Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Class A
FBDIX
NASDAQ
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| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | Franklin Templeton | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Evan S. McCulloch (29), Akiva Felt (6) | |||
| Website | http://www.franklintempleton.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Class A | |||
| Category | Health | |||
| Sub-Category | Healthcare Sector Equity | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Specialty - Health | |||
| Inception Date | Sep 15, 1997 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Closed | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 1,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.06 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 1.76% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.37% | |||
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| Cash | 1.55% | |||
| Stock | 97.25% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 90.42% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 6.83% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.99% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.21% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 3.11% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 1.92% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -9.96% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | -7.12% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 11.88% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 26.31% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 54.15% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 109.44% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 64.90% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | -- | |||
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| Nav | $185.44 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $170.52 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $185.44 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $160.28 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Mar 30, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $213.76 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Aug 19, 2026 | |||
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| Beta | 0.64 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 20.90 | |||
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| Total Assets | 1.11B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.01% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 37.62% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 63.15% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -11.81% | |||