Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Advisor Class (FGADX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
23.99
+0.48 (2.04%)
Mar 13, 2025, 8:07 AM EST
33.95%
Fund Assets 1.10B
Expense Ratio 0.67%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 2.37
Dividend Yield 9.36%
Dividend Growth 324.17%
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 20, 2024
Previous Close 23.51
YTD Return 26.66%
1-Year Return 48.97%
5-Year Return 152.98%
52-Week Low 17.29
52-Week High 26.96
Beta (5Y) 1.16
Holdings 168
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 FrankTemp/Frank Adv
Category Equity Precious Metals
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FGADX
Share Class Advisor Class
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR

Performance

FGADX had a total return of 48.97% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.42%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
FGPMX Class R6 0.55%
FKRCX Class A 0.92%
FRGOX Class C 1.67%

Top 10 Holdings

34.71% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
G Mining Ventures Corp. GMIN 5.00%
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM 4.60%
Alamos Gold Inc. AGI 4.52%
Newmont Corporation NEM 3.41%
Perseus Mining Limited PRU 3.36%
AngloGold Ashanti plc AU 3.04%
Barrick Gold Corporation ABX 2.91%
Orla Mining Ltd. OLA 2.90%
Artemis Gold Inc. ARTG 2.70%
Endeavour Mining plc EDV 2.28%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 20, 2024 $2.3694 Dec 20, 2024
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
Full Dividend History