Form 497K - Summary Prospectus for certain open-end management investment companies filed pursuant to Securities Act Rule 497(K)
September 26 2024 - 9:28AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
GOF P15 09/24
FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN
FUNDS
FRANKLIN ETF TRUST
FRANKLIN INVESTORS SECURITIES TRUST
FRANKLIN
TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
TO
THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTUS AND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”)
OF
EACH FUND LISTED IN SCHEDULE A
Effective September 30, 2024,
the following changes are made to the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI of each fund listed in Schedule
A:
1. The following is added to the section titled “Fund Summary – Portfolio Managers”
in each fund’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus:
Jatin Misra
Portfolio
Manager of Advisers and portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2024.
Michael V. Salm
Portfolio Manager of Advisers
and portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2024.
2. The following is added to the section titled “Fund Details
– Management” in each fund’s Prospectus:
Jatin Misra Portfolio
Manager of Advisers
Dr. Misra has been a portfolio manager
of the Fund since September 2024. He joined Franklin Templeton in 2024. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton,
Dr. Misra was a portfolio manager for Putnam Investment Management, LLC.
Michael
V. Salm Portfolio Manager of Advisers
Mr.
Salm has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2024. He joined Franklin Templeton in 2024.
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Salm was a portfolio manager for Putnam Investment Management,
LLC.
3. The
following replaces the fifth paragraph in the section titled “Fund Details – Management” in the
Prospectus of Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund and Franklin U.S.
Government Securities VIP Fund:
The portfolio managers of the Fund are jointly and primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. They have equal authority over all
aspects of the Fund's investment portfolio, including, but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual
securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances in accordance with anticipated
investment management requirements. The degree to which each portfolio manager may perform these functions,
and the nature of these functions, may change from time to time.
4. The following is added to the section titled “Management and
Other Services – Portfolio managers” in each fund’s
SAI:
| | | | | |
Name | Type of Account | Number of Accounts Managed | Total
Assets Managed (x $1 million) | Number
of Accounts Managed for which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based | Assets Managed for which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based
(x $1 million) |
Jatin Misra* | Registered Investment Companies | 4 | 1,109.2 | None | None |
| Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles | 7 | 801.6 | None | None |
| Other Accounts | 5 | 784.4 | None | None |
Michael V. Salm* | Registered Investment Companies | 21 | 15,453.5 | 1 | 599.3 |
| Other
Pooled Investment Vehicles | 26 | 9,532.4 | None | None |
| Other Accounts | 8 | 1,484 | 1 | 440.5 |
| | | | | |
*Information is provided as of August 31, 2024.
5. The following is added to the section titled “Management and
Other Services – Portfolio managers – Ownership of Fund shares” in each fund’s SAI:
As of August 31, 2024, Jatin Misra and Michael V. Salm did
not own any shares of the Fund.
SCHEDULE
A
| |
Fund | Date of Summary
Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI |
| |
FRANKLIN CUSTODIAN FUNDS | |
Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund | February 1, 2024 |
| |
FRANKLIN ETF TRUST | |
Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF | August 1, 2024 |
| |
FRANKLIN INVESTORS SECURITIES TRUST | |
Franklin
Low Duration U.S. Government Securities Fund | March
1, 2024 |
| |
FRANKLIN
TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST | |
Franklin U.S. Government
Securities VIP Fund | May 1, 2024 |
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