Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (FMINX)
The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities whose interest is free from federal income taxes, including the federal alternative minimum tax. It only buys municipal securities rated, at the time of purchase, in one of the top four ratings categories by one or more U.S. nationally recognized rating services.
Fund Info
US3547234050
354723405
Apr 2, 1985
$1,000
Expense Ratio
FMINX has an expense ratio of 0.69%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (FMINX) returned -1.94% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.12% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FMINX returned 1.24% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
FMINX
-1.94%
0.08%
-2.92%
2.12%
0.94%
-0.60%
1.24%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FMINX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.37% | 1.23% | -2.06% | -0.82% | -0.64% | -1.94% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.54% | 0.17% | -0.10% | -1.54% | -0.26% | 2.08% | 0.71% | 0.99% | 1.21% | -1.68% | 1.96% | -1.51% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 3.04% | -2.78% | 2.26% | -0.23% | -1.19% | 0.98% | 0.14% | -1.65% | -3.62% | -1.56% | 7.46% | 3.17% | 5.64% |
| 2022 | -2.76% | -0.82% | -3.35% | -3.29% | 1.53% | -2.41% | 2.89% | -3.01% | -4.53% | -0.80% | 5.57% | 0.24% | -10.67% |
| 2021 | 0.23% | -1.80% | 0.57% | 0.79% | 0.31% | 0.17% | 0.78% | -0.45% | -0.86% | -0.09% | 0.80% | 0.18% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 1.64% | 1.36% | -2.45% | -1.73% | 3.61% | 0.34% | 1.36% | -0.52% | 0.02% | -0.31% | 1.36% | 0.48% | 5.14% |
| 2019 | 0.58% | 0.49% | 1.56% | 0.36% | 1.29% | 0.36% | 0.64% | 1.57% | -0.66% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.22% | 6.78% |
| 2018 | -1.22% | -0.50% | 0.50% | -0.58% | 1.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% | -0.58% | -0.76% | 1.10% | 1.26% | 0.36% |
| 2017 | 0.42% | 0.49% | 0.08% | 0.65% | 1.22% | -0.32% | 0.49% | 0.48% | -0.49% | 0.32% | -0.41% | 0.97% | 3.95% |
| 2016 | 0.98% | 0.10% | 0.18% | 0.49% | 0.18% | 1.27% | 0.01% | 0.01% | -0.39% | -0.62% | -2.79% | 0.92% | 0.27% |
| 2015 | 1.60% | -1.07% | 0.34% | -0.45% | -0.21% | -0.13% | 0.51% | 0.26% | 0.58% | 0.18% | 0.10% | 0.42% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.85% | 0.93% | 0.19% | 1.08% | 1.25% | 0.03% | 0.12% | 1.17% | -0.06% | 0.67% | 0.11% | 0.58% | 8.19% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FMINX is 22, meaning it’s performing worse than 78% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (FMINX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund provided a 3.20% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.35 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.32 | $0.28 | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.34 | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.38 | $0.40 | $0.41 |
Dividend yield | 3.20% | 3.10% | 2.80% | 2.52% | 1.94% | 2.14% | 2.69% | 2.98% | 2.88% | 3.09% | 3.15% | 3.24% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.12 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.35 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.32 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.28 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| 2020 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.28 |
| 2019 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.34 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2016 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.38 |
| 2015 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.40 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.41 |
Drawdowns
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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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund. 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 Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund was 16.46%, occurring on Oct 25, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Franklin Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund drawdown is 6.55%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -16.46% | Aug 6, 2021 | 308 | Oct 25, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -16.35% | Mar 6, 1987 | 162 | Oct 19, 1987 | 82 | Feb 10, 1988 | 244 |
| -11.32% | Mar 10, 2020 | 9 | Mar 20, 2020 | 90 | Jul 29, 2020 | 99 |
| -11.08% | Sep 12, 2008 | 24 | Oct 15, 2008 | 61 | Jan 13, 2009 | 85 |
| -7.77% | May 3, 2013 | 87 | Sep 5, 2013 | 184 | May 30, 2014 | 271 |
Volatility
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