FRCTX — Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-27
FRCTX — Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Municipal - National Bond · $13.15B AUM · 1.17% expense ratio · 3.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FRCTX Fund Overview
FRCTX — Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Franklin California 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 California Tax Free Income Fund
- Category: Long Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $13.15B
- 1-year return: 3.6%
- Ticker: FRCTX
- SEC CIK: 0000225375
- SEC series ID: S000006665
- Share class ID: C000018183
FRCTX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority | 2.93% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.56% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue | 1.38% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.38% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.38% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.37% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.36% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.02% |
| California Community Choice Financing Authority | 0.99% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 0.97% |
FRCTX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 99.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.8% |
FRCTX Performance
Total returns for FRCTX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.2% |
| 1 year | 3.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.7% |
FRCTX Risk Information
Risk metrics for FRCTX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 4.4%
FRCTX Costs and Fees
FRCTX costs about $117 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.17%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.17%
- Portfolio turnover: 12%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FRCTX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund had net inflows of $74.89M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $70.98M |
| 2026-01 | $95.66M |
| 2025-12 | −$99.35M |
| 2025-11 | $6.92M |
| 2025-10 | $12.32M |
| 2025-09 | −$18.67M |
FRCTX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority | 2.93% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.56% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue | 1.38% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.38% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.38% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.37% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.36% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 1.02% |
| California Community Choice Financing Authority | 0.99% |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | 0.97% |
FRCTX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Franklin California 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.