Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class A (FKRCX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
22.45
+0.60 (2.75%)
Mar 13, 2025, 5:00 PM EST
38.41% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 987.03M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.92% |
| Min. Investment | $1,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 2.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.51% |
| Dividend Growth | 347.32% |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 21.85 |
| YTD Return | 30.07% |
| 1-Year Return | 54.95% |
| 5-Year Return | 129.90% |
| 52-Week Low | n/a |
| 52-Week High | n/a |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.15 |
| Holdings | 168 |
| 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
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FKRCX
Share Class Class A
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR
Performance
FKRCX had a total return of 54.95% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.48%, including dividends.
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% |
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 |