Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class A
FKRCX
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 (27), Frederick G. Fromm (20), Matthew Adams (0) | |||
| Website | http://www.franklintempleton.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class A | |||
| Category | Equity Precious Metals | |||
| Sub-Category | Precious Metals Sector Equity | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Specialty - Precious Metals | |||
| Inception Date | May 19, 1969 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 1,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.06 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 9.93% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.65% | |||
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| Cash | 0.65% | |||
| Stock | 99.16% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 11.17% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 87.99% | |||
| Bond | 0.18% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.18% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.01% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 3.04% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | -0.55% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -2.07% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | -15.94% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 5.59% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 84.26% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 209.23% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 257.65% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 155.65% | |||
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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 | -- | |||
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| Nav | $48.72 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $47.28 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $54.40 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $27.34 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Jul 31, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $62.08 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Mar 02, 2026 | |||
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| Beta | 0.26 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 35.55 | |||
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| Total Assets | 3.48B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.87% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 22.76% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 162.05% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -32.17% | |||