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

Current share price for FRAR : $1.040 0.01 (0.97%)+

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) 683
FRAR Share Price $1.040
Day High $1.040
Day Low $1.035
Last Close $1.030
FRAR Share Price Movement $0.01 ( 0.97% )
Prices as at 16:40, 27 Jun 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
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Investment Fund
22 Dec 2014
$718.74 million (as at 30 Apr 2024)

FRAR ETF performance (31 May 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 0.41 1.06 3.02 6.76 4.95 2.53 0.34 0.33
Growth return 0.36 0.81 2.3 4.66 3.89 1.84 -0.07 0.13
Income return (Yield) 0.05 0.25 0.72 2.1 1.06 0.69 0.41 0.2

Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.16 2.04 3.71 6.84 3.81 3.11 -0.19 2.13

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
HFResult 0.22¢ 0% 1 Jul 2025 10 Jul 2025 $1.040 $1.035 -
Result 0.1¢ 0% 2 Jun 2025 12 Jun 2025 $1.040 $1.035 -
Result 0.05¢ 0% 1 May 2025 12 May 2025 $1.040 $1.035 -

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 $684 Estimated Distribution Details 30 June 2025 26 Jun 2025 3:22PM $1.035 $1.040 risen by 0.48%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $684 Indicative Distribution Calendar 30 June 2025 24 Jun 2025 9:46AM $1.030 $1.040 risen by 0.97%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $684 Applications, Redemptions, Units on Issue and OTC 31.05.2025 10 Jun 2025 8:18AM $1.028 $1.040 risen by 1.22%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $684 Applications, Redemptions, Units on Issue and OTC 31.5.2025 6 Jun 2025 4:41PM $1.028 $1.040 risen by 1.22%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $684 NAV Prices 4 June 2025 4 Jun 2025 12:23PM $1.030 $1.040 risen by 0.97%
Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (Managed Fund) (FRAR) Financials $684 DRP Price 31 May 2025 3 Jun 2025 10:58AM $1.030 $1.040 risen by 0.97%

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) $681M 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 10.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.70% 0.00% 0.00%
Insignia Financial Ltd (IFL) $2,394M 0.6567 -0.3210 0.0965 7.5190 11.0732 10.0990 2.61% 0.00% 7.56%
Netwealth Group Limited (NWL) $7,926M 0.2382 0.3903 0.0747 94.8680 68.2345 63.4936 0.87% 1.21% 1.42%
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (PNI) $4,414M 0.1667 0.4640 0.0992 42.7692 29.2148 26.5774 2.16% 3.07% 3.38%
Perpetual Limited (PPT) $2,090M -0.1521 0.0439 -0.0171 12.8274 12.2876 12.5017 6.48% 6.04% 6.04%

FRAR Market Comparison

Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
Company 0.00 9.95 0.66 0.00
Market 0.21 13.30 1.09 0.79
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 July 2025 Div Pay Date
02 July 2025 Books Close
01 July 2025 Div Ex Date

FAQs about Perpetual Limited (FRAR)

Perpetual Limited's (FRAR) current share price is $1.04. This constitutes a price movement of 0.48% when compared to the share price 7 days ago and is -1.42% 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 $1.03, Perpetual Limited's (FRAR) current share price of $1.04 constitutes a movement of $0.01 or 0.97%. Perpetual Limited's (FRAR) share price movement is 0.48% when compared to 7 days ago and is -1.42% below FRAR's 52-week high of $1.06.

Perpetual Limited's (FRAR) 52-week high is $1.06 which was reached on 1 Apr 2025. Relative to this, FRAR's current share price of $1.04 constitutes a -$0.01 or -1.42% drop since that high of $1.06 per FRAR share.

Perpetual Limited's (FRAR) 52-week low is $0.98 which was reached on 3 Jul 2024. Relative to this, FRAR's current share price of $1.04 constitutes a $0.06 or 6.12% gain since that low of $0.98 per FRAR share.

Perpetual Limited's (FRAR) current market capitalisation is $683,814,345. 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.

Perpetual Limited (FRAR) last distribution or dividend was $0.00 per share and was paid on 12 Jun 2025. This last FRAR distribution or dividend included 0% franking. The next dividend payment for Perpetual Limited (FRAR) is due on 10 Jul 2025.

Upcoming ex-distribution date: 2 Jun 2025

Upcoming record date: 3 Jun 2025

Upcoming payment date: 12 Jun 2025

ETFs, such as Perpetual Limited (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 Perpetual Limited (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 Perpetual Limited (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.

Perpetual Limited (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 Perpetual Limited (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.

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