| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
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| - | 4% | 10% |
| 2025 |
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| 4.0% |
Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund delivered 4.01% returns in Q3 2025, underperforming the Russell 3000 Growth Index amid strong US equity markets driven by easing trade tensions and AI optimism. The fund faced headwinds from industrials sector overweight and IT sector underweight, with Axon Enterprise declining on acquisition concerns despite strong AI positioning. Conversely, AppLovin and Roblox contributed positively through AI-powered advertising growth and strong gaming platform performance respectively. The manager maintains conviction that US companies possess structural advantages in generative AI, semiconductors, biotechnology and space exploration. Secular tailwinds include AI-driven productivity gains, pro-business policies, and onshoring trends reviving domestic manufacturing. With constructive economic conditions featuring resilient growth, moderate inflation and supportive monetary policy, the strategy maintains diversified exposure to leading growth companies while remaining adaptable to market leadership shifts. The fund emphasizes long-term positioning in companies harnessing technological innovations to expand margins and drive revenue growth across industries.
US companies and the broader economy continue to be powered by structural advantages and secular growth drivers, particularly in generative AI, semiconductors, biotechnology and space exploration, creating powerful long-term tailwinds for investors seeking exposure to the world's leading growth companies.
Economic conditions remain constructive for risk assets, with resilient growth, moderate inflation and broadly supportive monetary and fiscal policy. Corporate fundamentals appear healthy amid improved earnings revisions. The manager believes US companies are positioned at the forefront of key growth technologies creating powerful long-term tailwinds.
| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 2025 | 2025 Q3 | AAPL, AMZN, APP, AVGO, AXON, GOOGL, MA, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, RBLX | AI, gaming, growth, large cap, Onshoring, semiconductors, technology, US | - | Franklin Growth Opportunities underperformed in Q3 2025 despite strong US equity markets, hurt by industrials overweight and IT underweight. Manager remains bullish on US structural advantages in AI, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Key holdings include AI beneficiaries like Axon Enterprise and gaming platform Roblox. Strategy focuses on companies leveraging technological innovations for long-term growth amid constructive economic backdrop. |
| Aug 4 2025 | 2025 Q2 | AAPL, AMZN, APP, AVGO, AXON, GOOGL, MA, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, RBLX | AI, gaming, growth, large cap, semiconductors, technology, US | - | Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund underperformed in Q3 2025 despite strong US equity markets, hurt by industrials selection and Apple underweight. The fund maintains conviction in AI transformation across sectors, with secular tailwinds from onshoring, pro-business policies, and technological innovation supporting US market leadership. Economic conditions remain constructive for risk assets. |
| Jun 30 2024 | 2024 Q2 | AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, LLY, MA, META, MPWR, MSFT, NOW, NVDA | growth, large cap, technology, US | - | Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund targets companies with accelerating growth and above-average profitability potential. The portfolio concentrates in large-cap technology leaders including NVIDIA, Amazon, and Meta. Strong 32.74% annual returns reflect the growth strategy's effectiveness, though concentration and style risks remain key considerations for investors seeking capital appreciation through growth-oriented equity investments. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
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| 2025 Q3 |
AIAdvances in AI and related technologies are transforming industries and creating growth potential for long-term investors. Innovative companies across sectors are harnessing AI to expand profit margins and drive revenue growth. The fund sees AI as a key component to digitalization of law enforcement and emergency services through holdings like Axon Enterprise. |
Artificial Intelligence Technology Innovation Digitalization Automation |
OnshoringOnshoring and supply-chain diversification are reviving domestic manufacturing and boosting output, particularly in the advanced industrial and energy markets. This represents a secular tailwind supporting US market leadership in the years ahead. |
Manufacturing Supply Chain Domestic Industrial Reshoring | |
GamingThe fund holds Roblox, an online gaming platform operator that reported strong bookings year-over-year, helped by improved algorithmic discovery and virality of games. The manager has high conviction in Roblox's long-term growth prospects and ability to increase market share in the global gaming market. |
Online Gaming Platform Digital Entertainment Growth Market Share | |
| 2025 Q2 |
AIAdvances in AI and related technologies are transforming industries and creating growth potential for long-term investors. Innovative companies across sectors are harnessing AI to expand profit margins and drive revenue growth. The fund sees AI beneficiaries like Axon Enterprise in law enforcement digitalization and AppLovin's AI-powered advertising technology. |
Artificial Intelligence Technology Innovation Automation Growth |
OnshoringOnshoring and supply-chain diversification are reviving domestic manufacturing and boosting output, particularly in advanced industrial and energy markets. Apple's plans to build a US manufacturing plant exemplify this trend to reduce China dependence and secure lower tariffs. |
Manufacturing Supply Chain Domestic Tariffs China | |
GamingThe fund maintains high conviction in Roblox's long-term growth prospects and its ability to increase market share in the global gaming market. The online gaming platform reported strong bookings growth helped by improved algorithmic discovery and game virality. |
Online Gaming Platform Growth Market Share Digital |
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| AAPL | an underweight in technology giant Apple was a relative detractor, but the position was a contributor in absolute terms. Apple has struggled to demonstrate how generative AI will be integrated into its ecosystem, but its share price rallied following a positive outcome from the Department of Justice on Apple's relationship with Google (a subsidiary of fund holding Alphabet) and after the company announced plans to build a US manufacturing plant to help reduce its dependence on China and secure lower tariffs. |
| AXON | shares of law enforcement technology company Axon Enterprise were pressured by investor concerns about its $900 million acquisition of AI firm Prepared (not held by the fund). Despite Axon's strong stock performance over the past year, many investors reacted negatively to the acquisition and potential integration risks, leading to a double-digit-percentage stock decline during the quarter. Nonetheless, we view Axon as a beneficiary of AI and a key component to the digitalization of law enforcement and emergency services. |
| APP | the IT sector benefited from a position in mobile marketing platform operator AppLovin, whose stock rose sharply in September, driven by strong growth and its inclusion in the S&P 500. We believe the company can continue delivering attractive growth, supported by improved self-service tools and growing demand for its AI-powered advertising technology. |
| RBLX | a leading relative contributor at the stock level was Roblox in the communication services sector. The online gaming platform operator reported strong bookings year-over-year in the second quarter, helped by improved algorithmic discovery and virality of games. We continue to have high conviction in the long-term growth prospects of Roblox and its ability to increase its market share in the global gaming market. |
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