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Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund - Class C: (MF: FSGCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 16, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$8.42 USD
-0.02 (-0.24%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 6.73 | 56 |
| 3 months | 0.87 | 72 |
| 6 months | 3.02 | 46 |
| 1 Year | 6.74 | 56 |
| 3 Year | 5.82 | 41 |
| 5 Year | 1.41 | 54 |
| 10 Year | 2.67 | 45 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 64.14 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -11.43 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 103.63 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 5.67 |
| 5 Year | 1.40 |
| 10 Year | 2.67 |
| Since Inception | 4.27 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03 | 1.54 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 2024 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 4.09 | -2.19 |
| 2023 | 3.18 | -0.06 | -0.91 | 5.64 |
| 2022 | -5.13 | -6.81 | -2.21 | 2.96 |
| 2021 | -0.83 | 2.35 | 0.42 | -0.23 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 6.73 | 2.84 | 7.94 | -10.99 | 1.68 | 3.05 | 7.71 | -2.28 | 4.18 | 7.43 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.64 | 1.58 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 3.23 | -4.45 | -1.01 | -2.29 | 0.64 | 4.77 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.28 | -1.02 | 1.54 | -1.47 | 1.01 | -2.88 | -0.26 | -1.13 | 0.17 | 2.29 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| % Yield | 3.92 | 4.14 | 4.08 | 3.76 | 3.06 | 3.39 | 3.89 | 3.74 | 1.77 | 2.01 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.26 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.24 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%