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Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Fund Series A

International Equity

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$20.02
Change
-$0.81 (-3.89%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 03, 1989): 5.41%

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 1.42% 7.28% 7.48% 8.36% 15.86% 14.56% 9.83% 5.31% 6.01% 3.65% 1.65% 3.05% 3.81% 2.05%
Benchmark 1.20% 7.16% 5.45% 6.99% 14.01% 13.90% 9.73% 7.35% 9.62% 8.10% 6.28% 7.55% 8.28% 6.64%
Category Average 1.20% 6.36% 5.10% 6.81% 13.63% 12.80% 8.48% 6.16% 8.33% 7.22% 5.50% 6.68% 7.27% 5.54%
Category Rank 391 / 801 323 / 799 222 / 793 182 / 799 303 / 771 257 / 735 309 / 712 526 / 686 609 / 652 604 / 615 537 / 541 471 / 477 419 / 424 367 / 368
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.12% -3.78% 3.11% 0.97% 2.59% 2.73% 0.79% -2.46% 1.91% -1.00% 6.85% 1.42%
Benchmark 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.50% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.13% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 14.77% -5.46% 12.46% -11.15% 7.10% -6.05% 11.54% -16.24% 10.24% 15.12%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 1
Category Rank 244/ 367 337/ 411 405/ 471 393/ 532 590/ 599 638/ 649 183/ 679 563/ 702 650/ 732 114/ 767

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.12% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.24% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 85.59
Canadian Equity 8.15
US Equity 4.11
Cash and Equivalents 2.16
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 12.97
Financial Services 11.43
Consumer Goods 9.38
Healthcare 9.34
Industrial Services 7.11
Other 49.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 46.09
North America 13.50
Asia 10.46
Africa and Middle East 1.00
Other 28.95

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sap SE 4.09
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 3.24
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 3.18
Industria de Diseno Textil SA 3.03
Sony Group Corp 2.58
Relx PLC 2.36
AstraZeneca PLC 2.34
Sea Ltd - ADR Cl A 2.28
ASML Holding NV 2.23
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.13

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.88% 15.23% 13.65%
Beta 0.98% 1.07% 1.05%
Alpha 0.00% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.86% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.30% 0.10%
Sortino 0.89% 0.38% 0.00%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 99.26% 96.64% 83.25%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 9.60% 13.88% 15.23% 13.65%
Beta 0.97% 0.98% 1.07% 1.05%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.86% 0.86% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.16% 0.47% 0.30% 0.10%
Sortino 2.44% 0.89% 0.38% 0.00%
Treynor 0.12% 0.07% 0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.26% 96.64% 83.25%

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 03, 1989
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $330

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML705
TML735
TML742

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers outside Canada and the U.S. while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in equity securities of issuers in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in China A-securities directly through Stock Connect. In selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio, the sub-advisor seeks to identify equity securities that offer above-average growth potential and trade at a significant discount to the sub-advisor’s assessment of their intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Elisa Mazen
  • Michael Testorf
  • Pawel Wroblewski
Sub-Advisor

ClearBridge Investments, LLC.

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 10,000
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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