Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class C
FRGOX
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 Class C | |||
| Category | Equity Precious Metals | |||
| Sub-Category | Precious Metals Sector Equity | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Specialty - Precious Metals | |||
| Inception Date | May 01, 1995 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 1,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | 0.01 | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 8.94% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.61% | |||
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| Cash | 0.59% | |||
| Stock | 99.41% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 5.77% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 93.64% | |||
| 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 | 1.86% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | -1.91% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 12.36% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 18.59% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 65.34% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 68.38% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 95.05% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 100.17% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 69.41% | |||
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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 | $24.62 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $23.85 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $25.99 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $14.82 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Dec 30, 2024 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $25.99 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Jun 13, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.47 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 30.61 | |||
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| Total Assets | 1.53B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.67% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 14.50% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 17.56% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -32.28% | |||