Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund (SBCPX)
The fund is a fund of funds—it invests in other mutual funds and may also invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). It is managed as an asset allocation program and allocates its assets among mutual funds and ETFs managed by the manager and its affiliates. The portfolio managers will allocate between 15% to 45% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in equity and equity-like strategies and between 55% to 85% of the fund's assets to underlying funds that invest in fixed income strategies.
Fund Info
US52467P8538
52467P853
Feb 4, 1996
$1,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
SBCPX has an expense ratio of 0.52%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund (SBCPX) returned 2.25% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.73% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SBCPX returned 4.10% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
SBCPX
2.25%
1.70%
0.41%
7.73%
4.87%
4.28%
4.10%
^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 SBCPX, 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 | 1.86% | 0.38% | -1.81% | 0.08% | 1.78% | 2.25% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.24% | 1.37% | 2.02% | -3.44% | 3.07% | 0.76% | 2.04% | 1.69% | 1.36% | -1.80% | 2.67% | -2.24% | 7.77% |
| 2023 | 4.52% | -2.83% | 2.17% | 0.50% | -1.17% | 2.73% | 1.33% | -1.72% | -3.65% | -2.26% | 6.22% | 4.56% | 10.28% |
| 2022 | -2.47% | -1.96% | -1.10% | -4.79% | 0.31% | -4.49% | 4.52% | -2.94% | -6.44% | 2.34% | 5.19% | -2.22% | -13.81% |
| 2021 | -0.36% | -0.29% | 0.58% | 2.07% | 0.98% | 0.86% | 0.84% | 0.69% | -1.87% | 1.41% | -0.76% | 1.65% | 5.88% |
| 2020 | 0.30% | -2.09% | -7.60% | 4.72% | 3.00% | 1.49% | 3.36% | 1.41% | -1.35% | -0.97% | 4.87% | 2.00% | 8.80% |
| 2019 | 3.99% | 0.78% | 1.25% | 1.00% | -1.37% | 3.19% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.79% | 0.99% | 0.53% | 1.50% | 13.64% |
| 2018 | 1.58% | -2.15% | 0.17% | -0.45% | 0.15% | -0.27% | 1.40% | 0.31% | 0.00% | -3.23% | 0.48% | -1.33% | -3.40% |
| 2017 | 1.21% | 1.57% | 0.24% | 0.89% | 0.88% | 0.62% | 1.24% | 0.43% | 0.28% | 0.22% | 0.93% | 0.79% | 9.70% |
| 2016 | -1.79% | -0.24% | 3.93% | 1.08% | 0.15% | 1.32% | 1.98% | 0.30% | 0.23% | -1.27% | -0.68% | 1.27% | 6.33% |
| 2015 | 0.00% | 1.89% | -0.24% | 0.67% | 0.15% | -1.37% | 0.60% | -2.47% | -1.34% | 2.81% | -0.38% | -1.33% | -1.13% |
| 2014 | -0.31% | 2.39% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 1.35% | 1.08% | -0.88% | 1.63% | -1.83% | 0.97% | 0.22% | -0.88% | 4.49% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SBCPX is 72, 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 Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund (SBCPX) 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 Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund provided a 3.32% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.44 | $0.42 | $0.29 | $0.70 | $0.73 | $0.46 | $0.55 | $0.58 | $1.16 | $0.45 | $0.29 | $0.34 |
Dividend yield | 3.32% | 3.26% | 2.36% | 6.06% | 5.14% | 3.26% | 4.08% | 4.69% | 8.71% | 3.38% | 2.28% | 2.59% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth 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 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.42 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.29 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.46 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.70 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.37 | $0.73 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.46 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.55 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.58 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.92 | $1.16 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.45 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.29 |
| 2014 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.34 |
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 Multi-Asset Defensive Growth 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 Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund was 32.31%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 209 trading sessions.
The current Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund drawdown is 0.63%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -32.31% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 209 | Jan 5, 2010 | 560 |
| -18.89% | Nov 10, 2021 | 234 | Oct 14, 2022 | 435 | Jul 11, 2024 | 669 |
| -16.52% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 83 | Jul 21, 2020 | 106 |
| -11.12% | Feb 2, 2001 | 419 | Oct 9, 2002 | 142 | May 5, 2003 | 561 |
| -8.51% | Apr 27, 2015 | 202 | Feb 11, 2016 | 81 | Jun 8, 2016 | 283 |
Volatility
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