(As of 3/31/2024)

Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

(Canadian Fixed Income)

FundGrade A+^® Rating recipient
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Inception Return (11/24/2000)	3.32 %
YTD Return	-0.73 %

NAVPS (4/17/2024)	$9.77
Change	$0.03 / 0.28 %

Growth of $10,000 (As of March 31, 2024)

MER	1.22 %
Assets ($mil)	$1,984.27
Rank (1Yr)	238/604
Std Dev (3Yr)	6.13 %
Volatility Ranking (3Yr)	3/10
RRSP Eligibility	Yes
Load	Choice of Front or Back
Max Front End	6.00 %
Max Back End	6.00 %
Sales Status	Open

Objective

The Fund seeks high current income and some long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian federal and provincial government, and corporate bonds, debentures and short-term notes.

Fund Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Portfolio Manager

Thomas O'Gorman, Franklin Bissett Investment Management

Darcy Briggs, Franklin Bissett Investment Management

Adrienne Young, Franklin Bissett Investment Management

Sub-Advisor

Data not available

Asset Allocation
(As of January 31, 2024)

Sector Allocation
(As of January 31, 2024)

Geographic Allocation
(As of January 31, 2024)

Top 10 Holdings

Name	Asset	Sector	Geographic	Percent
Ontario Province 2.65% 02-Dec-2050	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	2.88%
PSP Capital Inc 4.15% 01-Jun-2033	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	2.37%
United States Treasury 4.13% 15-Aug-2053	Foreign Bonds	Fixed Income	United States	2.32%
Ontario Province 3.45% 02-Jun-2045	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	2.00%
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-Aug-2033	Foreign Bonds	Fixed Income	United States	1.90%
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.95% 15-Jun-2028	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	1.43%
Saskatchewan Province 5.60% 05-Sep-2035	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	1.39%
United States Treasury 3.63% 31-May-2028	Foreign Bonds	Fixed Income	United States	1.37%
Alberta Province 3.10% 01-Jun-2050	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	1.22%
Manitoba Province 5.70% 05-Mar-2037	Domestic Bonds	Fixed Income	Canada	1.14%

Performance Data (As of March 31, 2024)

	Return (%)				Annualized Return (%)
Return	1 Mth	3 Mth	6 Mth	YTD	1 Yr	3 Yr	5 Yr	10 Yr
Fund	0.58	-0.73	7.24	-0.73	2.60	-1.65	0.11	1.53
Benchmark	0.48	-1.28	6.84	-1.28	1.93	-1.50	0.22	2.01
Quartile Ranking	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2

Calendar Return (%)	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Fund	6.56	-12.71	-1.60	7.60	7.16	-0.60	2.92	3.30	0.63	7.28
Benchmark	6.38	-11.46	-2.71	8.61	6.97	1.29	2.70	1.54	3.57	9.10
Quartile Ranking	2	4	1	4	1	4	1	1	4	3

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