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MCSE Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF

  • Concentrated, quality growth stocks. Strives to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in 20–40 equity and equity-related securities of foreign companies.
  • High-conviction, flexible approach. Invests across various sectors, geographies and market caps, managing risk independently of any specific benchmark.
  • Sustainability focus. Focuses on finding companies with a strong history of high and sustainable returns, identified through intensive proprietary fundamental research and ESG analysis.

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NAV 1 $0.00(0.00%)
$13.75
As of 01/15/2026
YTD Total Returns At NAV 2
0.22%
As of 01/15/2026
Total Net Assets
$2.98M
As of 01/15/2026 (Updated Daily)

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Overview

Fund Facts

Fund description

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of foreign companies that meet the sub-advisor's environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria for the Fund. Subject to the ESG criteria, the Fund is generally unconstrained by any particular sector, geography or market capitalization.

Benchmark
MSCI All Country World ex-US Index-NR
Fund Inception Date
N/A
Listing Exchange
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Expenses & Fees

Gross Expense Ratio3
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Net Expense Ratio3,4
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Identifiers

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Average Annual Total Returns

View performance section for additional info As of 12/31/2025
  • 7.75%1 Year
  • 3.86%3 Years
  • -2.20%5 Years
  • 5.47%10 Years
  • 5.14%Since Inception
    11/30/2015

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown.

As of 12/31/2025 % of Total (Updated Monthly)

France16.02%
Netherlands12.99%
United States12.28%
Italy8.09%
Taiwan7.96%

Additional Fund Info

Fiscal Year End
N/A
Listing Date
10/31/2022
ETF Type
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Morningstar Category5
Foreign Large Growth

Trading Characteristics

(Updated Daily)
Shares Outstanding
216,807
Daily Volume
N/A
20-Day Average Volume
N/A

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Manager and Commentary

About the Team

Franklin Equity

Franklin Equity understands innovation from every angle—our decades of experience investing in complex change fuels a differentiated perspective on how public and private companies accelerate growth and unlock value. Leveraging fundamental depth and quantitative precision, we identify catalysts for transformation that reshape companies and industries. Our expertise, spanning from growth to value, brings together diverse perspectives that help us spot opportunities ahead of the market.

Commentary Highlights

12/31/2025
  • Markets:  Global equities made further solid gains overall in the fourth quarter of 2025, rounding off a year of strong returns for the asset class. Despite some mixed economic signals and concerns about stretched technology valuations during the quarter, investors remained broadly optimistic about artificial intelligence (AI) advancements and the potential for a continued easing of US monetary policy. A backdrop of generally robust corporate earnings and a constructive shift in US-China relations underpinned sentiment, as did two reductions in policy interest rates by the US Federal Reserve. As measured by MSCI indexes in US-dollar terms, international developed markets along with emerging markets collectively outperformed a global index, while US equities lagged. Globally, value stocks narrowly outpaced their growth counterparts over the period.
  • Contributors:  The largest contributors to performance included Sartorius Stedim Biotech, Mettler-Toledo International and ASML.
  • Detractors:  The portfolio’s largest detractors from performance included Ferrari, Linde and Nemetschek.
  • Outlook:  Equity markets in 2026 will be shaped by macro forces through two key channels: the price of capital and the breadth of earnings revisions. While the focus remains on underlying company economics, shifts in the macro environment can quickly reprice opportunities.
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Ratings 6

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Overall Morningstar Rating
Overall Morningstar Rating: 1 out of 5 stars  
As of 12/31/2025
3 Years
3 Years: 1 out of 5 stars  
371 Funds in category
5 Years
5 Years: 1 out of 5 stars  
343 Funds in category
10 Years
10 Years: 1 out of 5 stars  
224 Funds in category
Rating Category
Foreign Large Growth

The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures risk-adjusted returns and is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) rating metrics. 

Morningstar Style Box
As of 12/31/2025
Current Historical
Large
Medium
Small
Value Blend Growth
Style
Size

Source: Morningstar®. The style box reveals a fund's investment style. For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the long stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows the investment style (value, blend, or growth). For fixed income funds, the vertical axis shows the credit quality based on credit ratings and the horizontal axis shows interest-rate sensitivity as measured by effective duration. Placement is determined by fund portfolio holding figures most recently entered into Morningstar's database and corresponding market conditions. Shaded areas show the past 3 years of quarterly data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

©2025 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

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Distributions & Tax

Distribution Frequency
AnnuallyThis fund is an ex-Dividend fund
Capital Gain Distributions
December

Distributions are not guaranteed and are subject to change.

Final composition of the current year’s distribution—income, capital gains and/or return of capital—are based on US tax rules and will be determined by February of the following year. For tax characterization of a distribution, such as return of capital and tax-exempt income, click on the “Tax Information” tab above.

On 10/31/2022 this product converted from a mutual fund to an exchange traded fund. Distributions prior to 10/31/2022 were from the mutual fund and are included below.

Distributions Per Share
Distributions with future dates are estimates and those figures are not final

12/22/2025

Annually, a fund must distribute all realized capital gains net of realized losses, so the fund will not be subject to an entity level income tax. A fund’s capital gain distribution in a particular year may be a result of the disposition of holdings that appreciated in value during prior years. Thus, while the fund may gain or lose value over the course of a year, a capital gain distribution paid by the fund may not be indicative of current performance of the fund.

