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Mutual Fund Insights: Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

In-depth Analysis of Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

Mutual fund chart: Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

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See Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $11.83 on 3/19/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Sheila Amoroso

Fund Manager Tenure: 23.2 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.69)     (What does this score mean?)

  

What we like about Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) What we like about Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

Data for Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) management has been with Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund for 23.2 years
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 3.70% vs 2.52 % Muni National Long category average)
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.10% vs 3.14 % Muni National Long category average)
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 6.74% vs Muni National Long average of 49.13%. It is good that Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 6.49, lower than category average of 7.61
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) has a lower management fee than its Muni National Long average: 0.52% vs 1.02%
  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

What we are cautious about Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) What we are cautious about Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

Data for Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 12.56% vs 12.74 % Muni National Long category average)
See Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv fund (FAFTX)

DateNet Asset
02/2010$10.80B
01/2010$847.39M
11/2009$768.54M
More historic net asset information on Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

  

Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv fund (FAFTX)

DateCashStockBondOther
09/20091.51%0%98.44%0.05%
06/20090.58%0%99.36%0.05%
03/20090.89%0%99.05%0.06%
Click here to see more historic asset allocation information on Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

  

Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

Discover what Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
California St Go Bds 6% [1.05%]
Dallas Fort Worth Tex Intl Arp Jt 5.625% [0.83%]
Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Tran Hwy Re 5% [0.71%]
New Jersey St Transn Tr Fd Aut Trans 6% [0.67%]
North Carolina Eastn Mun Pwr A Ref 5.75% [0.64%]
Pope Cnty Ark Pollutn Ctl Rev Rev R 6.3% [0.58%]
Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev B 5.5% [0.57%]
New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev B 5.5% [0.55%]
LOS ANGELES CALIF UNI SCH DIST GO BDS [0.53%]
California St G.O. Bds 5% [0.52%]

30-Jun-09
California St Go Bds 6% [1.07%]
Dallas Fort Worth Tex Intl Arp Jt 5.625% [0.9%]
Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Tran Hwy Re 5% [0.77%]
North Carolina Eastn Mun Pwr A Ref 5.75% [0.71%]
New Jersey St Transn Tr Fd Aut Trans 6% [0.69%]
Pope Cnty Ark Pollutn Ctl Rev Rev R 6.3% [0.65%]
New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev B 5.5% [0.62%]
California St G.O. Bds 5% [0.58%]
Golden St Tob Securitization C As 5.375% [0.56%]
Illinois Fin Auth 5.5% [0.48%]

31-Mar-09
Dallas Fort Worth Tex Intl Arp Jt 5.625% [0.96%]
Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Tran Hwy Re 5% [0.85%]
North Carolina Eastn Mun Pwr A Ref 5.75% [0.76%]
New Jersey St Transn Tr Fd Aut Trans 6% [0.74%]
New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev B 5.5% [0.69%]
POPE CNTY ARK POLLUTN CTL REV REV REF B [0.67%]
California St G.O. Bds 5% [0.63%]
Golden St Tob Securitization C As 5.375% [0.61%]
CALIFORNIA ST GO BDS [0.58%]
Illinois Fin Auth 5.5% [0.5%]
Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv Fund (FAFTX)

  

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