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Franklin Equity Income Fund Class C: (MF: FRETX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 13, 2026 05:44 PM ET
$34.03 USD
+0.04 (0.12%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 16.07 | 29 |
| 3 months | 2.51 | 42 |
| 6 months | 9.79 | 9 |
| 1 Year | 16.08 | 29 |
| 3 Year | 13.55 | 24 |
| 5 Year | 10.96 | 33 |
| 10 Year | 10.24 | 37 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 69.23 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -50.82 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 606.81 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 16.07 |
| 5 Year | 10.96 |
| 10 Year | 10.24 |
| Since Inception | 7.34 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.23 | 5.48 | 7.09 | 2.51 |
| 2024 | 8.07 | 1.18 | 8.14 | -0.98 |
| 2023 | 0.20 | 3.09 | -3.12 | 7.62 |
| 2022 | -1.97 | -12.40 | -4.87 | 13.17 |
| 2021 | 6.77 | 5.97 | 1.12 | 8.62 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 16.07 | 17.11 | 7.70 | -7.55 | 24.29 | 4.80 | 24.51 | -5.34 | 15.04 | 10.92 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.14 | -7.91 | -18.54 | 10.65 | -4.39 | -13.60 | -6.97 | -0.94 | -6.75 | -1.01 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 2.61 | 5.46 | -1.67 | -0.57 | 3.29 | -0.35 | 2.52 | 1.67 | 0.93 | -0.43 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.41 |
| % Yield | 1.12 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.03 | 1.49 | 1.35 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.69 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.68 | 2.56 | 0.48 | 0.90 | 1.67 | 0.22 | 0.76 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 0.89 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 1.62 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%