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Franklin ClearBridge Dividend Income Fund Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013

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NAVPS
(12-04-2025)
$34.92
Change
$0.14 (0.39%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Franklin ClearBridge Dividend Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 6.02%

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 -1.20% 4.70% 10.19% 10.34% 11.50% 15.62% 9.49% 7.21% 10.72% 7.77% 7.78% 6.26% 6.54% 6.80%
Benchmark 0.91% 9.48% 17.83% 19.44% 22.35% 24.44% 15.83% 9.90% 13.10% 10.85% 11.11% 9.29% 9.19% 9.37%
Category Average 0.30% 4.44% 10.40% 9.85% 11.89% 16.49% 11.21% 6.43% 9.59% 7.64% 7.75% 6.31% 6.47% 6.49%
Category Rank 379 / 389 231 / 389 257 / 388 225 / 369 247 / 369 273 / 365 307 / 363 164 / 355 153 / 351 210 / 325 216 / 315 218 / 297 187 / 268 157 / 259
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.33% -2.21% 2.40% 0.72% -1.00% -1.92% 2.92% 1.40% 0.84% 2.54% 3.34% -1.20%
Benchmark 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.53% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -7.56% 18.25% 3.47% -7.31% 14.94% -1.27% 21.13% -2.71% 5.82% 12.64%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 3 3 4 1 1 4 3
Category Rank 228/ 250 17/ 259 241/ 268 199/ 297 194/ 317 298/ 325 51/ 351 34/ 359 355/ 363 242/ 365

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 57.25
US Equity 20.87
Canadian Corporate Bonds 11.08
Canadian Government Bonds 3.02
Income Trust Units 2.90
Other 4.88

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.23
Fixed Income 15.78
Energy 11.94
Industrial Services 7.77
Basic Materials 6.83
Other 33.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.28
Latin America 1.32
Europe 0.86
Other 2.54

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.27
Bank of Montreal 3.28
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.19
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 2.40
Canadian National Railway Co 2.39
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.34
TMX Group Ltd 1.94
Open Text Corp 1.94
Franco-Nevada Corp 1.92
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 1.85

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 ClearBridge Dividend Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.16% 9.05% 9.40%
Beta 0.79% 0.83% 0.87%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.90% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.67% 0.88% 0.56%
Sortino 1.31% 1.41% 0.60%
Treynor 0.07% 0.10% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 81.63% 85.90% 78.09%
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 5 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 7.15% 8.16% 9.05% 9.40%
Beta 0.78% 0.79% 0.83% 0.87%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.92% 0.90% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.17% 0.67% 0.88% 0.56%
Sortino 2.15% 1.31% 1.41% 0.60%
Treynor 0.11% 0.07% 0.10% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 84.93% 81.63% 85.90% 78.09%

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) $449

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Ryan Crowther
  • Les E. Stelmach
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.

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 2.05%
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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