# Franklin Rising Dividends A (FRDPX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/frdpx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Franklin Templeton · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1987-01-14 The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies that have paid consistently rising dividends. It invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily common stock. The fund may invest in companies of any size, across the entire market spectrum. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $100.47 | | Expense Ratio | 0.83% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $26.57B | | NAV | $100.47 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 9.32% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $9.37 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $86.23 – $100.48 | | Beta | 0.74 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1623 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-20 - Pay date: 2026-10-20 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does FRDPX invest in? The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies that have paid consistently rising dividends. It invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily common stock. The fund may invest in companies of any size, across the entire market spectrum. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities. ### What is the expense ratio of FRDPX? Franklin Rising Dividends A (FRDPX) charges an expense ratio of 0.83%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is FRDPX's dividend yield? FRDPX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.32%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### How big is FRDPX? Franklin Rising Dividends A (FRDPX) is one share class of a fund that manages $26.57B across all of its share classes (FRDAX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is FRDPX actively managed or an index fund? FRDPX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (FRDPX's is 0.83%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was FRDPX launched? Franklin Rising Dividends A (FRDPX) launched in January 1987 and is managed by Franklin Templeton. ### Does FRDPX pay a dividend? Yes, Franklin Rising Dividends A (FRDPX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.32%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does FRDPX pay dividends? Franklin Rising Dividends A pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is FRDPX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for FRDPX was 2026-10-20. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will FRDPX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.83% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does FRDPX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from FRDPX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does FRDPX cost more than a fund like VOO? FRDPX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.83%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether FRDPX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to FRDPX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as FRDPX (0.83%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/frdpx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/frdpx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/frdpx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/frdpx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/frdpx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.