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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund ETF Series (FLSD : TSX)

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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Close
(10-27-2026)
$19.02
Change
$0.02 (0.11%)
Open $19.00
Day Range $19.00 - $19.02
Volume 800

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund ETF Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 08, 2019): 2.68%

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 -0.67% -0.99% 0.29% 0.67% 1.06% 2.79% 5.13% 4.45% 2.44% 2.33% 2.61% - - -
Benchmark -0.65% -0.92% 0.18% 0.48% 0.81% 2.44% 4.65% 3.84% 2.03% 1.68% 2.13% 2.39% 2.22% 1.93%
Category Average -0.58% 0.20% 0.20% 0.35% 0.61% 2.03% 4.20% 3.55% 1.68% 1.47% 1.78% 1.95% 1.78% 1.56%
Category Rank 236 / 310 241 / 308 182 / 299 145 / 293 132 / 289 102 / 251 49 / 217 48 / 203 64 / 190 40 / 181 42 / 176 - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.51% 0.20% -0.31% 0.43% 0.82% -0.86% 0.01% 0.80% 0.47% -0.38% 0.06% -0.67%
Benchmark 0.38% 0.22% -0.27% 0.45% 0.74% -0.88% 0.04% 0.74% 0.32% -0.36% 0.09% -0.65%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.64% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - 5.20% 0.21% -4.30% 5.77% 6.94% 3.88%
Benchmark 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71% 3.77%
Category Average 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17% 3.22%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 2 1 3 1 1 2
Category Rank - - - - 66/ 176 15/ 182 101/ 191 43/ 203 23/ 220 80/ 257

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.94% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 60.34
Canadian Government Bonds 25.02
Foreign Corporate Bonds 7.10
Canadian Equity 2.43
Foreign Government Bonds 2.23
Other 2.88

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 95.51
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.85
Financial Services 1.39
Energy 0.87
Real Estate 0.20
Other 0.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.18
Asia 0.21
Europe 0.13
Latin America 0.09
Other 3.39

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.65% 15-Dec-2028 3.89
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.10% 15-Jun-2028 3.25
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.65% 15-Dec-2031 3.14
CPPIB Capital Inc 3.35% 02-Dec-2030 2.64
Royal Bank Of Canada 2.10% 01-Oct-2026 2.47
Alberta Province 2.90% 20-Sep-2029 2.20
Ontario Province 3.60% 02-Jun-2035 1.34
Citigroup Inc 4.55% 03-Jun-2030 1.28
PSP Capital Inc 3.75% 15-Jun-2029 1.27
Ontario Province 1.35% 02-Dec-2030 1.15

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund ETF Series

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.12% 2.56% -
Beta 1.03% 1.02% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% -
Sharpe 0.82% -0.24% -
Sortino 1.82% -0.29% -
Treynor 0.02% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 70.28% 42.37% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.91% 2.12% 2.56% -
Beta 1.06% 1.03% 1.02% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.99% 0.94% 0.94% -
Sharpe -0.60% 0.82% -0.24% -
Sortino -1.13% 1.82% -0.29% -
Treynor -0.01% 0.02% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency - 70.28% 42.37% -

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 July 08, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $115
52 Week High $19.56
52 Week Low $18.76
Annual Dividend $0.71
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

High current income and preservation of capital by investing primarily in debt instruments of Canadian issuers including federal and provincial government bonds and corporate bonds, debentures and short-term notes.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor employs fundamental analysis in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund will generally hold investments whose weighted average duration does not exceed 3½ years. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in non-investment-grade debt instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Darcy Briggs
  • Adrienne Young
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Registrar

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Distributor

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Fees

MER 0.33%
Management Fee 0.25%

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