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Class C shares held for 10 years or more will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about 10/19/18. Thereafter, Class C shares held for 10 years or more will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis. This conversion allows shareholders to take advantage of the lower expenses offered by Class A shares. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have any questions, please contact your financial advisor or call Franklin Templeton.
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On or about the close of market on 9/7/18, Class A shares of Franklin Income Fund will be renamed Class A1 and close to new investors. Existing Class A1 shareholders as of that date may continue to add to their investment in the fund. On or about 9/10/18, a new Class A share will launch, and the fund will change certain sales charges and commissions paid to dealers on Class A and A1 shares. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have additional questions, please contact your financial advisor or call Franklin Templeton.
Documents
Fund Literature
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Fund Fact Sheet - Advisor
A single-page data sheet describing Franklin Income Fund's objective, portfolio holdings and performance.
Literature Code: 609-FF Publication Date: 06/18 Next Update: 11/18 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Fund Fact Sheet - A, C
A single-page data sheet describing Franklin Income Fund's objective, portfolio holdings and performance.
Literature Code: 109-FF Publication Date: 06/18 Next Update: 11/18 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Product Profile - Advisor
A multi-page overview highlighting the fund's performance, portfolio characteristics, investment process, management team and commentary.
Literature Code: 609-PP Publication Date: 06/18 Next Update: 10/18 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Product Profile - A, C
A multi-page overview highlighting the fund's performance, portfolio characteristics, investment process, management team and commentary.
Literature Code: 109-PP Publication Date: 06/18 Next Update: 10/18 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
Fund Documents
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Summary Prospectus
A summarized version of the prospectus explaining the Franklin Income Fund's investment goals, principal strategies and risks, as well as sales charges, fees and expenses.
Literature Code: 109-PSUM Publication Date: 02/18 Next Update: 02/19 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Prospectus
The prospectus explains the Franklin Custodian Funds Fund's goal, investments and risks, as well as sales charges, fees and expenses.
Literature Code: FCF-P Publication Date: 02/18 Next Update: 02/19 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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SAI
Supplemental to the Franklin Custodian Fund's prospectus, the Statement of Additional Information provides a more detailed description of the fund's activities and operations.
Literature Code: FCF-SAI Publication Date: 02/18 Next Update: 02/19 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Annual Report
A discussion of market conditions and fund performance covering Franklin Custodian Funds' fiscal year, along with a complete list of holdings and detailed financial information.
Literature Code: FCF-A Publication Date: 11/17 Next Update: 11/18 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Semi-Annual Report
A discussion of market conditions and fund performance covering the first half of the funds' fiscal year, along with a complete list of holdings and detailed financial information.
Literature Code: FCF-S Publication Date: 05/18 Next Update: 05/19 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
Additional Resources
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Account Application Form
Literature Code: GOF-APP Publication Date: 02/18 Next Update: 02/19 Open and invest in most funds using this application.
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IRA Application Form
Literature Code: RIRA-APP Publication Date: 11/16 Next Update: 02/18 Open and invest in a Traditional or Roth IRA, convert your Traditional IRA to a Roth Conversion IRA, or roll over a 401(k), 403(b) or other qualified plan distribution to a Rollover IRA using this application and included documents.
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Important Legal Information
- CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.
- Most Franklin Templeton funds offer multiple share classes. Share classes are subject to different fees and expenses, which will affect their performance. In general, Class A have a maximum initial sales charge; Class C shares have a 1% contingent deferred sales charge; Class Z, Advisor Class and Class R6 shares have no sales charges nor Rule 12b-1 fees; Class R shares have no sales charges, but do have a Rule 12b-1 fee.
- Total Returns include change in share price, assume reinvestment of all distributions, and reflect the deduction of fund expenses and applicable fees. Total Returns With Sales Charge: returns reflect the deduction of the stated sales charge. Total returns, distribution rate, and yields reflect any applicable expense reductions, without which the results for those impacted funds would have been lower.
