Franklin Mutual European Fund (MEURX)

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Franklin Mutual European Fund (MEURX) is up 2.3% since the beginning of the year. MEURX is currently trading at $34 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of MEURX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,777.

Franklin Mutual European Fund (MEURX) has returned 2.32% so far this year and 17.86% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, MEURX has returned 9.76% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.71% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 3, 1996, MEURX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.86%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.7 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +18.0%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -23.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 17 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, MEURX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.2%.

Franklin Mutual European Fund has an annualized alpha of 5.53%, beta of 0.50, and R2 of 0.41 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 03, 1996.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (74.05%) than losses (65.85%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.50 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.41 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 0.41 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

MEURX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.

MEURX ranks 24 for risk / return — below 24% 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 Mutual European Fund provided a 3.02% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.01 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Mutual European Fund. 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 Mutual European 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 Mutual European Fund was 43.16%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1007 trading sessions.

The current Franklin Mutual European Fund drawdown is 4.86%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.