About this ETF
The Franklin Senior Loan ETF's primary objective is to generate a substantial stream of ongoing income for investors. A secondary, but important, aim is the safeguarding of capital. To achieve these goals, the fund allocates at least 80% of its total assets to senior loans, or other financial instruments that provide similar exposure to these loan types.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +0.50% | +0.72% | +1.03% | -1.17% | -4.32% | -1.45% | -1.49% | — | -1.03% |
| Total return | +1.14% | +2.62% | +4.89% | +3.07% | +2.93% | +5.88% | +5.33% | — | +4.52% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.45% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $45.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 27, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 266 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFT - MONEY MARKET PORT | — | 8.99% | 77.75M | $77.7M |
| 2 | Peraton 02/01/2 02/01/28 | — | 1.35% | 12.31M | $11.7M |
| 3 | McAfee 03/01/29 03/01/29 | — | 1.27% | 11.51M | $11.0M |
| 4 | Boxer Parent Com 07/30/31 | — | 1.23% | 11.26M | $10.7M |
| 5 | AMWINS GROUP I 01/30/32 | — | 1.22% | 10.61M | $10.5M |
| 6 | DAWN BIDC 02/04/33 | — | 1.18% | 10.50M | $10.2M |
| 7 | SEDGWICK CLAIMS 07/31/31 | — | 1.15% | 9.97M | $10.0M |
| 8 | Cotiviti Corpor 05/01/31 | — | 1.10% | 9.98M | $9.5M |
| 9 | UFC Holdings (TK 11/21/31 | — | 1.06% | 9.18M | $9.2M |
| 10 | HUB Internationa 06/20/30 | — | 1.06% | 9.11M | $9.1M |
| 11 | Epicor Software 05/30/31 | — | 0.99% | 8.75M | $8.6M |
| 12 | ATHENAHEALTH GRO 02/17/32 | — | 0.93% | 8.00M | $8.0M |
| 13 | ALLIED UNVL HOLD 08/06/32 | — | 0.90% | 7.77M | $7.8M |
| 14 | Alliant Hldgs In 09/19/31 | — | 0.90% | 7.78M | $7.8M |
| 15 | UK 02/10/31 Term 02/10/31 | — | 0.89% | 7.93M | $7.7M |
| 16 | FRANKLIN HIGH YIELD CORPO | FLHY | 0.85% | 303.47K | $7.4M |
| 17 | BROADSTREET PART 06/13/31 | — | 0.84% | 7.34M | $7.2M |
| 18 | CLD SFTWR GRP 03/24/31 | — | 0.82% | 7.50M | $7.1M |
| 19 | Clydesdale Acqui 04/01/32 | — | 0.78% | 6.86M | $6.8M |
| 20 | Great Outdoors G 01/23/32 | — | 0.78% | 6.70M | $6.7M |
| 21 | FERTITTA ENTM 01 01/27/29 | — | 0.76% | 6.52M | $6.5M |
| 22 | ISHR IBX USD HIYLD CB ETF | HYG | 0.75% | 81.50K | $6.5M |
| 23 | JANUS HENDERSON AAA CLO E | JAAA | 0.75% | 128.00K | $6.5M |
| 24 | INVESCO SENIOR LOAN ETF | BKLN | 0.75% | 314.91K | $6.5M |
| 25 | Acrisure 11/06/3 11/06/30 | — | 0.74% | 7.74M | $6.4M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 7.45% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.7234 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1412 (Aug 06, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -0.21% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -2.75% / +17.84% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | $0.1412 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.1265 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | $0.1635 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 06, 2026 | $0.1534 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 06, 2026 | $0.1456 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | $0.1277 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 05, 2026 | $0.1137 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.1874 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 04, 2025 | $0.1352 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 06, 2025 | $0.1657 |
| Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 06, 2025 | $0.1312 |
| Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 05, 2025 | $0.1323 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 2.73% / 3.07% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.269 / 0.736 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -3.18% / -4.37% | Sortino 1Y | -0.389 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.118 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.33 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 1.89% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 114.43K | Average volume | 184.69K |
| AUM | $865.1M | Premium/Discount | +0.35% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $620.0K | +0.07% | $864.1M → $864.7M |
| 1 Week | -$702.6K | -0.08% | $863.8M → $864.7M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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