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Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund Class A: (MF: FLDAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 20, 2025 05:56 PM ET
$9.03 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.21 | 85 |
| 3 months | 1.23 | 88 |
| 6 months | 2.70 | 84 |
| 1 Year | 4.29 | 48 |
| 3 Year | 5.22 | 64 |
| 5 Year | 2.51 | 40 |
| 10 Year | 2.15 | 61 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 3.18 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 47.90 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 2.00 |
| 5 Year | 2.05 |
| 10 Year | 1.93 |
| Since Inception | 2.50 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.23 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.68 | 1.06 | 2.88 | 0.07 |
| 2023 | 1.71 | -0.01 | 0.90 | 2.69 |
| 2022 | -2.63 | -2.07 | -0.90 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 0.30 | 0.68 | 0.24 | -0.32 |
| 2020 | -6.45 | 6.08 | 1.58 | 1.95 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 4.21 | 4.77 | 5.38 | -4.36 | 0.90 | 2.78 | 4.47 | 0.59 | 1.21 | 2.67 | -1.02 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.92 | 3.50 | -0.14 | 8.65 | 2.44 | -4.71 | -4.25 | 0.57 | -2.32 | 0.01 | -1.59 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.61 | 0.89 | -1.00 | 5.16 | 0.23 | -3.14 | -3.50 | 1.73 | -2.79 | -2.46 | 0.96 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| % Yield | 3.15 | 4.22 | 4.19 | 3.31 | 2.33 | 2.64 | 3.37 | 2.94 | 1.79 | 1.67 | 1.59 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%