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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 Investments
Manager/Tenure (Years) Steve M. Land (26), Frederick G. Fromm (19)
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 5.56%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 0.51%
Asset Allocation FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Cash 1.37%
Stock 98.62%
U.S. Stock 7.12%
Non-U.S. Stock 91.50%
Bond 0.00%
U.S. Bond 0.00%
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 3.89%
30-Day Total Return 17.95%
60-Day Total Return 12.54%
90-Day Total Return 30.64%
Year to Date Total Return 181.46%
1-Year Total Return 179.95%
2-Year Total Return 237.71%
3-Year Total Return 244.31%
5-Year Total Return 143.56%
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NAV FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $41.91
1-Month Low NAV $34.65
1-Month High NAV $41.91
52-Week Low NAV $14.82
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Dec 30, 2024
52-Week High NAV $41.91
52-Week High Price (Date) Dec 17, 2025
Beta / Standard Deviation FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Beta 0.43
Standard Deviation 33.28
Balance Sheet FRGOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 2.69B
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Expense Ratio 1.62%
Turnover Ratio 14.50%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 17.56%
Last Bear Market Total Return -32.28%