Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund Buys Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, Caterpillar Inc, Qualcomm Inc, Sells Texas Instruments Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Humana Inc

• New Purchases: WBA, CAT, QCOM, UPS, MPC, BHP, ABBN, VALE3, FM, PFE,
• Added Positions: RIO, FMG,
• Reduced Positions: SPHQ, AMZN, MGV, HDV, BAC, JPM, ALL, MSFT, ASM,
• Sold Out: TXN, HUM, STZ, CI, BNP, 02007, JD, Z, CLX, 02202, KIMBERA, CTXS, 9513, 9506, AGL,

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1. Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF (VNQ) - 121,890 shares, 29.52% of the total portfolio.
2. Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) - 69,809 shares, 8.07% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 18.07%
3. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation FTF (VIG) - 8,960 shares, 3.28% of the total portfolio.
4. Apple Inc (AAPL) - 7,732 shares, 2.60% of the total portfolio.
5. iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) - 11,471 shares, 2.57% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 11.69%

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund initiated holding in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. The purchase prices were between $45.58 and $51.78, with an estimated average price of $48.28. The stock is now traded at around $49.500000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.43%. The holding were 3,800 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund initiated holding in Caterpillar Inc. The purchase prices were between $189.84 and $221.66, with an estimated average price of $208.43. The stock is now traded at around $203.460000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.38%. The holding were 840 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund initiated holding in Qualcomm Inc. The purchase prices were between $128.98 and $150.99, with an estimated average price of $141.93. The stock is now traded at around $183.880000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.38%. The holding were 1,235 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund initiated holding in United Parcel Service Inc. The purchase prices were between $182.1 and $214.26, with an estimated average price of $197.6. The stock is now traded at around $209.110000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.38%. The holding were 880 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund initiated holding in Marathon Petroleum Corp. The purchase prices were between $50.88 and $63.09, with an estimated average price of $57.57. The stock is now traded at around $63.690000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.34%. The holding were 2,300 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund initiated holding in ABB Ltd. The purchase prices were between $31.27 and $34.74, with an estimated average price of $33.31. The stock is now traded at around $33.930000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.33%. The holding were 4,100 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund added to a holding in Fortescue Metals Group Ltd by 21.72%. The purchase prices were between $14.7 and $26.3, with an estimated average price of $21.22. The stock is now traded at around $18.100000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holding were 11,700 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund sold out a holding in Texas Instruments Inc. The sale prices were between $183.8 and $200.65, with an estimated average price of $190.58.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund sold out a holding in Humana Inc. The sale prices were between $389.15 and $471.22, with an estimated average price of $424.73.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund sold out a holding in Constellation Brands Inc. The sale prices were between $209.08 and $232.03, with an estimated average price of $218.36.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund sold out a holding in Cigna Corp. The sale prices were between $200.16 and $238.3, with an estimated average price of $217.75.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund sold out a holding in BNP Paribas. The sale prices were between $47.79 and $56.5, with an estimated average price of $52.72.

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund sold out a holding in Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd. The sale prices were between $6.55 and $8.76, with an estimated average price of $8.12.