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Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund - Class A: (MF: FRSTX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Nov 12, 2026 06:24 PM ET

$7.98 USD

-0.05 (-0.62%)

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2-Buy of 5   2      

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Latest Performance as of Oct 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD -0.79 70
3 months -0.37 71
6 months -1.01 72
1 Year -0.31 68
3 Year 5.51 54
5 Year 1.25 54
10 Year 2.22 47

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 67.12
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -10.84
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 118.32

Load Adjusted Returns as of Oct 31, 2026

1 Year -5.34
5 Year 0.03
10 Year 1.67
Since Inception 5.24

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -0.04 0.96 -3.74 NA
2025 2.14 1.64 2.11 1.09
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

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return -0.787.183.278.41-10.722.123.488.16-1.874.507.97
% Total Return Rel to Index -0.25-0.192.012.882.293.67-4.02-0.56-1.890.955.31
% Total Return Rel to Peer -1.540.16-0.592.02-1.191.45-2.450.18-0.730.492.83
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.003.003.002.003.002.004.003.004.002.001.00
% Dividends 0.280.370.380.370.350.330.370.420.390.220.23
% Yield 4.154.324.554.094.203.483.784.294.152.162.38
Capital Gains ($) 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.710.850.910.890.840.860.860.840.850.820.84

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%