Franklin Strategic Series - Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund (FSSAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
27.29
+0.17 (0.63%)
Oct 24, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.63%
Fund Assets2.48B
Expense Ratio0.83%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover16.31%
Dividend (ttm)n/a
Dividend Yieldn/a
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close27.12
YTD Return2.71%
1-Year Return5.08%
5-Year Return24.23%
52-Week Low20.33
52-Week High28.83
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings115
Inception DateMay 1, 2000

About FSSAX

The Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class is a diversified mutual fund designed to provide investors with long-term capital growth by focusing on small-cap U.S. companies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the equity securities of these smaller firms, which generally have market capitalizations similar to those in the Russell 2000 Growth Index. As a growth-oriented portfolio, Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class targets businesses expected to achieve above-average earnings expansion, with a particular emphasis on innovative sectors such as technology, industrials, and healthcare. The fund is managed with a disciplined, research-driven approach, aiming to identify high-potential small-cap stocks before they are widely recognized by the broader market. With a well-balanced selection of holdings—typically over 100 stocks—the fund offers diversification within the small-cap segment, which can be attractive to investors seeking exposure to this higher-growth but higher-volatility asset class. Since its inception, the fund has contributed to the small-cap universe by providing access to dynamic companies that drive innovation and employment in the U.S. economy.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category Small-Cap Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FSSAX
Share Class Advisor Class
Index Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

FSSAX had a total return of 5.08% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.13%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FECGXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Growth Index0.05%
FCIGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth I1.07%
FCPGXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Growth1.05%
FCTGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth M1.58%
FCCGXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Growth Fund2.08%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
FSMLXClass R60.67%
FSGRXClass A1.08%
FSSRXClass R1.33%
FCSGXClass C1.83%

Top 10 Holdings

21.93% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
BWX Technologies, Inc.BWXT3.45%
Arcosa, Inc.ACA2.64%
Granite Construction IncorporatedGVA2.25%
AAR Corp.AIR2.20%
Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market PortfolioINFXX2.06%
Vontier CorporationVNT1.97%
Lattice Semiconductor CorporationLSCC1.96%
The New York Times CompanyNYT1.86%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.HLI1.77%
SiTime CorporationSITM1.77%
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