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- Franklin DynaTech Fund (FDTRX) is an actively managed mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies management believes are leaders in innovation, leverage new technologies, demonstrate superior management, and benefit from evolving industry conditions in the global economy. The fund focuses on growth-oriented large-cap stocks across sectors including information technology (approximately 51%), consumer discretionary (15%), communication services (14%), health care (10%), and financials (5%); it maintains a portfolio of about 107-112 issuers with a weighted average market capitalization of roughly $1.7 trillion, low portfolio turnover of 12%, and benchmarks against the Russell 1000 Growth Index and S&P 500 Index. It offers share classes such as R6 (CUSIP 353496656, inception May 2013), with total net assets exceeding $29 billion, annual dividend distributions, and availability through Franklin Distributors, LLC. Managed by the Franklin Equity Group team based in Silicon Valley since the fund's inception on January 1, 1968, the fund employs in-depth fundamental research to identify disruptors across market capitalizations, with potential consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in security selection. Geographically, it targets primarily U.S.-listed companies participating in global trends such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, semiconductors, biotech, robotics, genomics, and green energy, serving institutional and retail investors seeking core U.S. equity growth exposure or innovation-themed satellite holdings in the large-cap growth category (Morningstar Large Growth, Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds). The fund is part of the Franklin Templeton family of mutual funds under Franklin Custodian Funds, with no disclosed subsidiaries or parent relationships beyond Franklin Templeton affiliations. In recent developments as of late 2025, the fund has sustained strong performance amid AI-driven market gains and U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts, posting 1-year returns around 19-33%, 3-year annualized returns near 28-32%, and 10-year returns of 17% for the R6 class as of October-November 2025, outperforming in industry allocations like pharmaceuticals, IT services, and semiconductors while navigating volatility in IT and consumer sectors. Portfolio metrics reflect elevated valuations with trailing P/E ratios of 44-47x and forward P/E of 40-43x versus benchmarks, alongside net asset growth to $30.62 billion by October 2025. Insights from fund managers highlight expanding opportunities in agentic AI, generative AI applications, China's biotech sector, physical AI, and non-tech areas like aerospace, defense, and cryptocurrency, as detailed in Q4 2025 Innovation Insights and commentaries such as "Colossal Tech: How AI capex is shaping the economy" (October 2025) and "2026: The year innovation becomes the economy" (November 2025).