Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund Class C (FLDCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
8.95
+0.01 (0.11%)
At close: Jul 9, 2025
1.24%
Fund Assets 2.33B
Expense Ratio 1.10%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.35
Dividend Yield 3.87%
Dividend Growth 6.43%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 30, 2025
Previous Close 8.94
YTD Return 1.18%
1-Year Return 3.85%
5-Year Return 9.40%
52-Week Low 8.84
52-Week High 9.00
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 753
Inception Date Oct 1, 2012

About FLDCX

FLDCX was founded on 2012-10-01. The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Short Inv Grade with 1.07% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Investors Securities Trust: Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund; Class C Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Investors Securities Trust: Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund; Class C Shares seeks a high level of current income and preservation of capital by investing primarily in investment grade debt securities, including government and corporate debt securities and mortgage- and asset-backed securities, targeting an estimated average portfolio duration of three years or less.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton
Category Short-Term Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FLDCX
Share Class Class C
Index Bloomberg 1-3 Y Government/Credit TR

Performance

FLDCX had a total return of 3.85% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.29%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FBNTX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class M 0.51%
FBNAX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class A 0.50%
FBNIX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class I 0.30%
FANCX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class C 1.36%
FIKTX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class Z 0.25%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
FLRRX Class R6 0.31%
FLDZX Advisor Class 0.45%
FLDAX Class A 0.70%
FLPRX Class R 0.95%

Top 10 Holdings

27.76% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Joint Repo Account - Jpm 4.318259% 06/02/25 Repo n/a 6.60%
United States Treasury Notes 0.625% T.0.625 03.31.27 5.07%
United States Treasury Notes 3.75% T.3.75 12.31.28 4.54%
United States Treasury Notes 0.5% T.0.5 08.31.27 2.14%
Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio INFXX 2.01%
U.S. Treasury Security Stripped Interest Security 0% S.0 11.15.27 1.97%
United States Treasury Notes 0.125% TII.0.125 04.15.26 1.45%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 6% FR.SD8507 1.44%
United States Treasury Notes 2% T.2 11.15.26 1.34%
RR 14 LTD 5.63771% RRAM.2021-14A A1 1.20%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 30, 2025 $0.02901 Jun 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 $0.03086 May 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025 $0.03086 Apr 30, 2025
Mar 31, 2025 $0.02772 Mar 31, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.02532 Feb 28, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.02929 Jan 31, 2025
Full Dividend History