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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund Series A

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(04-24-2025)
$8.00
Change
$0.01 (0.12%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 22, 2003): 2.39%

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 0.16% 1.48% 2.38% 1.48% 6.94% 5.59% 3.72% 1.91% 2.70% 2.24% 2.26% 1.94% 2.12% 1.73%
Benchmark 0.31% 1.67% 2.32% 1.67% 7.00% 5.31% 3.68% 1.93% 2.09% 2.25% 2.40% 2.08% 1.99% 1.89%
Category Average 0.20% 1.34% 1.85% 1.34% 6.01% 4.91% 3.14% 1.59% 2.07% 1.89% 1.94% 1.66% 1.60% 1.42%
Category Rank 235 / 282 122 / 281 68 / 272 122 / 281 97 / 257 75 / 216 99 / 204 95 / 195 54 / 186 80 / 178 86 / 169 79 / 155 52 / 145 65 / 138
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.40% 0.89% 0.62% 1.62% 0.34% 1.32% -0.16% 0.71% 0.34% 0.82% 0.49% 0.16%
Benchmark -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.59% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.11% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 107/ 138 28/ 143 43/ 147 148/ 166 41/ 176 111/ 185 35/ 191 151/ 200 100/ 213 61/ 232

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.29% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Cash and Equivalents 40.54
Canadian Corporate Bonds 31.24
Canadian Government Bonds 15.18
Foreign Corporate Bonds 7.46
Foreign Government Bonds 2.59
Other 2.99

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.78
Cash and Cash Equivalent 40.54
Energy 0.76
Financial Services 0.72
Utilities 0.10
Other 0.10

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.71
Asia 0.21
Europe 0.13
Other 1.95

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
USD_CAD_20250227 20.11
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.10% 15-Jun-2028 2.65
Canada Housing Trust No 1 0.95% 15-Jun-2025 2.59
CAD Currency 2.21
Canada Housing Trust No 1 1.25% 15-Jun-2026 2.16
CAD_USD_20250227 1.73
United States Treasury 4.13% 30-Nov-2029 1.64
Manitoba Province 2.60% 02-Jun-2027 1.49
PSP Capital Inc 3.00% 05-Nov-2025 1.12
Saskatchewan Province 2.65% 02-Jun-2027 1.04

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.60% 2.71% 2.46%
Beta 0.99% 1.06% 1.06%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.89% 0.68%
Sharpe -0.06% 0.12% 0.03%
Sortino 0.41% -0.16% -0.63%
Treynor 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 64.27% 53.38% 23.69%
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 1.98% 2.60% 2.71% 2.46%
Beta 1.04% 0.99% 1.06% 1.06%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.92% 0.89% 0.68%
Sharpe 1.43% -0.06% 0.12% 0.03%
Sortino 4.81% 0.41% -0.16% -0.63%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 81.51% 64.27% 53.38% 23.69%

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) $290

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

-

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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