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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(11-03-2025)
$57.11
Change
$0.24 (0.42%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 1997): 7.74%

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 3.99% 5.48% 16.60% 5.09% 12.72% 25.85% 23.33% 7.30% 8.51% 13.15% 11.46% 13.46% 13.09% 11.91%
Benchmark 5.00% 10.33% 16.16% 11.10% 21.23% 28.49% 25.58% 16.04% 17.47% 17.22% 15.65% 16.46% 16.04% 15.79%
Category Average 3.31% 7.47% 13.34% 7.97% 13.96% 22.30% 20.16% 10.96% 13.36% 12.95% 11.50% 12.10% 12.04% 11.75%
Category Rank 559 / 1,384 1,119 / 1,374 400 / 1,324 1,002 / 1,307 813 / 1,304 445 / 1,243 436 / 1,176 948 / 1,104 979 / 1,046 556 / 990 535 / 902 370 / 848 365 / 764 380 / 671
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 4 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.81% 5.78% -0.40% 4.66% -5.09% -9.27% -2.19% 7.41% 5.22% 2.88% -1.41% 3.99%
Benchmark 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.18% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.53% (November 2000)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 21.80% -7.65% 18.59% 5.53% 24.52% 38.93% 10.95% -33.04% 35.30% 34.60%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 1 2
Category Rank 85/ 640 677/ 689 221/ 767 156/ 852 430/ 924 44/ 998 1,029/ 1,063 1,062/ 1,114 130/ 1,177 390/ 1,263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

38.93% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-33.04% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 94.30
International Equity 5.23
Cash and Equivalents 0.47

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 56.08
Consumer Services 13.70
Industrial Goods 6.09
Healthcare 6.04
Financial Services 5.88
Other 12.21

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.77
Europe 4.23
Africa and Middle East 0.69
Latin America 0.26
Other 0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 9.15
Microsoft Corp 7.38
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 7.00
Broadcom Inc 4.98
Amazon.com Inc 4.81
Apple Inc 4.53
Netflix Inc 3.67
Mastercard Inc Cl A 3.62
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.98
Axon Enterprise Inc 2.63

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. 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 U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.02% 18.01% 16.67%
Beta 1.09% 1.19% 1.15%
Alpha -0.04% -0.11% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.22% 0.40% 0.65%
Sortino 2.20% 0.56% 0.90%
Treynor 0.17% 0.06% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.93% 99.52%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 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 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 17.12% 15.02% 18.01% 16.67%
Beta 1.14% 1.09% 1.19% 1.15%
Alpha -0.10% -0.04% -0.11% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.77% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.61% 1.22% 0.40% 0.65%
Sortino 0.92% 2.20% 0.56% 0.90%
Treynor 0.09% 0.17% 0.06% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.93% 99.52%

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 April 14, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $310

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML214
TML314
TML573

Investment Objectives

Capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities securities of U.S. issuers that demonstrate accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential compared to the overall economy while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

Generally, at least 90% of the value of the Fund’s equity holdings will consist of securities of U.S. issuers. The sub-advisor employs a bottom-up investment approach and follows a growth investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Grant Bowers
  • Sara Araghi
  • Anthony Hardy
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

  • Grant Bowers
  • Sara Araghi
  • Anthony Hardy

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 2.10%
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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