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Franklin Utilities Fund Class C: (MF: FRUSX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of May 9, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$23.39 USD
+0.01 (0.04%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Mar 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 4.08 | 56 |
| 3 months | 4.08 | 56 |
| 6 months | 1.85 | 24 |
| 1 Year | 25.87 | 16 |
| 3 Year | 6.32 | 29 |
| 5 Year | 11.26 | 31 |
| 10 Year | 8.75 | 21 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 140.16 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -35.20 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 423.14 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Mar 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 24.61 |
| 5 Year | 11.26 |
| 10 Year | 8.76 |
| Since Inception | 8.68 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.08 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 5.01 | 4.62 | 18.11 | -2.14 |
| 2023 | -1.79 | -2.27 | -8.65 | 8.02 |
| 2022 | 5.33 | -5.45 | -6.38 | 8.47 |
| 2021 | 3.14 | 0.06 | 0.93 | 12.74 |
| 2020 | -14.88 | 3.18 | 3.43 | 7.44 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 4.08 | 26.98 | -5.29 | 1.13 | 17.44 | -2.39 | 26.18 | 2.21 | 10.02 | 17.12 | -7.84 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 8.35 | 1.96 | -31.54 | 19.34 | -11.23 | -20.79 | -5.30 | 6.60 | -11.76 | 5.19 | -9.23 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.20 | 8.22 | -4.77 | 5.67 | 1.80 | -4.66 | 2.15 | 3.66 | -3.68 | 5.74 | -0.81 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.09 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.41 |
| % Yield | 0.38 | 1.93 | 2.23 | 1.72 | 1.67 | 2.00 | 1.83 | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.54 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 1.47 | 0.74 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 1.41 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 0.52 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.23 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%