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Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class C FRGOX
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Rating D
Reward Index Weak
Reward Grade D
Risk Index Weak
Risk Grade D+
Company Info FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Provider Franklin Templeton, Inc
Manager/Tenure (Years) Steve M. Land (27), Matthew Adams (0)
Website http://www.franklintempleton.com
Fund Information FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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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 13.97%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.13%
Asset Allocation FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Cash 1.01%
Stock 98.74%
U.S. Stock 10.54%
Non-U.S. Stock 88.20%
Bond 0.25%
U.S. Bond 0.25%
Non-U.S. Bond 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 0.00%
Price History FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return -7.72%
30-Day Total Return -15.84%
60-Day Total Return -25.32%
90-Day Total Return -11.14%
Year to Date Total Return -13.23%
1-Year Total Return 15.71%
2-Year Total Return 115.94%
3-Year Total Return 226.45%
5-Year Total Return 132.76%
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NAV FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $33.82
1-Month Low NAV $33.82
1-Month High NAV $40.23
52-Week Low NAV $32.68
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Jul 20, 2026
52-Week High NAV $52.37
52-Week High Price (Date) Mar 02, 2026
Beta / Standard Deviation FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Beta 0.45
Standard Deviation 42.10
Balance Sheet FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 2.77B
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Expense Ratio 1.62%
Turnover Ratio 19.48%
Performance FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Last Bull Market Total Return 160.45%
Last Bear Market Total Return -32.28%