FROTX

Active

Franklin Convertible Securities Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.58%

Annual Cost per $10K

$158.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$27,404

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+15.55%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

16%

US Bond

73%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

FROTX

1.58%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

108% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025 · Updated quarterly

+42.33%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FROTX at 1.58%$243,591

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$137,022

Cost vs index fund−$133,834

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FROTX	Franklin Convertible Securities Fund	1.58%	+15.55%	+12.49%	+7.52%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+2.45%	+4.81%	-0.83%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+6.98%	+8.60%	+4.02%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+2.69%	+4.64%	-0.29%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+2.62%	+6.98%	+3.78%
OWCIX	Old Westbury Credit Income Fund	0.91%	+7.27%	+6.38%	+0.94%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+3.91%	+6.14%	+0.79%
FCSKX	Franklin Convertible Securities Fund	0.51%	+16.81%	+13.70%	+8.68%
RNDLX	RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund	1.77%	+4.59%	+7.94%	+2.95%
NCIDX	Columbia Convertible Securities Fund	0.79%	—	—	—
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.09%	+5.81%	-0.06%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+7.58%	+11.27%	+7.08%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.53%	+6.42%	+0.62%
FCISX	Franklin Income Fund	1.11%	+6.29%	+10.54%	+9.07%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
JMTNX	Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.88%	+7.00%	+8.94%	+3.87%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
FIQVX	Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund	0.60%	+19.13%	+11.26%	+9.04%
PTOAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return Fund	1.35%	+18.06%	+25.48%	+15.47%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.91%	+5.31%	-0.36%
MCOAX	NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund	0.94%	+14.39%	+9.56%	+8.73%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+4.21%	+7.18%	+0.42%
VAADX	Virtus Convertible Fund	0.62%	+24.25%	+14.76%	—
GGKPX	Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund	0.48%	+10.00%	+11.07%	+8.02%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+5.80%	+0.13%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
LDLRX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.88%	+5.12%	+4.33%	+2.17%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+2.98%	+4.98%	-0.05%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+5.60%	+9.36%	+3.54%
FDBLX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund	0.59%	+4.10%	+4.66%	+0.61%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
FFSAX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Flexible Income Fund	1.82%	+3.99%	+6.26%	+3.14%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+6.34%	+9.90%	+4.41%
CCVCX	Calamos Convertible Fund	0.88%	+23.13%	+12.96%	+7.00%
TAIBX	PGIM Core Bond Fund	0.96%	+6.47%	+6.40%	+0.02%
PFIFX	SAM Flexible Income Portfolio	1.80%	+9.01%	+9.08%	+4.36%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+3.08%	+5.62%	-0.05%
PTCIX	PIMCO Long-Term Credit Bond Fund$1M min	1.51%	+1.94%	+7.57%	-1.71%
FSMUX	Strategic Advisers Municipal Bond Fund	0.19%	-0.43%	+2.92%	—
PANIX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.92%	+2.50%	+2.12%	-1.23%
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
GFRAX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund	0.72%	+5.03%	+8.31%	+5.54%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.89%	+9.49%	+5.83%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+2.60%	+5.35%	-1.43%
GDMZX	Defensive Market Strategies Fund	0.92%	+8.26%	+12.07%	+7.54%
CNSAX	Invesco Convertible Securities Fund	0.67%	+18.14%	+12.32%	+7.41%
LBNTX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.70%	+6.22%	+7.96%	+3.36%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.54%	—	—
LCSAX	LoCorr Long/Short Commodities Strategy Fund	2.37%	-4.63%	-2.41%	+1.91%
FGQMX	Fidelity High Income Fund	1.85%	-7.28%	-25.13%	-31.57%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+3.31%	+5.62%	+0.16%
FSBMX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.45%	+2.90%	+3.66%	-0.69%
PZRMX	PIMCO Inflation Response Multi-Asset Fund	2.40%	+10.27%	+10.11%	+7.70%
FARAX	Fulcrum Diversified Absolute Return Fund	1.20%	—	—	—
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.54%	+8.75%	+4.45%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
AFRFX	Invesco Floating Rate ESG Fund	0.72%	+6.67%	+7.92%	+6.47%
VRP	Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF	0.50%	+7.56%	+8.62%	+5.19%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.00%	+6.18%	+1.61%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+4.97%	+7.04%	+3.60%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.40%	+5.19%	+2.02%
TLRAX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	0.94%	+2.90%	+2.58%	-0.38%
PSPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund	1.10%	+17.15%	+24.47%	+15.09%
WAPIX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.80%	+2.46%	+4.78%	-1.46%
RAMAX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	1.38%	+3.88%	+3.06%	+0.72%
GSOPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Bond Fund	0.77%	+6.66%	+9.03%	+4.61%
PCNBX	Putnam Convertible Securities Fund	0.68%	+12.39%	-3.09%	+7.51%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+3.60%	+5.71%	+0.65%
NRSIX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.51%	+9.22%	+9.46%	+4.29%
JAHYX	Janus Henderson High-Yield Fund	0.94%	+7.72%	+10.43%	+4.54%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.00%	+5.32%	+0.75%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
GGMPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund	0.98%	+6.67%	+10.30%	+4.49%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+8.03%	+11.12%	+6.84%
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
GAKPX	Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund	1.46%	+3.05%	+5.47%	-0.39%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+5.35%	+5.64%	-0.40%
MSTVX	Morningstar Alternatives Fund$1M min	1.39%	+5.12%	+6.33%	+4.23%
PLSTX	Aristotle Strategic Income Fund	0.94%	+5.60%	—	—
ESFHX	Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund	0.75%	+5.26%	+8.64%	+5.88%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.24%	+8.03%	+4.26%
LCFVX	Lord Abbett Convertible Fund	0.82%	+21.45%	+9.28%	+5.22%
BRMSX	Bramshill Income Performance Fund$1M min	1.44%	+2.09%	—	—
QHI2Q	VIP High Income Portfolio	0.91%	+8.71%	+10.32%	+4.65%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+3.78%	+5.93%	+0.12%
RPHYX	RIVERPARK SHORT TERM HIGH YIELD FUND	1.20%	+4.47%	+5.33%	+3.89%
JADFX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund	0.83%	+2.72%	+4.74%	-0.36%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+10.94%	+4.13%	+12.18%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.62%	+5.15%	+2.99%
FSHGX	Fidelity SAI High Income Fund	0.71%	+9.82%	+10.06%	—
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
GIKRX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.46%	+4.96%	+6.59%	+2.92%

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