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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

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Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(10-07-2025) 		$21.49
Change
-$0.07 (-0.32%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 25, 2016): 7.45%

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 3.68% 5.72% 9.25% 13.77% 15.18% 14.13% 9.29% 8.80% 12.14% 8.81% 7.46% 7.06% 7.09% -
Benchmark 4.96% 9.85% 14.09% 17.59% 25.86% 22.26% 17.49% 11.88% 14.98% 13.03% 11.75% 11.54% 11.06% 10.82%
Category Average 2.86% 5.50% 8.88% 11.87% 16.36% 16.05% 11.25% 8.86% 12.64% 9.79% 8.69% 8.56% 8.32% 8.42%
Category Rank 58 / 460 181 / 454 172 / 453 85 / 452 341 / 449 387 / 438 400 / 430 280 / 415 287 / 390 316 / 385 329 / 367 320 / 344 290 / 329 -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 1 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 2.99% -1.55% 3.20% -3.26% 2.78% 1.32% -0.31% -0.22% 3.89% 1.19% 0.78% 3.68%
Benchmark 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.44% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.42% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 4.18% -12.29% 17.06% -5.52% 27.58% -0.50% 5.58% 10.67%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 4 3 4 2 1 4 4
Category Rank - - 266/ 330 337/ 355 270/ 375 337/ 389 185/ 396 53/ 418 377/ 430 422/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.58% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.29% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 92.20
Income Trust Units 5.69
Cash and Equivalents 1.17
US Equity 0.93
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 28.78
Energy 19.05
Utilities 10.64
Industrial Services 9.43
Basic Materials 7.97
Other 24.13

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.61
Latin America 2.46
Other 0.93

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.73
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.91
Bank of Montreal 4.89
Canadian National Railway Co 4.68
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 4.35
TMX Group Ltd 3.82
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.63
Telus Corp 3.38
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.25
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 3.05

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 ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.63% 11.28% -
Beta 0.82% 0.83% -
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.51% 0.85% -
Sortino 0.97% 1.36% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.12% -
Tax Efficiency 92.05% 93.77% -
Volatility 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 7.74% 10.63% 11.28% -
Beta 0.67% 0.82% 0.83% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.04% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.79% 0.93% 0.89% -
Sharpe 1.48% 0.51% 0.85% -
Sortino 2.87% 0.97% 1.36% -
Treynor 0.17% 0.07% 0.12% -
Tax Efficiency 94.76% 92.05% 93.77% -

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A37.8​37.857.9​57.90%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 April 25, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $221

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML1017
TML1018
TML1019

Investment Objectives

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend-paying or income-producing Canadian securities, including common shares, income trust units and preferred shares.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor follows a ‘growth at a reasonable price’ investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Ryan Crowther
  • Les E. Stelmach
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 2.04%
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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