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Franklin Canadian Balanced Fd A

Canadian Neutral Balanced

As Of: Oct 31, 2024
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Fund Objective

A balance of current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of Franklin Templeton Funds to achieve a balance of fixed-income and equity investments.

Asset Allocation

Asset Percent
Canadian Equity 36.97%
US Equity 18.37%
Canadian Government Bonds 16.85%
Canadian Corporate Bonds 14.88%
Cash and Equivalents 4.93%
Other 8.00%

Sector Allocation

Sector Percent
Fixed Income 35.36%
Financial Services 10.28%
Mutual Fund 8.54%
Technology 8.41%
Consumer Services 5.67%
Other 31.74%

Geo Allocation

Region Percent
North America 93.47%
Europe 2.95%
Asia 0.63%
Latin America 0.05%
Africa and Middle East 0.03%
Other 2.87%

Top Holdings

Name Percent
Franklin Canadian Monthly Income and Growth Fd A 21.16%
Franklin ClearBridge Canadian Equity Fund A 14.97%
Franklin Canadian Government Bond Fund A 14.75%
Franklin ClearBridge Canada Plus Equity Fund A 11.62%
FRANKLIN CLEARBRIDGE CANADIAN SMALL CAP FUND 8.54%
Franklin Canadian Corporate Bd Fd A 6.99%
Franklin Canadian Bd Fd A 5.02%
Franklin U.S. Rising Dividends Fund Series A 4.82%
Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A 3.02%
Franklin Canadian Core Plus Bd Fd A 2.39%

Category

Canadian Neutral Balanced

General Info

Inception Date Nov 24, 2000
MER 2.15%
Total Assets
(in millions)		 $212.11

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.75%
Life Dimensions 2.00%
Wealth Dimensions 0.75%
Wave 32 or earlier (2016 or earlier)
Life Dimensions 2.50%
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.25%
UL Investment Loan Plan 2.50%
Ultimate Dimension 0.75%

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 $27,900.11
Rate of Return +179.00%
Values over period specified.

Legend

Franklin Canadian Balanced Fd A

Fundata Canadian Balanced Index


Performance

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Fund -0.4 1.5 7.5 9.6 17.6 3.6 5.0 3.6 4.4
Fundata Canadian Balanced Index 0.0 3.5 10.1 11.3 22.3 4.4 6.5 5.7 -
Quartile 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 -

Calendar Performance

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Fund 8.1 -8.1 12.3 1.6 10.1 -7.5 4.6 11.4 -3.5 5.2
Fundata Canadian Balanced Index 9.4 -8.2 11.9 7.6 15.6 -4.3 6.2 12.0 -3.0 10.0
Quartile 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 2 4 4

Volatility

Volatility: 4

Risk vs. Return

Period

Franklin Canadian Balanced Fd A

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

Risk & Tax Efficiency

3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.58 10.42 8.29
Beta 0.86 0.97 0.96
Alpha 0.00 -0.01 -0.02
R-Squared 0.94 0.94 0.91
Sharpe Ratio 0.05 0.31 0.27
Sortino Ratio 0.15 0.31 0.14
Treynor 0.01 0.03 0.02
Tax Efficiency 73.78 79.22 70.90

Category

Canadian Neutral Balanced

General Info

Inception Date Nov 24, 2000
MER 2.15%
Total Assets
(in millions)		 $212.11

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.75%
Life Dimensions 2.00%
Wealth Dimensions 0.75%
Wave 32 or earlier (2016 or earlier)
Life Dimensions 2.50%
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.25%
UL Investment Loan Plan 2.50%
Ultimate Dimension 0.75%

Fund Management Company

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Growth.