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	4.55%
Dividend Growth	2.16%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	May 23, 2025

Previous Close	8.23
YTD Return	0.39%
1-Year Return	2.94%
5-Year Return	9.24%
52-Week Low	8.10
52-Week High	8.52
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	736
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
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FRSTX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR

Performance

FRSTX had a total return of 2.94% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.27%.

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

29.07% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Treasury Bonds 4.25%	T.4.25 08.15.54	4.78%
Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5%	FNCL.2.5 5.11	4.66%
Government National Mortgage Association 6%	G2SF.6 5.11	3.44%
Fnma Pass-Thru I 2%	FN.FS1598	3.21%
Government National Mortgage Association 5.5%	G2SF.5.5 5.11	2.59%
Federal National Mortgage Association 3%	FNCL.3 5.11	2.22%
United States Treasury Notes 4.5%	T.4.5 05.31.29	2.16%
Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%	FNCL.5.5 5.11	2.06%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.5%	FR.SD8238	2.04%
United States Treasury Notes 1.875%	T.1.875 02.28.27	1.91%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
May 23, 2025	$0.0316	May 23, 2025
Apr 25, 2025	$0.0316	Apr 25, 2025
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