FRIZ ETF — Franklin Dividend Growth ETF

Franklin Dividend Growth ETF (FRIZ)

Updated October 2, 2026.

FRIZ is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.89%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 7.4% over the past 1.1 years, 13.5 points behind SPY at 20.9%.

At the current 0.89% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $89 per year, or about $22.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Franklin Templeton's dividend growth ETF invests at least eighty percent of its assets in companies with established patterns of consistent or rising dividend payments, or those expected to increase dividends in the future based on growth estimates. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries no stated expense ratio. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to dividend-paying equities with growth potential.

FRIZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 7.4% over the past 1.1 years, 13.5 points behind SPY at 20.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.8%.

FRIZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Franklin Templeton

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/28/2025

Distribution rate

0.89%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.00%

Last close

$26.49 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$6,684,999

Average volume

17.0

Last dividend

$0.059

Last ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Last payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.6469

P/E ratio

27.0805

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.89%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.00%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Franklin Templeton; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FRIZ risks and drawbacks

FRIZ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.8%.

Who may consider FRIZ — and who may not

FRIZ may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FRIZ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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