C000085065 Fees and Costs — Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2024-05-23

The net expense ratio is 2.10% (2.21% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $18K in broker commissions, 0.0183% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 15%.

C000085065 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000085065. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.44%
Gross expense ratio2.21%
Fee waiver−0.11%
Net expense ratio2.10%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000085065 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000085065, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,296 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.22% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.10%)$220$680$1,165
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$34$120
Total costs$325$720$1,296
Value after costs$10,175$10,856$11,467
Impact on return, per year3.25%2.22%2.22%

C000085065 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0183%
  • Total broker commissions: $18K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 15%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000085065 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$9K47.76%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$5K26.52%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K10.70%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$1K5.73%
INSTINET, LLC$4302.38%
Cowen and Company, LLC$3832.12%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$3782.09%
JEFFERIES LLC$1831.01%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$1630.90%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$1450.80%

C000085065 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$4.2M30.77%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2.7M19.67%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$2.5M17.93%
BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$1.4M10.43%
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC.$785K5.69%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$782K5.66%
JEFFERIES LLC$593K4.30%
CITADEL CLEARING LLC$547K3.97%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$169K1.22%
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN INVESTMENTS, LLC$49K0.36%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.