Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund Advisor Class (FUSAX)

Fund Assets	5.11B
Expense Ratio	0.60%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.18
Dividend Yield	3.55%
Dividend Growth	7.87%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Apr 25, 2025

Previous Close	5.06
YTD Return	1.40%
1-Year Return	5.39%
5-Year Return	-5.33%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	619
Inception Date	Jan 2, 1997

About FUSAX

The Fund's investment strategy focuses on GNMA with 0.63% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Custodian Funds: Franklin US Government Securities Fund; Advisor Class is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Custodian Funds: Franklin US Government Securities Fund; Advisor Class 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: FrankTemp/Frank Adv
• Category: Intermediate Government
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FUSAX
• Share Class: Advisor Class
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Govt Bond Intermediate TR

Performance

FUSAX had a total return of 5.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.43%.

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%
FKUSX	Class A1	0.74%
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	$0.015	Apr 25, 2025
Mar 26, 2025	$0.0149	Mar 26, 2025
Feb 25, 2025	$0.0152	Feb 25, 2025
Jan 28, 2025	$0.0151	Jan 28, 2025
Dec 26, 2024	$0.0151	Dec 26, 2024
Nov 25, 2024	$0.0134	Nov 25, 2024