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Franklin Utilities Fund Class C: (MF: FRUSX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 11, 2026 05:39 PM ET

$23.96 USD

-0.07 (-0.29%)

Zacks MF Rank

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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 Jul 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 6.57 47
3 months -4.92 52
6 months 3.85 50
1 Year 8.52 62
3 Year 14.27 19
5 Year 10.30 16
10 Year 8.74 18

* 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) 534.84

Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2026

1 Year 15.09
5 Year 11.67
10 Year 8.97
Since Inception 8.97

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 9.71 -0.12 NA NA
2025 4.08 3.72 7.45 -1.26
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

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 6.5614.5426.98-5.291.1317.44-2.3926.182.2110.0217.12
% Total Return Rel to Index -0.62-3.671.96-31.5419.34-11.23-20.79-5.306.60-11.765.19
% Total Return Rel to Peer 2.19-0.678.22-4.775.671.80-4.662.153.66-3.685.74
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 2.004.002.004.001.002.004.003.002.005.002.00
% Dividends 0.170.440.470.400.380.390.430.420.420.430.39
% Yield 0.661.701.932.051.721.672.001.832.192.232.15
Capital Gains ($) 0.001.391.470.740.310.591.410.350.580.310.01
Expense Ratio 1.211.201.211.211.221.221.231.231.241.251.23

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