Franklin Focused Growth Fund
Franklin Custodian Funds
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$78.40M
Holdings1
34
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of Jan. 26, 2023 · prospectus

Objective. Capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests predominantly in equity securities of companies that the investment manager believes offer compelling growth opportunities. In selecting securities, the investment manager considers many factors, including historical and potential growth in revenues and earnings, assessment of strength and quality of management, and determination of a companys strategic positioning in its industry. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are predominantly common stock. The Fund may invest in companies of any size, including small and medium capitalization companies. In addition to the Funds main investments, the Fund may invest a portion (up to 25%) of its net assets in foreign equity securities, including those located in emerging markets. The Fund generally seeks to maintain … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests predominantly in equity securities of companies that the investment manager believes offer compelling growth opportunities. In selecting securities, the investment manager considers many factors, including historical and potential growth in revenues and earnings, assessment of strength and quality of management, and determination of a companys strategic positioning in its industry. The equity securities in which the Fund invests are predominantly common stock. The Fund may invest in companies of any size, including small and medium capitalization companies. In addition to the Funds main investments, the Fund may invest a portion (up to 25%) of its net assets in foreign equity securities, including those located in emerging markets. The Fund generally seeks to maintain a portfolio consisting of securities of approximately 20-50 companies. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. The investment manager is a research-driven, bottom-up fundamental investor. The investment managers investment approach for the Fund focuses on identifying companies that offer, in its opinion, a compelling trade-off between growth opportunity, business and financial risk and valuation. Key valuation metrics include discounted-cash-flow, absolute and relative price-to-earnings, enterprise value, and sum of the parts, among others.

Top holdings

As of Sept. 30, 2023 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MICROSOFT CORP $8.46M 10.79%
NVIDIA CORP $7.05M 9.00%
AMAZON.COM INC $7.03M 8.96%
TESLA INC $4.18M 5.33%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP $4.11M 5.24%
ALPHABET INC CL A $3.83M 4.89%
MASTERCARD INC CL A $3.78M 4.82%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC $3.45M 4.40%
SERVICENOW INC $3.29M 4.20%
ASML HOLDING-NY $2.84M 3.62%
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Allocation by sector

As of September 30, 2023 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jun 30, 2023 → Sep 30, 2023
Opened
1
Exited
3
Increased
2
Decreased
31
Unchanged
0

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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Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of September 30, 2023, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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