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Franklin ClearBridge Small Cap Fund Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(07-25-2024)
$47.89
Change
$0.06 (0.12%)

As at June 30, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Franklin ClearBridge Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 5.69%

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 3.82% 3.06% 10.64% 10.64% 20.25% 14.62% 7.15% 16.59% 8.77% 1.38% 1.14% 1.51% 0.67% -0.93%
Benchmark -1.93% 0.85% 8.83% 8.83% 14.42% 9.79% 1.28% 13.14% 8.06% 5.18% 5.21% 5.02% 5.54% 3.11%
Category Average 2.29% 7.45% 7.45% 7.45% 11.01% 9.52% 2.10% 11.71% 7.75% 5.56% 5.32% 5.59% 4.83% 3.77%
Category Rank 60 / 207 33 / 207 35 / 204 35 / 204 7 / 203 34 / 201 22 / 193 28 / 185 87 / 179 169 / 174 166 / 170 160 / 160 137 / 139 132 / 132
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 6.03% -0.95% -3.13% -2.16% 5.51% 3.49% 2.52% 2.28% 2.38% -0.61% -0.12% 3.82%
Benchmark 6.09% -1.31% -5.24% -2.58% 4.84% 3.76% -0.37% 0.77% 7.49% 0.17% 2.65% -1.93%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.48% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.48% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund -5.16% -19.91% 28.58% -1.91% -28.69% -3.06% 0.60% 25.77% -7.57% 14.60%
Benchmark -2.34% -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79%
Category Average 3.45% -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 2 2 1
Category Rank 130/ 130 135/ 135 8/ 157 151/ 162 171/ 171 178/ 178 166/ 181 59/ 193 63/ 201 15/ 203

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 87.93
Income Trust Units 10.00
International Equity 1.85
Cash and Equivalents 0.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Energy 23.86
Real Estate 12.41
Technology 10.96
Consumer Services 9.90
Basic Materials 9.12
Other 33.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.15
Latin America 1.85

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Headwater Exploration Inc 4.53
Dri Healthcare Trust - Units 4.52
Atco Ltd Cl B 3.60
PHX Energy Services Corp 3.45
Boyd Group Services Inc 3.41
Kelt Exploration Ltd 3.29
EQB Inc 3.28
AltaGas Ltd 3.28
Empire Co Ltd Cl A 3.23
Parex Resources Inc 3.15

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

Franklin ClearBridge Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.10% 20.88% 17.56%
Beta 0.74% 0.78% 0.77%
Alpha 0.06% 0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.86% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.35% 0.42% -0.04%
Sortino 0.49% 0.49% -0.17%
Treynor 0.07% 0.11% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 94.55% 94.47% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 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 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.25% 14.10% 20.88% 17.56%
Beta 0.55% 0.74% 0.78% 0.77%
Alpha 0.11% 0.06% 0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.50% 0.74% 0.86% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.39% 0.35% 0.42% -0.04%
Sortino 3.63% 0.49% 0.49% -0.17%
Treynor 0.26% 0.07% 0.11% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 99.09% 94.55% 94.47% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 Annual
Assets ($mil) $155

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML223
TML323
TML598

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. 04-19-2014
Mike Richmond 02-21-2020
Garey Aitken 12-08-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Advisor Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Custodian J.P. Morgan Bank Canada
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 2.85%
Management Fee 2.35%
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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