Franklin Utilities Fund Class R (FRURX)

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Franklin Utilities Fund Class R (FRURX) is up 7.4% since the beginning of the year. FRURX is currently trading at $25 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FRURX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,692.

Franklin Utilities Fund Class R (FRURX) has returned 7.44% so far this year and 16.23% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FRURX has returned 9.17% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 31, 2001, FRURX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.78%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 7.4 years.

Historically, 66% of months were positive and 34% were negative. The best month was Mar 2021 with a return of +10.9%, while the worst month was Feb 2009 at -12.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 17 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, FRURX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +12.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.9%.

Franklin Utilities Fund Class R has an annualized alpha of 4.28%, beta of 0.62, and R2 of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 31, 2001.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (59.05%) than losses (46.74%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.62 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.45 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 0.45 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

FRURX has a high expense ratio of 1.07%, indicating above-average management fees.

FRURX ranks 22 for risk / return — below 22% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

Franklin Utilities Fund Class R provided a 6.98% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.77 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Utilities Fund Class R. 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 Utilities Fund Class R. 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 Utilities Fund Class R was 43.83%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 708 trading sessions.

The current Franklin Utilities Fund Class R drawdown is 4.97%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.