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Portfolio Performance Comparison
The return data shown below all have the same latest date: 04/28/2025.
Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
FBDIX (FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND CLASS A) -5.17% -14.23% 3.27% -5.33% -2.14% 7.70% 7.53% 8.02%
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Name Start Date End Date
FBDIX (FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND CLASS A) 09/16/1997 04/28/2025
The return data shown below all have the same latest date: 04/28/2025.
AR inception is since 09/16/1997.
Last 1 Week 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 15 Yr 20 Yr Inception YTD 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Annualized Return (%) 5.06 -14.23 3.27 -5.33 -2.14 7.70 7.53 8.02 -5.17 -5.23 18.40 -12.65 -27.68 13.58 34.99 -15.77 18.83 -17.12 5.73 33.76 68.70 29.35 8.13 17.28 11.83 -10.64 -1.60 5.03 5.63 11.95 43.55 -42.48 -20.48 46.58 97.91 10.73 -6.89
Sharpe Ratio NA -0.76 -0.13 -0.33 -0.17 NA NA 0.23 -0.76 -0.55 0.78 -0.48 -1.10 0.35 1.47 -0.65 1.01 -0.56 0.20 1.21 3.23 1.64 0.33 0.89 0.57 -0.36 -0.29 0.11 0.17 0.48 1.70 -1.16 -0.56 0.77 3.97 0.31 -1.03
Standard Deviation(%) NA 24.21 23.47 25.21 26.80 NA NA 27.48 28.50 21.35 18.27 29.35 25.27 37.73 22.85 26.49 18.10 31.17 29.20 27.79 21.24 18.08 24.58 19.30 20.69 31.83 15.73 16.58 20.04 22.78 25.18 37.57 41.37 55.10 23.86 23.77 24.30
Draw Down(%) NA 34.96 34.96 55.30 55.30 NA NA 71.43 22.06 21.55 13.27 29.36 37.60 28.32 17.43 29.52 12.97 29.76 28.36 24.05 12.14 12.58 22.18 18.71 16.88 31.72 12.61 21.16 17.28 24.51 11.31 50.13 39.73 47.88 17.53 35.19 18.78
Yield(%) 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.15 2.28 7.10 7.47 10.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.59 0.00 11.45 2.96 2.73 3.75 8.09 5.06 10.26 0.11 14.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.37 0.25 1.81 0.19
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Annualized Rolling Returns Comparison (Minimum)
Ticker/Portfolio Name 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year
FBDIX (FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND CLASS A) -29.73%
Feb 2000 - Feb 2003
-12.79%
Feb 2000 - Feb 2005
-4.42%
Aug 2000 - Aug 2010
5.55%
Sep 2000 - Sep 2015
Annualized Rolling Returns Comparison (Maximum)
Ticker/Portfolio Name 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year
FBDIX (FRANKLIN BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY FUND CLASS A) 49.40%
Oct 1997 - Oct 2000
36.18%
Jun 2010 - Jun 2015
18.55%
Mar 2005 - Mar 2015
15.08%
Aug 1998 - Aug 2013
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