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May 13, 2021
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17F-2
CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR
INVESTMENTS IN THE CUSTODY OF
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
PURSUANT TO RULE N-17F-2 [17 CFR 270.17F-2]
| 1. Investment
Company Act File Number: | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 811
-05569 | | | April
21, 2021 | | |
| 2. State
Identification Number: | | | | | |
| AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO |
| CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | HI |
| ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY |
| LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN |
| MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH |
| NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH |
| OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD |
| TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA |
| WV | WI | WY | PUERTO RICO | | |
| 3. Exact name of
investment company as specified in registration statement: | | | | | |
| Franklin
Universal Trust | | | | | |
| 4. Address of
principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) | | | | | |
| One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403 | | | | | |
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Report of Independent Accountants
To the Board of Trustees and Management of:
| Franklin Custodian
Funds |
| --- |
| Franklin ETF Trust |
| Franklin Floating
Rate Master Trust |
| Franklin Fund
Allocator Series |
| Franklin Global
Trust |
| Franklin Gold and
Precious Metals Fund |
| Franklin High
Income Trust |
| Franklin Investors
Securities Trust |
| Franklin Limited
Duration Income Trust |
| Franklin Managed
Trust |
| Franklin Real
Estate Securities Trust |
| Franklin Strategic
Mortgage Portfolio |
| Franklin Strategic
Series |
| Franklin Templeton
ETF Trust |
| Franklin Templeton
Variable Insurance Products Trust |
| Franklin Universal
Trust |
| Franklin U.S. Government
Money Fund |
| Institutional
Fiduciary Trust |
| Templeton China
World Fund |
| Templeton
Developing Markets Trust |
| Templeton Emerging
Markets Fund |
| Templeton Emerging
Markets Income Fund |
| Templeton Funds |
| Templeton Global
Income Fund |
| Templeton Global
Investment Trust |
| Templeton Global
Smaller Companies Fund |
| Templeton Income
Trust |
| Templeton
Institutional Funds |
and the Board of Directors and Management of:
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that the Funds listed in Attachment A (collectively, the “Funds”) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the Act”) as of April 30, 2020. The Funds’ management is responsible for its assertion and the Funds’ compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Funds' compliance with the specified requirements based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether management’s
assertion about compliance with the specified requirements is fairly stated, in all material respects, and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Funds' compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of April 30, 2020, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from January 31, 2020 (see Attachment A for details) through April 30, 2020:
- Confirmation of all securities held by Franklin Templeton Investors Services, Inc., (the “Transfer Agent”), as they pertain to the security positions owned by the Funds and held in book entry form
- Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the Funds and the Transfer Agent
- Agreement of 219 security purchases and 238 security sales across the Funds since our last report from the books and records of the Funds to the records of the Transfer Agent
We believe that our examination provides, and that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide, a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Funds' compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that the Funds listed in Attachment A complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of April 30, 2020 with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees or Directors of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
/s/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP
April 21, 2021
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 405 Howard Street Suite 600, San Francisco, California 94105
T: (415) 598 5000, F: (415) 498 7000, www.pwc.com/us
| Attachment A | Examination
Period |
| --- | --- |
| Templeton
Global Investment Trust: | |
| Templeton Emerging
Markets Small Cap Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Frontier
Markets Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global
Balanced Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Real Estate Securities Trust: | |
| Franklin Real
Estate Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Strategic Series: | |
| Franklin Biotechnology
Discovery Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Growth
Opportunities Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Natural
Resources Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small Cap
Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small-Mid
Cap Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Strategic
Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton
SMACS Series E a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton
SMACS Series I a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
High Income Trust: | |
| Franklin High
Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Institutional
Fiduciary Trust: | |
| Money Market
Portfolio a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Global Trust: | |
| Franklin Emerging
Market Debt Opportunities Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
International Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
International Small Cap Fund b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
U.S. Government Money Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Gold and Precious Metals Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Universal
Trust a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
China World Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Emerging Markets Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Emerging Markets Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Funds: | |
| Templeton
International Climate Change Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Global Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Global Smaller Companies Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Income Trust: | |
| Templeton Emerging
Markets Bond Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global
Bond Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global
Total Return Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
International Bond Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Custodian Funds: | |
| Franklin DynaTech Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin U.S.
