Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Advisor Class
FGADX
NASDAQ
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| Reward Index | Weak | |||
| Reward Grade | D | |||
| Risk Index | Weak | |||
| Risk Grade | D+ | |||
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| Provider | Franklin Templeton Investments | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Steve M. Land (26), Frederick G. Fromm (19) | |||
| Website | http://www.franklintempleton.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Advisor Class | |||
| Category | Equity Precious Metals | |||
| Sub-Category | Precious Metals Sector Equity | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Specialty - Precious Metals | |||
| Inception Date | Dec 31, 1996 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 100,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 5.20% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.56% | |||
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| Cash | 1.26% | |||
| Stock | 98.74% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 6.25% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 92.49% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 5.96% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 24.80% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 50.95% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 45.69% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 143.08% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 113.69% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 238.94% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 250.05% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 129.92% | |||
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| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
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| Nav | $46.04 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $38.28 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $46.04 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $18.86 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Dec 30, 2024 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $46.04 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 01, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.46 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 33.91 | |||
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| Total Assets | 2.29B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.67% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 14.50% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 18.27% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -32.14% | |||