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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

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Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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(10-07-2026) 		$65.92
Change
-$0.95 (-1.42%)

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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 6.73%

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 3.74% 1.67% -0.32% 14.13% 24.33% 19.13% 18.38% 16.48% 12.11% 15.96% 12.66% 6.16% 5.16% 5.05%
Benchmark 6.79% 0.15% 0.55% 23.02% 47.68% 38.96% 30.15% 23.38% 16.52% 19.81% 16.57% 13.59% 12.43% 11.37%
Category Average 3.02% -0.48% -2.13% 10.25% 21.56% 19.57% 18.06% 14.50% 8.77% 13.30% 11.91% 9.36% 9.08% 8.31%
Category Rank 60 / 200 32 / 200 48 / 199 57 / 198 85 / 195 106 / 191 104 / 187 77 / 187 56 / 183 50 / 170 78 / 167 148 / 161 150 / 157 139 / 149
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 4.35% -1.02% 2.80% 2.60% 4.23% 9.85% -7.13% 2.77% 2.72% -2.57% 0.60% 3.74%
Benchmark 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39% 8.69% 12.56% -8.97% 6.71% 3.36% -3.95% -2.36% 6.79%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.48% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.48% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 28.58% -1.91% -28.69% -3.06% 0.60% 25.77% -7.57% 14.60% 19.80% 17.26%
Benchmark 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83% 50.19%
Category Average 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84% 24.55%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 2 4
Category Rank 7/ 144 141/ 149 158/ 158 165/ 165 157/ 169 49/ 176 61/ 184 15/ 187 70/ 188 159/ 191

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.58% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-28.69% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 94.26
Income Trust Units 3.41
International Equity 1.47
Cash and Equivalents 0.86

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 25.26
Energy 21.85
Consumer Services 9.20
Real Estate 8.43
Financial Services 7.60
Other 27.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.93
Other 2.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Hudbay Minerals Inc 4.76
EQB Inc 4.63
Enerflex Ltd 4.56
Headwater Exploration Inc 4.37
Capstone Copper Corp 4.15
OR Royalties Inc 3.72
Propel Holdings Inc 3.57
Kelt Exploration Ltd 3.46
Lundin Mining Corp 3.23
Calian Group Ltd 3.16

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.56% 13.57% 17.22%
Beta 0.59 0.67 0.76
Alpha 0.01 0.01 -0.03
Rsquared 0.69% 0.74% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.23 0.69 0.26
Sortino 2.44 1.06 0.27
Treynor 0.24 0.14 0.06
Tax Efficiency 99.73% 98.38% 90.28%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.49% 11.56% 13.57% 17.22%
Beta 0.64 0.59 0.67 0.76
Alpha -0.04 0.01 0.01 -0.03
Rsquared 0.88% 0.69% 0.74% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.43 1.23 0.69 0.26
Sortino 2.49 2.44 1.06 0.27
Treynor 0.32 0.24 0.14 0.06
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.73% 98.38% 90.28%

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 Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $232

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML223 FE Open
TML323 DSC Open
TML598 LSC Open

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian small-capitalization equities.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor follows a ‘growth at a reasonable price’ investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of foreign issuers.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Mike Richmond
  • Mike Shaw
Sub-Advisor

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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 2.46%
Management Fee 2.10%
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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