Franklin Templeton Investments

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Strongly Rated Funds According to Morningstar®


The following 27 funds (Class A) received a 4- or 5-star overall rating from Morningstar®.

Morningstar Ratings measure risk-adjusted returns. The Overall Morningstar Rating™ for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) rating metrics. Some of the funds listed below may have experienced negative returns over the past year. For standardized and most recent month-end performance, click the fund name below. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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International Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund - Class A 5 5 Foreign Small/Mid Growth 113 88
Mutual European Fund - Class A 5 5 4 Europe Stock 104 94 64
Templeton China World Fund - Class A 4 4 4 Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk 114 80 61

Global Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Mutual Global Discovery Fund - Class A 5 5 5 World Stock 593 470 256
Templeton World Fund - Class A 3 3 4 World Stock 593 470 256

Growth Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin DynaTech Fund - Class A 4 4 4 Large Growth 1511 1283 742
Franklin Growth Fund - Class A 3 4 4 Large Growth 1511 1283 742

Value Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin MicroCap Value Fund - Class A 3 4 5 Small Value 310 246 126
Mutual Quest Fund - Class A 4 5 5 World Stock 593 470 256

Blend Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin Rising Dividends Fund - Class A 4 4 5 Large Blend 1792 1471 760

Sector Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin Utilities Fund - Class A 4 3 5 Utilities 91 84 57
Mutual Financial Services Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Financial 108 99 65

Asset Allocation Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin Templeton Moderate Allocation Fund - Class A 4 5 3 Moderate Allocation 958 800 433

Fixed Income Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Templeton Global Bond Fund - Class A 5 5 5 World Bond 182 153 105

Tax Free Income Funds As of July 31, 2010 (updated monthly)

Fund Morningstar Rating 1 Morningstar
Rating Category
Number of Funds
in Category
Overall 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund - Class A 2 3 5 Muni California Long 142 130 115
Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni California Long 142 130 115
Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni National Long 253 232 199
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 4 4 4 High Yield Muni 132 103 89
Franklin Louisiana Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni Single State Long 308 273 268
Franklin Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni Single State Long 308 273 268
Franklin New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni New Jersey 65 56 49
Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni New York Long 113 110 97
Franklin North Carolina Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni Single State Long 308 273 268
Franklin Ohio Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni Ohio 63 57 52
Franklin Oregon Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 4 4 5 Muni Single State Long 308 273 268
Franklin Pennsylvania Tax-Free Income Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni Pennsylvania 87 80 77
Franklin Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund - Class A 3 3 4 Muni Single State Long 308 273 268

Important Legal Information

For more information on any of our funds, contact your financial advisor or download a free prospectus. Investors should carefully consider a fund's investment goals, risks, sales charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

Footnote

  1. Source: Morningstar. For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a risk-adjusted return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of all sales charges), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receives a Morningstar Rating™ of 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund and rated separately.) A fund's overall rating is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10- year (if applicable ) rating metrics. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Morningstar Rating™ is for Class A shares only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. ©2006 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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