The distributable amount of net capital gains are paid on a per-share basis to all investors who hold shares of the fund on the record date of the distribution and are recognized by the shareholder for tax purposes as of the ex-date of the distribution, regardless of when the gains or losses arose in the fund. Net gains on holdings held long term by the fund would be distributed to shareholders as a long-term capital gain distribution no matter how long the shareholder has owned shares in the fund.

Refer to the fund’s annual report or statement of additional information for specific information regarding distributions.

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Factsheet - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETFDownload Document
Product Commentary - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETFDownload Document
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Annual Report - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (Formerly Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF)Mailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
Annual Financial Statements And Other Information - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (Formerly Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF)Mailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
Semi-Annual Report - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (fka Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF) - Single ClassMailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
Semiannual Financial Statements And Other Information - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (Formerly Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF)Mailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
Prospectus - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (Formerly Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF)Mailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
Summary Prospectus - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (Formerly Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF)Download Document
Statement Of Additional Information - Franklin Sustainable International Equity ETF (Formerly Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF)Mailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
Fiscal Q1 Holdings - Franklin Templeton ETF Trust Smart Beta FundsMailed hardcopies unavailable.Download Document
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Risks

All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Equity securities are subject to price fluctuation and possible loss of principal. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. International investments are subject to special risks, including currency fluctuations and social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. To the extent the fund invests in companies in a specific country or region, the fund may experience greater volatility than a fund that is more broadly diversified geographically. The managers’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies may limit the types and number of investments available and, as a result, may forgo favorable market opportunities or underperform strategies that are not subject to such criteria. There is no guarantee that the strategy's ESG directives will be successful or will result in better performance. The portfolio is non-diversified and may invest in a relatively small number of issuers, which may negatively impact the fund's performance and result in greater fluctuation in the value of the fund's shares. These and other risks are discussed in the fund’s prospectus.

 

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Reports and other information about the funds are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at www.sec.gov.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. 

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Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. 

All investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal. Please see each product's web page for specific details regarding investment objective, risks, performance, and other important information. Review this information carefully before you make any investment decision. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, and unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.

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ETFs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at prices above or below their net asset value. Brokerage commissions and ETF expenses will reduce returns. ETF shares may be bought or sold throughout the day at their market price (MP), not their Net Asset Value (NAV), on the exchange on which they are listed. Shares of ETFs are tradable on secondary markets and may trade either at a premium or a discount to their NAV on the secondary market. Prior to trading in the secondary market, shares of the fund are "created" at NAV by market makers, large investors and institutions only in block-size Creation Units. Each "creator" or "Authorized Participant" enters into an authorized participant agreement with Franklin Distributors, LLC. Only an Authorized Participant may create or redeem Creation Units directly with the fund. Retail investors buy and sell shares of ETFs at market price (not NAV) in the secondary market throughout the trading day. These shares are not individually available for purchase or redemption directly from the ETF.

Franklin Distributors, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the ETFs on an agency basis. Franklin Distributors, LLC does not maintain a secondary market in the funds' shares. 

Redemption payments will be effected within the specified number of calendar days following the date on which a request for redemption in proper form is made. For more information, please see the ETF’s statement of additional information (SAI) which can be found on the fund’s webpage.

The MSCI All Country World Index ex US (MSCI ACWI Index ex US) is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S.
Net Returns (NR) include income net of tax withholding when dividends are paid.
Source: MSCI makes no warranties and shall have no liability with respect to any MSCI data reproduced herein. No further redistribution or use is permitted. This report is not prepared or endorsed by MSCI.

Footnotes

  1. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns are based on the NAV of the ETF/ETP. The fund’s NAV represents the per-share-value and is determined by dividing the total NAV of the fund by the number of shares outstanding; Market Price returns are based upon the official closing price of the ETF’s/ETP's shares. The fund calculates the NAV per share each business day and normally coincides with the close of trading on the exchange on which they are listed, typically 4 pm ET. The fund does not calculate the NAV on days the exchange is closed for trading. These returns do not represent investors’ returns had they traded shares at other times. 

  2. Figures are aggregate total return figures, have not been annualized and represent the change in value of an investment over the period indicated.

  3. Gross Expense Ratio reflects the total annual operating expenses for the share class shown, prior to the deduction of any waiver or reimbursement. Actual expenses may be higher and may impact portfolio returns. Net Expense Ratio reflects total expenses after any fee waivers, implemented expense caps or reimbursements. If a fund has contractual fee waivers, expense caps and/or reimbursements, the expiration date can be found by clicking on the information button next to the net expense ratio. Additional amounts may be voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed and may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Expense ratios are as of the most recent prospectus or annual report.

  4. Net Expense Ratio represents the expense ratio applicable to investors. 

  5. ©2025 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

  6. The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or “star rating”, is calculated for managed products with at least a three-year history, and subject to change monthly. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total return, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total return. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Ratings do not take into account the effects of sales charges and loads. Morningstar Rating is for the specified share class(es) only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. ©2025 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.