Franklin Mutual Shares Fund (MUTHX)

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Franklin Mutual Shares Fund (MUTHX) is up 3.2% since the beginning of the year. MUTHX is currently trading at $27 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of MUTHX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,369.

Franklin Mutual Shares Fund (MUTHX) has returned 3.21% so far this year and 12.26% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, MUTHX has returned 7.50% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1980, MUTHX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.76%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 7.6 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +13.9%, while the worst month was Oct 1987 at -18.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, MUTHX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 15, 2000 with a return of +9.5%, while the worst single day was Dec 29, 1980 at -16.0%.

Franklin Mutual Shares Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.16%, beta of 0.56, and R2 of 0.49 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1980.

• This fund participated in 75.09% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 73.71% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.56 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.49 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 0.49 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

MUTHX has an expense ratio of 0.75%, placing it in the medium range.

MUTHX ranks 17 for risk / return — in the bottom 17% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Franklin Mutual Shares Fund (MUTHX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Franklin Mutual Shares Fund provided a 7.35% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.96 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Mutual Shares 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 Shares 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 Shares Fund was 53.53%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 990 trading sessions.

The current Franklin Mutual Shares Fund drawdown is 2.30%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.