FRANKLIN EQUITY INCOME FUND
Name
As of 04/19/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
4.8%
1 yr return
11.3%
3 Yr Avg Return
6.5%
5 Yr Avg Return
9.1%
Net Assets
$3.78 B
Holdings in Top 10
29.5%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.09%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 25.49%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000
IRA
$250
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 04/19/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
FREIX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 4.8%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.5%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 9.1%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 1.22%
- Dividend Yield 2.5%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Fund Details
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Legal NameFRANKLIN EQUITY INCOME FUND
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Fund Family NameFranklin Templeton Group of Funds
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Inception DateAug 02, 2002
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Shares Outstanding332602
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Share ClassR
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerAlan Muschott
Fund Description
The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, including securities convertible into common stocks. The Fund generally invests predominantly in common stocks, and the remainder of its assets in other equity-related instruments such as convertible securities and equity-linked notes (ELNs).
While the Fund does not concentrate in any one industry, from time to time, based on economic conditions, it may make significant investments in certain sectors.
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, but does not currently anticipate investing more than 15% of its total assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States.
The Fund’s strategy is to invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities that the Fund’s investment manager considers to be financially strong, with a focus on "blue chip" companies. The investment manager applies a "bottom-up" approach to investing in individual securities. The investment manager will assess the market price of a company's securities relative to the investment manager's evaluation of the company's long-term earnings, cash flow potential and balance sheet strength. The investment manager also considers various financial metrics including, but not limited to, a company's price/earnings ratio, return on capital, profit margins and asset value. The Fund’s investment manager considers dividend yield and the opportunity for dividend growth in selecting stocks for the Fund because the investment manager believes that, over time, dividend income can contribute significantly to total return and can be a more consistent source of investment return than capital appreciation.
FREIX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | FREIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 4.8% | -5.9% | 11.9% | 33.30% |
1 Yr | 11.3% | -11.3% | 30.0% | 67.22% |
3 Yr | 6.5%* | -3.9% | 29.2% | 47.92% |
5 Yr | 9.1%* | -1.6% | 43.0% | 52.35% |
10 Yr | 8.5%* | 1.1% | 24.5% | 45.11% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | FREIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 4.5% | -24.9% | 46.1% | 60.37% |
2022 | -11.8% | -64.7% | 4.6% | 48.31% |
2021 | 16.7% | -44.2% | 57.5% | 47.76% |
2020 | 2.0% | -23.2% | 285.0% | 26.87% |
2019 | 19.3% | -21.4% | 48.5% | 46.72% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | FREIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 4.8% | -5.9% | 11.9% | 33.30% |
1 Yr | 11.3% | -11.3% | 30.0% | 67.22% |
3 Yr | 6.5%* | -3.9% | 29.2% | 47.92% |
5 Yr | 9.1%* | -1.6% | 43.0% | 52.35% |
10 Yr | 8.5%* | 1.1% | 24.5% | 45.11% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | FREIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 8.8% | -15.9% | 46.7% | 69.64% |
2022 | -7.1% | -42.0% | 8.5% | 63.97% |
2021 | 24.9% | 3.6% | 129.7% | 64.68% |
2020 | 5.3% | -22.6% | 304.8% | 30.24% |
2019 | 25.2% | -12.7% | 52.1% | 54.34% |
NAV & Total Return History
FREIX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
FREIX | Category Low | Category High | FREIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 3.78 B | 1.09 M | 163 B | 23.71% |
Number of Holdings | 82 | 2 | 1689 | 47.54% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 1.1 B | 420 K | 33.9 B | 24.20% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 29.50% | 4.8% | 99.9% | 40.09% |
Top 10 Holdings
- JPMorgan Chase Co. 4.60%
- Chevron Corp. 3.38%
- Morgan Stanley 3.24%
- Johnson Johnson 3.23%
- Bank of America Corp. 2.65%
- Procter Gamble Co. (The) 2.64%
- Oracle Corp. 2.53%
- Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio 2.45%
- Broadcom, Inc. 2.43%
- HCA Healthcare, Inc. 2.34%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | FREIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 85.48% | 1.86% | 108.42% | 98.10% |
Bonds | 9.47% | -0.71% | 73.23% | 0.95% |
Cash | 2.73% | -0.79% | 38.18% | 22.82% |
Preferred Stocks | 2.32% | 0.00% | 13.88% | 2.42% |
Other | 0.00% | -3.53% | 39.72% | 86.43% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.66% | 85.79% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | FREIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Services | 18.76% | 0.00% | 58.05% | 58.40% |
Consumer Defense | 14.89% | 0.00% | 34.10% | 8.18% |
Healthcare | 14.63% | 0.00% | 30.08% | 78.59% |
Industrials | 14.29% | 0.00% | 42.76% | 17.32% |
Energy | 9.97% | 0.00% | 54.00% | 23.15% |
Utilities | 9.02% | 0.00% | 27.04% | 9.40% |
Technology | 6.40% | 0.00% | 54.02% | 90.51% |
Consumer Cyclical | 4.44% | 0.00% | 22.74% | 75.37% |
Basic Materials | 3.24% | 0.00% | 21.69% | 53.00% |
Real Estate | 3.07% | 0.00% | 90.54% | 44.21% |
Communication Services | 1.29% | 0.00% | 26.58% | 94.43% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | FREIX % Rank | |
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US | 84.76% | 1.86% | 108.42% | 93.86% |
Non US | 0.72% | 0.00% | 27.89% | 34.14% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | FREIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate | 78.20% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 4.53% |
Cash & Equivalents | 2.45% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 25.17% |
Derivative | 0.00% | -3.53% | 6.97% | 82.27% |
Securitized | 0.00% | 0.00% | 40.38% | 85.68% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 85.68% |
Government | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 86.22% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | FREIX % Rank | |
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US | 9.47% | -0.71% | 65.41% | 0.95% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.82% | 85.31% |
FREIX - Expenses
Operational Fees
FREIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.09% | 0.03% | 14.82% | 36.95% |
Management Fee | 0.46% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 27.31% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.50% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 73.80% |
Administrative Fee | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 76.27% |
Sales Fees
FREIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 0.95% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
FREIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
FREIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 25.49% | 0.00% | 488.00% | 35.02% |
FREIX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
FREIX | Category Low | Category High | FREIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 2.46% | 0.00% | 38.40% | 36.76% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
FREIX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | Annually | Monthly | Monthly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
FREIX | Category Low | Category High | FREIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 1.22% | -1.51% | 4.28% | 56.76% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
