Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund Class A1 (FKUSX)

Fund Assets	2.69B
Expense Ratio	0.74%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.17
Dividend Yield	3.29%
Dividend Growth	8.22%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Apr 25, 2025

Previous Close	5.24
YTD Return	5.41%
1-Year Return	9.47%
5-Year Return	-2.25%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	619
Inception Date	May 29, 1970

About FKUSX

The Fund's investment strategy focuses on GNMA with 0.77% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Custodian Funds: Franklin US Government Securities Fund; Class A1 Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Custodian Funds: Franklin US Government Securities Fund; Class A1 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 A1
• Category: Intermediate Government
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FKUSX
• Share Class: Class A1
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Govt Bond Intermediate TR

Performance

FKUSX had a total return of 9.47% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.00%.

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%
FKFSX	Class A	0.85%
FUSRX	Class R	1.10%

Top 10 Holdings

40.01% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7534	7.18%
Government National Mortgage Association 2%	G2 MA7533	5.59%
Government National Mortgage Association 3.5%	G2 MA4719	4.68%
Government National Mortgage Association 5%	GN 785210	4.47%
Government National Mortgage Association 3%	G2 MA7535	3.57%
Government National Mortgage Association 6%	G2 MB0093	3.17%
Government National Mortgage Association 3.5%	G2 MA4837	3.14%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7767	2.91%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7589	2.90%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5%	G2 MA7472	2.41%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Apr 25, 2025	$0.0144	Apr 25, 2025
Mar 26, 2025	$0.0143	Mar 26, 2025
Feb 25, 2025	$0.0147	Feb 25, 2025
Jan 28, 2025	$0.0145	Jan 28, 2025
Dec 26, 2024	$0.0145	Dec 26, 2024
Nov 25, 2024	$0.0128	Nov 25, 2024