Franklin Money Fund  – 
FMFXX : NASDAQ symbol Money Funds : Fund Category
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Fund Description

The Fund invests, through The Money Market Portfolio (Portfolio), in high-quality, short-term U.S. dollar denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers. 

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Net Assets (millions) 2,048.00
Class A as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Managers
Shawn Lyons, CFA®
Joined Franklin Templeton in 1996
Managed Fund since 1997
Fund Highlights
as of December 31, 2009
Bond Quality
AAA: 25.68%
AA: 66.08%
A: 8.24%
Asset Mix
as of December 31, 2009
(updated monthly)
Performance : View Details 7-day current yield
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Current performance may differ from figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
Expense Ratio and Sales Charge Information

Expense Ratio: 0.60%
Max. Initial Sales Charge: 0.00%
CDSC: 0.00%

Hypothetical $10,000 Investment as of 12/31/2009
$10,000 invested in the fund at inception, with all dividend and capital gain distributions reinvested, including sales charges, would be worth:
$65,799.00
Distributions : View Details  
Distribution amounts may be estimates.  
Dividend Frequency  
Monthly
This fund is a daily accrual fund.  
  
Most Recent Fund Distributions
Distribution Amount
Income distribution per share $0.00001533
Total distributions per share $0.00001533
Distribution Schedule
Record date –
Ex-Dividend date –
Payable date 03/31/09
Reinvestment date 03/31/09
Fund Facts  
Inception date2 05/01/76
Fund number 111
CUSIP number 354 014 102
Minimum initial investment $1,000
Max. initial sales charge 0.00%
CDSC 0.00%
Expense ratio
as of November 01, 2009 (updated annually)		 0.60%
12b - 1 fees 0.00%
Beta3
as of December 31, 2009 (updated quarterly)		 0.42
Fund Prices : Historical Prices as of 02/08/2010
Daily prices are the most current available.
NAV4 (Net Asset Value)
$1.00
NAV change (+/-) $0.00
POP5 (Public Offering Price)
$1.00
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An investment in a money fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Footnotes

  1. Portfolio holdings are subject to change.
  2. For performance reporting purposes, the inception date for Classes A, R, Z and Advisor Class shares of all Franklin Templeton Funds is the date of effectiveness of the fund's registration statement or the first day the fund commenced operations. For Classes B and C shares, except as subsequently noted, the inception date is the first day the fund commenced offering such shares. Franklin Income Fund Class B uses the inception date of the old Class B shares, renamed Class B1. For Mutual Series Funds and Franklin International Small Cap Growth and Franklin Large Cap Equity Funds, the inception date for Classes A, B, C and R shares is the funds' oldest class', Z or Advisor, inception date.
  3. A measure of the fund's volatility relative to the market, as represented by the Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury-Bill Index. A beta greater than 1.00 indicates volatility greater than the market. Based on the 3-years ended as of the date of the calculation.
  4. The amount per share you would receive if you sold shares that day.
  5. Purchase price for each share of the fund on a given day. It includes the maximum initial sales charge, if any.

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