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Franklin Royce Global Small Cap Premier Fund Ser A

Global Small/Mid Cap Equity

As Of: Mar 31, 2026

Fund Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of smaller companies around the world.

Asset Allocation

Asset Percent
US Equity 44.82%
International Equity 42.72%
Canadian Equity 6.95%
Cash and Equivalents 5.51%

Sector Allocation

Sector Percent
Industrial Goods 22.89%
Industrial Services 11.18%
Real Estate 9.25%
Technology 7.39%
Consumer Goods 6.74%
Other 42.55%

Geo Allocation

Region Percent
North America 51.61%
Asia 12.18%
Europe 10.68%
Other 25.53%

Top Holdings

Name Percent
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2.10% 02-Mar-2026 5.66%
FirstService Corp 2.62%
Littelfuse Inc 2.11%
Gaztransport et Technigaz SA 2.08%
John Bean Technologies Corp 2.03%
Riken Keiki Co Ltd 2.03%
MKS Instruments Inc 2.02%
Quaker Chemical Corp 1.93%
Exponent Inc 1.90%
ESAB Corp 1.82%

Managed Indexed Account

Category

Global Small/Mid Cap Equity

General Info

Inception Date Jan 03, 1989
MER 2.31%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$357.99

UL Fees

Wave 33 to Wave 55
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.25%

Fund Management Company

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Blend.

Fund Growth

Period

Growth Summary

Table below lists the current growth and return for an investment of $10,000 at the fund's inception:

Investment Value $98,336.80
Rate of Return +883.37%
Values over period specified.

Legend

Franklin Royce Global Small Cap Premier Fund Ser A

Dow Jones Global Small-Cap TR Index (C$)


Performance

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Fund -7.2 0.1 -3.1 0.1 7.7 2.4 0.4 4.7 6.9
Dow Jones Global Small-Cap TR Index (C$) -5.4 2.9 3.7 2.9 19.3 14.4 8.1 9.8 -
Quartile 4 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 -

Calendar Performance

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Fund 2.7 4.5 7.4 -17.5 16.1 9.6 15.2 -13.3 16.3 7.5
Dow Jones Global Small-Cap TR Index (C$) 11.9 18.7 14.6 -13.1 15.5 11.1 20.1 -7.3 15.4 7.5
Quartile 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 2 2

Volatility

Volatility: 9

Risk vs. Return

Period

Franklin Royce Global Small Cap Premier Fund Ser A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Equity

Risk & Tax Efficiency

3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.28 14.95 15.02
Beta 1.09 1.03 1.02
Alpha -0.12 -0.08 -0.05
R-Squared 0.92 0.89 0.91
Sharpe Ratio -0.02 -0.09 0.25
Sortino Ratio 0.04 -0.14 0.25
Treynor 0.00 -0.01 0.04
Tax Efficiency 98.76 - 85.62

Managed Indexed Account

Category

Global Small/Mid Cap Equity

General Info

Inception Date Jan 03, 1989
MER 2.31%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$357.99

UL Fees

Wave 33 to Wave 55
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.25%

Fund Management Company

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Blend.