Franklin Total Return Fund Class A
FKBAX
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Weak | |||
| Reward Grade | D | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | Franklin Templeton Investments | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Sonal Desai (7), Tina Chou (6), Patrick Klein (6), 3 others | |||
| Website | http://www.franklintempleton.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Franklin Total Return Fund Class A | |||
| Category | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Income | |||
| Inception Date | Aug 03, 1998 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 1,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.04 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 4.28% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.00% | |||
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| Cash | -24.97% | |||
| Stock | 0.01% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.01% | |||
| Bond | 124.86% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 108.47% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 16.39% | |||
| Preferred | 0.09% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.01% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.27% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 1.00% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -0.79% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 0.36% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.64% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 5.46% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 13.31% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 11.19% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | -0.04% | |||
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| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
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| Nav | $8.36 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $8.25 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $8.39 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $8.15 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | May 21, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $8.51 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 28, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.99 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 5.61 | |||
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| Total Assets | 2.88B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.73% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 87.23% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 6.08% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -6.90% | |||