Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund Class C (FSGCX)

Fund Assets	2.79B
Expense Ratio	1.34%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.35
Dividend Yield	4.31%
Dividend Growth	2.38%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	May 23, 2025

Previous Close	8.21
YTD Return	0.60%
1-Year Return	3.28%
5-Year Return	8.64%
52-Week Low	8.11
52-Week High	8.53
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	747
Inception Date	May 1, 1998

About FSGCX

FSGCX was founded on 1998-05-01. The Fund's investment strategy focuses on Multi-Sector Inc with 1.26% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Franklin Strategic Series: Franklin Strategic Income Fund; Class C Shares is $1,000 on a standard taxable account. Franklin Strategic Series: Franklin Strategic Income Fund; Class C Shares seeks a high level of current income, and a secondary goal of capital appreciation over the long term. FSGCX 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 C
• Category: Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
• Ticker Symbol: FSGCX
• Share Class: Class C
• Index: Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR

Performance

FSGCX had a total return of 3.28% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.84%.

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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%
FRSTX	Class A	0.94%
FKSRX	Class R	1.19%

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
May 23, 2025	$0.0286	May 23, 2025
Apr 25, 2025	$0.0288	Apr 25, 2025
Mar 26, 2025	$0.0287	Mar 26, 2025
Feb 25, 2025	$0.029	Feb 25, 2025
Jan 28, 2025	$0.0287	Jan 28, 2025
Dec 26, 2024	$0.0369	Dec 26, 2024