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Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund (FTTMX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US3547233060

CUSIP

354723306

Inception Date

Apr 2, 1985

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

FTTMX has an expense ratio of 0.68%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund (FTTMX) returned -1.95% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.70% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FTTMX returned 1.43% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


FTTMX

YTD

-1.95%

1M

-0.31%

6M

-2.73%

1Y

1.70%

3Y*

1.18%

5Y*

-0.30%

10Y*

1.43%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of FTTMX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-0.01%1.01%-1.56%-0.41%-0.98%-1.95%
2024-0.03%0.07%-0.02%-1.27%0.10%1.60%0.84%0.57%1.09%-1.05%1.51%-1.25%2.13%
20233.06%-2.61%1.93%0.04%-0.79%0.94%0.15%-1.27%-2.76%-1.54%6.23%2.70%5.88%
2022-2.68%-0.60%-3.19%-3.23%1.34%-2.19%2.62%-2.65%-3.87%-1.16%4.91%-0.11%-10.65%
20210.52%-1.64%0.73%0.78%0.18%0.29%0.77%-0.47%-0.90%-0.08%0.79%0.13%1.08%
20201.68%1.46%-2.52%-1.24%2.99%0.38%1.39%-0.45%0.04%-0.13%1.22%0.38%5.20%
20190.69%0.51%1.57%0.44%1.37%0.38%0.67%1.76%-0.71%0.05%0.13%0.23%7.29%
2018-1.05%-0.45%0.36%-0.35%1.16%0.00%0.17%0.08%-0.63%-0.64%1.08%1.15%0.85%
20170.46%0.45%-0.24%0.37%0.80%-0.25%0.45%0.53%-0.42%0.18%-0.17%1.14%3.33%
20160.64%0.29%0.46%0.47%0.47%1.73%0.29%0.20%-0.38%-0.81%-2.60%0.55%1.26%
20151.46%-1.18%-0.03%-0.88%0.46%-0.56%-0.48%0.28%0.81%0.46%0.04%0.47%0.80%
20142.13%1.83%0.34%1.03%1.79%-0.11%-0.35%2.12%0.04%0.89%0.30%0.47%10.94%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FTTMX is 21, meaning it’s performing worse than 79% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FTTMX is 2121
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FTTMX is 2424
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FTTMX is 1818
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FTTMX is 2020
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FTTMX is 2020
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FTTMX is 2222
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund (FTTMX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.33
  • 5-Year: -0.08
  • 10-Year: 0.37
  • All Time: 1.23

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund provided a 3.24% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


2.50%3.00%3.50%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.33$0.33$0.32$0.29$0.28$0.30$0.33$0.35$0.38$0.41$0.41$0.46

Dividend yield

3.24%3.15%3.04%2.83%2.35%2.51%2.81%3.13%3.27%3.59%3.51%3.80%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.00$0.11
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$0.33
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$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.29
2021$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.28
2020$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.30
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.33
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$0.35
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$0.38
2016$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.41
2015$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.41
2014$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.46

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 Michigan 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 Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund was 16.50%, occurring on Oct 19, 1987. Recovery took 82 trading sessions.

The current Franklin Michigan Tax-Free Income Fund drawdown is 5.77%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-16.5%Mar 6, 1987162Oct 19, 198782Feb 10, 1988244
-15.65%Aug 6, 2021308Oct 25, 2022
-13.03%Sep 12, 200824Oct 15, 2008129Apr 22, 2009153
-10.17%Mar 10, 20209Mar 20, 202091Jul 30, 2020100
-9.08%May 3, 201387Sep 5, 2013174May 15, 2014261
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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