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Franklin Strategic Biotechnology Discovery Fund Class A: (MF: FBDIX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 31, 2025 05:42 PM ET
$168.12 USD
+0.97 (0.58%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 23.42 | 5 |
| 3 months | 29.19 | 4 |
| 6 months | 29.32 | 5 |
| 1 Year | 10.27 | 5 |
| 3 Year | 17.68 | 1 |
| 5 Year | 3.90 | 63 |
| 10 Year | 5.72 | 85 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 108.12 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -25.67 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 643.12 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.52 |
| 5 Year | 2.79 |
| 10 Year | 5.16 |
| Since Inception | 9.67 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.56 | 0.10 | 29.19 | NA |
| 2024 | 11.47 | -1.88 | 6.42 | -10.65 |
| 2023 | 0.85 | 1.80 | -1.71 | 17.33 |
| 2022 | -9.29 | -11.81 | 1.83 | 7.22 |
| 2021 | -5.47 | 0.90 | -5.39 | -8.79 |
| 2020 | -12.43 | 29.06 | 3.70 | 10.83 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 23.42 | 3.99 | 18.40 | -12.65 | -17.70 | 29.88 | 34.83 | -15.71 | 18.80 | -17.15 | 5.49 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 8.58 | -21.02 | -7.84 | 5.55 | -46.38 | 11.48 | 3.34 | -11.32 | -2.99 | -29.09 | 4.10 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 17.71 | 1.38 | 12.63 | -3.24 | -26.39 | 8.61 | 8.15 | -15.83 | -3.31 | -6.38 | -1.92 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.72 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.22 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 11.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.67 | 24.84 | 14.16 | 4.55 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 13.78 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.00 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%