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Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund - Class A: (MF: FRSTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 24, 2025 05:55 PM ET
$8.43 USD
+0.02 (0.24%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.33 | 42 |
| 3 months | 2.22 | 33 |
| 6 months | 5.03 | 33 |
| 1 Year | 5.53 | 63 |
| 3 Year | 6.23 | 33 |
| 5 Year | 2.13 | 44 |
| 10 Year | 2.93 | 35 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 67.12 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -10.85 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 118.69 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 0.04 |
| 5 Year | 1.63 |
| 10 Year | 2.52 |
| Since Inception | 5.47 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.14 | 1.64 | 2.11 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 4.20 | -2.09 |
| 2023 | 3.42 | 0.04 | -0.93 | 5.76 |
| 2022 | -5.14 | -6.61 | -2.22 | 3.08 |
| 2021 | -0.73 | 2.45 | 0.55 | -0.13 |
| 2020 | -9.58 | 7.39 | 2.51 | 3.96 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 7.32 | 3.27 | 8.41 | -10.72 | 2.12 | 3.48 | 8.16 | -1.87 | 4.50 | 7.97 | -4.26 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.21 | 2.01 | 2.88 | 2.29 | 3.67 | -4.02 | -0.56 | -1.89 | 0.95 | 5.31 | -4.83 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.40 | -0.59 | 2.02 | -1.19 | 1.45 | -2.45 | 0.18 | -0.73 | 0.49 | 2.83 | -2.27 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.43 |
| % Yield | 3.96 | 4.55 | 4.48 | 4.20 | 3.48 | 3.78 | 4.29 | 4.15 | 2.16 | 2.38 | 4.62 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.85 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%