Franklin Dividend Growth ETF
$26.98−0.06 (−0.21%)
- 0.49%
- $7M
- +9.7%
- 0.98%
- 0M sh
- $27.04
- low $24.15high $27.90
The ETF.net FRIZ Grade
C
Score 44 out of 100
- 23 of 40
Score 44 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.B58 out of 100Rank 15 of 40Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A74 out of 100Rank 7 of 14Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 28 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 38 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 24 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 23 of 40
Our read on FRIZ
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 44
- 41%
- MSFT
Geography
- United States94.20%
- United Kingdom4.08%
- Canada1.72%
FRIZ Performance
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FRIZ$10,966
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FRIZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.3% |
| 1 month | +0.8% |
| 3 months | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +9.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FRIZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.3% | |
| 2025 | +2.8% |
FRIZ in the news
FRIZ Dividends
- 0.98%
- $0.26
- $0.06 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FRIZ Risk
- 9.3%
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.
- 0.32
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.
- −7.9%
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.
- 0.58
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FRIZ Cost
0.49%
FRIZ0.49%
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
14 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
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