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Franklin Utilities Fund Advisor Class: (MF: FRUAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:42 PM ET
$24.84 USD
-0.03 (-0.12%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 15.29 | 42 |
| 3 months | -1.07 | 47 |
| 6 months | 6.43 | 37 |
| 1 Year | 15.30 | 42 |
| 3 Year | 11.99 | 11 |
| 5 Year | 11.07 | 7 |
| 10 Year | 10.98 | 8 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 147.73 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -34.64 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 563.86 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 15.29 |
| 5 Year | 11.06 |
| 10 Year | 10.97 |
| Since Inception | 9.91 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.25 | 3.90 | 7.59 | -1.07 |
| 2024 | 5.18 | 4.74 | 18.35 | -1.98 |
| 2023 | -1.65 | -2.12 | -8.50 | 8.22 |
| 2022 | 5.50 | -5.29 | -6.22 | 8.65 |
| 2021 | 3.31 | 0.22 | 1.07 | 12.92 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 15.29 | 27.81 | -4.68 | 1.81 | 18.19 | -1.76 | 26.95 | 2.90 | 10.76 | 17.96 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.92 | 2.79 | -30.93 | 20.02 | -10.49 | -20.17 | -4.53 | 7.29 | -11.02 | 6.02 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.07 | 9.05 | -4.16 | 6.35 | 2.55 | -4.04 | 2.92 | 4.35 | -2.94 | 6.57 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.50 |
| % Yield | 2.21 | 2.39 | 2.79 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.53 | 2.33 | 2.71 | 2.75 | 2.67 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 1.39 | 1.47 | 0.74 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 1.41 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 0.01 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%