Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions and Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Canada today announced cash distributions for certain ETFs and ETF series of mutual funds available to Canadian investors.

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record as of November 29, 2024, will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on December 9, 2024.

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	Cash Distribution  Per Unit ($)	Payment Frequency
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Fund – ETF Series	FBGO	Active	0.090153	Monthly
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable Global Infrastructure Income Fund – ETF Series	FCII	Active	0.011902	Monthly
Franklin Canadian Government Bond Fund – ETF Series	FGOV	Active	0.049478	Monthly
Franklin Canadian Ultra Short Term Bond Fund – ETF Series	FHIS	Active	0.066623	Monthly
Franklin Canadian Corporate Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCI	Active	0.066540	Monthly
Franklin Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCP	Active	0.049906	Monthly
Franklin Global Core Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLGA	Active	0.036584	Monthly
Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLSD	Active	0.061568	Monthly
Franklin Canadian Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	FLVC	Passive	0.056133	Monthly
Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	FLVI	Passive	0.068600	Monthly
Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	FLVU	Passive	0.037867	Monthly

Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions

Unitholders of record on December 31, 2024, will receive a per-unit reinvested distribution payable on January 9, 2025. These annual reinvested distributions, detailed in the table below, are estimates only as of September 30, 2024. The final year-end distribution amounts will be announced on December 20, 2024.

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	Estimated Annual Reinvested Distribution Per Unit ($)
Franklin Core ETF Portfolio – ETF Series	CBL	Active	0.345380
Franklin Conservative Income ETF Portfolio – ETF Series	CNV	Active	-
Franklin All-Equity ETF Portfolio – ETF Series	EQY	Active	0.068630
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Fund – ETF Series	FBGO	Active	-
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable Global Infrastructure Income Fund – ETF Series	FCII	Active	-
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Fund – ETF Series	FCSI	Active	-
Franklin Global Growth Fund – ETF Series	FGGE	Active	-
Franklin Canadian Government Bond Fund – ETF Series	FGOV	Active	-
Franklin Canadian Ultra Short Term Bond Fund – ETF Series	FHIS	Active	-
Franklin Innovation Fund – ETF Series	FINO	Active	-
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.158483
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	-
Franklin Canadian Corporate Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCI	Active	-
Franklin Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCP	Active	-
Franklin Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF	FLEM	Passive	-
Franklin Global Core Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLGA	Active	-
Franklin FTSE Japan Index ETF	FLJA	Passive	-
Franklin Canadian Short Term Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLSD	Active	-
Franklin International Equity Index ETF	FLUR	Passive	0.029145
Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	2.299712
Franklin Canadian Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	FLVC	Passive	0.127420
Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	FLVI	Passive	0.287091
Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	FLVU	Passive	0.040207
Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio – ETF Series	GRO	Active	0.598660

The annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, will not be paid in cash but reinvested in additional units and reported as taxable distributions, with a corresponding increase in each unitholder's adjusted cost base of their units of the respective ETF. The additional ETF units will be immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by the unitholder, the outstanding units and the net asset value of the ETFs will not change as a result of the annual reinvested distribution. The annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, are expected to be capital gains in nature for each of the ETFs.

The actual taxable amounts of cash and reinvested distributions for 2024, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. in early 2025. 

Franklin Templeton's diverse and innovative ETF platform was built to provide better client outcomes for a range of market conditions and investment opportunities. The product suite offers active, smart beta and passive ETFs that span multiple asset classes and geographies. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca/etf.

About Franklin Templeton

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. In Canada, the company's subsidiary is Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., which operates as Franklin Templeton Canada. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and over US$1.6 trillion (over CAN$2.2 trillion) in assets under management as of October 31, 2024. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca.

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