Assets under management as of 09/30/25
$180bn
100
Investment professionals
75+ Years
equity investment experience
Change is constant. We are dynamic.
Franklin Equity leverages seven decades of experience investing in innovation and structural disruption to identify where complex change unlocks lasting value.
Understand innovation from every angle
Expertise investing in complex change fuels our differentiated perspective on how public and private companies accelerate growth and unlock value.
Turn complexity into clarity
Leveraging fundamental depth and quantitative precision, we identify catalysts for transformation that reshape companies and industries.
Together we see further
Our expertise, spanning from growth to value, brings together diverse perspectives that help us spot opportunities ahead of the market.
Reasons to choose Franklin Equity
Franklin Equity leverages diverse insights and specialized resources to identify where complex change unlocks lasting value.
Reason 1
Experience
Investing in dynamic transformation and underappreciated change for over seven decades.
Reason 2
Insight
Research from Silicon Valley and global financial hubs unlocks access to the world’s most interesting public and private companies.
Reason 3
Breadth
We leverage expertise spanning from growth to value to offer 30+ investment strategies.
Our strategies
A comprehensive suite of equity capabilities.
- US Growth
- US Core/ Value
- Global
- International
- Sector and Thematic
US Growth
FDYZX
Franklin DynaTech Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies which management believes are leaders in innovation, take advantage of new technologies, have superior management, and benefit from new industry conditions in the dynamically changing global economy. |
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FFOG
Franklin Focused Growth ETF
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity securities of companies that the investment manager believes offer compelling growth opportunities. The investment manager considers many factors in the selection criteria, including quality, market share, and competitive positioning. |
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FSSAX
Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing at least 80% of its net assets in the equity securities of companies with market capitalizations of generally less than $1.5 billion, or the highest market capitalization in the Russell 2000 Index, whichever is greater, at the time of purchase. |
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US Core/ Value
FRDAX
Franklin Rising Dividends Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in companies of any size that have paid consistently rising dividends. |
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FRIZ
Franklin Dividend Growth ETF
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in financially sound, primarily US-based companies that generate or have the potential to generate consistent dividend payments. The investment manager seeks to identify companies with resilient business models, good corporate governance, and sustainable competitive advantages. |
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FVRMX
Franklin Mutual Small-Mid Cap Value Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks long-term total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets in investments of small- and mid-capitalization companies, which are those with market capitalizations not exceeding either the highest market capitalization of the Russell 2500 Index or the 12-month average of the highest market capitalization in the Russell 2500 Index, whichever is greater at the time of purchase. |
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Global
MDISX
Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation. Its strategy is focused on undervalued mid- and large-cap equity securities, with a significant portion of its assets in foreign securities and, to a lesser extent, distressed securities and merger arbitrage. |
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BEGRX
Franklin Mutual Beacon Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation with income as a secondary goal. The fund focuses mainly on undervalued mid- and large-cap equity securities with a significant portion of its assets in foreign securities and, to a lesser extent, merger arbitrage securities and securities of distressed companies. |
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International
MEURX
Franklin Mutual International Value Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation, with income as a secondary goal, by investing at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of issuers outside the United States. It focuses mainly on equity securities the managers believe are undervalued and, to a lesser extent, stressed and distressed securities and merger arbitrage opportunities. |
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FNGZX
Franklin International Growth Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing predominantly in the equity securities of mid-and large capitalization companies outside the U.S. with long-term growth potential. |
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Sector and Thematic
FTDZX
Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in securities of biotechnology companies and discovery research firms including those involved in fields such as genomics, genetic engineering, and gene therapy, as well as health care, pharmaceuticals and agriculture. |
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FGADX
Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of companies around the world that mine, process or deal in gold or other precious metals such as silver, platinum, and palladium. The fund has a secondary goal of current income. |
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IQM
Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF
| Asset Class | Equity |
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Description The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in equity securities inside and outside of the United States, including developing or emerging markets. The fund invests in companies that are relevant to its investment theme of intelligent machines that the investment manager believes are substantially focused on/or are expected to substantially benefit from the ongoing technology-driven transformation of products, software, systems and machinery as well as product design, manufacture, logistics, distribution and maintenance, including through developments in artificial intelligence. |
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Franklin Equity leadership team
Christian Correa, CFA
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Jonathan Curtis
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Andrew B. Dinnhaupt, CFA
Co-Director of Research
Joyce Lin, CFA
Co-Director of Research
SR
Surajit Ray, Ph.D.
Head of Portfolio Construction and Quantitative Risk
Sarah Copren
Head of Trading
Mel Bucher
Head of Global Business Development
Amber M. Saft
Director of Strategic Planning & Operations
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