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What grade does FBLAX get?
Morningstar rates funds on what they returned. We grade them on where their money sits today: how much of the book overlaps with the converged buys of the top specialist stock pickers.
Fundprints Fund Grade · as of 2026-10-01
Franklin Managed Income A
#235 of 500 graded active funds · value · large segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
FBLAX puts more of its book behind proven specialists than 66% of graded funds.
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That has mattered: over the past 2.7 years, funds on this rung beat bottom-rung funds by about 3.8% per quarter, and beat the S&P in 43% of fund-quarters versus their 22%. The evidence argues this fund earns its seat.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
3 funds in the same segment carry an A. Members see the names and what they charge. See the alternatives →
The grade scores this fund's specialist share, the slice that overlaps what the top 1% of proven funds are building. We ignore index ballast and names outside our edge on purpose: that slice is small, and it's what decides the outcome.
FBLAX vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
35.6%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
28.2%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
89.5%
how far it strays from the index
The best grades have beaten the worst by about +5% a year since we began grading. The gap held in 9 out of 10 months. Measured on filings as they were published, no hindsight.
Inside the book: top names by stage · as of 2026-10-20
We email you the day it crosses 50% crowded, and where you stand every month.
Graded monthly from point-in-time filings. A description of where the money sits, not a recommendation. Evidence, not advice.
The read · what to do with it
Franklin Managed Income A earns a C grade, ranking 235 of 500, with specialist investors holding just 35.6% of the fund. There are early positions in APD, ABBV, and MRK worth watching, but five holdings including PG, PEP, and HD show specialists actively leaving. Higher graded options exist both in this segment and within the Franklin family.
→ Track the fading weight in PG, PEP, HD, SO, and DUK, as specialist exits there total nearly 7.5% of the fund.
→ Compare this C grade against the three higher graded funds in the same segment before adding to your position.
Support leaving these positions
Same family, higher grade
Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.