Franklin Dynatech Fund Class A (FKDNX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category -

Fund Family Franklin Templeton, Inc

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US3534962010

CUSIP 353496201

Inception Date 1968-01-02

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End September

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $28.76 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $14.66 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.77%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-02-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 12.73%

1-Year Return 13.56%

3-Year Return 26.05%

5-Year Return 7.17%

NAV $209.16

Previous Close Price $209.16

Last Update 2026-09-30

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Franklin DynaTech Fund Class A

The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies that the investment manager believes are leaders in innovation, take advantage of new technologies, have superior management, and benefit from new industry conditions in the dynamically changing global economy. It invests predominantly in common stock. The investment manager may invest in companies in any economic sector or of any market capitalization and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the United States.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 600137.66%

Giant 58.61%

Large 22.80%

Medium 14.60%

Micro 0.04%

Small 3.53%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 20.78%

Cash-Flow Growth % 29.44%

Dividend Yield % 0.32%

Historical Earnings % 32.77%

Long-Term Earnings % 26.97%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%
Cash	0.30%	0.33%	0.03%	1.29%	0.00%
Non US Stock	11.28%	11.28%	0.00%	4.52%	0.55%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.23%	0.00%
US Stock	88.42%	88.42%	0.00%	93.26%	99.45%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
NVIDIA Corp.	11.26%	-	-
Microsoft Corp.	4.32%	-	-
Amazon.com, Inc.	7.89%	-	-
Alphabet, Inc., Class A	7.10%	-	-
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A	3.73%	-	-
ServiceNow, Inc.	4.05%	-	-
ASML Holding NV	2.98%	-	-
Mastercard, Inc., Class A	3.28%	-	-
Synopsys, Inc.	2.89%	-	-
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	2.75%	-	-
Broadcom, Inc.	5.00%	-	-
Tesla, Inc.	2.77%	-	-
Apple, Inc.	4.12%	-	-
AppLovin Corp., Class A	2.61%	-	-
Shopify, Inc., Class A	2.83%	-	-
Sandisk Corp.	3.39%	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.	3.16%	-	-
Lam Research Corp.	3.01%	-	-

See the full breakdown of FKDNX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	90.79%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	2.25%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	6.19%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.74%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	0.96%	0.00%	1.49%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	11.91%	9.93%	0.00%	9.50%
Cyclical	Financial Services	3.15%	7.08%	0.00%	5.27%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.59%	0.00%	1.55%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.00%	1.99%	0.00%	1.61%
Defensive	Healthcare	10.19%	8.12%	0.00%	5.49%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.51%	0.00%	0.85%
Sensitive	Communication Services	11.57%	13.66%	0.00%	9.42%
Sensitive	Energy	0.84%	0.83%	0.00%	0.78%
Sensitive	Industrials	5.06%	9.73%	0.00%	9.87%
Sensitive	Technology	57.28%	46.61%	0.00%	54.17%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.35%	0.47%	0.24%
Americas	North America	96.50%	91.93%	99.45%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.58%	5.05%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.10%	-	0.12%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.02%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.05%	0.37%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.04%	0.39%	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.08%	1.73%	0.10%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.30%	0.05%	0.10%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2004-01-16	$0.038	$0.038	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-10-18	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-07-18	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-06-19	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-12-03	$0.308	$0.308	USD	-	2001-11-30	2001-12-05	Annual
2000-12-01	$0.576	$0.576	USD	-	2000-11-30	2000-12-05	Other
1999-12-01	$0.369	$0.369	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-12-01	$0.243	$0.243	USD	-	1998-11-30	1998-12-15	Annual
1997-12-01	$0.170	$0.170	USD	-	-	-	-
1996-12-02	$0.055	$0.055	USD	-	-	-	-
1995-12-01	$0.118	$0.118	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-12-06	$0.049	$0.049	USD	-	-	-	-
1993-12-08	$0.124	$0.124	USD	-	-	-	-
1992-12-08	$0.117	$0.117	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-12-02	$0.112	$0.224	USD	-	1991-11-29	1991-12-13	Annual
1990-12-04	$0.168	$0.335	USD	-	1990-12-03	1990-12-14	Annual
1989-12-26	$0.059	$0.117	USD	-	1989-12-22	1989-12-29	Other
1989-01-04	$0.039	$0.077	USD	-	1989-01-03	1989-01-13	Annual
1988-01-14	$0.033	$0.065	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-01-05	$0.033	$0.065	USD	-	1988-01-04	1988-01-25	Annual
1987-01-16	$0.033	$0.065	USD	-	1987-01-15	1987-01-30	Annual
1986-01-23	$0.125	$0.250	USD	-	-	-	-
1985-01-03	$0.094	$0.188	USD	-	-	-	-
1984-01-03	$0.030	$0.060	USD	-	-	-	-
1983-01-04	$0.038	$0.075	USD	-	-	-	-
1982-01-04	$0.035	$0.070	USD	-	-	-	-
1981-01-02	$0.023	$0.045	USD	-	-	-	-
1980-01-03	$0.020	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-

View the full dividend history for FKDNX.

Franklin DynaTech Fund Class A NMFQS:FKDNX