Franklin Templeton InvestmentsShort GovernmentFTSD · NYSE Arca

Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD)

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Price: $89.42; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $317.4M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.25%; Category 0.52%
Yield: 4.44%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 2.7%+0.8%; Category 1.9%
3Y CAGR: 4.8%+0.5%; Category 4.2%
5Y CAGR: 2.6%+0.6%; Category 2.0%

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Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-0.4%	+0.1%	+0.8%	+1.0%	+2.7%	+4.8%	+2.6%	+2.1%	+1.7%
Short Government average	-0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.7%	1.9%	4.2%	2.0%	1.9%	2.7%
Difference	0.0%	+0.1%	+0.4%	+0.3%	+0.8%	+0.5%	+0.6%	+0.2%	-1.0%

Holdings

The 2 largest positions make up 8.4% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
INFXX	Franklin Instl U.S. Govt Mny Mkt Fund	4.39%
NCA	Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund Inc	4.04%

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government44.2%
AAA1.7%
AA93.1%
Other5.2%

Asset mix

Bonds84.9%
Cash15.1%

ETF details

Issuer: Franklin Templeton Investments
Category: Fixed Income · Short Government
Ticker: FTSD
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 4 Nov 2013 (12.9 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.25% (category 0.52%)
Holdings turnover: 61% (category 192%)
Distribution yield: 4.44%
Beta, 3 years: 0.18
Total net assets: $317.4M
Average duration: 4.47 years
Average maturity: 9.98 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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