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Franklin High Yield Tax-free Income Fund Class A1: (MF: FRHIX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 17, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$8.86 USD
+0.02 (0.23%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -0.96 | 67 |
| 3 months | 0.63 | 71 |
| 6 months | -2.89 | 75 |
| 1 Year | -0.47 | 60 |
| 3 Year | 2.93 | 38 |
| 5 Year | 1.02 | 34 |
| 10 Year | 2.39 | 20 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 32.02 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -11.51 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 105.33 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2025
| 1 Year | -2.03 |
| 5 Year | 0.65 |
| 10 Year | 2.08 |
| Since Inception | 5.18 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.24 | -0.51 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 2.03 | 1.82 | 3.49 | -1.04 |
| 2023 | 2.23 | 0.71 | -4.27 | 7.98 |
| 2022 | -7.15 | -6.11 | -4.36 | 3.27 |
| 2021 | 0.63 | 3.35 | -0.36 | 1.20 |
| 2020 | -3.10 | 3.10 | 1.77 | 3.76 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -0.96 | 6.40 | 6.43 | -13.91 | 4.87 | 5.50 | 7.64 | 1.94 | 3.77 | 1.14 | 3.17 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.28 | 5.47 | 0.03 | -5.38 | 3.35 | 0.30 | 0.07 | 0.65 | -1.67 | 0.90 | -0.12 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.00 | 3.54 | 0.80 | -4.87 | 2.60 | 1.63 | 1.08 | 1.00 | -0.69 | 1.25 | 1.36 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 |
| % Yield | 3.08 | 4.34 | 4.49 | 4.17 | 3.47 | 3.37 | 4.19 | 4.29 | 4.27 | 4.25 | 4.11 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.65 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%