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Franklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Global Fixed Income

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(11-22-2024)
$8.46
Change
-$0.02 (-0.24%)

As at October 31, 2024

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Franklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 11, 2022): -4.09%

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 -3.22% -0.63% 3.91% -0.37% 9.57% 4.01% - - - - - - - -
Benchmark -0.37% 1.29% 6.45% 5.58% 9.92% 6.35% -0.67% -2.80% -0.90% 0.82% 0.67% 0.23% 1.08% 2.23%
Category Average -1.54% 0.65% 4.61% 2.58% 9.50% 5.33% -1.01% -0.89% 0.06% 1.26% 0.79% 0.77% 1.22% 1.34%
Category Rank 548 / 567 531 / 556 428 / 542 507 / 531 288 / 530 398 / 459 - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 4 - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.58% 4.16% -0.49% -1.54% 0.95% -3.07% 1.68% 0.63% 2.19% 1.40% 1.26% -3.22%
Benchmark 2.61% 1.46% 0.01% 0.00% 0.40% -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.58% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.55% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - - 5.50%
Benchmark 10.42% 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72%
Category Average 4.74% 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - 220/ 468

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.50% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.50% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Geographic Allocation

Top Holdings

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation - - -
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino - - -
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility - - -

Risk Rating

Rating  out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.09% - - -
Beta 1.28% - - -
Alpha -0.03% - - -
Rsquared 0.50% - - -
Sharpe 0.54% - - -
Sortino 1.27% - - -
Treynor 0.04% - - -
Tax Efficiency 83.67% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 11, 2022
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $171

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML6204
TML6205
TML6206

Investment Objectives

Maximize total return by investing primarily in investment-grade debt instruments 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 debt instruments of issuers anywhere in the world. The Fund may invest in Mainland China through the Bond Connect or directly. The Fund may invest in debt instruments of any maturity, but will normally maintain a portfolio whose average effective duration is within 30% of the average duration of the U.S. bond market as a whole, as estimated by the sub-advisor.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Western Asset Management Company, LLC 12-09-2021
Mark Lindbloom 05-01-2024
Michael Buchanan 05-01-2024
Ken Leech 05-01-2024
Julien Scholnick 05-01-2024
Bonnie Wongtrakool 05-01-2024
Frederick Marki 05-01-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Advisor Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Custodian JPMorgan Chase Bank
Registrar Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Distributor Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.18%
Management Fee 0.95%
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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