Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Estimated December ETF Cash Distributions and Annual Reinvested Distributions

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2023 /CNW/ - Franklin Templeton Canada today announced the estimated December 2023 cash distributions and the annual reinvested distributions for its ETFs and ETF series of mutual funds available to Canadian investors.

Estimated December 2023 Cash Distributions

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record as of December 29, 2023, will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable in Canadian dollars on January 8, 2024.

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	Estimated Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)	Payment Frequency
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Fund – ETF Series	FBGO	Active	0.048060	Monthly
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable Global Infrastructure Income Fund – ETF Series	FCII	Active	0.050050	Monthly
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Fund – ETF Series	FCSI	Active	0.115060	Annually
Franklin Global Growth Fund – ETF Series	FGGE	Active	0.000000	Annually
Franklin Bissett Ultra Short Bond Fund – ETF Series	FHIS	Active	0.068312	Monthly
Franklin Innovation Fund – ETF Series	FINO	Active	0.000000	Annually
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.101125	Quarterly
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	0.196244	Quarterly
Franklin Bissett Corporate Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCI	Active	0.110995	Monthly
Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCP	Active	0.079767	Monthly
Franklin International Multifactor Index ETF	FLDM	Smart Beta	0.238245	Semi-annually
Franklin Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF	FLEM	Passive	0.504417	Semi-annually
Franklin Global Core Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLGA	Active	0.081860	Monthly
Franklin Global Dividend Quality Index ETF	FLGD	Smart Beta	0.000000	Monthly
Franklin FTSE Japan Index ETF	FLJA	Passive	0.174337	Semi-annually
Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLSD	Active	0.129198	Monthly
Franklin International Equity Index ETF	FLUR	Passive	0.115240	Semi-annually
Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	0.126149	Quarterly
Franklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	FWCP	Active	0.061446	Monthly

Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions 

The estimated annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, will not be paid in cash but reinvested in additional units and reported as taxable distributions, with a corresponding increase in each unitholder's adjusted cost base of their units of the respective ETF. The additional ETF units will be immediately consolidated so that the number of units held by the unitholder, the outstanding units and the net asset value of the ETFs will not change as a result of the annual reinvested distribution. The annual reinvested distributions, as applicable, are expected to be capital gains in nature for each of the ETFs.

As detailed in the table below, unitholders of record on December 29, 2023, will receive a per-unit reinvested distribution payable in Canadian dollars on January 8, 2024.

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	Estimated Annual Reinvested Distribution Per Unit ($)
Franklin Brandywine Global Sustainable Income Optimiser Fund – ETF Series	FBGO	Active	0.000000
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable Global Infrastructure Income Fund – ETF Series	FCII	Active	0.000000
Franklin ClearBridge Sustainable International Growth Fund – ETF Series	FCSI	Active	0.000000
Franklin Global Growth Fund – ETF Series	FGGE	Active	0.000000
Franklin Bissett Ultra Short Bond Fund – ETF Series	FHIS	Active	0.011698
Franklin Innovation Fund – ETF Series	FINO	Active	0.000000
Franklin FTSE U.S. Index ETF	FLAM	Passive	0.000000
Franklin FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	FLCD	Passive	0.438982
Franklin Bissett Corporate Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCI	Active	0.000000
Franklin Bissett Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLCP	Active	0.000000
Franklin International Multifactor Index ETF	FLDM	Smart Beta	0.000000
Franklin Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF	FLEM	Passive	0.000000
Franklin Global Core Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLGA	Active	0.000000
Franklin Global Dividend Quality Index ETF	FLGD	Smart Beta	0.000000
Franklin FTSE Japan Index ETF	FLJA	Passive	0.000000
Franklin Bissett Short Duration Bond Fund – ETF Series	FLSD	Active	0.000000
Franklin International Equity Index ETF	FLUR	Passive	0.167698
Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF	FLUS	Smart Beta	0.018747
Franklin Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	FWCP	Active	0.000000

If there are any changes to these year-end distribution amounts, the final amounts will be announced on December 28, 2023. The actual taxable amounts of cash and reinvested distributions for 2023, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. in early 2024. 

Franklin Templeton's diverse and innovative ETF platform was built to provide better client outcomes for a range of market conditions and investment opportunities. The product suite offers active, smart beta and passive ETFs that span multiple asset classes and geographies. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca/etf.

About Franklin Templeton

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. In Canada, the company's subsidiary is Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., which operates as Franklin Templeton Canada. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,300 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and over US$1.4 trillion (over CAN$1.9 trillion) in assets under management as of November 30, 2023. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca and connect with Franklin Templeton on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and read the Beyond Bulls & Bears blog.

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