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Franklin Dividend Growth ETF

FRIZNYSE ArcaFranklin TempletonC

$27.79+0.54 (+1.98%) past 5 days

As of Nov 2, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

C46/ 100

Rank 22 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income

C46/100Rank 22 of 40inUS Active Dividend Income
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Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$7M
1Y total return
+11.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.95%
Holdings
44
Avg volume · 30D
293 sh
52W range
low $24.15high $27.92
Launched

The ETF.net FRIZ Grade

C

Score 46 out of 100

Category
US Active Dividend Income⁠
Rank
22 of 40
Six-pillar profile for FRIZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 55, Risk 38, Mission 74, Tradability 33, Holdings 54, Durability 49. Strongest: Mission (74). Weakest: Tradability (33). Leans toward Mission.

Score 46 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 40

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 14

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 40

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 40

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 40

Our read on FRIZ

ETF.net Research

In short

CFranklin's dividend-growth entry, run by stock pickers, chases companies that keep raising payouts while aiming at long-term capital appreciation rather than a fat yield. It launched in 2025 priced under the typical active dividend fund.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Normally, it invests at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-growth companies with consistent or increasing dividends, or potential for future dividend increases.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.49% a year, below the 0.55% median for active dividend funds in its group and a shade under T. Rowe Price's TDVG at 0.50%.
  • The mandate is on paper, not vibes: at least 80% of net assets in companies with consistent or rising dividends, or the potential to start raising them.
  • Total-return framing. The stated goal is long-term capital appreciation, so dividend growth is the screen rather than a yield target, with cash paid out quarterly.
  • What it owns lines up closely with what the prospectus describes, one of the tighter mandate-to-portfolio fits among active dividend funds.

Worth knowing

  • It opened in August 2025, so there is no long record to lean on and the risk picture rests on a short window.
  • A small, lightly traded fund so far, which can mean wider spreads than the category's household names. Limit orders are the standard tool for that.
  • Crowded shelf: cheaper, longer-running rivals like CGDV (0.33%) and HIDV (0.35%) already sit here, and FRIZ lands in the lower half of the peer group for now.

FRIZ Performance

Launched Aug 28, 2025

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

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FRIZ$11,110
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FRIZ $11,110. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 FRIZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFRIZ
Year to date+9.3%
1 month+5.2%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+11.1%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 FRIZ
YearReturn barFRIZ
2026 YTD+9.3%
2025+2.8%

Since listing, Aug 28, 2025

FRIZ in the news

FRIZ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.95%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.26Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.06 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 19, 2025 $0.009; Dec 19, 2025 $0.08; Mar 20, 2026 $0.05; Jun 18, 2026 $0.08; Sep 18, 2026 $0.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.06
Jun 18, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.08
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.05
Dec 19, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.08
Sep 19, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.009

$10,000 in FRIZ 1 year ago paid $104 in dividends.

FRIZ Risk

Risk pillarD38 out of 100Rank 25 of 38 in US Active Dividend Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.9%
Annualised · 14 months to Oct 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.
0.70
vs 3-month T-bills · 14 months to Oct 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.
−7.9%
14 months · trough Mar 2026
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.
0.58
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FRIZ Cost

Compare FRIZ and VUS

Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income

$4,633

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FRIZ 0.49%

    $9,792

  • VUS 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FRIZ 0.49%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530FRIZ $9,792VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearFRIZVUSOverpaying
10$883$455$428
20$3,394$1,769$1,625
30$9,792$5,159$4,633

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