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Franklin Royce Global Small Cap Premier Fund Series A

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Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(11-03-2025) 		$27.98
Change
$0.07 (0.24%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Franklin Royce Global Small Cap Premier Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 03, 1989): 7.10%

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 -0.47% 4.84% 11.19% 6.13% 5.91% 9.06% 9.38% 0.89% 5.29% 5.04% 3.51% 3.77% 4.69% 5.02%
Benchmark 2.67% 8.22% 15.09% 11.12% 15.72% 20.18% 18.27% 7.79% 11.89% 10.41% 8.62% 8.99% 9.40% 9.54%
Category Average 1.77% 5.93% 14.55% 11.87% 11.47% 16.71% 15.53% 4.83% 9.15% 8.74% 6.48% 6.39% 6.76% 6.68%
Category Rank 248 / 284 160 / 283 160 / 277 212 / 275 215 / 274 223 / 262 217 / 244 167 / 227 178 / 202 154 / 168 131 / 142 129 / 137 119 / 127 103 / 113
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -1.34% 5.88% -4.46% 3.40% -3.25% -4.59% -3.89% 5.42% 4.68% 3.44% 1.83% -0.47%
Benchmark 0.86% 6.51% -3.05% 4.42% -3.55% -4.14% -3.02% 5.68% 3.76% 2.68% 2.65% 2.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.47% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.05% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 7.18% 7.50% 16.29% -13.32% 15.20% 9.58% 16.12% -17.52% 7.45% 4.46%
Benchmark 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68%
Category Average 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4
Category Rank 82/ 96 58/ 122 41/ 128 121/ 138 86/ 164 114/ 170 71/ 205 141/ 227 200/ 244 203/ 262

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.29% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.52% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 45.01
US Equity 43.39
Canadian Equity 6.72
Cash and Equivalents 4.89

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 21.62
Technology 15.34
Real Estate 12.21
Industrial Services 10.95
Basic Materials 9.13
Other 30.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 50.55
Europe 27.14
Asia 17.88
Latin America 0.01
Other 4.42

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2.6% 09/02/2025 TD 2.60% 02-Sep-2025 4.42
Quaker Chemical Corp 2.64
Jtc PLC 2.54
Arcosa Inc 2.43
Littelfuse Inc 2.31
Colliers International Group Inc 2.27
Hansen Technologies Ltd 2.17
FirstService Corp 2.14
MKS Instruments Inc 2.05
Valmont Industries Inc 2.04

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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Franklin Royce Global Small Cap Premier Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.76% 15.17% 14.92%
Beta 1.07% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.09% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.90% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.24% 0.28%
Sortino 0.80% 0.33% 0.28%
Treynor 0.06% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 98.88% 78.12% 86.35%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.92% 14.76% 15.17% 14.92%
Beta 1.01% 1.07% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.09% -0.09% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.92% 0.90% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.27% 0.41% 0.24% 0.28%
Sortino 0.41% 0.80% 0.33% 0.28%
Treynor 0.04% 0.06% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 98.52% 98.88% 78.12% 86.35%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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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

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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

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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
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $281

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML694
TML707
TML737

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of smaller companies around the world.

Investment Strategy

Generally, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-cap issuers. A small-cap issuer is an issuer whose market capitalization does not exceed the largest market capitalization among the issuers that comprise the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index. The Fund may also invest in issuers with larger market capitalizations. The Fund may, from time to time and depending on market conditions, invest in debt instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Sub-Advisor

Royce Investment Partners

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 2.35%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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