Franklin Utilities Fund Q4 2025 Commentary

Franklin Templeton4.63K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(5min)CommentsSummaryFranklin Utilities Fund (Advisor Class without sales charges) fared better than the S&P 500 Utilities Index benchmark in the fourth quarter of 2025.Stock selection decisions and, to a lesser extent, positive allocation effects benefited relative fund performance.Utilities are also spending record levels of capital in transmission and distribution (T&D) to make the grid more reliable and resilient. Galeanu Mihai/iStock via Getty Images Key Takeaways Markets: US equities delivered solid gains over the fourth quarter of 2025, maintaining their upward trajectory against a backdrop of generally robust corporate earnings, despite some mixed economic signals and investor concerns about stretched This article was written byFranklin Templeton4.63K FollowersFollowFranklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,300 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and over $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2023. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.