Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Advisor Class (FGADX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
26.19
+0.22 (0.85%)
Oct 29, 2024, 8:01 PM EDT
57.11%
Fund Assets 1.11B
Expense Ratio 0.67%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 14.50%
Dividend (ttm) 0.56
Dividend Yield 2.12%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 20, 2023
Previous Close 25.97
YTD Return 44.94%
1-Year Return 62.05%
5-Year Return 80.00%
52-Week Low 15.14
52-Week High 26.96
Beta (5Y) 1.15
Holdings 159
Inception Date Dec 31, 1996

About FGADX

The investment seeks capital appreciation; secondary goal is to provide shareholders with current income through dividends or interest received from its investments. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of gold and precious metals operation companies. It may buy securities of gold and precious metals operation companies located anywhere in the world and in general invests predominantly in non-U.S. companies. The fund may invest in companies without regard to market capitalization, and may heavily invest in small- and mid-capitalization companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category Equity Precious Metals
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FGADX
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR

Performance

FGADX had a total return of 62.05% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.43%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
FKRCX Class A 0.92%
FRGOX Class C 1.67%
FGPMX Class R6 0.53%

Top 10 Holdings

34.78% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Alamos Gold Inc. AGI 4.55%
Newmont Corporation NEM 4.40%
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM 4.39%
G Mining Ventures Corp. GMIN 3.99%
Perseus Mining Limited PRU 3.59%
Barrick Gold Corporation ABX 3.38%
Artemis Gold Inc. ARTG 2.78%
Endeavour Mining plc EDV 2.76%
Newmont Corporation NEM 2.57%
Pantoro Limited PNR 2.37%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 20, 2023 $0.5586 Dec 20, 2023
Dec 1, 2021 $2.0979 Dec 1, 2021
Dec 1, 2020 $2.7082 Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2017 $0.1029 Dec 5, 2017
Dec 1, 2016 $1.4001 Dec 5, 2016
Dec 1, 2014 $0.199 Dec 3, 2014
Full Dividend History