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FFOG

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Franklin Focused Growth ETF

Active Equity · Franklin Templeton · Inception 2016-04-13

$51.83−0.48 (−0.91%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM EDT

History starts Nov 6, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 67 prints from 52.31 to 51.83. Range 51.58 to 52.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$51.60$52.00$52.20$52.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.41%
Fund size
$369M
1Y return
+8.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
37
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$51.94
52W range
low $38.89high $52.50

The ETF.net FFOG Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 21 of 90 in US Active Growth⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for FFOG. Scores out of 100: Cost 78, Risk 29, Mission not scored, Tradability 59, Holdings 58, Durability 85. Strongest: Durability (85). Weakest: Risk (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 78
    Category rank21/90 · top 23%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 29
    Category rank71/79 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 59
    Category rank33/90 · top 37%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 58
    Category rank45/89 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 85
    Category rank7/90 · top 8%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on FFOG

ETF.net Research

BFranklin's high-conviction growth sleeve: roughly 40 stocks picked with daily manager discretion, no index to copy, at a fee that undercuts most active growth rivals. Concentration is the whole point.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation. It is an actively managed ETF investing predominantly in equity securities of companies the manager considers compelling growth opportunities, with daily portfolio discretion rather than an index-replication mandate.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.41%, it undercuts the typical fee in its active growth peer group and most funds measured against the same Russell 1000 Growth benchmark.
  2. 02About 40 names, not 400. The manager backs chosen ideas with daily discretion instead of replicating an index, using Russell 1000 Growth as a yardstick.
  3. 03Running since 2016 and one of the stronger implementations in a crowded field of active US growth funds.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Concentration cuts both ways. With roughly 40 holdings, a single stumble lands harder here than in a broad index fund holding hundreds of stocks.
  2. 02Outcomes hinge on the manager's stock calls. There's no index-replication mandate, so the portfolio can sit well away from Russell 1000 Growth in either direction.
  3. 03A mid-sized, moderately traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the giant index growth ETFs, especially in choppy sessions.

FFOG Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
37
Top-10 weight
57%
Largest holding
NVDA9.9%

Sectors

  • Technology57.4%
  • Communication12.8%
  • Consumer Discr.12.0%
  • Health Care8.5%
  • Industrials5.2%
  • Financials3.0%
  • Energy1.1%

Geography

  • United States83.33%
  • Taiwan4.19%
  • Canada3.43%
  • South Korea3.20%
  • Netherlands3.16%
  • Denmark1.03%
  • Ireland0.84%
  • Uruguay0.48%
  • Other countries (1)0.35%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA CORP9.94%161,218$37M828
002AMZNAMAZON.COM INC8.88%126,703$33M720
003GOOGLALPHABET INC-CL A8.38%86,998$31M704
004AAPLAPPLE INC5.69%61,842$21M707
005METAMETA PLATFORMS INC-CLASS5.16%25,671$19M683
006TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP A4.11%34,051$15M268
007SNDKSANDISK CORP4.10%8,559$15M450
008MSFTMICROSOFT CORP3.85%28,304$14M792
009AVGOBROADCOM INC3.59%36,498$13M732
010000660.KSSK HYNIX INC3.10%8,442$11M184
011AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.76%16,513$10M618
012MAMASTERCARD INC - A2.74%17,775$10M512
013NETCLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A2.43%25,473$9M273
014CLS.TOCELESTICA INC2.35%25,212$9M102
015ASMLASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SH2.18%4,699$8M199

Showing 1–15 of 42 holdings

FFOG Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FFOG$10,859
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. FFOG $10,859. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,828$9,940$12,053Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FFOG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFFOG
Year to date+11.8%
1 month+6.1%
3 months+2.3%
1 year+8.6%
3 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
5 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
10 yearsHistory unavailable—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FFOG
YearReturn barFFOG
2026 YTD+11.8%
2025+17.1%
2024+38.2%
2023+12.4%

History from Nov 6, 2023

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FFOG Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

FFOG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.4%
Annualised · 33 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.93
vs 3-month T-bills · 33 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.4%
34 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.51
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FFOG Cost

Expense ratio0.41%
  • The middle half of US Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.56%

20 of the 89 US Active Growth funds charge less.

FFOG costs $41.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Growth fund costs $56.00.