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Franklin Total Return Fund

As of March 27, 2026Source: SEC Form N-PORT, CIK 809707
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As of the reporting period ending October 31, 2026, Franklin Total Return Fund reported 425 structured-finance (asset-backed) positions totaling $1.6B, 44.9% of its $3.5B SEC Form N-PORT portfolio.
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Franklin Total Return Fund: Structured-Finance Exposure#

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As of the reporting period ending October 31, 2026, Franklin Total Return Fund reported 425 structured-finance (asset-backed) positions totaling $1.6B, 44.9% of its $3.5B SEC Form N-PORT portfolio.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (CIK 809707)Reporting period ending October 31, 2026License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as DealCharts, dealcharts.org.Facts JSON

What structured-finance securities does Franklin Total Return Fund hold?

Franklin Total Return Fund reported 425 structured-finance (asset-backed) positions totaling $1.6B, 44.9% of its $3.5B portfolio, as of the reporting period ending October 31, 2026 (SEC Form N-PORT). Breakdown by type: mortgage-backed securities (ABS-MBS): 371 positions ($1.2B, 35.2%); collateralized bond/debt obligations (ABS-CBDO): 30 positions ($250.1M, 7.2%); other asset-backed securities (ABS-O): 24 positions ($85.7M, 2.5%).

What is Franklin Total Return Fund's asset-backed / mortgage-backed securities (ABS/MBS) exposure?

Franklin Total Return Fund's structured-finance (ABS/MBS) exposure is $1.6B across 425 positions, or 44.9% of the $3.5B portfolio, as of the reporting period ending October 31, 2026.

As of when is Franklin Total Return Fund's structured-finance holdings data reported?

This reflects Franklin Total Return Fund's most recent SEC Form N-PORT filing, filed March 27, 2026, covering the reporting period ending October 31, 2026. Figures are point-in-time holdings as reported to the SEC.

Where can I get Franklin Total Return Fund's structured-finance holdings data?

Franklin Total Return Fund's holdings are sourced from its SEC Form N-PORT filing (SEC CIK 809707) and republished by DealCharts as structured, machine-readable data through the Facts JSON endpoint linked on this page. The data is free to reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. Cite as DealCharts (dealcharts.org).

Does DealCharts track Franklin Total Return Fund's latest news, products, partnerships, or leadership changes?

No. DealCharts covers Franklin Total Return Fund's structured-finance holdings and exposure derived from SEC Form N-PORT filings, not corporate news, product launches, partnerships, acquisitions, earnings, or executive changes. For those, consult the fund sponsor's own disclosures or SEC EDGAR full-text filings.

Fund Overview

Fund NameFranklin Total Return Fund
Fund LEI
BOFI5JCJJYCPA6G3SW76
CIK809707
Fund ID
S000006857

Fund Metrics

Portfolio summary and asset distribution sourced from SEC NPORT-P filings.

Portfolio Summary

Total Value
$3,479,557,644
Total Positions
957
Average Position Size
$3,635,901

Asset Distribution

Filing Date
March 27, 2026
Report Date
October 31, 2026

Holdings

All portfolio holdings for this fund, sourced from the most recent NPORT-P filing on SEC EDGAR.
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Portfolio Context

This profile reflects Franklin Total Return Fund's most recent SEC Form N-PORT filing, dated March 27, 2026, covering the reporting period ending October 31, 2026.

Franklin Total Return Fund reported 957 portfolio positions with a total reported market value of $3.5B as of the reporting period ending October 31, 2026, an average of $3.6M per position.

By reported market value, the portfolio was predominantly fixed-income-oriented (53.0% of holdings).

The largest reported asset categories were debt (53.0%), mortgage-backed securities (ABS-MBS) (35.2%), and collateralized bond/debt obligations (ABS-CBDO) (7.2%).

The single largest asset category, debt, accounted for 53.0% of reported market value across 383 positions.

Auto-generated from this fund's SEC Form N-PORT filing data. Figures are point-in-time as reported.

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Recent SEC Filing Activity

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Form
NPORT-P
Filing date
March 27, 2026
Report period
October 31, 2026
SEC CIK
809707
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  "asset_types": [],
  "filing_date": "2026-03-27"
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