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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund Series A

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Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025) 		$8.07
Change
$0.00 (-0.02%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 22, 2003): 2.41%

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 0.83% 1.42% 1.49% 2.99% 3.91% 6.56% 4.94% 2.16% 1.97% 2.26% 2.48% 2.24% 1.99% 1.99%
Benchmark 0.75% 1.27% 1.73% 3.42% 4.09% 6.62% 4.87% 2.34% 1.86% 2.35% 2.61% 2.40% 2.06% 2.04%
Category Average 0.67% 1.07% 1.60% 2.96% 3.48% 6.04% 4.55% 1.95% 1.65% 1.98% 2.15% 1.93% 1.67% 1.65%
Category Rank 64 / 298 56 / 292 218 / 287 166 / 278 139 / 269 101 / 221 98 / 206 117 / 193 81 / 184 95 / 179 80 / 168 78 / 157 65 / 144 59 / 136
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 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 -0.16% 0.71% 0.34% 0.82% 0.49% 0.16% -0.34% 0.08% 0.34% 0.07% 0.51% 0.83%
Benchmark -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.59% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.11% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.69% 2.13% 0.71% 0.42% 3.62% 4.61% -0.36% -4.88% 5.13% 6.29%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 2
Category Rank 105/ 135 27/ 140 42/ 144 142/ 160 39/ 169 108/ 179 34/ 185 147/ 194 99/ 206 58/ 224

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.29% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 41.65
Canadian Government Bonds 33.45
Cash and Equivalents 9.45
Foreign Corporate Bonds 8.55
Foreign Government Bonds 3.46
Other 3.44

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 88.77
Cash and Cash Equivalent 9.46
Financial Services 0.84
Energy 0.79
Utilities 0.11
Other 0.03

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.78
Europe 0.15
Asia 0.00
Other 6.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.35% 15-Jun-2027 4.17
Ontario Province 2.05% 02-Jun-2030 3.67
Canada Housing Trust No 1 2.85% 15-Jun-2030 3.09
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.10% 15-Jun-2028 3.03
Alberta Province 2.90% 20-Sep-2029 2.34
Canada Housing Trust No 1 1.25% 15-Jun-2026 1.77
CPPIB Capital Inc 3.35% 02-Dec-2030 1.76
Ontario Province 3.60% 02-Jun-2035 1.70
Manitoba Province 2.60% 02-Jun-2027 1.67
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BOND 3.875% 07/31/2030 3.88% 31-Jul-2030 1.52

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.17% 2.48% 2.45%
Beta 0.98% 1.00% 1.05%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.92% 0.69%
Sharpe 0.40% -0.26% 0.09%
Sortino 1.65% -0.53% -0.51%
Treynor 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 72.87% 34.24% 33.84%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.29% 2.17% 2.48% 2.45%
Beta 1.00% 0.98% 1.00% 1.05%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.91% 0.92% 0.69%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.40% -0.26% 0.09%
Sortino 1.11% 1.65% -0.53% -0.51%
Treynor 0.01% 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 70.21% 72.87% 34.24% 33.84%

Fund Details

Start Date December 22, 2003
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $355

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML1012
TML1013
TML1014

Investment Objectives

High current income and preservation of capital by investing primarily in debt instruments of Canadian issuers including federal and provincial government bonds and corporate bonds, debentures and short-term notes.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor employs fundamental analysis in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund will generally hold investments whose weighted average duration does not exceed 3½ years. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in non-investment-grade debt instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Darcy Briggs
  • Adrienne Young
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 0.95%
Management Fee 0.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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