Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class C NMFQS:FRGOX

Equity Precious Metals | Franklin Templeton Investments

$45.01

↑ $0.00 (0.00%)

Last Updated: Feb 11, 2026

Fund Information

Fund Category Equity Precious Metals

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments

Fund Style Large

ISIN US3535352062

CUSIP 353535206

Inception Date 1969-05-19

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End July

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $2.97 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $113.48 Million

Expense Ratio 1.62%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-12-01

Dividend Yield 0.12%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 19.75%

1-Year Return 100.00%

3-Year Return 54.31%

5-Year Return 25.44%

NAV $45.01

Previous Close Price $45.01

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.12%

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 Gold and Precious Metals Fund Class C

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of gold and precious metals operation companies. It may buy securities of gold and precious metals operation companies located anywhere in the world and in general invests predominantly in non-U.S. companies. The fund may invest in companies without regard to market capitalization, and may heavily invest in small- and mid-capitalization companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 3372.80%

Giant 7.89%

Large 9.78%

Medium 36.50%

Micro 21.56%

Small 19.06%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % -0.79%

Cash-Flow Growth % 10.43%

Dividend Yield % 0.46%

Historical Earnings % 12.49%

Long-Term Earnings % 45.32%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cash	2.07%	2.48%	0.40%	1.17%	0.00%
Non US Stock	91.02%	91.02%	0.00%	80.75%	84.47%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%
Other	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	3.13%	0.00%
US Stock	6.89%	6.89%	0.00%	15.27%	15.53%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Newmont Corp.	3.17%	-	-
Perseus Mining Ltd.	2.65%	-	-
G Mining Ventures Corp/old	3.64%	-	-
Barrick Gold Corp.	2.91%	-	-
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.	2.85%	-	-
Endeavour Mining plc	1.95%	-	-
Red 5 Ltd.	2.72%	-	-
Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A	2.56%	-	-
Emerald Resources NL	2.18%	-	-
G Mining Ventures Corp.	3.93%	-	-
Anglogold Ashanti plc	3.00%	-	-
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.	2.27%	-	-
Pantoro Ltd.	2.02%	-	-
Barrick Mining Corp.	4.50%	-	-
Greatland Resources Ltd.	1.91%	-	-
Pantoro Gold Ltd.	1.97%	-	-
Equinox Gold Corp.	1.86%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.01%	98.61%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.01%	1.39%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	99.64%	99.93%	0.00%	100.00%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Financial Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.36%	0.07%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Healthcare	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Utilities	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Communication Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Technology	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	3.68%	0.40%	9.45%
Americas	North America	76.86%	66.17%	23.49%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.54%	0.02%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	1.91%	0.30%	11.37%
Greater Asia	Australasia	8.34%	22.52%	0.35%
Greater Asia	Japan	-	-	0.68%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	6.24%	6.06%	54.67%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	0.26%	0.24%	-
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.43%	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.74%	4.29%	-

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-20	$2.184	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-20	$0.398	$0.398	USD	-	2023-12-19	2023-12-20	Annual
2021-12-01	$1.951	$1.951	USD	2021-12-01	2021-11-30	2021-12-01	Annual
2020-12-01	$2.493	$2.493	USD	2020-12-01	2020-11-30	2020-12-01	Annual
2016-12-01	$1.269	$1.269	USD	2016-12-01	2016-11-30	2016-12-05	Annual
2014-12-01	$0.023	$0.023	USD	2014-12-01	2014-11-28	2014-12-03	Annual
2012-12-03	$0.040	$0.040	USD	2012-12-03	2012-11-30	2012-12-05	Other
2011-12-01	$0.527	$0.527	USD	-	2011-11-30	2011-12-05	Other
2010-12-30	$0.098	$0.098	USD	-	2010-12-29	2010-12-31	Other
2010-12-01	$5.138	$5.138	USD	-	2010-11-30	2010-12-03	Other
2009-12-01	$1.979	$1.979	USD	-	2009-11-30	2009-12-03	Other
2008-12-01	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-12-03	$1.732	$1.732	USD	-	2007-11-30	2007-12-05	Other
2006-12-01	$0.467	$0.467	USD	-	2006-11-30	2006-12-05	Other
2005-12-01	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	2005-11-30	2005-12-01	Annual
2003-12-01	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	2003-11-28	2003-12-03	Annual
2002-12-02	$0.062	$0.062	USD	-	2002-11-29	2002-12-04	Annual
2001-12-03	$0.187	$0.187	USD	-	2001-11-30	2001-12-05	Annual
2000-12-01	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2000-11-30	2000-12-05	SemiAnnual
1999-12-01	$0.001	$0.001	USD	-	1999-11-30	1999-12-15	SemiAnnual
1998-12-01	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	1998-11-30	1998-12-15	SemiAnnual
1998-06-01	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	1998-05-29	1998-06-15	SemiAnnual
1996-12-02	$0.019	$0.019	USD	-	-	-	-
1996-06-03	$0.027	$0.027	USD	-	1996-05-31	1996-06-14	Other
1995-12-01	$0.003	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1995-06-01	$0.176	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-