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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(03-20-2026)
$45.90
Change
-$1.11 (-2.36%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 1997): 7.30%

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 -2.50% -7.70% -4.73% -4.31% -3.08% 6.30% 18.26% 8.58% 5.81% 10.28% 10.63% 10.23% 11.22% 11.86%
Benchmark -0.17% -1.69% 6.34% 0.21% 10.54% 18.01% 21.90% 15.70% 15.86% 17.18% 16.18% 15.07% 14.83% 15.59%
Category Average -0.34% -1.10% 4.28% 0.31% 7.46% 12.84% 16.77% 11.27% 11.24% 13.14% 12.13% 11.07% 11.10% 11.92%
Category Rank 1,115 / 1,400 1,270 / 1,391 1,334 / 1,367 1,158 / 1,394 1,206 / 1,302 1,167 / 1,253 560 / 1,181 924 / 1,113 1,038 / 1,074 854 / 1,012 712 / 946 606 / 862 446 / 792 426 / 699
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -9.27% -2.19% 7.41% 5.22% 2.88% -1.41% 3.99% 1.83% -2.52% -3.55% -1.86% -2.50%
Benchmark -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.18% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.53% (November 2000)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -7.65% 18.59% 5.53% 24.52% 38.93% 10.95% -33.04% 35.30% 34.60% 0.61%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 4
Category Rank 679/ 691 221/ 769 156/ 854 431/ 922 44/ 993 1,024/ 1,058 1,051/ 1,103 131/ 1,158 389/ 1,244 1,169/ 1,288

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 91.86
International Equity 5.20
Canadian Equity 1.71
Cash and Equivalents 1.23

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 57.02
Consumer Services 10.87
Healthcare 8.49
Industrial Goods 7.09
Consumer Goods 5.32
Other 11.21

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.80
Europe 3.38
Asia 1.81
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 10.57
Apple Inc 7.47
Microsoft Corp 5.39
Amazon.com Inc 5.35
Alphabet Inc Cl C 4.97
Broadcom Inc 4.70
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.25
Tesla Inc 3.20
Eli Lilly and Co 3.01
Amphenol Corp Cl A 2.73

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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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 14.88% 17.87% 16.32%
Beta 1.24% 1.21% 1.14%
Alpha -0.08% -0.12% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.96% 0.25% 0.66%
Sortino 1.76% 0.34% 0.92%
Treynor 0.11% 0.04% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 96.56% 94.50% 97.46%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 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 15.86% 14.88% 17.87% 16.32%
Beta 1.13% 1.24% 1.21% 1.14%
Alpha -0.14% -0.08% -0.12% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.82% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe -0.28% 0.96% 0.25% 0.66%
Sortino -0.43% 1.76% 0.34% 0.92%
Treynor -0.04% 0.11% 0.04% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency - 96.56% 94.50% 97.46%

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) $271

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

The Fund will not invest in any issuer: • that it rates “B” or does not rate; • that repeatedly and/or seriously violates the principles of the United Nations Global Compact; • deriving more than 10% of its revenue from the production and/or distribution of weapons; • involved in the production, distribution or wholesale trading of dedicated and/or key components of banned weapons (i.e., antipersonnel mines, biological and chemical weaponry, and cluster munitions);

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Grant Bowers
  • Sara Araghi
  • Anthony Hardy
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

  • Grant Bowers
  • Sara Araghi
  • Anthony Hardy

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Registrar

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Distributor

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

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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