FAFTX — Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-10
FAFTX — Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Municipal - National Bond · $7.74B AUM · 0.52% expense ratio · 6.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FAFTX Fund Overview
FAFTX — Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Franklin Federal Tax Free Income Fund, categorised as Long Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Franklin Federal Tax Free Income Fund
- Category: Long Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $7.74B
- 1-year return: 6.6%
- Ticker: FAFTX
- SEC CIK: 0000357310
- SEC series ID: S000006760
- Share class ID: C000018349
FAFTX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Public Finance Authority | 1.19% |
| Public Finance Authority | 1.05% |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.80% |
| Tennergy Corp. | 0.76% |
| San Mateo Foster City School District | 0.73% |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority | 0.66% |
| Capital Trust Authority | 0.61% |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 0.61% |
| New York Liberty Development Corp. | 0.59% |
| California Community Choice Financing Authority | 0.59% |
FAFTX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
FAFTX Performance
Total returns for FAFTX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.3% |
| 1 year | 6.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.9% |
FAFTX Risk Information
Risk metrics for FAFTX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 4.7%
FAFTX Costs and Fees
FAFTX costs about $52 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.52%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.52%
- Portfolio turnover: 10%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FAFTX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund had net outflows of $476.49M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$33.59M |
| 2026-03 | −$31.58M |
| 2026-02 | −$19.40M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.46M |
| 2025-12 | −$76.97M |
| 2025-11 | −$60.81M |
FAFTX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Public Finance Authority | 1.19% |
| Public Finance Authority | 1.05% |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.80% |
| Tennergy Corp. | 0.76% |
| San Mateo Foster City School District | 0.73% |
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority | 0.66% |
| Capital Trust Authority | 0.61% |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 0.61% |
| New York Liberty Development Corp. | 0.59% |
| California Community Choice Financing Authority | 0.59% |
FAFTX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.