Franklin Investment Grade Corporate ETF
FLCO

$22.18

0.18%

Market Cap: $582M

0

Funds holding %

of 6,728 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 31 [Q1] → 34 (+3) [Q2]

6.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.08% [Q1] → 83.49% (-6.59%) [Q2]

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $328M [Q1] → $254M (-$74.1M) [Q2]

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

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Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for FLCO.

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Financial journalist opinion

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M&A was almost dormant in 2023. In the US, as a proportion of the market value of the benchmark equity indices, it fell to its lowest level in 20 years, according to McKinsey. Credit investors are not traditionally supposed to be fans of M&A, and it's true we are wary of leveraging M&A, where debt is loaded onto balance sheets to buy competitors. We are seeing a comeback for M&A that we think is likely to continue through 2024.

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