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Franklin Federal Tax Free Income Fund Class C: (MF: FRFTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 12, 2026 05:40 PM ET
$10.81 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.83 | 74 |
| 3 months | 4.70 | 21 |
| 6 months | 5.37 | 17 |
| 1 Year | 1.32 | 76 |
| 3 Year | 3.89 | 50 |
| 5 Year | 0.31 | 89 |
| 10 Year | 1.52 | 78 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 21.14 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -2.91 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 66.24 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | -0.82 |
| 5 Year | 0.32 |
| 10 Year | 1.42 |
| Since Inception | 3.46 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.10 | -0.59 | 2.98 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.38 | 0.77 | 2.54 | -1.04 |
| 2023 | 2.83 | 0.27 | -4.34 | 7.94 |
| 2022 | -6.81 | -4.85 | -4.37 | 3.61 |
| 2021 | -0.52 | 2.26 | -0.63 | 0.85 |
| 2020 | -0.57 | 2.14 | 0.65 | 2.57 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.82 | 2.65 | 6.46 | -12.14 | 1.94 | 4.85 | 6.27 | 0.05 | 3.03 | 0.14 | 1.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.33 | 1.71 | 0.06 | -3.62 | 0.42 | -0.34 | -1.28 | -1.23 | -2.41 | -0.10 | -1.42 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.34 | -0.21 | 0.83 | -3.10 | -0.32 | 0.98 | -0.28 | -0.88 | -1.43 | 0.24 | 0.06 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 |
| % Yield | 2.83 | 2.99 | 3.08 | 2.62 | 2.03 | 2.08 | 2.67 | 3.11 | 3.14 | 3.19 | 3.13 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%