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Franklin Utilities Fund Class A1: (MF: FKUTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:42 PM ET
$24.53 USD
-0.02 (-0.08%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 15.13 | 49 |
| 3 months | -1.13 | 55 |
| 6 months | 6.34 | 45 |
| 1 Year | 15.13 | 49 |
| 3 Year | 11.82 | 13 |
| 5 Year | 10.90 | 10 |
| 10 Year | 10.80 | 12 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 146.16 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -34.79 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 547.38 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 10.96 |
| 5 Year | 10.08 |
| 10 Year | 10.39 |
| Since Inception | 9.48 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.22 | 3.86 | 7.56 | -1.13 |
| 2024 | 5.15 | 4.71 | 18.27 | -2.00 |
| 2023 | -1.70 | -2.13 | -8.52 | 8.15 |
| 2022 | 5.47 | -5.33 | -6.22 | 8.60 |
| 2021 | 3.25 | 0.18 | 1.05 | 12.85 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 15.13 | 27.61 | -4.83 | 1.68 | 17.97 | -1.93 | 26.82 | 2.71 | 10.56 | 17.77 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -3.08 | 2.59 | -31.08 | 19.88 | -10.70 | -20.33 | -4.66 | 7.10 | -11.22 | 5.83 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.08 | 8.85 | -4.31 | 6.21 | 2.33 | -4.20 | 2.80 | 4.17 | -3.14 | 6.38 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| % Yield | 2.14 | 2.33 | 2.70 | 2.17 | 2.09 | 2.45 | 2.26 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 2.59 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 1.39 | 1.47 | 0.74 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 1.41 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%