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Franklin Bissett Dividend Income Fund Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013

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NAVPS
(04-30-2024)
$30.18
Change
-$0.17 (-0.57%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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Franklin Bissett Dividend Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 5.64%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.62% 4.40% 11.25% 4.40% 7.65% 1.42% 7.08% 11.37% 6.10% 6.24% 4.82% 6.22% 5.00% 4.69%
Benchmark 3.22% 4.61% 13.14% 4.61% 10.92% 3.03% 6.47% 12.42% 7.64% 7.62% 6.76% 7.65% 6.20% 6.37%
Category Average 1.89% 12.31% 12.31% 4.51% 10.27% 3.64% 5.44% 10.47% 6.11% 5.79% 5.14% 5.88% 4.79% 5.04%
Category Rank 54 / 377 239 / 376 320 / 375 239 / 376 332 / 373 336 / 370 90 / 361 127 / 335 193 / 329 152 / 307 203 / 281 144 / 269 151 / 258 188 / 238
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 3 4 4 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.28% -3.32% 1.40% 1.02% -1.41% -3.11% -0.93% 4.53% 2.89% 0.39% 1.34% 2.62%
Benchmark 2.40% -4.11% 2.51% 1.67% -1.08% -3.16% -2.30% 6.66% 3.79% 0.07% 1.27% 3.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.53% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 4.38% -7.56% 18.25% 3.47% -7.31% 14.94% -1.27% 21.13% -2.71% 5.82%
Benchmark 10.25% -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48%
Category Average 8.24% -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 4 3 3 4 1 1 4
Category Rank 226/ 232 236/ 258 17/ 266 252/ 278 206/ 307 198/ 327 308/ 335 50/ 361 34/ 369 364/ 373

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.13% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.56% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 60.07
US Equity 19.40
Canadian Corporate Bonds 12.36
Income Trust Units 4.26
Cash and Equivalents 1.36
Other 2.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 20.42
Fixed Income 14.47
Energy 12.73
Utilities 8.60
Industrial Services 7.95
Other 35.83

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.76
Latin America 2.15
Other 1.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 3.88
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.42
Enbridge Inc 2.95
Canadian National Railway Co 2.64
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.56
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 2.55
Telus Corp 2.54
Open Text Corp 2.52
Bank of Montreal 2.43
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.42

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin Bissett Dividend Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.48% 11.35% 9.46%
Beta 0.82% 0.87% 0.88%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.92% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.49% 0.41% 0.39%
Sortino 0.66% 0.42% 0.29%
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 77.89% 76.75% 65.20%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.39% 9.48% 11.35% 9.46%
Beta 0.75% 0.82% 0.87% 0.88%
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.93% 0.92% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.35% 0.49% 0.41% 0.39%
Sortino 0.89% 0.66% 0.42% 0.29%
Treynor 0.04% 0.06% 0.05% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 79.41% 77.89% 76.75% 65.20%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date November 24, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $407

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML203
TML303
TML519

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in Canadian and American dividend-paying preferred and common shares and, from time to time, bonds up to a maximum of 25% of the Fund’s total assets.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor follows a ‘growth at a reasonable price’ investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s investments in debt instruments may include government and corporate bonds, MBS, and preferred securities. The Fund’s investments in debt instruments will be primarily in investment-grade securities. The Fund may invest in non-investment-grade securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Ryan Crowther 06-16-2011
Les E. Stelmach 12-10-2012

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Advisor Franklin Bissett Investment Management
Custodian J.P. Morgan Bank Canada
Registrar Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Distributor Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.04%
Management Fee 1.70%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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