Franklin Moderate is trading at 15.25 as of the 24th of March 2025; that is 0.73 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 15.14. Franklin Moderate has about a 22 % chance of experiencing some form of financial distress in the next two years of operation but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 24th of December 2024 and ending today, the 24th of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
The fund is a fund of funds meaning that it seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing its assets primarily in other funds, predominantly other Franklin Templeton and Legg Mason mutual funds and ETFs. The investment manager uses the following as a general guide in allocating the funds assets among the broad asset classes 60 percent equity funds and 40 percent fixed-income funds. More on Franklin Moderate Allocation
Franklin Moderate Allocation [FTMTX] is traded in USA and was established 24th of March 2025. Franklin Moderate is listed under Franklin Templeton Investments category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category and is part of Franklin Templeton Investments family. This fund currently has accumulated 1.62 B in assets under management (AUM) with no minimum investment requirementsFranklin Moderate is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 0.4% with the current yeild of 0.02%, while the total return for the last 3 years was 4.18%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Franklin Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Franklin Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Franklin Moderate Allocation Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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