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Franklin Utilities Fund Advisor Class: (MF: FRUAX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 17, 2026 05:35 PM ET

$24.15 USD

+0.20 (0.84%)

Zacks MF Rank

This is our Mutual Fund rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for Mutual Fund's over the next 6 months:

Zacks Rank Definition
1 Strong Buy
2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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1-Strong Buy of 5 1        

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Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 1.93 36
3 months -4.76 47
6 months -9.74 44
1 Year 5.00 55
3 Year 15.52 7
5 Year 9.17 9
10 Year 9.48 4

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) 147.73
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -34.64
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 576.66

Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2026

1 Year 17.01
5 Year 12.40
10 Year 9.68
Since Inception 9.98

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 9.88 0.04 NA NA
2025 4.25 3.90 7.59 -1.07
2024 5.18 4.74 18.35 -1.98
2023 -1.65 -2.12 -8.50 8.22
2022 5.50 -5.29 -6.22 8.65
2021 3.31 0.22 1.07 12.92

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 1.9215.2927.81-4.681.8118.19-1.7626.952.9010.7617.96
% Total Return Rel to Index -3.16-2.922.79-30.9320.02-10.49-20.17-4.537.29-11.026.02
% Total Return Rel to Peer 1.860.079.05-4.166.352.55-4.042.924.35-2.946.57
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 2.002.001.004.001.001.004.002.002.004.001.00
% Dividends 0.250.590.610.530.520.520.560.550.540.550.50
% Yield 0.952.212.352.722.252.162.532.332.712.752.67
Capital Gains ($) 0.001.391.470.740.310.591.410.350.580.310.01
Expense Ratio 0.560.550.560.560.570.570.580.580.590.600.58

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