Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Fund (MDISX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
33.94
+0.55 (1.65%)
Aug 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
1.65%
Fund Assets9.03B
Expense Ratio0.96%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover34.55%
Dividend (ttm)3.30
Dividend Yield9.88%
Dividend Growth51.71%
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close33.39
YTD Return16.30%
1-Year Return13.20%
5-Year Return97.55%
52-Week Low27.54
52-Week High33.94
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings79
Inception DateDec 31, 1992

About MDISX

Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Fund Class Z is an actively managed mutual fund with a primary focus on achieving capital appreciation over the long term. The fund primarily invests in equity securities, which can include common stocks as well as securities that are convertible into common stocks. Its strategy emphasizes identifying companies across the globe that appear undervalued based on established investment criteria, often seeking opportunities where market prices fall below intrinsic value. A distinctive feature of this fund is its global mandate, allocating a significant portion of its assets to international holdings, providing diversified exposure beyond U.S. markets. With a history dating back to 1992, Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Fund Class Z has built a reputation for navigating various market conditions—up, down, and sideways—through rigorous fundamental analysis. The fund typically maintains a high equity allocation, often exceeding 95%, and invests across different sectors and geographies. Notable characteristics include a competitive expense ratio and a semi-annual dividend distribution. Its role in the financial market is to offer investors access to a diversified portfolio of global equities, seeking long-term growth through disciplined value investing principles.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category World Large-Stock Value
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MDISX
Share Class Class Z
Index MSCI World Value NR USD

Performance

MDISX had a total return of 13.20% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.32%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
FMDRXClass R60.88%
TEDIXClass A1.21%
TEDRXClass R1.46%
TEDSXClass C1.96%

Top 10 Holdings

22.34% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
BNP Paribas SABNP2.98%
Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market PortfolioINFXX2.69%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0059302.27%
Roche Holding AGROG2.10%
Prudential plcPRU2.10%
Reckitt Benckiser Group plcRKT2.09%
Shell plcSHEL2.06%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL2.03%
Fiserv, Inc.FI2.02%
Airbus SEAIR2.01%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 20, 2024$3.0163Dec 20, 2024
Oct 1, 2024$0.2838Oct 1, 2024
Dec 20, 2023$2.1243Dec 20, 2023
Oct 2, 2023$0.0509Oct 2, 2023
Dec 20, 2022$0.5648Dec 20, 2022
Dec 15, 2022$1.2998Dec 15, 2022
Full Dividend History