InvestSMART
  1. Home
  2. Research & Advice
  3. Research Tools
  4. Shares
  5. Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR)

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (ASX: FRAR) - Share Price and Research

Current share price for FRAR : $1.045 0.005 (0.48%)+

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) is an Exchange Traded Fund - commonly known as an ETF. For more details about how ETFs work, feel free to check out our What is an ETF? overview. Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian and global fixed income securities.

FRAR General Information +

ASX Code FRAR
Website http://www.franklintempleton.com.au
Industry/Sector Asset Management & Custody Banks
Market Cap ($M) 695
FRAR Share Price $1.045
Day High $1.045
Day Low $1.045
Last Close $1.040
FRAR Share Price Movement $0.00 ( 0.48% )
Prices as at 16:40, 29 Aug 2025
+Security prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes and are indicative only.

FRAR Fund Information

Unconstrained Fixed Income
Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD
starstarstarstar
star (as at 31 Jul 2025)
Investment Fund
22 Dec 2014
$718.74 million (as at 30 Apr 2024)

FRAR ETF performance (31 Jul 2025)

NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised
  1 Month % 3 Month % 6 Month % 1 Year % p.a. 2 Year % p.a. 3 Year % p.a. 5 Year % p.a. 10 Year % p.a.
Total return 0.27 1.28 2.45 6.21 5.54 3.5 0.27 0.46
Growth return - 0.91 1.72 4.51 4.31 2.69 -0.2 0.22
Income return (Yield) - 0.37 0.73 1.7 1.23 0.81 0.47 0.24

Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return -0.04 0.88 3.72 5.22 4.94 2.74 -0.18 2.17

FRAR Related Research

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Upcoming Dividends & Yields

Distribution Type Dividend Franking Ex-dividend date Payment date Current Price+ Price 7D Avg Dividend Yield
Result 0.1¢ 0% 1 Sep 2025 10 Sep 2025 $1.045 $1.045 -
Result 0.1¢ 0% 1 Aug 2025 12 Aug 2025 $1.045 $1.045 -
HFResult 0.22¢ 0% 1 Jul 2025 10 Jul 2025 $1.045 $1.045 -

See all dividends from Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) or use our Upcoming Dividends tool to search for dividends across all ASX-listed securities.

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Recent ASX Announcements

Company Sector Market Cap ($m) Headline Release
date/time+		 Price at
release+		 Current
price+		 Gain/Loss View
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $696 Distribution Details 31 August 2025 27 Aug 2025 8:21AM $1.045 $1.045 fallen by 0%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $696 Indicative Distribution Calendar 31 August 2025 25 Aug 2025 8:42AM $1.045 $1.045 fallen by 0%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $696 Applications, Redemptions, Units on Issue and OTC 31.7.2025 7 Aug 2025 9:33AM $1.040 $1.045 risen by 0.48%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $696 DRP Price 31 July 2025 4 Aug 2025 10:27AM $1.040 $1.045 risen by 0.48%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $696 Distribution Details 31 July 2025 29 Jul 2025 11:15AM $1.040 $1.045 risen by 0.48%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $696 Indicative Distribution Calendar 31 July 2025 25 Jul 2025 9:03AM $1.040 $1.045 risen by 0.48%

FRAR Financial Summary

Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2024A $71.62 $10.40 0.00% 9.50 0.70 0.70% 0.0%

FRAR Peer Comparison

Company Mkt Cap EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
2024 A 2024 A 2024 A
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) $693M 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 10.0483 0.0000 0.0000 0.69% 0.00% 0.00%
Insignia Financial Ltd (IFL) $3,018M -0.1898 -0.0413 0.0296 11.6974 12.2017 11.8515 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Netwealth Group Limited (NWL) $8,488M 0.3930 0.1343 0.1791 72.9053 64.2725 54.5097 1.11% 1.23% 1.48%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (PNI) $4,808M 0.3714 0.1854 0.1853 33.9744 28.6603 24.1788 2.83% 3.12% 3.59%
Perpetual Limited (PPT) $2,454M 0.1876 -0.1360 0.0000 12.6860 14.6837 0.0000 5.37% 5.14% 0.00%

