Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund (FRAAX)
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests predominantly in equity securities of companies demonstrating accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential as compared with the overall economy. It normally invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily to predominantly common stock. A portion to a significant amount of the fund's investments may be in smaller and midsize companies. The fund, from time to time, may have significant positions in particular sectors, such as information technology, healthcare and consumer discretionary.
Fund Info
US3547137295
Jun 23, 1999
$100,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
FRAAX has an expense ratio of 0.65%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund (FRAAX) returned -0.21% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.31% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FRAAX returned 4.67% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.
FRAAX
-0.21%
13.05%
-11.62%
2.31%
4.65%
4.67%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.19%
9.00%
-1.55%
12.31%
15.59%
10.78%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FRAAX, 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 | 3.99% | -4.47% | -8.99% | 2.22% | 7.97% | -0.21% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.87% | 8.56% | 1.59% | -5.20% | 4.30% | 6.13% | -2.24% | 3.36% | 2.81% | -1.37% | 6.46% | -11.21% | 15.31% |
| 2023 | 7.64% | -2.14% | 5.67% | 1.22% | 4.73% | 6.54% | 3.47% | -0.77% | -5.94% | -2.77% | 13.14% | -6.26% | 25.19% |
| 2022 | -12.28% | -4.42% | 3.11% | -13.70% | -5.16% | -7.52% | 12.62% | -4.80% | -10.53% | 3.59% | 3.75% | -10.22% | -39.44% |
| 2021 | -1.86% | 0.95% | -1.44% | 7.64% | -1.50% | 9.50% | 1.41% | 3.95% | -5.40% | 7.29% | -1.29% | -8.78% | 9.20% |
| 2020 | 4.29% | -5.68% | -11.38% | 16.36% | 9.17% | 4.97% | 7.86% | 7.10% | -2.79% | -2.92% | 10.26% | -1.09% | 38.17% |
| 2019 | 10.32% | 4.74% | 2.99% | 4.69% | -5.06% | 6.73% | 1.29% | -1.18% | -2.64% | 2.15% | 5.20% | -6.13% | 24.09% |
| 2018 | 8.19% | -1.02% | -1.42% | 0.83% | 4.93% | 0.69% | 1.19% | 5.72% | -0.24% | -10.36% | 1.20% | -18.63% | -11.41% |
| 2017 | 5.47% | 4.02% | 1.37% | 2.29% | 3.19% | -0.97% | 3.86% | 1.53% | -0.23% | 3.97% | 1.67% | -7.68% | 19.36% |
| 2016 | -8.30% | -2.49% | 5.81% | -0.19% | 2.45% | -2.61% | 5.51% | 0.29% | 0.97% | -2.91% | -0.87% | -1.51% | -4.57% |
| 2015 | 0.00% | 7.14% | -0.09% | -0.31% | 2.37% | -0.92% | 4.00% | -6.62% | -4.33% | 6.74% | 0.91% | -3.92% | 4.09% |
| 2014 | -0.91% | 5.58% | -4.73% | -2.89% | 3.14% | 3.89% | -2.53% | 5.60% | -2.39% | 2.79% | 2.63% | -3.62% | 5.95% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FRAAX is 25, meaning it’s performing worse than 75% 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 Growth Opportunities Fund (FRAAX) 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 Growth Opportunities Fund provided a 9.27% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.21 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $5.21 | $5.21 | $5.77 | $1.68 | $5.07 | $3.12 | $3.42 | $4.17 | $3.16 | $0.64 | $0.66 | $0.66 |
Dividend yield | 9.27% | 9.25% | 11.80% | 4.31% | 7.86% | 5.29% | 8.01% | 12.10% | 8.13% | 1.97% | 1.93% | 2.02% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Growth Opportunities 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.21 | $5.21 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.77 | $5.77 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.68 | $1.68 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.07 | $5.07 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.12 | $3.12 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.42 | $3.42 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.17 | $4.17 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.16 | $3.16 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.64 | $0.64 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.66 | $0.66 |
| 2014 | $0.66 | $0.66 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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 Growth Opportunities 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 Growth Opportunities Fund was 78.64%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 3108 trading sessions.
The current Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund drawdown is 24.89%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -78.64% | Mar 10, 2000 | 645 | Oct 9, 2002 | 3108 | Feb 23, 2015 | 3753 |
| -48.97% | Nov 17, 2021 | 285 | Jan 5, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -31.85% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 285 | Feb 12, 2020 | 365 |
| -31.55% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 49 | Jun 2, 2020 | 72 |
| -23.8% | Aug 6, 2015 | 128 | Feb 8, 2016 | 309 | May 1, 2017 | 437 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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