Franklin Growth A

Vendor:   Franklin Templeton

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially in the equity securities of companies that are leaders in their industries. Although it normally invests substantially in the equity securities (principally common stocks) of U.S.-based large and medium market capitalization companies, the fund may invest in companies in new and emerging industries where growth is expected to be above average and may invest up to 25% of its assets in smaller companies.



Ticker:
FKGRX
Share Class:
A
CUSIP:
353496508
Inception Date:
04/01/1948


Investment Expenses, Sales Charges, and Fees

Annual Operating Expense

Net Expense Ratio: 0.79%

Sales Charges and Fees

Front-end Load:
5.50%

Average Annual Total Returns

All average annual total returns are reported net of all fees and as of the end of the last quarter. Past performance does not guarantee future results.


Year 1 3 5 10 Since Inception
(04/01/1948)
Total Returns
0.19%
5.66%
15.04%
11.34%
10.43%

Impact of Expenses and Fees

The table below assumes the investor invests $10,000 on the first day of year one and that the original investment earns a continuous 5% return. In addition, it assumes the investor reinvests all earnings, and makes no additional contributions. The 5% rate of return is hypothetical and used only to illustrate the respective impacts of different fee amounts on each investment. It is not intended to predict future investment returns.

Calculations are done by the 403bCompare site in an effort to provide a standardized comparison of the impact of all fees associated with an investment option. This includes all required 403(b) product-level fees, and investment-level fees. For more information on fees or expenses associated with a 403(b) product or investment option, please refer fees located in Help & Resources .


If Shares are Redeemed
End of year
1
5
10
15
20
Total Fees and Charges
$726
$1,375
$2,257
$3,234
$4,329
If Shares are Not Redeemed
End of year
1
5
10
15
20
Total Fees and Charges
$706
$1,355
$2,237
$3,214
$4,309