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Franklin ClearBridge Dividend Income Fund Series A

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$30.45
Change
-$1.04 (-3.29%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Franklin ClearBridge Dividend Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 5.89%

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 0.72% 0.86% 5.83% 3.13% 14.19% 9.73% 5.74% 9.33% 8.28% 7.22% 6.87% 5.63% 7.32% 5.42%
Benchmark -0.02% 0.21% 8.75% 2.87% 18.88% 13.23% 7.72% 9.29% 9.70% 9.10% 8.69% 7.92% 8.95% 6.90%
Category Average -0.12% 0.54% 6.44% 2.58% 12.93% 10.76% 6.32% 7.59% 7.86% 7.13% 6.42% 5.93% 6.89% 5.27%
Category Rank 45 / 373 171 / 373 297 / 373 80 / 373 173 / 370 285 / 367 284 / 363 91 / 355 171 / 329 212 / 323 155 / 301 205 / 275 144 / 261 158 / 251
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.62% -1.64% 2.05% -0.73% 4.80% 0.69% 2.44% -0.88% 3.33% -2.21% 2.40% 0.72%
Benchmark 3.22% -1.85% 2.08% -0.32% 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.53% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -7.56% 18.25% 3.47% -7.31% 14.94% -1.27% 21.13% -2.71% 5.82% 12.64%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 3 3 4 1 1 4 3
Category Rank 229/ 251 17/ 260 245/ 272 203/ 301 196/ 321 302/ 329 52/ 355 34/ 363 358/ 367 245/ 369

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.13% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.56% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 57.85
US Equity 19.51
Canadian Corporate Bonds 11.72
Income Trust Units 3.50
Cash and Equivalents 3.28
Other 4.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 21.63
Fixed Income 14.87
Energy 12.71
Utilities 8.55
Industrial Services 7.04
Other 35.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.83
Latin America 2.09
Europe 0.36
Other 2.72

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.00
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.28
Bank of Montreal 2.94
Canadian National Railway Co 2.65
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 2.38
Fortis Inc 2.24
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.23
TMX Group Ltd 2.16
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.06
Metro Inc 2.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin ClearBridge Dividend Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.73% 11.22% 9.54%
Beta 0.82% 0.85% 0.88%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.93% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.23% 0.56% 0.43%
Sortino 0.46% 0.70% 0.40%
Treynor 0.03% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 68.34% 81.38% 71.99%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.49% 9.73% 11.22% 9.54%
Beta 0.84% 0.82% 0.85% 0.88%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.93% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.27% 0.23% 0.56% 0.43%
Sortino 3.08% 0.46% 0.70% 0.40%
Treynor 0.11% 0.03% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 86.55% 68.34% 81.38% 71.99%

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 November 24, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $421

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML203
TML303
TML519

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide high current income by investing primarily in Canadian and American dividend-paying preferred and common shares and, from time to time, bonds up to a maximum of 25% of the Fund’s total assets.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor follows a ‘growth at a reasonable price’ investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s investments in debt instruments may include government and corporate bonds, MBS, and preferred securities. The Fund’s investments in debt instruments will be primarily in investment-grade securities. The Fund may invest in non-investment-grade securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Ryan Crowther
  • Les E. Stelmach
Sub-Advisor

-

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 2.05%
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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