Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class A
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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) | Patricia O'Connor (10), Sonal Desai (7), Patrick Klein (3), 2 others | |||
| Website | http://www.franklintempleton.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class A | |||
| Category | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Multisector Bond | |||
| Inception Date | May 24, 1994 | |||
| 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 | 4.44% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.00% | |||
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| Cash | -16.58% | |||
| Stock | 0.01% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.01% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Bond | 116.55% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 102.63% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 13.92% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.03% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.20% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 1.36% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -1.28% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 0.11% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.47% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 5.03% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 12.08% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 15.86% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 9.70% | |||
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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 | $8.32 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $8.27 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $8.39 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $8.14 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | May 23, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $8.50 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 27, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 0.76 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 4.38 | |||
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| Total Assets | 2.68B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.72% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 84.71% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 6.40% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -6.61% | |||