All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

FKDNX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

FKDNX total return snapshot: FKDNX returned +28.92% over the past year and +10.37% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1980, FKDNX is up +39,226.70% in nominal total return, or +13.67%/yr, and is currently −2.75% below its total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FKDNX × 		+39,226.70%
+13.67%/yr 		+12.23%/yr
R2=0.956
Franklin Dynatech Fund Class A Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1980-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
FKDNX × 		$10,000.00
1980-01-02 		$3,932,670.24
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
FKDNX × 		+10.37% +28.92%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FKDNX × 		−2.75%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−97.92%
on 1987-10-26
from 1987-09-07 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FKDNX × 		+28.92% +62.15%
+27.34%/yr 		+111.06%
+28.27%/yr 		+64.24%
+10.43%/yr 		+517.27%
+19.96%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FKDNX
2026 (YTD) +10.37%
2025 +33.48%
2024 +30.57%
2023 +44.42%
2022 −40.30%
2021 +14.10%
2020 +57.68%
2019 +37.40%
2018 +5.70%
2017 +41.78%
2016 +4.90%
2015 +11.19%
2014 +10.96%
2013 +45.79%
2012 +15.42%
2011 −0.28%
2010 +18.51%
2009 +47.11%
2008 −35.44%
2007 +25.86%
2006 +2.64%
2005 +7.18%
2004 +7.86%
2003 +38.64%
2002 −19.31%
2001 −13.12%
2000 −12.23%
1999 +37.19%
1998 +27.37%
1997 +21.84%
1996 +32.29%
1995 +28.44%
1994 +6.67%
1993 +15.86%
1992 +5.54%
1991 +35.49%
1990 +3.71%
1989 +18.49%
1988 +7.09%
1987 +13.73%
1986 −3.46%
1985 +13.62%
1984 −15.14%
1983 +29.40%
1982 +36.27%
1981 −8.45%
1980 +42.98%