Government Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Utilities
Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Focused
Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Strategic Mortgage Portfolio | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Investors Securities Trust: | |
| Franklin
Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Convertible Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Equity
Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Floating
Rate Daily Access Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Low
Duration Total Return Fund a a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Managed
Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Total
Return Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Developing Markets Trust | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Fund Allocator Series: | |
| Franklin
Conservative Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Corefolio
Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Emerging
Market Core Equity (IU) Fund b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Founding
Funds Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Growth
Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
International Core Equity (IU) Fund b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
Retirement Income Fund | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2020 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2025 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2030 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2035 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2040 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2045 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2050 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart
2055 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Moderate
Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin NextStep
Conservative Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin NextStep
Moderate Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin NextStep
Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Payout
2020 Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Payout
2021 Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Payout
2022 Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin U.S. Core
Equity (IU) Fund b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton
Variable Insurance Products Trust: | |
| Franklin
Allocation VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Flex Cap
Growth VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Global
Real Estate VIP Fund b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Income
VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Large Cap
Growth VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Rising
Dividends VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small Cap
Value VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small-Mid
Cap Growth VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Strategic
Income VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin VolSmart
Allocation VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Developing Markets VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Foreign
VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global
Bond VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Growth
VIP Fund b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Dragon Fund, Inc. a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton
Institutional Funds: | |
| Foreign Small
Companies Series a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| International
Equity Series a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin ETF
Trust: | |
| Franklin Liberty
Short Duration U.S. Government ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Floating Rate Master Trust: | |
| Franklin Floating
Rate Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Floating
Rate Master Series a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Limited Duration Income Trust a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Managed Trust: | |
| Franklin Rising
Dividends Fund a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin
Templeton ETF Trust: | |
| Franklin LibertyQ
Global Equity ETF b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LibertyQ
U.S. Equity ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LibertyQ
U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LibertyQ
U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Asia
ex Japan ETF b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE
China ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE
Europe ETF b | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE
Europe Hedged ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE
Japan ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE
Japan Hedged ETF a | January 31, 2020 -
April 30, 2020 |
Legend:
a: January 31, 2020 represents the date of our last examination.
b: Fund was not in scope for the January 31, 2020 examination.
Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain
Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940
We, as members of management of the Franklin Templeton Funds indicated in Attachment I (the “Funds”), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, “Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies,” of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Funds’ compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2 as of April 30, 2020, and for the periods indicated in Attachment I.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Funds were in compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Rule 17f-2 as of April 30, 2020, and for the periods indicated in Attachment I, with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds.
By:
/s/ROBERT G. KUBILIS
Robert G. Kubilis
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Date April 21, 2021
/s/MATTHEW T. HINKLE
Matthew T. Hinkle
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
Date April 21, 2021
| Attachment I | Examination Period |
|---|---|
| Templeton Global Investment Trust: | |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Frontier Markets Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global Balanced Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Real Estate Securities Trust: | |
| Franklin Real Estate Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Strategic Series: | |
| Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Natural Resources Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Strategic Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton SMACS Series E a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton SMACS Series I a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin High Income Trust: | |
| Franklin High Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Institutional Fiduciary Trust: | |
| Money Market Portfolio a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Global Trust: | |
| Franklin Emerging Market Debt Opportunities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin International Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin International Small Cap Fund b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin U.S. Government Money Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Universal Trust a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton China World Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Funds: | |
| Templeton International Climate Change Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Income Trust: | |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Bond Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global Bond Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global Total Return Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton International Bond Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Custodian Funds: | |
| Franklin DynaTech Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Utilities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Focused Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Strategic Mortgage Portfolio a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust: | |
| Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Convertible Securities Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Equity Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund a a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Managed Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Total Return Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Developing Markets Trust | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Fund Allocator Series: | |
| Franklin Conservative Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Corefolio Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Founding Funds Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Growth Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin International Core Equity (IU) Fund b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart Retirement Income Fund | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2020 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2025 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2030 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2035 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2040 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2045 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2050 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LifeSmart 2055 Retirement Target Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Moderate Allocation Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin NextStep Conservative Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin NextStep Moderate Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin NextStep Growth Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Payout 2020 Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Payout 2021 Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Payout 2022 Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin U.S. Core Equity (IU) Fund b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: | |
| Franklin Allocation VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Global Real Estate VIP Fund b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Income VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Rising Dividends VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Strategic Income VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin VolSmart Allocation VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Foreign VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Growth VIP Fund b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Templeton Institutional Funds: | |
| Foreign Small Companies Series a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| International Equity Series a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin ETF Trust: | |
| Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Floating Rate Master Trust: | |
| Franklin Floating Rate Income Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Floating Rate Master Series a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Managed Trust: | |
| Franklin Rising Dividends Fund a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin Templeton ETF Trust: | |
| Franklin LibertyQ Global Equity ETF b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Equity ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE China ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Europe ETF b | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Europe Hedged ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Japan ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
| Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF a | January 31, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
Legend:
a: January 31, 2020 represents the date of our last examination.
b: Fund was not in scope for the January 31, 2020 examination.