FRRCX Fees and Costs — Franklin Real Return Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2020-01-14

The net expense ratio is 1.29% (1.59% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $30 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 28%.

FRRCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FRRCX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.63%
12b-1 fee0.65%
Other expenses0.27%
Gross expense ratio1.59%
Fee waiver−0.30%
Net expense ratio1.29%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

FRRCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FRRCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $802 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.35% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$104$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.29%)$135$421$728
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$21$74
Total costs$239$442$802
Value after costs$10,261$11,134$11,961
Impact on return, per year2.39%1.35%1.35%

FRRCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: $30
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.9B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FRRCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BTIG LLC$30100.00%

FRRCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP$1.9B64.24%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC$529.2M18.17%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC$436.9M15.00%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC$23.8M0.82%
JEFFERIES LLC$21.9M0.75%
NOMURA SECURITIES LTD$16.4M0.56%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC$6.8M0.23%
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. (TORONTO)$6.7M0.23%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.