FREIX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Mar 20, 2024 | $0.151 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2023 | $0.670 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2023 | $0.168 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 20, 2023 | $0.174 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 20, 2023 | $0.148 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2022 | $0.167 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2022 | $0.162 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 21, 2022 | $0.146 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 21, 2022 | $0.125 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2021 | $1.792 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 15, 2021 | $0.130 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 15, 2021 | $0.122 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 15, 2021 | $0.141 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 15, 2020 | $0.136 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 15, 2020 | $0.137 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 16, 2020 | $0.149 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 18, 2019 | $0.136 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2019 | $0.119 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2019 | $0.123 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2018 | $0.165 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2018 | $0.102 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2018 | $0.105 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2017 | $0.164 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2017 | $0.097 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2017 | $0.123 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2016 | $0.135 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2016 | $0.129 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2016 | $0.121 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 18, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 19, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 19, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 17, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 17, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 18, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 19, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 19, 2014 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2014 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2014 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 19, 2014 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 17, 2014 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 18, 2014 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2014 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 17, 2014 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2014 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2014 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 17, 2014 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 19, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 18, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 19, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 17, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 17, 2013 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 17, 2013 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2013 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2013 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 17, 2013 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2012 | $0.046 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 19, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 17, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 18, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 17, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 18, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 17, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 19, 2012 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2011 | $0.022 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 17, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 19, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 17, 2011 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 19, 2011 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2011 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 18, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 19, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 17, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2011 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 17, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 19, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 11, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 19, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 19, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 18, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2010 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2009 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 18, 2009 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 19, 2009 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2009 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 19, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 17, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 17, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 18, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 19, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2009 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2008 | $0.078 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 19, 2008 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2008 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2008 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 19, 2008 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 17, 2008 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2008 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2008 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 17, 2008 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2008 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2008 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 17, 2008 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2007 | $0.068 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 19, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 17, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 18, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 17, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 18, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 18, 2007 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2006 | $0.058 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 17, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 18, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 17, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 19, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 19, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 17, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 19, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 17, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 19, 2006 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 17, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 19, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 19, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 17, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 19, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 18, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 19, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 17, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2005 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2004 | $0.072 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 17, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 19, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 18, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 19, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 19, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2004 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 19, 2004 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2004 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2003 | $0.005 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 19, 2003 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2003 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2003 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 19, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 17, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 18, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 19, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 17, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 17, 2003 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2002 | $0.036 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 19, 2002 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 17, 2002 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 18, 2002 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
FREIX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Alan Muschott
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Sep 30, 2005
16.68
16.7%
Mr. Muschott is a vice president of Franklin Advisers, Inc. He has been with Franklin Templeton Investments since 1998. Mr. Muschott holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Matthew Quinlan
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Mar 01, 2011
11.26
11.3%
Matt Quinlan is a vice president, research analyst and portfolio manager for the Franklin Equity Group. He is the lead manager of the Franklin Equity Income Fund and a co-manager of the Franklin Income Fund and the Franklin Convertible Securities Fund. Mr. Quinlan is the leader of the Consumer Research Team and he has research coverage responsibilities for the retail and consumer products sectors. He also analyzes debt and equity investments for the Core/Hybrid Team. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2005, Mr. Quinlan worked in investment banking at Citigroup.
Todd Brighton
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2015
6.58
6.6%
Todd Brighton is a vice president, portfolio manager and research analyst for Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions. He is the lead manager of the Franklin Liberty US Low Volatility ETF. Mr. Brighton analyzes equity and equity-linked investments for the Core/Hybrid team and specializes in the development of volatility-based strategies. Mr. Brighton joined Franklin Templeton in 2000. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.05 | 86.59 | 8.04 | 16.42 |