FMFVX Performance — Franklin Mutual Financial Services Fund, Class R6

Data updated: 2024-05-23

FMFVX returned +34.12% over one year to Mar 2024. The annualised 3-year return is +8.76%. Against its Global Financials Equity category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $129, against $120 for the category, and to $134 over one year, against $135. Volatility over the past three years was 20.22% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2024 the fund lost a net $50.2M, and assets reached $374.88M.

FMFVX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Franklin Mutual Financial Services Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Financials Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodFMFVXCategory average
1 year (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)$134$135
3 years (Apr 2021 – Mar 2024)$129$120
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2024)$149$147

FMFVX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+34.12%
3 years (annualised)+8.76%

FMFVX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Franklin Mutual Financial Services Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Mar)+11.58%
2023+12.45%
2022−4.66%
2021+24.09%
2020−6.57%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.63%

FMFVX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+1.1%+1.8%+8.4%—————————
2023+9.6%−1.0%−13.8%+3.6%−5.6%+6.1%+5.8%−2.8%−3.1%−1.6%+10.7%+6.7%
2022+4.5%−4.5%−1.9%−6.2%+4.9%−9.5%+2.3%−1.0%−6.1%+11.7%+6.2%−3.1%
2021−2.9%+13.1%+5.0%+3.5%+3.8%−5.1%−0.8%+4.5%+0.5%+2.8%−5.9%+4.7%
2020−3.9%−9.1%−28.1%+6.5%+3.4%+4.5%−0.1%+6.3%−4.7%−1.2%+23.7%+4.4%
2019——————+0.2%−5.7%+6.2%+0.1%+4.7%+2.4%

FMFVX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2021 – Mar 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 20.22%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.21 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +11.70% (Oct 2022)
  • Worst month: −13.78% (Mar 2023)

FMFVX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Franklin Mutual Financial Services Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$50.2M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $39.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.44×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2024$1.5M$9.9M−$8.4M
Feb 2024$1.6M$8.3M−$6.7M
Jan 2024$2.2M$6.2M−$3.9M
Dec 2023$10.6M$6.8M$3.8M
Nov 2023$1.7M$5.5M−$3.8M
Oct 2023$2.4M$5.9M−$3.6M
Sep 2023$1.5M$7.8M−$6.3M
Aug 2023$1.7M$6.9M−$5.2M
Jul 2023$2.8M$5.9M−$3.1M
Jun 2023$2.3M$6.3M−$4.1M
May 2023$6.7M$11.5M−$4.9M
Apr 2023$3.9M$8.0M−$4.1M

FMFVX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Franklin Mutual Financial Services Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-03-31$374.88M
2023-12-31$354.69M
2023-09-30$316.37M
2023-06-30$331.79M
2023-03-31$332.95M
2022-12-31$365.81M
2022-09-30$326.82M
2022-06-30$353.45M
2022-03-31$415.85M
2021-12-31$416.08M
2021-09-30$411.63M
2021-06-30$405.53M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.