FCAHX
Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund
Franklin Municipal Securities Trust
Expense ratio1
1.20%
Net assets2
$3.27B
Holdings2
743
Category
Muni Bond
2025 return3
2.57%

Investment objective & strategy

As of June 26, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. To provide investors with a high level of income exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. Its secondary goal is capital appreciation to the extent possible and consistent with its principal investment goal.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities whose interest is free from regular federal income taxes and from California personal income taxes. Although the Fund tries to invest all of its assets in securities whose interest is free from regular federal and California personal income taxes, it is possible that up to 20% of its net assets may be in securities that pay interest subject to federal or state income taxes. The Fund also may have up to 100% of its assets in securities that pay interest subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may invest in municipal securities rated in any rating category by U.S. nationally recognized … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities whose interest is free from regular federal income taxes and from California personal income taxes. Although the Fund tries to invest all of its assets in securities whose interest is free from regular federal and California personal income taxes, it is possible that up to 20% of its net assets may be in securities that pay interest subject to federal or state income taxes. The Fund also may have up to 100% of its assets in securities that pay interest subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund may invest in municipal securities rated in any rating category by U.S. nationally recognized rating services, including securities rated below investment grade (or comparable unrated or short-term rated securities). The Fund also may invest up to 35% of its total assets in municipal securities issued by U.S. territories. The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration. The Fund may also invest in municipal securities that are covered by insurance policies that guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest. Although the investment manager will search for investments across a large number of municipal securities that finance different types of projects, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects. The investment manager selects securities that it believes will provide the best balance between risk and return within the Funds range of allowable investments and typically invests with a long-term time horizon. This means it generally holds securities in the Funds portfolio for income purposes, although the investment manager may sell a security at any time if it believes it could help the Fund meet its goal. With a focus on income, individual securities are considered for purchase or sale based on various factors and considerations, including credit profile, risk, structure, pricing, portfolio impact, duration management, restructuring, opportunistic trading and tax loss harvesting opportunities. The investment manager may consider existing market conditions, the availability of lower-rated securities, and whether the difference in yields between higher and lower-rated securities justifies the higher risk of lower-rated securities when selecting securities for the Funds portfolio.

Allocation by sector

As of February 28, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026
Opened
25
Exited
6
Increased
5
Decreased
16
Unchanged
699

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of February 28, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Franklin Advisers, Inc. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of June 26, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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