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INCEFranklin Income Equity Focus ETF

Get income9y track recordRanked #677 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks income and capital appreciation with a focus on lower volatility.

By Franklin Templeton Investments · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

0.29%

#1,391 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$128M

#2,705 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

4.73%

Track Record

9 years

#1,477 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,519+25.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 27.6% of fundwell diversified

PepsiCo Inc
3.3%
Exxon Mobil Corp
3.3%
Chevron Corp
2.8%
Johnson & Johnson
2.8%
Procter & Gamble Co/The
2.7%
Southern Co/The
2.6%
Lockheed Martin Corp
2.6%
Merck & Co Inc
2.5%
Johnson Controls International
2.5%
Verizon Communications Inc
2.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
59.6%
Preferred
21.1%
Cash
10.0%
Bonds
9.3%

By sector

Industrials
16.2%
Consumer Defensive
15.5%
Energy
13.3%
Utilities
12.6%
Technology
10.5%
Financial Services
9.5%
Basic Materials
7.5%
Healthcare
7.0%
Other
8.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
8.4%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-34.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.09Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.59Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks income and capital appreciation with a focus on lower volatility.
Strategy
Invests primarily in equity securities and related instruments, emphasizing lower volatility stocks. The strategy aims to balance income generation with capital growth.
Inception date
September 20, 2016
Fund family
Franklin Templeton Investments

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19