Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund Class A (FKFSX)

Fund Assets	2.69B
Expense Ratio	0.86%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.16
Dividend Yield	3.22%
Dividend Growth	9.14%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 26, 2024

Previous Close	4.930
YTD Return	-1.20%
1-Year Return	-0.52%
5-Year Return	-6.56%
52-Week Low	4.890
52-Week High	5.250
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	639
Inception Date	May 29, 1970

About FKFSX

The Fund's investment strategy focuses on GNMA with 0.88% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Custodian Funds: Franklin US Government Securities Fund; Class A Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Custodian Funds: Franklin US Government Securities Fund; Class A Shares seeks income. To achieve its investment objective, the Fund presently invests substantially all of its assets in Government National Mortgage Association obligations (Ginnie Maes), which represent an ownership interest in mortgage loans pooled together for sale to investors to finance purchases of homes.

• Fund Family: Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund Class A
• Category: Intermediate Government
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FKFSX
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Govt Bond Intermediate TR

Performance

FKFSX had a total return of -0.52% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -0.02%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FGORX	Class R6	0.51%
FUSAX	Advisor Class	0.60%
FKUSX	Class A1	0.75%
FUSRX	Class R	1.10%

Top 10 Holdings

39.97% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7534	7.15%
Government National Mortgage Association 2%	G2 MA7533	5.50%
Government National Mortgage Association 3.5%	G2 MA4719	4.61%
Government National Mortgage Association 5%	GN 785210	4.47%
Government National Mortgage Association 3%	G2 MA7535	4.42%
Government National Mortgage Association 3.5%	G2 MA4837	3.09%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7589	2.91%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7767	2.86%
Government National Mortgage Association 6%	G2 MA9669	2.60%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7472	2.37%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 26, 2024	$0.014	Dec 26, 2024
Nov 25, 2024	$0.0123	Nov 25, 2024
Oct 28, 2024	$0.0163	Oct 28, 2024
Sep 25, 2024	$0.0139	Sep 25, 2024
Aug 27, 2024	$0.0138	Aug 27, 2024
Jul 26, 2024	$0.0139	Jul 26, 2024