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Mutual Fund Insights: Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

In-depth Analysis of Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

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See Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $18.52 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.18 (-0.96%)
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Fund Manager - Grant Bowers

Fund Manager Tenure: 3.1 years   [Similar Funds: FKABX  FKACX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.61)     (What does this score mean?)
Grant Bowers joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1993.  Get more insights on Grant Bowers

  

What we like about Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) What we like about Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

Data for Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) management has been with Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund for 3.1 years
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.29% vs 2.06 % Mid-Cap Growth category average)
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 90.24% vs Mid-Cap Growth average of 140.76%. It is good that Franklin Growth Opportunities R management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 23.47, lower than category average of 23.95

  

What we are cautious about Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) What we are cautious about Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

Data for Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 54.48% vs 58.17 % Mid-Cap Growth category average)
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -0.11% vs -4.00 % Mid-Cap Growth category average)
  • Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) has a higher management fee of 1.54% than its Mid-Cap Growth average of 1.47%
  • Even though Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.50% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses
See Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Franklin Growth Opportunities R fund (FKARX)

DateNet Asset
02/2010$435.82M
01/2010$13.98M
11/2009$12.37M
More historic net asset information on Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

  

Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Franklin Growth Opportunities R fund (FKARX)

DateCashStockBondOther
09/20091.34%98.62%0%0.05%
06/20094.25%95.65%0%0.1%
03/20091.91%97.9%0%0.19%
Click here to see more historic asset allocation information on Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

  

Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

Discover what Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
Apple Inc. [3.31%]
MASTERCARD INC [2.93%]
FLIR Systems, Inc. [2.77%]
Gilead Sciences, Inc. [2.45%]
SBA Communications Corporation [2.43%]
Google Inc. [2.27%]
BLACKROCK INC [2.07%]
Life Technologies Corporation [2.06%]
GUESS INC. [1.99%]
Celgene Corporation [1.94%]

30-Jun-09
Celgene Corporation [3.54%]
Apple Inc. [3.11%]
Gilead Sciences, Inc. [3.01%]
FLIR Systems, Inc. [2.73%]
Myriad Genetics, Inc. [2.49%]
MASTERCARD INC [2.33%]
[2.26%]
QUALCOMM Incorporated [2.25%]
SBA Communications Corporation [2.1%]
Concur Technologies, Inc. [2.09%]

31-Mar-09
Myriad Genetics, Inc. [3.36%]
FLIR Systems, Inc. [3%]
Apple Inc. [2.99%]
QUALCOMM Incorporated [2.85%]
ITT Educational Services, Inc. [2.77%]
MasterCard Inc [2.73%]
BlackRock, Inc. [2.48%]
Illumina, Inc. [2.43%]
SBA Communications Corporation [2.32%]
Gilead Sciences, Inc. [2.3%]
Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in Franklin Growth Opportunities R Fund (FKARX)

  

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