Franklin Income Fund Class A1 (FKINX)

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Franklin Income Fund Class A1 (FKINX) is up 4.8% since the beginning of the year. FKINX is currently trading at $3 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FKINX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,376.

Franklin Income Fund Class A1 (FKINX) has returned 4.75% so far this year and 13.37% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FKINX has returned 7.39% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1986, FKINX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.67%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.7 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Feb 1991 with a return of +10.5%, while the worst month was Sep 2008 at -13.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, FKINX closed higher 32% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 23, 1990 with a return of +6.6%, while the worst single day was Apr 24, 1990 at -6.7%.

Franklin Income Fund Class A1 has an annualized alpha of 4.80%, beta of 0.32, and R2 of 0.43 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 1986.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (51.29%) than losses (45.26%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.32 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.43 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.43 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

FKINX has an expense ratio of 0.62%, placing it in the medium range.

FKINX ranks 84 for risk / return — in the top 84% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

Franklin Income Fund Class A1 provided a 5.55% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.14 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Income Fund Class A1. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Franklin Income Fund Class A1. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Franklin Income Fund Class A1 was 43.18%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 420 trading sessions.

The current Franklin Income Fund Class A1 drawdown is 0.78%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.