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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024) 		$53.93
Change
$0.48 (0.90%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 1997): 7.80%

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 5.78% 10.83% 16.60% 35.14% 37.96% 30.72% 6.16% 8.43% 13.31% 14.06% 13.35% 14.46% 11.87% 12.68%
Benchmark 6.59% 11.27% 18.22% 35.66% 38.11% 25.73% 14.87% 17.60% 17.00% 16.83% 15.78% 16.05% 15.20% 15.67%
Category Average 6.29% 9.31% 15.35% 29.18% 32.66% 20.86% 10.80% 13.48% 13.25% 13.15% 11.90% 12.39% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 924 / 1,332 485 / 1,324 465 / 1,307 356 / 1,285 392 / 1,284 149 / 1,188 1,027 / 1,123 1,017 / 1,066 584 / 1,004 451 / 922 368 / 855 254 / 770 387 / 692 296 / 645
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.08% 4.63% 9.62% 1.23% -3.56% 3.50% 6.69% -1.93% 0.55% 2.91% 1.81% 5.78%
Benchmark 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.18% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.53% (November 2000)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 13.92% 21.80% -7.65% 18.59% 5.53% 24.52% 38.93% 10.95% -33.04% 35.30%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 1
Category Rank 440/ 553 85/ 645 681/ 693 223/ 770 156/ 856 430/ 928 45/ 1,004 1,035/ 1,069 1,072/ 1,124 131/ 1,188

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

38.93% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-33.04% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 91.70
International Equity 6.81
Cash and Equivalents 1.49

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 51.17
Healthcare 13.00
Consumer Services 11.61
Industrial Goods 6.22
Financial Services 5.33
Other 12.67

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.19
Europe 5.25
Africa and Middle East 0.91
Other 0.65

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.35
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 6.41
Amazon.com Inc 6.30
Microsoft Corp 5.63
Apple Inc 5.29
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.89
Eli Lilly and Co 2.82
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.46
Monolithic Power Systems Inc 2.40
ServiceNow Inc 2.23

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)

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 19.11% 18.69% 16.71%
Beta 1.20% 1.16% 1.16%
Alpha -0.10% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.78% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.22% 0.64% 0.70%
Sortino 0.36% 0.97% 0.97%
Treynor 0.04% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.93% 99.36%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 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 12.63% 19.11% 18.69% 16.71%
Beta 1.22% 1.20% 1.16% 1.16%
Alpha -0.07% -0.10% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.80% 0.78% 0.79%
Sharpe 2.28% 0.22% 0.64% 0.70%
Sortino 6.91% 0.36% 0.97% 0.97%
Treynor 0.24% 0.04% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.93% 99.36%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 14, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $299

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML214
TML314
TML573

Investment Objectives

Capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities securities of U.S. issuers that demonstrate accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential compared to the overall economy while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

Generally, at least 90% of the value of the Fund’s equity holdings will consist of securities of U.S. issuers. The sub-advisor employs a bottom-up investment approach and follows a growth investment style in selecting investments for the Fund’s portfolio.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Grant Bowers 05-02-2016
Sara Araghi 09-30-2024
Anthony Hardy 09-30-2024

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 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.10%
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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