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Franklin Founding Funds Allocation C

FFACX - Snapshot

Vitals

  • YTD Return 6.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return 4.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return 6.4%
  • Net Assets $3.28 B
  • Holdings in Top 10 23.3%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$14.35
$11.64
$14.35

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 1.73%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load N/A
  • Deferred Load 1.00%

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 4.07%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

  • Standard (Taxable) $1,000
  • IRA $250

Fund Classification

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Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

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$21.91

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FFACX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 6.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.85%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.9%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Franklin Global Allocation Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Inception Date
    Aug 15, 2003
  • Shares Outstanding
    12958784
  • Share Class
    C
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Todd Brighton

FFACX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FFACX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.6% -2.8% 28.6% 65.84%
1 Yr 26.5% -7.2% 61.0% 44.24%
3 Yr 4.5%* -26.7% 17.8% 89.06%
5 Yr 6.4%* 2.5% 16.1% 79.29%
10 Yr 5.7%* -1.2% 11.6% 72.94%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FFACX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 -6.5% -21.0% 24.5% 94.57%
2019 14.3% -46.3% 27.8% 31.17%
2018 -12.5% -41.9% 1.5% 62.17%
2017 8.0% -100.0% 20.6% 69.07%
2016 11.0% -17.0% 209.2% 5.95%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FFACX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.6% -2.8% 28.6% 65.84%
1 Yr 25.5% -7.9% 61.0% 41.67%
3 Yr 4.5%* -26.7% 17.8% 88.84%
5 Yr 6.4%* 2.1% 16.1% 76.73%
10 Yr 5.7%* -1.2% 11.6% 70.26%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FFACX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 -6.5% -21.0% 24.5% 94.57%
2019 14.3% -46.3% 27.8% 31.17%
2018 -11.1% -41.9% 1.5% 62.89%
2017 10.4% -100.0% 23.1% 69.33%
2016 12.7% -9.5% 216.9% 8.50%

NAV & Total Return History

FFACX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FFACX Category Low Category High FFACX % Rank
Net Assets 3.28 B 14 K 109 B 17.66%
Number of Holdings 214 2 2692 54.09%
Net Assets in Top 10 760 M -85.9 M 22.4 B 22.95%
Weighting of Top 10 23.25% 9.3% 100.0% 66.96%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Franklin IFT Money Market 3.95%
  2. Templeton Global Bond R6 3.76%
  3. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 3.49%
  4. Japan (Government Of) 2.3% 2.35%
  5. United States Treasury Notes 0.12% 2.18%
  6. Microsoft Corp 1.87%
  7. United States Treasury Notes 0.12% 1.68%
  8. Amazon.com Inc 1.37%
  9. Government National Mortgage Association 3% 1.32%
  10. JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.31%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FFACX % Rank
Stocks 		70.90% -12.12% 100.00% 29.94%
Bonds 		23.44% -15.70% 2607.35% 53.49%
Cash 		4.78% -2574.68% 127.83% 43.51%
Convertible Bonds 		0.63% 0.00% 35.15% 25.95%
Preferred Stocks 		0.26% 0.00% 17.49% 30.14%
Other 		-0.01% -2.27% 197.15% 94.21%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FFACX % Rank
Technology 		20.64% 0.00% 40.44% 16.50%
Financial Services 		14.52% 0.00% 27.15% 58.04%
Industrials 		11.79% 0.15% 35.13% 37.47%
Consumer Cyclical 		11.30% 0.00% 78.61% 44.81%
Healthcare 		11.16% 0.00% 30.22% 42.57%
Communication Services 		8.48% 0.00% 28.43% 34.42%
Consumer Defense 		7.48% 0.00% 31.57% 30.96%
Basic Materials 		5.01% 0.00% 58.84% 58.66%
Energy 		4.34% 0.00% 38.75% 51.93%
Utilities 		3.57% 0.00% 33.10% 41.34%
Real Estate 		1.70% 0.00% 81.85% 84.73%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FFACX % Rank
US 		44.26% -8.41% 100.00% 11.38%
Non US 		26.64% -3.71% 58.86% 65.67%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FFACX % Rank
Government 		60.33% 0.00% 87.30% 13.40%
Cash & Equivalents 		16.45% 0.40% 100.00% 50.40%
Corporate 		14.29% 0.00% 99.19% 70.60%
Securitized 		8.92% 0.00% 66.95% 34.00%
Derivative 		0.00% 0.00% 45.20% 50.00%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 31.11% 45.80%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FFACX % Rank
Non US 		14.70% -13.56% 2494.18% 27.94%
US 		8.74% -37.38% 113.17% 75.25%

FFACX - Expenses

Operational Fees

FFACX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.73% 0.06% 3.83% 17.84%
Management Fee 0.58% 0.00% 1.90% 37.55%
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 81.32%
Administrative Fee 0.15% 0.01% 0.70% 69.79%

Sales Fees

FFACX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 1.00% 1.00% 5.50% 39.29%

Trading Fees

FFACX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

FFACX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 4.07% 0.00% 464.61% 4.06%

FFACX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FFACX Category Low Category High FFACX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.88% 0.00% 6.20% 18.61%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FFACX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually Annually Monthly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FFACX Category Low Category High FFACX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.85% -2.24% 7.33% 40.08%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FFACX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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FFACX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Todd Brighton

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 01, 2021

0.41

0.4%

Todd Brighton is a vice president, portfolio manager and research analyst for Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions. He is the lead manager of the Franklin Liberty US Low Volatility ETF. Mr. Brighton analyzes equity and equity-linked investments for the Core/Hybrid team and specializes in the development of volatility-based strategies. Mr. Brighton joined Franklin Templeton in 2000. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco.

Eugene Podkaminer

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 01, 2021

0.41

0.4%

Mr. Podkaminer joined Franklin Templeton in 2018. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he worked with Callan in the Capital Markets Research group where he was responsible for assisting clients with their strategic investment planning, conducting asset allocation studies, developing optimal investment manager structures, and providing customer research on a variety of investment topic.

Edward Perks

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 01, 2021

0.41

0.4%

Edward Perks is chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions and president of Franklin Advisers, Inc. In this role, Mr. Perks has oversight of myriad multi-asset investment capabilities designed to meet client needs for specific investment solutions. Mr. Perks joined Franklin Templeton in 1992. Mr. Perks holds a B.A. in economics and political science from Yale University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, a member of the CFA Institute, and the Security Analysts of San Francisco (SASF).

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.02 29.52 6.37 8.5

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