Fund Research for Franklin Flex Cap Growth B (FKCBX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 31, 1998
    Category: Large Growth
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: Franklin Templeton Investments
    Return Since Inception: 4.15%
    YTD Return: 27.70%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 40.61 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests predominantly in equity securities of companies that the manager believes have the potential for capital appreciation. It has the flexibility to invest in companies located, headquartered, or operating inside and outside the United States, across the entire market capitalization spectrum from small, emerging growth companies to well-established, large-cap companies. The fund may invest a substantial portion of assets in smaller and mid-size companies.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $19,676 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 32.60%
    Large 33.07%
    Medium 34.05%
    Small 0.27%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/27/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 27.70% 28.47% -2.34% 1.23% 1.09% 4.15%
    +/- Category -3.23% -5.89% 1.30% 0.21% 2.55% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 4.11% 2.36% 3.13% 0.75% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 17.53% 8.72% -4.64% 0.76% 1.09% 4.15%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 19.76% -7.82% -3.31% 1.59% 2.46% 4.36%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/31/1998
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 35.03%
    Service 38.04%
    Manufacturing 25.55%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 1.38% 1.38%
    Stocks — 98.63% 98.63%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 0.85% 0.85%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    - APPLE INC (AAPL) Hardware 31.89 121.15% 3.06%
    + QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom 47.36 19.23% 2.98%
    - CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) Hardware 23.86 40.55% 2.87%
    = GOOGLE INC (GOOG) Telecom 37.45 74.64% 2.49%
    + Schering-Plough Corporation (SGP) Healthcare — 66.82% 2.43%
    = PRAXAIR INC (PX) Industrial Materials 22.77 37.01% 2.34%
    + CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION (CVS) Consumer Services 11.86 24.34% 2.18%
    + MASTERCARD INC (MA) Business Services 21.96 53.68% 2.17%
    = HEWLETT PACKARD CO (HPQ) Hardware 12.75 31.58% 2.07%
    = ORACLE CORP (ORCL) Software 20.08 18.67% 1.87%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/27/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred 4.00%
    Taken from prospectus dated 09/21/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.75%
    Taken from annual report dated 04/30/2009

  • Fund Management