Franklin Multisector Income ETF
$24.37+0.10 (+0.41%)
- 0.39%
- $10M
- +1.0%
- 4.93%
- 0M sh
- $24.25
- low $24.09high $25.61
The ETF.net MULT Grade
C
Score 55 out of 100
- 3 of 8
Score 55 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays C for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A74 out of 100Rank 2 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B66 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 2 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F8 out of 100Rank 8 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 7 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C48 out of 100Rank 5 of 8
Our read on MULT
CFranklin's go-anywhere income ETF: an active bond mandate that hunts current income across sectors instead of hugging one index, launched in 2025 at a fee that undercuts the typical fund in its income peer group.
The Fund seeks to maximize current income through an investment-allocation strategy described as multisector income.
Why people hold it
- 0.39% expense ratio, below the 0.45% median for its conservative-income peer group, and level with CGMS, the cheapest of the big active names in the cohort.
- The mandate is blunt about its job: maximize current income, with the freedom to shift across bond sectors rather than track a fixed benchmark.
- Active credit work in a plain 1940 Act ETF wrapper, run by Franklin Templeton rather than a boutique with one product to its name.
Worth knowing
- It opened in August 2025, so the record is short and there is not much history to judge how the manager handles a real credit selloff.
- Assets are small and the shares change hands lightly compared with established peers, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads.
- Payouts land on an irregular schedule, not the steady monthly rhythm many income funds run on.
MULT Holdings
- Bonds
- 333
- 117%
- Recv REC4.4PAYSOFR121633J
MULT Performance
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MULT$10,104
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 | MULT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.5% |
| 1 month | −1.0% |
| 3 months | −1.6% |
| 1 year | +1.0% |
| 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 | MULT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.5% | |
| 2025 | +2.1% |
MULT in the news
MULT Dividends
- 4.93%
- $1.20
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
MULT Risk
- 3.0%
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.
- −0.79
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.
- −2.7%
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.
- 0.08
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MULT Cost
0.39%
MULT0.39%
- The middle half of Conservative Allocation funds
- Median 0.63%
1 of the 8 Conservative Allocation funds charge less.
Other funds in Conservative Allocation
- AAOKiShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +5.1%
- ACGMSCapital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +1.3%
- CBLUIBluemonte Diversified Income ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +3.8%
- CXRLXFundX Investment Conservative ETFExpense ratio 1.20%1 year return +10.4%
- CTHRVProspera Income ETFExpense ratio 1.20%1 year return +1.2%