Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust Buys Fiserv Inc, Tapestry Inc, Best Buy Co Inc, Sells Capital One Financial Corp, PVH Corp,

• New Purchases: FISV, TPR, BBY, HRC,
• Added Positions: KBR, ADS, ELAN, GM, KHC, NLOK, WDC, MRK, AIR, LEN, VNO, GSK, TMUS, ADM, ASH, CHTR, WLTW, INGA, CVS, 005930, WFC, WMB, ANTM, ST, BP., HIG, GE, CTSH, CMCSA, RE, MO, BATS, C, HII, DIS, MET, IP, PNW, EVRG, NWL, AON, AZN, CNI, CRM,
• Reduced Positions: ORCL, LLY, FYBR, Y, NVS, JPM, MDT, BAC,
• Sold Out: COF, PVH, WORK, KMI, ALXN, SNV, ENR, CSCO,

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1. Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) - 120,861 shares, 3.45% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 6.71%
2. CVS Health Corp (CVS) - 936,973 shares, 3.12% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 6.45%
3. GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) - 4,084,820 shares, 3.02% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 11.17%
4. Merck & Co Inc (MRK) - 1,026,802 shares, 3.02% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 14.76%
5. ING Groep NV (INGA) - 5,061,509 shares, 2.89% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 8.03%

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust initiated holding in Fiserv Inc. The purchase prices were between $106.21 and $119.11, with an estimated average price of $111.75. The stock is now traded at around $104.230000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.93%. The holding were 453,700 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust initiated holding in Tapestry Inc. The purchase prices were between $37.02 and $44.7, with an estimated average price of $41.16. The stock is now traded at around $42.460000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.46%. The holding were 1,006,131 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust initiated holding in Best Buy Co Inc. The purchase prices were between $104.74 and $121.89, with an estimated average price of $112.41. The stock is now traded at around $101.370000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.45%. The holding were 349,361 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust initiated holding in Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. The purchase prices were between $114.56 and $151.88, with an estimated average price of $134.94. The stock is now traded at around $155.960000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.21%. The holding were 36,471 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust added to a holding in KBR Inc by 147.79%. The purchase prices were between $37.21 and $40.27, with an estimated average price of $38.81. The stock is now traded at around $45.000000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.74%. The holding were 799,750 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust added to a holding in Elanco Animal Health Inc by 93.87%. The purchase prices were between $29.2 and $36.72, with an estimated average price of $33.58. The stock is now traded at around $28.110000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.64%. The holding were 1,058,863 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust added to a holding in Alliance Data Systems Corp by 61.13%. The purchase prices were between $71.63 and $85.46, with an estimated average price of $77.31. The stock is now traded at around $69.460000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.64%. The holding were 426,281 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust added to a holding in General Motors Co by 50.96%. The purchase prices were between $48.18 and $59.11, with an estimated average price of $53.17. The stock is now traded at around $58.400000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.61%. The holding were 881,091 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust added to a holding in The Kraft Heinz Co by 30.73%. The purchase prices were between $35.66 and $40.49, with an estimated average price of $37.66. The stock is now traded at around $34.780000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.53%. The holding were 1,559,773 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust added to a holding in NortonLifeLock Inc by 25.35%. The purchase prices were between $23.89 and $27.84, with an estimated average price of $26.07. The stock is now traded at around $24.270000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.47%. The holding were 2,361,967 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust sold out a holding in Capital One Financial Corp. The sale prices were between $152.46 and $177.73, with an estimated average price of $163.01.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust sold out a holding in PVH Corp. The sale prices were between $93.8 and $120.58, with an estimated average price of $107.77.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust sold out a holding in . The sale prices were between $43.97 and $45.2, with an estimated average price of $44.55.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust sold out a holding in Kinder Morgan Inc. The sale prices were between $15.68 and $18.67, with an estimated average price of $17.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust sold out a holding in . The sale prices were between $179.45 and $186.61, with an estimated average price of $183.84.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust sold out a holding in Synovus Financial Corp. The sale prices were between $38.93 and $44.63, with an estimated average price of $42.31.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust reduced to a holding in Aon PLC by 9999%. The sale prices were between $226.79 and $299.17, with an estimated average price of $268.54. The stock is now traded at around $294.150000. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was less than 0.01%. Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust still held 0 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust reduced to a holding in Canadian National Railway Co by 9999%. The sale prices were between $101.48 and $127.22, with an estimated average price of $110.76. The stock is now traded at around $125.700000. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was less than 0.01%. Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust still held 0 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust reduced to a holding in Salesforce.com Inc by 9999%. The sale prices were between $237.55 and $285.63, with an estimated average price of $254.07. The stock is now traded at around $255.590000. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was less than 0.01%. Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust still held 0 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust reduced to a holding in AstraZeneca PLC by 9999%. The sale prices were between $55.56 and $60.79, with an estimated average price of $58.25. The stock is now traded at around $54.500000. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was less than 0.01%. Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust still held 0 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust reduced to a holding in Oracle Corp by 40.36%. The sale prices were between $79.54 and $91.25, with an estimated average price of $88.25. The stock is now traded at around $99.890000. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.98%. Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust still held 454,110 shares as of 2021-09-30.

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust reduced to a holding in Frontier Communications Parent Inc by 35.08%. The sale prices were between $26.9 and $33.22, with an estimated average price of $29.75. The stock is now traded at around $31.180000. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.29%. Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust still held 507,719 shares as of 2021-09-30.