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Actively managedFixed Income

Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund - Active ETF

About this ETF

An actively managed absolute return fixed income portfolio designed to deliver attractive returns through the interest rate and credit cycles while protecting against capital volatility through strong risk management. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in Australian and non-Australian dollar-denominated fixed income instruments and debt obligations of government, government related issuers and corporations worldwide.

IssuerFranklin Templeton
Management fee (MER)0.50% p.a.
Inception date15 Apr 2024
BenchmarkBloomberg AusBond Bank 0+Y TR AUD

Scout Score

62/100
Ranked #11 of 30 in active Fixed Income

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 6 real-data factors (cost, diversification, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other actively-managed funds in the same category. Tracking isn't scored, since active funds don't target an index.

Cost55
Diversification—
Liquidity52
Fund Strength85
Performance—
Income64

Strengths

  • Large, established fund — $1.7B in assets, bigger than 85% of active Fixed Income funds.

Weaknesses

No notable weaknesses found relative to category peers.