Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class A (FRSTX)

Fund Assets	2.79B
Expense Ratio	0.94%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.39
Dividend Yield	4.57%
Dividend Growth	2.43%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 26, 2025

Previous Close	8.16
YTD Return	-0.61%
1-Year Return	3.72%
5-Year Return	14.29%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	747
Inception Date	May 24, 1994

About FRSTX

FRSTX was founded on 1994-05-24. The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Multi-Sector Inc with 0.86% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Strategic Series: Franklin Strategic Income Fund; Class A Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Strategic Series: Franklin Strategic Income Fund; Class A Shares seeks a high level of current income, and a secondary goal of capital appreciation over the long term. FRSTX normally invests at least 65% of its assets in U.S. and foreign debt securities (includes all varieties of fixed, variable and floating rate income securities), including those in emerging markets.

• Fund Family: FrankTemp/Franklin A
• Category: Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FRSTX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR

Performance

FRSTX had a total return of 3.72% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.26%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FGKNX	Class R6	0.57%
FKSAX	Advisor Class	0.69%
FKSRX	Class R	1.19%
FSGCX	Class C	1.34%

Top 10 Holdings

37.09% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
US Treasury Bond Future June 25	n/a	10.82%
United States Treasury Bonds 4.25%	T 4.25 08.15.54	4.83%
Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5%	FNCL 2.5 4.11	4.60%
Government National Mortgage Association 6%	G2SF 6 4.11	3.40%
Fnma Pass-Thru I 2%	FN FS1598	3.19%
United States Treasury Notes 4%	T 4 02.15.26	2.43%
United States Treasury Notes 4.5%	T 4.5 05.31.29	2.14%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.5%	FR SD8238	2.03%
United States Treasury Notes 1.875%	T 1.875 02.28.27	1.87%
United States Treasury Notes 3.875%	T 3.875 11.30.27	1.78%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 26, 2025	$0.0316	Mar 26, 2025
Feb 25, 2025	$0.0316	Feb 25, 2025
Jan 28, 2025	$0.0316	Jan 28, 2025
Dec 26, 2024	$0.0399	Dec 26, 2024
Nov 25, 2024	$0.0316	Nov 25, 2024
Oct 28, 2024	$0.0316	Oct 28, 2024