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Franklin U.s. Government Securities Fund Class A1 (FKUSX)

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Total Assets: 1.24B

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: Franklin Templeton Investments

Asset Class: Bond

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FKUSX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Franklin U.s. Government Securities Fund Class A1. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of FKUSX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. government securities. It invests substantially all of its assets in Government National Mortgage Association obligations (Ginnie Maes). The mortgage loans may have either fixed or adjustable interest rates. As the underlying mortgage loans are paid off, Ginnie Maes provide investors with monthly payments of interest and principal as well as any unscheduled prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans.

Contact Information

Address One Franklin Parkway, Building 970, 1st Floor
San Mateo,CA 94403
United States

Phone +1 650 3122000

Web www.franklintempleton.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Michael V. Salm	Chief Investment Officer	2024	Now
Biography	Mr. Salm is a Co-Head of Fixed Income, specializing in liquid markets and securitized strategies. In this role, he oversees investment strategies related to mortgage and securitized products, interest-rate and volatility derivatives, and money markets. In addition, he manages trading operations and Putnam's Fixed Income quantitative teams. He is a portfolio manager of core global, core plus, global government, fixed income global alpha, and dedicated mortgage strategies, as well as fixed income hedge funds. Mr. Salm joined Putnam in 1997 and has been in the investment industry since 1989. Previously at Putnam, he served as a Portfolio Manager responsible for mortgage strategies in fixed income portfolios. Prior to joining Putnam, Mr. Salm was a Mortgage Specialist at BlackRock Financal Management from 1996 to 1997, a Vice President and Trader at Nomura Securities from 1994 to 1996, a Vice President and Structurer at Nikko Securities from 1993 to 1994, and an Analyst at Fitch Investor Services from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Salm earned a B.S. from Cornell University.
Jatin Misra	Portfolio Manager	2024	Now
Biography	Jatin Misra is Portfolio Manager. Previously served as Analyst and Quantitative Analyst. Joined Putnam Management since 2004.
Neil Dhruv	-	2019	Now
Biography	Portfolio Manager of FT Institutional and portfolio manager of FRANKLIN STRATEGIC MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO since October 2019.
Paul Varunok	Portfolio Manager	2003	Now
Biography	Mr. Varunok is portfolio manager of Franklin Advisers. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2001. Previously, Varunok was a fixed-income analyst for Prudential Securities, Inc.
Roger Bayston	Senior Vice President	1993	2019
Biography	Roger Bayston, CFA, is a senior vice president and a senior portfolio manager for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group. Mr. Bayston directs a staff performing research and trading responsibilities for government-, mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Before joining Franklin Templeton Investments in 1991, Mr. Bayston managed portfolios for Bankers Trust Company's Investment Management Group. Mr. Bayston holds a B.S. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a member of the Security Analysts of San Francisco and CFA Institute.
Jack Lemein	Executive Vice President	1984	2010
Biography	Lemein is executive vice president of Franklin Advisers. Lemein joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1984. Previously, he held vice-president positions at Tuttle & Noroian and ISI Corporation, and served as an assistant vice president for First Boston Corporation's institutional-sales division.
T. Anthony Coffey	Vice President	1989	2005
Biography	Tony Coffey is a vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Advisers, Inc. He manages fund of fund portfolios for Franklin Templeton Multi Asset Solutions, including the Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series, the Franklin LifeSmart Retirement Target funds, the Franklin Templeton Corefolio Allocation Fund and Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Fund. He also manages Franklin Real Return Fund and Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan's age-based and risk-based portfolios. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments in 1989, Mr. Coffey was an associate for Analysis Group, Inc., an economic consulting firm specializing in the use of economic analysis for litigation. He has 24 years of financial services industry experience. Mr. Coffey earned his B.A. in applied mathematics and economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and has taught a review class for CFA candidates. He is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco and the CFA Institute.
David Capurro	Trader	1988	1993
Biography	Capurro is responsible for evaluating fixed-income investment opportunities and executing transactions for Franklin's money-market, fixed-income, and equity funds. He joined Franklin Advisers in 1983 as a member of the management training program and became a securities trader in 1985.

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