FRDPX Fees and Costs — Franklin Rising Dividends Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.83%: a 0.49% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.09% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.8M in broker commissions, 0.0066% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 11%.
FRDPX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FRDPX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.49% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.83% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.50% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FRDPX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FRDPX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,198 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.05% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $550 | $550 | $550 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.83%) | $82 | $257 | $447 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $28 | $100 | $197 |
| Total costs | $661 | $909 | $1,198 |
| Value after costs | $9,839 | $10,667 | $11,565 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.61% | 2.82% | 2.05% |
FRDPX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0066%
- Total broker commissions: $1.8M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 11%
- Securities lending: none during the year
FRDPX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $199K | 20.84% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $116K | 12.14% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $113K | 11.88% |
| BTIG, LLC | $90K | 9.45% |
| MKM Partners LLC | $77K | 8.08% |
| Rosenblatt Securities Inc. | $76K | 7.94% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $75K | 7.83% |
| ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED | $74K | 7.74% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $67K | 7.08% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $67K | 7.02% |
FRDPX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $6.3B | 99.70% |
| Fiduciary Trust Company International | $18.9M | 0.30% |
Franklin Rising Dividends Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRISX | Class R6 | 0.52% | none |
| FRDAX | Advisor Class | 0.58% | none |
| FRDPX | Class A | 0.83% | 5.50% |
| FRDRX | Class R | 1.08% | none |
| FRDTX | Class C | 1.58% | none |
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.