47 -5.33 -6.22 8.60
2021 3.25 0.18 1.05 12.85

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 1.8715.1327.61-4.831.6817.97-1.9326.822.7110.5617.77
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.23-3.082.59-31.0819.88-10.70-20.33-4.667.10-11.225.83
% Total Return Rel to Peer 1.78-0.088.85-4.316.212.33-4.202.804.17-3.146.38
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 2.003.002.004.001.002.004.002.002.004.001.00
% Dividends 0.240.560.580.500.490.490.530.520.510.530.47
% Yield 0.912.142.262.622.172.092.452.262.642.682.59
Capital Gains ($) 0.001.391.470.740.310.591.410.350.580.310.01
Expense Ratio 0.710.700.710.710.720.720.730.730.740.750.73

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%