Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class A (FKRCX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
30.77
+0.10 (0.33%)
At close: Jun 11, 2025
62.12% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 987.03M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.92% |
| Min. Investment | $1,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 2.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.56% |
| Dividend Growth | 347.32% |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 30.67 |
| YTD Return | 78.27% |
| 1-Year Return | 81.48% |
| 5-Year Return | 97.51% |
| 52-Week Low | 17.19 |
| 52-Week High | 30.77 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 |
| Holdings | 175 |
| Inception Date | May 19, 1969 |
About FKRCX
The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Precious Metals Eq with 0.93% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund; Class A Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund; Class A Shares seeks capital appreciation, and a secondary goal to provide current income through dividends or interest received from its investments. FKRCX invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of gold and precious metals operation companies that mine, process, or deal in gold and other precious metals.
Fund Family FrankTemp/Franklin A
Category Equity Precious Metals
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FKRCX
Share Class Class A
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR
Performance
FKRCX had a total return of 81.48% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.07%.
Top 10 Holdings
34.58% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| G Mining Ventures Corp. | GMIN | 4.71% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. | AGI | 4.28% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | AEM | 4.26% |
| Orla Mining Ltd. | OLA | 3.69% |
| Newmont Corporation | NEM | 3.24% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc | AU | 3.07% |
| Perseus Mining Limited | PRU | 3.06% |
| Barrick Mining Corporation | B | 3.05% |
| Calibre Mining Corp. | CXB | 2.67% |
| Torex Gold Resources Inc. | TXG | 2.55% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | $2.3198 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.5186 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $2.0609 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $2.6501 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Dec 1, 2017 | $0.0573 | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Dec 1, 2016 | $1.3764 | Dec 5, 2016 |