Franklin USD IG Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

Investment Objective To seek to provide income from the USD-denominated bond market, while seeking to maintain some degree of capital preservation. Investment Policy The Fund mainly invests in fixed and floating rate investment grade corporate debt securities denominated in USD. These investments may be of any duration from anywhere in the world, including (to a lesser extent) emerging markets.These investments may include convertible securities and asset- and mortgage-backed securities. To a lesser extent, the Fund may invest in government debt securities.Derivatives and techniques The Fund may use derivatives for hedging, efficient portfolio management and investment purposes.Strategy In a top-down and bottom-up process, the investment manager combines macroeconomic, market and Fundamental analysis to identify securities that appear to offer high real yields for their risk level.SFDR category Article 8 (promotes environmental and/or social characteristics under EU regulations).The investment manager applies a proprietary rating methodology using various ESG criteria to assess long-term opportunities and risks. The fund excludes issuers lagging in the transition to a low-carbon economy and excludes or restricts investments in certain industries that are harmful to the environment or society, such as exploration and production of fossil fuels, weapons and tobacco.For more information see www.franklintempleton.ie/27048Base currency US dollar (USD).Benchmark(s) Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. Used for performance comparison only.The Fund is actively managed and may deviate materially from that of the benchmark(s). Share Class Policy Buying and selling shares You may buy or sell shares daily through a broker on the stock exchange where the shares are traded. Authorised participants, such as selected financial institutions, may buy or sell shares directly with the fund, on any day markets are open for business in the United Kingdom and the United States. For distrib

Actively managed

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No