- All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. The fund's share price and yield will be affected by interest rate movements. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. Thus, as the prices of bonds in the fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the fund's share price may decline. Changes in the financial strength of a bond issuer or in a bond's credit rating may affect its value. The fund's portfolio includes a substantial portion of higher-yielding, lower-rated corporate bonds because of the relatively higher yields they offer. Floating-rate loans are lower-rated, higher-yielding instruments, which are subject to increased risk of default and can potentially result in loss of principal. These securities carry a greater degree of credit risk relative to investment-grade securities. Stock prices fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and dramatically, due to factors affecting individual companies, particular industries or sectors, or general market conditions. These and other risk considerations are discussed in the fund's prospectus.
- For more information on any of our funds, contact your financial advisor or download a free prospectus. Investors should carefully consider a fund's investment goals, risks, sales charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.
- Performance data 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.
- Advisor Class, Class R, Class R6 and Class Z shares are only offered to certain eligible investors as stated in the prospectus. The fund offers multiple share classes, which are subject to different fees and expenses that will affect their performance. Please see the prospectus for details. Change the share class selection in the dropdown at the top of this page in order to see its performance details.
Footnotes
- A statistical measurement of the range of a fund's total returns. In general, a higher standard deviation means greater volatility. Based on the fund's monthly returns over the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- A statistical measurement of a fund's historical risk-adjusted performance. It is calculated by taking a fund's excess return over that of the three-month Treasury bill divided by its standard deviation. Higher values generally indicate better historical risk-adjusted performance. Based on the 3 years ended as of the date of the calculation.
- The annualized percentage difference between a fund's actual returns and its expected performance given its level of market risk, as measured by beta. Based on the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- The fund's 30-day standardized yield is calculated over a trailing 30-day period using the yield to maturity on bonds and/or the dividends accrued on stocks. It may not equal the fund's actual income distribution rate, which reflects the fund's past dividends paid to shareholders.
- Public Offering Price — Purchase price for each share of the fund on a given day. It includes the maximum initial sales charge, if any.
- Net Asset Value — The amount per share you would receive if you sold shares that day.
- Source: Morningstar®. The style box reveals a fund's investment style. The vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). 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.
- Source: Morningstar®. For each mutual fund and exchange traded fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating⢠based on how a fund ranks on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure against other funds in the same category. This measure takes into account variations in a fund's monthly performance, and does not take into account the effects of sales charges and loads, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each 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 weights are: 100% 3-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% 5-year rating/40% 3-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% 5-year rating/20% 3-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent 3-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Morningstar Rating⢠is for the named share class only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Past performance is not an indicator or a guarantee of future performance.
- ©2017 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.
- A measure of the fund's volatility relative to the market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. A beta greater than 1.00 indicates volatility greater than the market. Based on the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- Percentage of the fund's returns explained by movements in the S&P 500 Index. 100 equals perfect correlation to the index. Based on the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- The Gross Expense Ratio does not include a fee reduction related to the Fund's investment in a Franklin Templeton money fund and/or other Franklin Templeton fund, contractually guaranteed through 1/31/19. Fund investment results reflect the fee reduction; without this reduction, the results would have been lower. Please see the prospectus for additional information.
- Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in them. Index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
- For performance reporting purposes, the inception date for Classes A, R, R6, 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 Class C shares, generally the inception date is the first day the fund commenced offering such shares. Exceptions: Templeton Global Balanced Fund Classes A and C use the inception date of the old Class A and C shares, renamed Class A1 and Class C1. For Franklin Mutual Series Funds, Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund and Franklin Pelagos Commodities Strategy Fund, the inception date for Classes A, C, R and R6 shares is the funds' oldest class', Z or Advisor, inception date. Franklin U.S. Government Money Fund Class R6 inception date is the first day it commenced offering such shares. For Franklin California Ultra-Short Tax-Free Income Fund Classes A1 and Advisor Class use the inception date of its predecessor, Franklin California Tax-Exempt Money Fund.
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