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Franklin Unconstrained Global Equity Fund Series A Hedged

Global Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-15-2025)
$16.28
Change
$0.03 (0.21%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Franklin Unconstrained Global Equity Fund Series A Hedged

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 17, 2003): 3.88%

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 0.01% -10.68% -8.09% -8.00% -8.16% -0.03% 1.90% -4.71% 2.02% -2.13% -1.85% -1.43% 0.42% -0.69%
Benchmark -2.97% -7.99% 0.02% -4.37% 12.05% 15.36% 12.95% 8.94% 12.87% 10.21% 10.09% 9.79% 11.46% 10.10%
Category Average -2.36% -7.61% -0.68% -3.44% 8.76% 11.25% 9.41% 5.89% 10.36% 7.80% 7.70% 7.48% 8.67% 7.40%
Category Rank 150 / 2,117 1,685 / 2,105 2,070 / 2,092 1,898 / 2,101 2,022 / 2,031 1,907 / 1,907 1,758 / 1,772 1,608 / 1,617 1,477 / 1,480 1,422 / 1,422 1,222 / 1,222 1,070 / 1,070 921 / 921 788 / 788
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.11% 0.01% -0.49% 1.89% 0.49% -4.90% 1.16% -1.25% 3.01% -2.00% -8.88% 0.01%
Benchmark 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.79% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.41% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.44% 9.23% 5.91% -12.67% 21.14% -9.94% 13.02% -30.73% 20.24% 6.19%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 4 1 4
Category Rank 703/ 754 109/ 878 976/ 1,036 1,100/ 1,183 537/ 1,382 1,444/ 1,464 1,256/ 1,583 1,680/ 1,735 399/ 1,883 1,942/ 2,000

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.14% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-30.73% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 48.54
International Equity 46.35
Canadian Equity 2.64
Cash and Equivalents 2.46
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 31.52
Healthcare 21.55
Consumer Goods 14.73
Financial Services 9.44
Industrial Goods 5.57
Other 17.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 53.39
Europe 39.28
Asia 2.33
Other 5.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 6.58
Microsoft Corp 4.83
ASML Holding NV 4.43
Ferrari NV 4.19
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.01
Apple Inc 3.80
Mastercard Inc Cl A 3.71
Linde PLC 3.71
Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA 3.61
Deckers Outdoor Corp 3.58

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 Return681012141618202224-20%-10%0%10%20%30%

Franklin Unconstrained Global Equity Fund Series A Hedged

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 20.11% 19.20% 17.32%
Beta 1.46% 1.44% 1.25%
Alpha -0.15% -0.15% -0.12%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.79% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.00% 0.07% -0.05%
Sortino 0.06% 0.06% -0.16%
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 74.57% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 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 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.79% 20.11% 19.20% 17.32%
Beta 0.87% 1.46% 1.44% 1.25%
Alpha -0.18% -0.15% -0.15% -0.12%
Rsquared 0.48% 0.79% 0.79% 0.73%
Sharpe -0.98% 0.00% 0.07% -0.05%
Sortino -1.00% 0.06% 0.06% -0.16%
Treynor -0.13% 0.00% 0.01% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency - 100.00% 74.57% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A65.565.558.358.30%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

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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 February 17, 2003
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $88

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML180
TML182
TML184

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers anywhere in the world while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

Generally, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of issuers anywhere in the world that meet the sub-advisor’s ESG criteria. The equity securities in which the Fund will invest may include: common shares, preferred shares, debt instruments that are, or are expected to be, convertible into common shares or preferred shares, and warrants or rights to acquire any of these types of securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Sub-Advisor

Martin Currie 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 2.12%
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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