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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(02-10-2026)
$64.94
Change
$0.38 (0.58%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2000): 6.50%

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 4.23% 9.93% 15.86% 4.23% 23.53% 19.50% 16.76% 11.17% 14.30% 12.35% 9.26% 4.32% 3.32% 5.69%
Benchmark 8.69% 17.11% 42.66% 8.69% 62.19% 39.54% 23.13% 16.85% 17.17% 17.10% 15.21% 11.71% 10.35% 13.41%
Category Average 3.18% 8.21% 18.62% 3.18% 27.80% 21.52% 14.80% 9.61% 11.66% 11.61% 11.36% 8.69% 8.03% 9.38%
Category Rank 46 / 199 80 / 198 104 / 197 46 / 199 115 / 196 110 / 193 70 / 192 61 / 190 54 / 182 77 / 175 153 / 171 163 / 163 154 / 154 145 / 149
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -2.77% -1.18% -1.47% 6.49% 4.87% 0.85% 2.04% 4.35% -1.02% 2.80% 2.60% 4.23%
Benchmark -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39% 8.69%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.48% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.48% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 28.58% -1.91% -28.69% -3.06% 0.60% 25.77% -7.57% 14.60% 19.80% 17.26%
Benchmark 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83% 50.19%
Category Average 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84% 24.55%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 2 4
Category Rank 8/ 149 143/ 154 163/ 163 170/ 170 163/ 175 55/ 182 63/ 190 16/ 192 72/ 193 161/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.58% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-28.69% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 93.10
Income Trust Units 4.85
International Equity 1.09
Cash and Equivalents 0.95
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 25.17
Energy 20.31
Consumer Services 9.86
Real Estate 8.12
Financial Services 7.68
Other 28.86

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.91
Latin America 1.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Capstone Copper Corp 4.41
Hudbay Minerals Inc 4.31
OR Royalties Inc 4.30
Headwater Exploration Inc 4.15
Enerflex Ltd 3.91
EQB Inc 3.86
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 3.60
Kelt Exploration Ltd 3.44
Lundin Mining Corp 3.37
Propel Holdings Inc 3.01

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)

Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.63% 12.66% 16.99%
Beta 0.52% 0.66% 0.75%
Alpha 0.05% 0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.55% 0.69% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.27% 0.91% 0.31%
Sortino 3.06% 1.38% 0.32%
Treynor 0.24% 0.17% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 99.69% 98.43% 90.66%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 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 10.17% 9.63% 12.66% 16.99%
Beta 0.60% 0.52% 0.66% 0.75%
Alpha -0.08% 0.05% 0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.67% 0.55% 0.69% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.89% 1.27% 0.91% 0.31%
Sortino 4.73% 3.06% 1.38% 0.32%
Treynor 0.32% 0.24% 0.17% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.69% 98.43% 90.66%

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 Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $232

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML223
TML323
TML598

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian small-capitalization equities.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor follows a ‘growth at a reasonable price’ investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in equity securities of foreign issuers.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Mike Richmond
  • Mike Shaw
Sub-Advisor

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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 2.60%
Management Fee 2.35%
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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