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Franklin U.S. Monthly Income Fund Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(10-14-2026)
$13.35
Change
$0.03 (0.22%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at August 31, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

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Franklin U.S. Monthly Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2019): 7.27%

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 -0.91% -1.05% 2.88% 7.93% 9.78% 8.79% 10.88% 9.30% 7.76% 8.50% 7.16% - - -
Benchmark 0.35% -0.75% 9.44% 9.10% 9.32% 11.53% 14.97% 13.80% 7.48% 7.64% 7.95% 7.84% 7.90% 7.52%
Category Average -0.99% -0.80% 6.27% 6.17% 7.28% 8.59% 11.93% 10.64% 5.69% 6.71% 6.31% 6.11% 5.92% 5.83%
Category Rank 1,320 / 1,788 1,124 / 1,761 1,636 / 1,752 506 / 1,734 438 / 1,719 954 / 1,643 1,255 / 1,579 1,312 / 1,547 287 / 1,445 292 / 1,307 507 / 1,246 - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.33% 1.44% -1.04% 2.79% 2.57% -0.49% -0.33% 1.96% 2.31% -0.24% 0.10% -0.91%
Benchmark 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06% -3.32% 3.53% 4.15% 2.26% -1.63% 0.55% 0.35%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.66% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.03% (April 2025)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - 1.87% 12.64% 2.16% 3.83% 13.51% 6.75%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 4 1 1 4 3 4
Category Rank - - - - 1,212/ 1,258 237/ 1,338 16/ 1,481 1,546/ 1,555 811/ 1,602 1,435/ 1,658

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.51% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

1.87% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 38.21
Foreign Corporate Bonds 33.29
International Equity 12.08
Foreign Government Bonds 5.25
Canadian Corporate Bonds 3.52
Other 7.65

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 45.50
Technology 7.28
Consumer Goods 6.89
Healthcare 6.23
Energy 5.84
Other 28.26

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.56
Europe 7.44
Asia 4.67
Other 3.33

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.28
Chevron Corp 2.27
United States Treasury 4.50% 15-Nov-2033 2.11
Procter & Gamble Co 1.82
Home Depot Inc 1.55
Cisco Systems Inc 1.39
CHS/Community Health Systm Inc 10.88% 15-Jan-2032 1.34
PepsiCo Inc 1.32
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 1.17
Merck & Co Inc 1.16

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin U.S. Monthly Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.32% 6.45% -
Beta 0.66 0.58 -
Alpha 0.01 0.03 -
Rsquared 0.48% 0.55% -
Sharpe 1.15 0.72 -
Sortino 1.83 1.09 -
Treynor 0.11 0.08 -
Tax Efficiency 87.80% 82.04% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.93% 6.32% 6.45% -
Beta 0.35 0.66 0.58 -
Alpha 0.06 0.01 0.03 -
Rsquared 0.29% 0.48% 0.55% -
Sharpe 1.47 1.15 0.72 -
Sortino 3.17 1.83 1.09 -
Treynor 0.21 0.11 0.08 -
Tax Efficiency 86.59% 87.80% 82.04% -

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 January 25, 2019
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $437

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML5517 ISC Open
TML5518 LSC Open
TML5519 DSC Open

Investment Objectives

Maximize income while maintaining prospects for long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt and equity securities issued in the U.S. The fundamental investment objective may only be changed with the approval of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Fund’s investors called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor employs fundamental analysis in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The portfolio advisor may, from time to time, concentrate the Fund’s investments in a particular sector. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest in debt instruments, including fixed-income and floating-rate instruments, government and corporate bonds, inflation-linked bonds, ABS and MBS, corporate loans and convertible securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

  • Edward D. Perks
  • Todd Brighton
  • Brendan Circle
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

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 -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.07%
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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