Franklin Technology Strategy

Strategy Overview

Aims to achieve capital appreciation by investing at least two-thirds of its assets in equity securities of companies anywhere in the world that are expected to benefit from the development, advancement and use of technology.

Key Features

Access to Secular Growth Trends

The strategy focuses on growth opportunities in digital transformation and associated sub-themes, such as AI/machine learning, autonomy, electrification, security, cloud computing, IoT, and fintech.

A Proven Investment Process

The investment approach combines bottom-up and top-down research. Managers begin with a high-level analysis of a particular sector, identify attractive sub-sectors and focuses research efforts on those segments before employing bottom-up analysis to identify the most attractive stocks.

Access to a Large Proprietary Research Team

The team leverages a large pool of investment professionals providing in-depth research of the technology sector and related industries. Additionally, they are located in San Mateo near the heart of the Silicon Valley.

Management Team

Franklin Equity Group

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Important Information

All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Derivatives, including currency management strategies, involve costs and can create economic leverage in a portfolio which may result in significant volatility and cause the portfolio to participate in losses on an amount that exceeds the portfolio's initial investment. The strategy may not achieve the anticipated benefits, and may realize losses when a counterparty fails to perform as promised. The markets for particular securities or types of securities are or may become relatively illiquid. Reduced liquidity will have an adverse impact on such securities’ value and on a portfolio’s ability to sell such securities when necessary to meet the portfolio’s liquidity needs or in response to a specific market event. Foreign securities involve special risks, including currency fluctuations (which may be significant over the short term) and economic and political uncertainties; investments in emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors. Sovereign debt securities are subject to various risks in addition to those relating to debt securities and foreign securities generally, including, but not limited to, the risk that a government entity may be unwilling or unable to pay interest and repay principal on its sovereign debt, or otherwise meet its obligations when due. Investments in lower-rated bonds include higher risk of default and loss of principal. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. As the prices of bonds in a portfolio adjust to a rise in interest rates, the portfolio’s share price may decline. Changes in the financial strength of a bond issuer or in a bond's credit rating may affect its value.

There is no assurance that the employment of this strategy will result in the investment objective being achieved. Various account minimums or other eligibility qualifications apply depending on the investment strategy or vehicle.

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