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Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund Series A

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U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025) 		$95.14
Change
-$0.11 (-0.12%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 4.51%

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 2.43% 6.79% 8.23% 6.40% 9.88% 15.70% 14.54% 9.30% 11.01% 10.63% 10.22% 11.15% 10.63% 11.13%
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 2.69% 6.96% 8.60% 8.30% 11.17% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 127 / 223 120 / 219 89 / 217 140 / 216 138 / 210 159 / 202 136 / 190 136 / 188 156 / 184 111 / 180 78 / 174 67 / 163 58 / 133 45 / 105
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.86% 4.92% -2.42% 4.40% -1.26% -4.63% -5.65% 4.29% 2.99% 3.17% 1.05% 2.43%
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

10.39% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.19% (January 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 12.41% 9.26% 10.43% 0.89% 21.23% 11.97% 23.74% -5.66% 8.03% 18.48%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 4
Category Rank 66/ 97 92/ 112 63/ 135 75/ 163 52/ 178 11/ 184 82/ 186 144/ 189 93/ 190 161/ 202

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.74% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.66% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 89.31
International Equity 7.41
Foreign Corporate Bonds 1.90
Cash and Equivalents 1.38

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 27.57
Financial Services 15.59
Industrial Goods 13.50
Healthcare 13.41
Consumer Services 9.69
Other 20.24

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.59
Europe 7.41

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 9.24
Broadcom Inc 4.81
Visa Inc Cl A 3.30
Apple Inc 3.25
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.03
Oracle Corp 2.98
Linde PLC 2.89
Stryker Corp 2.74
Texas Instruments Inc 2.66
Walmart Inc 2.59

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return1010.51111.51212.51313.51414.51515.50%5%10%15%20%25%30%

Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.54% 12.00% 12.14%
Beta 0.78% 0.82% 0.88%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.85% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.97% 0.71% 0.79%
Sortino 1.78% 1.11% 1.09%
Treynor 0.13% 0.10% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 99.54% 98.90% 97.18%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.40% 10.54% 12.00% 12.14%
Beta 0.84% 0.78% 0.82% 0.88%
Alpha -0.07% -0.04% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.79% 0.85% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.58% 0.97% 0.71% 0.79%
Sortino 0.87% 1.78% 1.11% 1.09%
Treynor 0.09% 0.13% 0.10% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.54% 98.90% 97.18%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A81.8​81.885.9​85.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A85.3​85.383.8​83.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A81.0​81.088.0​88.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,388

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML201
TML301
TML516

Investment Objectives

The Fund is designed to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of American equities, with a focus on investing in companies that have paid consistently rising dividends.

Investment Strategy

Generally, at least 90% of the value of the Fund’s equity holdings will consist of securities of U.S. issuers. Generally, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities that pay a periodic dividend that has not decreased in the preceding four years.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Matt Quinlan
  • Amritha Kasturirangan
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 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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