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Lipper Leader Fund Ratings

Lipper Leader Fund Ratings | Total Return | Preservation | Consistent Return | Expense

28 funds were named Lipper Leaders for Total Return as of November 30, 2008.

A Lipper Leader for Total Return is a fund that has provided superior total returns when compared to a group of similar funds.

Some funds listed below have experienced negative returns over the past year. For standardized and most recent month-end performance, please click on the fund name below.

Under no circumstances does information about Lipper Leader funds constitute a recommendation to buy or sell funds, nor does it necessarily imply that a fund named as a Lipper Leader had the best performance within its category. Lipper Leader ratings are based on past fund performance, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Lipper Leaders are determined monthly using data available at the time of calculation; Lipper undertakes no responsibility for updating the calculations more frequently than monthly to incorporate more current data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Ratings are based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks over 3-, 5- and 10-year periods (if applicable).

Lipper Leaders for Total Return1
All ratings reflect Class A shares only. Other share classes may vary.

Total Return
As of November 30, 2008
Fund Classification 3-Year Period
Rating (# of Funds)
5-Year Period
Rating (# of Funds)
10-Year Period
Rating (# of Funds)
Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund Health/Biotechnology Funds 4 (102) 4 (89) 5 (30)
Franklin Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund Connecticut Municipal Debt Funds 4 (16) 5 (16) 4 (16)
Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund Multi-Cap Growth Funds 5 (387) 4 (326) 5 (142)
Franklin Florida Tax-Free Income Fund Florida Municipal Debt Funds 5 (21) 5 (21) 5 (18)
Franklin Georgia Tax-Free Income Fund Georgia Municipal Debt Funds 4 (19) 5 (19) 5 (16)
Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Multi-Cap Growth Funds 4 (387) 5 (326) N/A (N/A)
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund High Yield Municipal Debt Funds 5 (82) 5 (77) 5 (49)
Franklin Limited Maturity US Government Securities Fund Short U.S. Government Funds 5 (82) 5 (76) 5 (53)
Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund Short Investment Grade Debt Funds 5 (213) N/A (N/A) N/A (N/A)
Franklin Michigan Insured Tax-Free Income Fund Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Fds 4 (75) 5 (74) 5 (71)
Franklin MicroCap Value Fund Small-Cap Value Funds 4 (262) 4 (214) 5 (103)
Franklin Minnesota Insured Tax-Free Income Fund Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Fds 5 (75) 5 (74) 5 (71)
Franklin Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund Missouri Municipal Debt Funds 4 (14) 5 (14) 5 (12)
Franklin New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds 4 (36) 5 (36) 5 (31)
Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund New York Municipal Debt Funds 4 (96) 5 (93) 5 (69)
Franklin Ohio Insured Tax-Free Income Fund Single-State Insured Municipal Debt Fds 4 (75) 5 (74) 5 (71)
Franklin Oregon Tax-Free Income Fund Other States Municipal Debt Funds 4 (133) 5 (133) 5 (114)
Franklin Technology Fund Science & Technology Funds 5 (140) 4 (126) N/A (N/A)
Franklin Templeton Conservative Target Fund Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Consv Funds 5 (317) 5 (170) 5 (74)
Franklin Templeton Growth Target Fund Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Growth Funds 4 (548) 4 (426) 5 (244)
Franklin Templeton Moderate Target Fund Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds 5 (374) 5 (260) 5 (144)
Franklin Utilities Fund Utility Funds 5 (91) 4 (68) 5 (45)
Mutual Discovery Fund Global Multi-Cap Value 5 (39) 5 (39) 5 (15)
Mutual European Fund European Region Funds 5 (98) 5 (89) 5 (39)
Mutual Financial Services Fund Global Financial Services Funds 5 (35) 5 (33) N/A (N/A)
Mutual Qualified Fund Multi-Cap Value Funds 5 (308) 5 (240) 5 (91)
Templeton Global Bond Fund Global Income Funds 5 (97) 5 (87) 5 (54)
Templeton Income Fund Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds 5 (374) N/A (N/A) N/A (N/A)
Footnotes
1. Total Return ratings reflect funds' historical total return performance relative to peers. The ratings are subject to change every month. Lipper ratings are not intended to predict future results, and Lipper does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
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