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Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Fund A

Canadian Dividend & Income Equity

As Of: Apr 30, 2024

Fund Objective

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend-paying or income-producing Canadian securities, including common shares, income trust units and preferred shares.

Asset Allocation

Asset Percent
Canadian Equity 92.83%
Income Trust Units 7.17%

Sector Allocation

Sector Percent
Financial Services 26.88%
Energy 16.96%
Utilities 12.22%
Industrial Services 9.74%
Telecommunications 7.82%
Other 26.38%

Geo Allocation

Region Percent
North America 97.06%
Latin America 2.94%

Top Holdings

Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.43%
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.68%
Enbridge Inc 4.94%
Canadian Utilities Ltd Cl A 4.39%
Canadian National Railway Co 4.36%
Telus Corp 4.35%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.28%
Open Text Corp 4.17%
Bank of Montreal 3.99%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.75%

Category

Canadian Dividend & Income Equity

General Info

Inception Date Dec 22, 2003
MER 2.03%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$208.39

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.00%
Life Dimensions 2.25%
Wealth Dimensions 1.00%
Wave 32 or earlier (2016 or earlier)
Life Dimensions 2.75%
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.50%
UL Investment Loan Plan 2.75%
Ultimate Dimension 1.25%

Fund Management Company

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Growth.

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 $15,799.15
Rate of Return +57.99%
Values over period specified.

Legend

Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Fund A

S&P/TSX Composite Index TR


Performance

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Fund -2.0 2.4 11.6 2.2 1.7 7.4 5.6 - 5.9
S&P/TSX Composite Index TR -1.8 4.1 16.9 4.7 8.7 7.6 8.9 7.2 -
Quartile 2 3 4 4 4 2 4 - -

Calendar Performance

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Fund 5.6 -0.5 27.6 -5.5 17.1 -12.3 4.2 - - -
S&P/TSX Composite Index TR 11.8 -5.8 25.1 5.6 22.9 -8.9 9.1 21.1 -8.3 10.6
Quartile 4 1 2 4 3 4 4 - - -

Volatility

Volatility: 6

Risk vs. Return

Period

Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Dividend Fund A

Median

Other - Canadian Dividend & Income Equity

Risk & Tax Efficiency

3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.88 13.94 -
Beta 0.85 0.85 -
Alpha 0.01 -0.02 -
R-Squared 0.91 0.90 -
Sharpe Ratio 0.43 0.32 -
Sortino Ratio 0.60 0.33 -
Treynor 0.06 0.05 -
Tax Efficiency 89.72 85.62 -

Category

Canadian Dividend & Income Equity

General Info

Inception Date Dec 22, 2003
MER 2.03%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$208.39

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.00%
Life Dimensions 2.25%
Wealth Dimensions 1.00%
Wave 32 or earlier (2016 or earlier)
Life Dimensions 2.75%
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.50%
UL Investment Loan Plan 2.75%
Ultimate Dimension 1.25%

Fund Management Company

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Growth.