Franklin Growth Adv (FCGAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

148.74

-0.65 (-0.44%)

At close: Aug 28, 2026

-1.04% (1Y)

Fund Assets	17.38B
Expense Ratio	0.52%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	8.28%
Dividend (ttm)	19.66
Dividend Yield	13.29%
Dividend Growth	71.60%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 22, 2025

Previous Close	149.39
YTD Return	9.20%
1-Year Return	13.19%
5-Year Return	46.41%
52-Week Low	124.67
52-Week High	159.18
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Holdings	89
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 13.19% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.80%.

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 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

41.11% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	8.58%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	6.59%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	5.61%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	3.48%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	3.41%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	3.38%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	3.35%
Amphenol Corporation	APH	2.53%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	2.12%
Franklin Instl U.S. Govt Mny Mkt Fund	INFXX	2.05%

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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

Full Dividend History