Fund Research for Franklin Templeton Moderate Target A (FMTIX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 31, 1996
    Category: Moderate Allocation
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Franklin Templeton Investments
    Return Since Inception: 5.86%
    YTD Return: 23.91%
    Yield (TTM): 2.58%
    Net Assets: 680.04 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009
    The investment seeks long-term total return, consistent with a moderate level of risk. The fund invests primarily in other Franklin Templeton mutual funds, rather than investing directly in individual securities. It normally invests 55% of assets in equity funds, 35% of assets in fixed-income funds, and 10% of assets in short-term (money market) investments. The fund may not invest more than 25% of assets in any one underlying fund, but it may invest up to 50% of total assets in Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government Securities Fund and Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund.

    Stock Holdings


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    Size
    Average Market Cap $12,156.00 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 29.96%
    Large 31.20%
    Medium 27.85%
    Small 6.12%
    Micro 4.87%

    Bond Holdings


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    Details
    Average Eff Duration 4.24 Yrs
    Average Eff Maturity 6.24 Yrs
    Average Credit Quality AA
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    Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any) 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 23.91% 31.21% 2.45% 5.19% 5.31% 5.86%
    +/- Category 0.12% -0.10% 4.24% 2.88% 2.82% —
    +/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk — — — — 4.76% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 12.18% 12.44% -0.12% 3.77% 4.69% 5.37%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 13.45% 1.43% 1.11% 4.34% 5.19% 5.50%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/31/1996
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 12.55%
    Service 17.50%
    Manufacturing 22.87%
    Bond Quality
    AAA 61.88%
    AA 2.78%
    A 13.92%
    BBB 10.83%
    BB 5.85%
    B 3.16%
    Below B 0.81%
    Not Rated 0.77%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 1.56% 17.37% 15.81%
    Stocks 0.20% 53.51% 53.32%
    Bonds 0.00% 29.50% 29.50%
    Other 0.00% 0.13% 0.13%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.00% 20.90% 20.90%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Stock Holdings Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    The stock holdings of FMTIX are not amongst the fund's top 10 holdings.
    Bond & Other Holdings Maturity Date Total Holdings Value of Holdings Net Assets
    + Franklin Flex Cap Growth Adv — 3.75 M 145.76 M 13.85%
    + Templeton Global Bond Adv — 9.7 M 121.15 M 11.51%
    + Franklin US Government Secs Adv — 17.08 M 114.59 M 10.89%
    + Cash & Cash Equivalents — 105.51 M 100.9 M 9.59%
    + Franklin Total Return Adv — 10.5 M 100.76 M 9.57%
    - Mutual Shares Z — 5.25 M 97.01 M 9.22%
    + Mutual European Z — 3.31 M 67.73 M 6.44%
    + Franklin Growth Opportunities Adv — 3.71 M 65.06 M 6.18%
    + Templeton Foreign Adv — 8.36 M 54.77 M 5.20%
    + Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Adv — 867,109.00 34.03 M 3.23%
    + 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 11/26/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 05/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.52%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management