Franklin Growth Fund Advisor Class (FCGAX)

Fund Assets	17.38B
Expense Ratio	0.52%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	8.28%
Dividend (ttm)	19.66
Dividend Yield	13.10%
Dividend Growth	71.60%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 22, 2025

Previous Close	150.10
YTD Return	10.93%
1-Year Return	16.45%
5-Year Return	52.45%
52-Week Low	124.67
52-Week High	159.18
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Holdings	84
Inception Date	Jan 2, 1997

About FCGAX

Franklin Growth Fund Advisor Class is a mutual fund designed for long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of U.S.-based companies that lead their industries and demonstrate potential for sustainable earnings and cash flow growth. It targets quality companies with strong management teams and multi-year growth opportunities, suitable for a buy-and-hold strategy. The fund's portfolio emphasizes sectors such as semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, software and services, capital goods, financial services, and technology hardware and equipment. Actively managed by an experienced team from Franklin Equity Group, it leverages in-depth fundamental research and collaborative sector specialists, with a focus on large-cap growth stocks. Benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index and Russell 1000 Growth Index, the Advisor Class shares the fund's inception dating back to 1948, while this share class began in 1996. It pays dividends annually and maintains a low portfolio turnover rate, appealing to investors seeking growth-oriented equity exposure in established industry leaders.

• Fund Family: Franklin Templeton Investments
• Category: Large Growth
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FCGAX
• Share Class: Advisor Class
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

FCGAX had a total return of 16.45% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.88%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FCAKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund - Class K	0.58%
FDCAX	Fidelity	Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund	0.66%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FIFRX	Class R6	0.46%
FKGRX	Class A	0.78%
FGSRX	Class R	1.03%
FRGSX	Class C	1.53%

Top 10 Holdings

40.24% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	8.53%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	5.27%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	4.91%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	3.59%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	3.44%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	3.36%
Amphenol Corporation	APH	3.30%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	3.30%
Franklin Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund	INFXX	2.53%
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	2.01%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 22, 2025	$19.6632	Dec 22, 2025
Dec 20, 2024	$11.4589	Dec 20, 2024
Dec 20, 2023	$7.9698	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 20, 2022	$0.1571	Dec 20, 2022
Dec 15, 2022	$10.7138	Dec 15, 2022
Dec 1, 2021	$13.8206	Dec 1, 2021

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 8, 2026

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