FRAR Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 10.10 0.67 0.00
Market 0.29 15.00 1.17 0.88
Sector 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FRAR Directors

Name Position Start Date
G Shaneyfelt Non-Executive Chairman, Non-Executive Director 20 Mar 2024
Q Lupo Non-Executive Director 1 Jan 0001
M Abell Non-Executive Director 20 Mar 2024
M Sund Non-Executive Director 1 Jan 0001
F Walsh Non-Executive Director 9 Nov 2023

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Changes in Directors' Interest & Trades

There are no directors' trades from Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR). Please use our Changes in directors' interest tool to search for changes & trades across all ASX-listed securities.

FRAR Calendar of Events

Date Event
24 September 2025 Report (Annual)
10 September 2025 Div Pay Date
02 September 2025 Books Close
01 September 2025 Div Ex Date

FAQs about Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR)

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (FRAR) current share price is $1.05. This constitutes a price movement of 0% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -0.95% below FRAR's 12-month high of $1.06 per share. Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes.

Relative to the previous close share price of $1.04, Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (FRAR) current share price of $1.05 constitutes a movement of $0.00 or 0.48%. Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (FRAR) share price movement is 0% when compared to 7 days ago and is -0.95% below FRAR's 52-week high of $1.06.

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (FRAR) 52-week high is $1.06 which was reached on 1 Apr 2025. Relative to this, FRAR's current share price of $1.05 constitutes a -$0.01 or -0.95% drop since that high of $1.06 per FRAR share.

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (FRAR) 52-week low is $0.99 which was reached on 2 Sep 2024. Relative to this, FRAR's current share price of $1.05 constitutes a $0.05 or 5.56% gain since that low of $0.99 per FRAR share.

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund)'s (FRAR) current market capitalisation is $695,902,921. Market capitalisation, sometimes referred to as "market cap", is the total value of a company's or ETF's issued shares or units owned by shareholders or unitholders. Market capitalisation is equal to the market price per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units outstanding.

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) last distribution or dividend was $0.00 per share and was paid on 12 Aug 2025. This last FRAR distribution or dividend included 0% franking. The next dividend payment for Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) is due on 10 Sep 2025.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 1 Aug 2025

Upcoming record date: 4 Aug 2025

Upcoming payment date: 12 Aug 2025

ETFs, such as Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR), pay distributions instead of dividends. The difference is that dividends are declared by companies from part of the profits made during any given year and the company’s management decide the amount of earnings retained verses how much to pay out to investors. An ETF, like Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR), must pay out all realised income. This is a combination of any dividends received plus capital gains realised from the buying and selling of underlying holdings within Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR).


A distribution has three key dates:

Ex-distribution date: Date the distribution value leaves the ETF. This will normally correspond with the ETF unit price dropping in value by the same amount as the distribution.

Record date: Date someone must be on the unit registry to receive the distribution.

Payment date date: Date the distribution is paid to the unit holder.

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) has a current dividend yield of n/a this year. Last year's dividend yield was 0.70%. The dividend yield for FRAR is a ratio that tells you the percentage of Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR)'s share price that it pays out in dividends each year. The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends by the current share price.

DISCLOSURE: InvestSMART Group Limited employees may have an interest in the securities and managed funds displayed via this service. Please refer to our Financial Services Guide for more information.

Data shown on this website is sourced by Morningstar
© Morningstar. All rights reserved. Neither any Morningstar company nor any of their content providers guarantee the data or content contained herein to be accurate, complete or timely nor will they have any liability for its use or distribution. Any general advice has been prepared by Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd (ABN: 95 090 665 544, AFSL: 240892) and/or Morningstar Research Limited, subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc, without reference to your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider the advice in light of these matters and, if applicable, the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (in respect of Australian products) or Investment Statement (in respect of New Zealand products) before making any decision to invest. No Morningstar-affiliated company or any of their employees is providing you with personalised financial advice. To obtain advice tailored to your particular circumstances, please contact a professional financial adviser. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only.