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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.80% -5.05% 120.50M 16544.80
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
4.69% 14.00% -- Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk, through investment in a diversified portfolio of debt securities. To a lesser extent, the Fund may also invest in privately placed debt securities and in certain equity securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Corporate Bond
Category Index Bloomberg US Corp Bond TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Corporate Bond - General
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield TR USD 50.00%
Bloomberg US Credit TR USD 50.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Ryan Brist 15.26 yrs
Michael Buchanan 11.51 yrs
Blanton Keh 0.08 yrs
Dan Alexander 0.08 yrs
Kurt Halvorson 0.08 yrs
Molly Schwartz 0.08 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 18, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
15.76%
-12.34%
23.14%
6.71%
1.88%
-22.50%
9.09%
1.14%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-3.23%
17.80%
-14.58%
29.59%
1.66%
1.40%
-22.01%
13.39%
-3.76%
13.35%
-11.56%
30.90%
12.83%
-2.72%
-17.73%
2.25%
2.21%
4.18%
-1.25%
10.69%
8.84%
-1.40%
-9.89%
7.64%
-1.21%
8.99%
-8.59%
21.17%
13.59%
10.92%
-29.39%
11.12%
1.86%
As of April 18, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of February 29, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 2.04% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 95.76% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.53% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 1.67% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk, through investment in a diversified portfolio of debt securities. To a lesser extent, the Fund may also invest in privately placed debt securities and in certain equity securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Corporate Bond
Category Index Bloomberg US Corp Bond TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Corporate Bond - General
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Templeton Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield TR USD 50.00%
Bloomberg US Credit TR USD 50.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Ryan Brist 15.26 yrs
Michael Buchanan 11.51 yrs
Blanton Keh 0.08 yrs
Dan Alexander 0.08 yrs
Kurt Halvorson 0.08 yrs
Molly Schwartz 0.08 yrs

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