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Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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$48.56

$4.46 B

0.00%

$0.00

0.95%

Vitals

YTD Return

13.5%

1 yr return

48.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

6.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

14.1%

Net Assets

$4.46 B

Holdings in Top 10

39.5%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$48.6
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.95%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.50%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 17.54%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$250


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$48.56

$4.46 B

0.00%

$0.00

0.95%

FGRAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 13.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 14.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.51%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    FRANKLIN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  • Fund Family Name
    Franklin Templeton Group of Funds
  • Inception Date
    Dec 15, 1999
  • Shares Outstanding
    73764101
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Grant Bowers

Fund Description

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests predominantly in equity securities of companies demonstrating accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential as compared with the overall economy. The Fund normally invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily to predominantly common stock.

A portion to a significant amount of the Fund's investments may be in smaller and midsize companies. The Fund, from time to time, may have significant positions in particular sectors, such as information technology (including technology equipment and hardware, technology services, software and internet services) healthcare and consumer discretionary.

The Fund may make private investments in companies whose securities are not publicly traded (including companies that have not yet issued securities publicly in an initial public offering ("IPO")), often in the form of private placements, which are exempt from registration under the federal securities laws and are only sold to certain investors meeting predefined criteria.

The investment manager uses fundamental, "bottom-up" research to seek companies meeting its criteria of growth potential, quality and valuation. In seeking sustainable growth characteristics, the investment manager looks for companies that it believes can produce sustainable earnings and cash flow growth, evaluating the long term market opportunity and competitive structure of an industry to target leaders and emerging leaders. In assessing value, the investment manager considers whether security prices fully reflect the balance of the sustainable growth opportunities relative to business and financial risks.

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FGRAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FGRAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.5% -9.6% 28.7% 35.35%
1 Yr 48.3% -11.6% 75.4% 22.37%
3 Yr 6.5%* -26.6% 33.9% 70.41%
5 Yr 14.1%* -14.4% 30.8% 65.88%
10 Yr 12.6%* -5.3% 19.1% 62.89%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FGRAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 23.0% -74.1% 72.4% 80.15%
2022 -39.9% -85.9% 4.7% 78.58%
2021 8.0% -52.4% 60.5% 51.11%
2020 37.1% -34.3% 145.0% 19.87%
2019 22.9% -21.8% 49.4% 63.17%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FGRAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.5% -9.6% 28.7% 35.35%
1 Yr 48.3% -11.6% 75.4% 22.37%
3 Yr 6.5%* -26.6% 33.9% 70.41%
5 Yr 14.1%* -14.4% 30.8% 65.88%
10 Yr 12.6%* -5.3% 19.1% 62.89%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FGRAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 39.8% -4.6% 72.4% 41.24%
2022 -37.1% -61.7% 5.6% 82.52%
2021 17.5% -39.8% 118.1% 72.50%
2020 45.4% 2.8% 149.2% 21.34%
2019 33.7% -5.2% 49.4% 44.23%

NAV & Total Return History


FGRAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FGRAX Category Low Category High FGRAX % Rank
Net Assets 4.46 B 242 K 222 B 31.51%
Number of Holdings 95 1 3217 24.87%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.38 B 104 K 111 B 34.99%
Weighting of Top 10 39.49% 0.7% 205.0% 81.99%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Amazon.com, Inc. 6.30%
  2. Microsoft Corp. 5.20%
  3. NVIDIA Corp. 4.70%
  4. Mastercard, Inc., Class A 4.21%
  5. Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 4.20%
  6. Apple, Inc. 3.79%
  7. Alphabet, Inc., Class C 3.40%
  8. Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio 2.60%
  9. ServiceNow, Inc. 2.58%
  10. Eli Lilly Co. 2.51%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FGRAX % Rank
Stocks
96.72% 0.00% 130.05% 83.64%
Cash
2.73% -1.50% 173.52% 22.34%
Preferred Stocks
1.21% 0.00% 7.84% 4.47%
Other
0.00% -43.49% 59.52% 66.69%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 1.94% 62.08%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 104.15% 64.17%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FGRAX % Rank
Technology
36.38% 0.00% 65.70% 47.38%
Healthcare
16.62% 0.00% 39.76% 18.67%
Consumer Cyclical
15.93% 0.00% 62.57% 49.16%
Financial Services
11.50% 0.00% 43.06% 30.24%
Communication Services
5.59% 0.00% 66.40% 85.56%
Industrials
5.38% 0.00% 30.65% 60.47%
Real Estate
4.82% 0.00% 16.05% 5.83%
Consumer Defense
2.09% 0.00% 25.50% 70.61%
Basic Materials
1.14% 0.00% 18.91% 51.69%
Utilities
0.56% 0.00% 16.07% 20.02%
Energy
0.00% 0.00% 41.09% 82.09%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FGRAX % Rank
US
96.72% 0.00% 130.05% 69.48%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 78.10% 74.03%

FGRAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

FGRAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.95% 0.01% 19.54% 52.07%
Management Fee 0.55% 0.00% 1.50% 36.24%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 46.15%
Administrative Fee 0.15% 0.01% 1.02% 75.54%

Sales Fees

FGRAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.50% 2.25% 8.50% 54.60%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

FGRAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

FGRAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 17.54% 0.00% 316.74% 20.61%

FGRAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FGRAX Category Low Category High FGRAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 28.41% 2.03%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FGRAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FGRAX Category Low Category High FGRAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.51% -6.13% 3.48% 64.88%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FGRAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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FGRAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Grant Bowers


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 02, 2007

15.26

15.3%

Grant Bowers is a vice president and portfolio manager with Franklin Equity Group. Mr. Bowers joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1993 as a fixed income analyst and in 1998 joined the Franklin Equity Group as an analyst. His previous research coverage has included the telecom, media, publishing, transportation and business services industries. Mr. Bowers studied economics at the University of California at Davis. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he served in the United States Army.

Sara Araghi


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 01, 2016

6.08

6.1%

Sara Araghi is a vice president, research analyst and portfolio manager for Franklin Equity Group. She specializes in the equity research and analysis of the media, cable and softline/specialty retail industries while serving as Consumer Sector team leader. Ms. Araghi is also a portfolio manager on the Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund and FTIF Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund. Ms. Araghi earned her B.S. in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and member of the CFA Society of San Francisco and CFA Institute.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 54.45 8.21 3.08