Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Advisor Class (FTDZX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
125.51
+1.79 (1.45%)
Jan 13, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
-7.51%
Fund Assets 868.15M
Expense Ratio 0.80%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 35.87%
Dividend (ttm) 11.76
Dividend Yield 9.51%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 20, 2024
Previous Close 123.72
YTD Return -2.52%
1-Year Return -8.83%
5-Year Return -6.86%
52-Week Low 123.72
52-Week High 160.08
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 92
Inception Date Sep 1, 2009

About FTDZX

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of biotechnology companies and discovery research firms. The fund predominantly invests in equity securities. In addition to its investments in biotechnology companies, the fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity or debt securities of any type of issuer. It is non-diversified.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category Health
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FTDZX
Index NASDAQ Biotechnology CR

Performance

FTDZX had a total return of -8.83% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.45%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
FRBRX Class R6 0.69%
FBDIX Class A 1.05%
FBTDX Class C 1.80%

Top 10 Holdings

41.74% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX 6.18%
Amgen Inc. AMGN 6.08%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN 5.37%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 5.21%
Ift Money Market Portfolio Oemf-Sweep Money Market Portfolio n/a 4.03%
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. ITCI 3.50%
argenx SE ARGX 3.15%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc JAZZ 3.03%
AstraZeneca PLC AZN 2.62%
Merus N.V. MRUS 2.58%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 20, 2024 $11.7607 Dec 20, 2024
Dec 20, 2022 $0.4163 Dec 20, 2022
Dec 15, 2021 $18.0843 Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2020 $10.3921 Dec 15, 2020
Dec 16, 2019 $14.1643 Dec 18, 2019
Dec 17, 2018 $4.5496 Dec 19, 2018
Full Dividend History