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Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund (FBDIX) belongs to the Health & Biotech Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FBDIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FBDIX

FBDIX charges 1.06% annually. There are 33 mutual funds in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.10%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FBDIX

FBDIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 82. No mutual funds in the Health & Biotech Equities category have higher risk-adjusted ranks; the top alternatives shown here go as high as 66.


Top Performing FBDIX Alternatives (YTD)

FBDIX is at 0.59% YTD. There are 4 mutual funds in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 6.98%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FBDIX

FBDIX has 23.10% 1-year volatility. There are 45 mutual funds in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 13.09%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FBDIX

FBDIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.18%. There are 9 mutual funds in the Health & Biotech Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.62%.


Other Mutual Funds from Franklin Templeton

The 10 most viewed Franklin Templeton mutual funds shown here include FKDNX, FKRCX, FKINX and span 6 categories.


Often Compared With FBDIX

Investors most often compare FBDIX with IBB, SCHD, QQQ. These 20 comparison targets span 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
56
-0.68%
7.94BFeb 2001FBDIX vs IBB
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFDividend
80
19.01%
94.95BOct 2011FBDIX vs SCHD
Invesco QQQ ETFNasdaq-100
73
21.30%
493.99BMar 1999FBDIX vs QQQ
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
70
10.91%
1.60TSep 2010FBDIX vs VOO
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
39
6.42%
61.08BDec 2009FBDIX vs SCHG
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETFTechnology Equities, Robotics
62
21.08%
2.11BSep 2014FBDIX vs ARKQ
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETFTechnology Equities, Cybersecurity
26
28.52%
13.68BJul 2015FBDIX vs CIBR
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund Class CHealth & Biotech Equities
2
-5.48%
Nov 1997FBDIX vs FHCCX
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
63
5.69%
FBDIX vs GILD
The Hartford Healthcare FundHealth & Biotech Equities
17
-4.89%
Apr 2000FBDIX vs HGHYX
Eventide Healthcare & Life Sciences FundHealth & Biotech Equities
56
-7.42%
Dec 2012FBDIX vs ETIHX
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences FundHealth & Biotech Equities
16
-5.20%
Dec 1995FBDIX vs PRHSX
Fidelity Advisor Biotechnology Fund Class CHealth & Biotech Equities
60
-1.15%
Dec 2000FBDIX vs FBTCX
Fidelity Select Medical Technology and Devices Por...Health & Biotech Equities
1
-17.61%
Apr 1998FBDIX vs FSMEX
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth FundLarge Cap Growth Equities
75
18.56%
Dec 1987FBDIX vs FBGRX
Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences FundHealth & Biotech Equities
3
-8.96%
Jul 1985FBDIX vs ETHSX
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund Class AHealth & Biotech Equities
11
-5.18%
Sep 1996FBDIX vs FACDX
Schwab Health Care Fund™Health & Biotech Equities
4
-5.57%
Jul 2000FBDIX vs SWHFX
Putnam Global Health Care FundHealth & Biotech Equities
13
-4.00%
Aug 2020FBDIX vs PGHAX
Alger Health Sciences FundHealth & Biotech Equities
26
-2.06%
Apr 2002FBDIX vs AHSAX

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