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Franklin Rising Dividends Adv Overview

Franklin Rising Dividends Adv (FRDAX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend fund. Franklin Templeton Investments launched the fund in 2005.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation; preservation of capital, while not a goal, is also an important consideration. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies that have paid consistently rising dividends. It invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily common stock. The fund may invest in companies of any size, across the entire market spectrum. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.

About Franklin Rising Dividends Adv (FRDAX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 7.09 years: Matthew Quinlan (2019), Amritha Kasturirangan (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 3000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and NASDAQ US Broad Div Achievers TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Franklin Rising Dividends Adv has 57 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 38.1% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Franklin Rising Dividends Adv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Franklin Rising Dividends Adv has 1.5% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 95.0%. There is 1.5% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Franklin Rising Dividends Adv has 3.4% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $4 billion in total assets, which is below the $6 billion average for the Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

FRDAX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Franklin Rising Dividends Adv expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Large Blend category. Franklin Rising Dividends Adv has an expense ratio of 0.58%, which is 29% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Franklin Rising Dividends Adv has a portfolio turnover rate of 11%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Franklin Rising Dividends Adv returned 2.8%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Large Blend category had an average return of 0.4%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Franklin Rising Dividends Adv has a trailing yield of 0.88%, which is above the 0.56% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Franklin Rising Dividends Adv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 8.2%, 1.1 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 12.6% over the past year (grade of F), 11.4% over the past three years (grade of F) and 8.0% per year over the past five years (grade of F) and 11.8% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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