Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund (FREEX)
Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies operating in the real estate industry predominantly in the United States, including: companies qualifying under federal tax law as real estate investment trusts (REITs); and companies that derive at least half of their assets or revenues from the ownership, construction, management, operation, development or sale of commercial or residential real estate (such as real estate operating or service companies, homebuilders, lodging providers, and developers). It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US3546021045
354602104
Jan 3, 1994
$1,000
Expense Ratio
FREEX has a high expense ratio of 1.11%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund (FREEX) returned 2.60% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.66% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FREEX returned 4.83% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
FREEX
2.60%
1.80%
-5.80%
16.66%
-0.18%
6.31%
4.83%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FREEX, 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 | 0.91% | 4.08% | -2.07% | -1.00% | 0.77% | 2.60% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.76% | 1.76% | 0.93% | -8.47% | 5.31% | 1.82% | 6.85% | 5.70% | 3.13% | -3.03% | 3.60% | -7.68% | 3.72% |
| 2023 | 10.23% | -5.73% | -1.55% | 0.69% | -4.20% | 4.77% | 1.71% | -3.30% | -7.11% | -3.32% | 11.52% | 8.00% | 9.99% |
| 2022 | -7.68% | -4.04% | 6.91% | -2.97% | -6.16% | -7.34% | 8.66% | -6.04% | -12.69% | 2.78% | 6.68% | -4.89% | -25.71% |
| 2021 | -1.28% | 1.98% | 5.60% | 8.57% | 0.63% | 2.89% | 5.24% | 2.44% | -5.82% | 7.15% | -1.51% | 9.94% | 40.76% |
| 2020 | 1.74% | -7.04% | -16.34% | 7.47% | 2.45% | 2.16% | 4.82% | -0.27% | -2.49% | -3.31% | 7.19% | 2.79% | -3.34% |
| 2019 | 11.25% | 1.16% | 3.43% | -0.14% | 0.42% | 0.97% | 1.68% | 4.16% | 1.30% | 1.49% | -0.71% | -0.07% | 27.33% |
| 2018 | -3.76% | -7.42% | 3.90% | 1.03% | 3.31% | 3.52% | 0.38% | 3.04% | -3.04% | -3.05% | 4.67% | -8.23% | -6.58% |
| 2017 | -0.54% | 3.63% | -2.98% | -0.13% | 0.27% | 1.86% | 0.79% | -0.22% | -0.46% | -0.88% | 2.61% | 0.15% | 4.00% |
| 2016 | -3.71% | -0.84% | 9.95% | -3.16% | 2.16% | 7.46% | 3.57% | -3.64% | -2.02% | -6.00% | -2.17% | 4.40% | 4.77% |
| 2015 | 6.40% | -3.22% | 1.74% | -5.95% | -0.37% | -4.53% | 5.99% | -5.75% | 3.34% | 5.20% | -0.32% | 2.38% | 3.87% |
| 2014 | 3.64% | 5.09% | 0.75% | 3.37% | 2.38% | 0.88% | -0.15% | 2.78% | -5.84% | 10.67% | 1.94% | 1.82% | 30.03% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FREEX is 64, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund (FREEX) 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 Real Estate Securities Fund provided a 11.56% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.96 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.96 | $1.96 | $0.92 | $0.63 | $1.28 | $1.50 | $3.51 | $1.03 | $2.34 | $0.98 | $0.34 | $0.27 |
Dividend yield | 11.56% | 11.87% | 5.13% | 3.70% | 5.36% | 8.38% | 17.44% | 5.49% | 11.13% | 4.35% | 1.50% | 1.25% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Real Estate Securities 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 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.77 | $1.96 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.92 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.54 | $0.63 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.24 | $1.28 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.37 | $1.50 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.43 | $3.51 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.94 | $1.03 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.24 | $2.34 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.98 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.34 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.27 |
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 Real Estate Securities 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 Real Estate Securities Fund was 76.99%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1445 trading sessions.
The current Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund drawdown is 13.05%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -76.99% | Feb 8, 2007 | 521 | Mar 6, 2009 | 1445 | Dec 2, 2014 | 1966 |
| -40.57% | Feb 18, 2020 | 25 | Mar 23, 2020 | 271 | Apr 20, 2021 | 296 |
| -33.78% | Jan 3, 2022 | 456 | Oct 25, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -29.75% | Oct 8, 1997 | 572 | Dec 16, 1999 | 260 | Dec 27, 2000 | 832 |
| -18.94% | Apr 15, 2002 | 124 | Oct 9, 2002 | 153 | May 20, 2003 | 277 |
Volatility
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