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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(05-17-2024)
$46.39
Change
$0.00 (0.01%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at December 31, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 1997): 7.23%

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 -3.56% 7.03% 26.10% 11.98% 33.80% 15.95% 3.93% 9.69% 9.93% 11.33% 11.37% 12.91% 10.94% 12.07%
Benchmark -2.70% 7.00% 19.89% 10.21% 24.18% 16.33% 12.19% 16.16% 13.73% 14.54% 13.35% 15.12% 13.99% 14.98%
Category Average -3.34% 18.94% 18.94% 8.14% 20.65% 12.22% 7.69% 13.48% 10.38% 10.73% 10.14% 11.37% 10.04% 10.81%
Category Rank 850 / 1,370 385 / 1,364 77 / 1,349 278 / 1,355 135 / 1,285 348 / 1,226 1,014 / 1,153 988 / 1,090 649 / 989 469 / 887 353 / 815 301 / 716 314 / 650 284 / 575
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 4.48% 3.65% 2.56% 1.84% -5.65% -0.57% 10.32% 2.08% 4.63% 9.62% 1.23% -3.56%
Benchmark 0.62% 3.76% 2.72% 1.05% -4.85% 0.44% 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.18% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.53% (November 2000)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 13.92% 21.80% -7.65% 18.59% 5.53% 24.52% 38.93% 10.95% -33.04% 35.30%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 1
Category Rank 437/ 548 86/ 639 675/ 687 223/ 777 156/ 869 429/ 944 46/ 1,057 1,071/ 1,133 1,130/ 1,190 141/ 1,254

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

38.93% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-33.04% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.23
International Equity 4.77

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 53.12
Healthcare 11.46
Consumer Services 10.24
Financial Services 5.84
Consumer Goods 5.75
Other 13.59

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.23
Europe 3.58
Africa and Middle East 0.75
Other 0.44

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Amazon.com Inc 6.49
Microsoft Corp 6.17
NVIDIA Corp 5.13
Mastercard Inc Cl A 4.31
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.28
Apple Inc 4.07
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.68
ServiceNow Inc 2.77
Monolithic Power Systems Inc 2.38
Eli Lilly and Co 2.32

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 20.01% 18.74% 16.59%
Beta 1.24% 1.15% 1.16%
Alpha -0.10% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.78% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.49% 0.69%
Sortino 0.20% 0.69% 0.92%
Treynor 0.02% 0.08% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.76% 99.21%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.06% 20.01% 18.74% 16.59%
Beta 1.29% 1.24% 1.15% 1.16%
Alpha 0.02% -0.10% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.81% 0.78% 0.79%
Sharpe 1.61% 0.15% 0.49% 0.69%
Sortino 3.91% 0.20% 0.69% 0.92%
Treynor 0.20% 0.02% 0.08% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.76% 99.21%

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 April 14, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $265

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML214
TML314
TML573

Investment Objectives

Capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities securities of U.S. issuers that demonstrate accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential compared to the overall economy while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

Generally, at least 90% of the value of the Fund’s equity holdings will consist of securities of U.S. issuers. The sub-advisor employs a bottom-up investment approach and follows a growth investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Grant Bowers 05-02-2016
Sara Araghi 05-02-2016

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Advisor Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Custodian JPMorgan Chase Bank
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 2.10%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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