Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class C (FRGOX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
19.85
+0.52 (2.69%)
Mar 14, 2025, 5:00 PM EST
37.28% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 987.03M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.67% |
| Min. Investment | $1,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 2.18 |
| Dividend Yield | 11.00% |
| Dividend Growth | 448.74% |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 19.33 |
| YTD Return | 21.76% |
| 1-Year Return | 41.54% |
| 5-Year Return | 131.01% |
| 52-Week Low | n/a |
| 52-Week High | n/a |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 168 |
| Inception Date | May 19, 1969 |
About FRGOX
The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Precious Metals Eq with 1.68% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund; Class C Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund; Class C Shares seeks capital appreciation, and a secondary goal to provide current income through dividends or interest received from its investments. FRGOX 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 Franklin C1
Category Equity Precious Metals
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FRGOX
Share Class Class C
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR
Performance
FRGOX had a total return of 41.54% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.71%, 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 | $2.184 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.398 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $1.9511 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $2.4933 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Dec 1, 2016 | $1.2694 | Dec 5, 2016 |
| Dec 1, 2014 | $0.0225 | Dec 3, 2014 |