Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund IS (LMBMX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
13.56
+0.05 (0.37%)
Jun 27, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
6.27%
Fund Assets 99.76M
Expense Ratio 0.75%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover 53.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.52
Dividend Yield 3.97%
Dividend Growth 35.99%
Payout Frequency Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Previous Close 13.51
YTD Return 2.03%
1-Year Return 10.27%
5-Year Return 105.95%
52-Week Low 10.79
52-Week High 15.28
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 295
Inception Date Mar 23, 2012

About LMBMX

Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund Class IS is a mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in small capitalization U.S. companies. Managed using a systematic and diversified approach, the fund aims to capture opportunities across the small-cap segment, which represents stocks at the lower end of the U.S. market capitalization spectrum. Its portfolio typically includes a broad mix of value and growth stocks from sectors such as consumer staples, information technology, health care, materials, and consumer discretionary. The fund maintains a relatively low concentration in its top holdings, providing broad exposure and reducing company-specific risk. By tracking benchmarks such as the Russell 2000, the fund is positioned as a core holding for investors seeking access to the dynamism and growth potential of smaller U.S. firms. Its role in the financial market is to provide diversification and the potential for long-term growth that is characteristic of small-cap equities, often complementing larger-cap or international holdings within diversified investment portfolios.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category Small Blend
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol LMBMX
Share Class Class Is
Index Russell 2000 TR

Performance

LMBMX had a total return of 10.27% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.34%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FCPEX Fidelity Fidelity Small Cap Enhanced Index Fund 0.55%
SWSSX Schwab Schwab Small Cap Index Fund® 0.04%
FSSNX Fidelity Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund 0.03%
FSCRX Fidelity Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund 1.03%
FSSLX Fidelity Fidelity Series Small Cap Core 0.01%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
LMSIX Class I 1.00%
LGSCX Class Fi 1.30%
LMBAX Class A 1.30%
LMBCX Class C 2.05%

Top 10 Holdings

10.42% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM 1.40%
Commvault Systems, Inc. CVLT 1.10%
Short-Term Investment Trust - Invesco Treasury Portfolio TRPXX 1.07%
Brinker International, Inc. EAT 1.06%
Carpenter Technology Corporation CRS 1.02%
The Ensign Group, Inc. ENSG 1.01%
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. HIMS 1.01%
Nextracker Inc. NXT 0.95%
Argan, Inc. AGX 0.92%
Radian Group Inc. RDN 0.89%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 13, 2025 $0.0387 Jun 13, 2025
Dec 17, 2024 $0.52391 Dec 17, 2024
Jun 13, 2024 $0.0541 Jun 13, 2024
Dec 15, 2023 $0.3596 Dec 15, 2023
Jun 15, 2023 $0.13983 Jun 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2022 $0.43099 Dec 15, 2022
Full Dividend History