Franklin Rising Dividends Fund (FRDPX)
The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies that have paid consistently rising dividends. It invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily common stock. The fund may invest in companies of any size, across the entire market spectrum. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.
Fund Info
US3538251022
353825102
Jan 14, 1987
$1,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
FRDPX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Franklin Rising Dividends Fund (FRDPX) returned -1.00% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.59% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FRDPX returned 6.42% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.
FRDPX
-1.00%
3.28%
-13.31%
-4.59%
7.97%
6.42%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FRDPX, 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 | 3.40% | -0.71% | -4.03% | -1.37% | 1.87% | -1.00% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.87% | 3.47% | 2.97% | -4.43% | 2.34% | 0.54% | 2.45% | 3.29% | 1.66% | -1.93% | 4.48% | -12.91% | 1.45% |
| 2023 | 2.29% | -1.66% | 3.02% | 1.79% | -3.28% | 6.33% | 1.00% | -2.10% | -4.36% | -1.42% | 7.19% | -0.22% | 8.17% |
| 2022 | -6.05% | -3.15% | 3.45% | -5.24% | -0.44% | -7.23% | 7.91% | -3.53% | -7.79% | 9.14% | 7.38% | -7.24% | -14.04% |
| 2021 | -2.33% | 1.35% | 5.15% | 5.20% | 1.70% | 1.17% | 4.08% | 1.57% | -4.85% | 7.95% | -1.95% | 1.43% | 21.66% |
| 2020 | -0.53% | -8.13% | -12.93% | 11.75% | 6.04% | 1.01% | 6.11% | 5.54% | -2.18% | -3.02% | 11.96% | 2.66% | 16.29% |
| 2019 | 6.87% | 5.40% | 2.09% | 2.92% | -5.42% | 7.87% | 1.47% | -0.86% | 1.45% | -0.78% | 3.58% | 0.48% | 27.25% |
| 2018 | 4.40% | -5.14% | -1.68% | 0.57% | 2.04% | 0.64% | 4.50% | 1.70% | 1.51% | -6.76% | 3.36% | -12.49% | -8.51% |
| 2017 | 0.86% | 3.47% | 0.26% | 1.68% | 1.58% | -0.51% | 1.45% | -0.19% | 3.56% | 2.71% | 3.08% | -1.48% | 17.57% |
| 2016 | -2.24% | 0.43% | 6.63% | 1.24% | 1.21% | 1.63% | 3.48% | 0.32% | -0.35% | -2.61% | 3.64% | -1.57% | 12.04% |
| 2015 | -4.17% | 5.69% | -1.17% | 0.33% | 1.40% | -2.09% | 0.27% | -6.25% | -2.90% | 8.53% | 0.00% | -6.00% | -7.15% |
| 2014 | -4.21% | 4.85% | 0.85% | 0.33% | 1.36% | 1.60% | -2.63% | 3.42% | -1.93% | 2.78% | 2.90% | -0.55% | 8.68% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FRDPX is 10, meaning it’s performing worse than 90% 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 Rising Dividends Fund (FRDPX) 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 Rising Dividends Fund provided a 0.82% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.72 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.72 | $0.75 | $0.88 | $0.77 | $0.54 | $0.66 | $0.72 | $0.72 | $0.68 | $0.86 | $0.62 | $0.60 |
Dividend yield | 0.82% | 0.85% | 0.99% | 0.93% | 0.56% | 0.82% | 1.03% | 1.29% | 1.11% | 1.63% | 1.30% | 1.15% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Rising Dividends 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 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.19 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.75 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.88 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.77 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.54 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.66 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.72 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.72 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.68 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.86 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.62 |
| 2014 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.60 |
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 Rising Dividends 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 Rising Dividends Fund was 52.49%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 734 trading sessions.
The current Franklin Rising Dividends Fund drawdown is 13.78%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -52.49% | Jul 16, 2007 | 416 | Mar 9, 2009 | 734 | Feb 3, 2012 | 1150 |
| -35.31% | Oct 8, 1997 | 613 | Mar 14, 2000 | 494 | Mar 6, 2002 | 1107 |
| -34.89% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 99 | Aug 12, 2020 | 122 |
| -24.18% | May 20, 2002 | 100 | Oct 9, 2002 | 249 | Oct 6, 2003 | 349 |
| -23.08% | Nov 17, 2021 | 219 | Sep 30, 2022 | 475 | Aug 27, 2024 | 694 |
Volatility
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