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Funds Centre

Performances as at: 15/08/2008

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Morningstar

Franklin European Gth A acc Performance

All performances are expressed as percentage change, calculated in Euros on a bid to bid basis with income (dividends) reinvested gross of any applicable taxes.

Cumulative Performance Analysis (in %, calculated in EUR, 01/08/2008)
  6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years Since Launch
Franklin European Gth A acc -6.01 -14.84 21.08 55.81 -9.8
Sector (Equity Europe) -7.31 -10.22 19.26 67.26 N/A
Absolute Ranking in Sector 37 out of 180 76 out of 166 52 out of 137 78 out of 115 N/A
Best Fund in Sector (click to see best fund for each period)          
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 3

Percentage return on Investment over entire period shown. Also shows ranking within the GIF Sector. Quartile ranking shows which of the four quartiles the fund is in for each time period.

Consistency of Performance Analysis (in %, calculated in Euro, 01/08/2008)
  0–12 months 12–24 months 24–36 months 36–48 months 48–60 months
Franklin European Gth A acc -8.45 21.05 20.15 11.84 13.54
Sector (Equity Europe) -10.38 21.25 21.52 17.51 15.69
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 4 3

This table shows how consistently the fund achieves its returns. For each of the 12 month periods making up the last 5 years, this table shows the percentage growth achieved. The fund is also ranked within its general sector for each discrete 12 month period; the quartile ranking shows which of four quartiles the fund was in for each period.

Volatility Analysis (Percentage Deviation from average for each period 01/08/2008)
3 years 4 years 5 years 7 years 10 years
Franklin European Gth A acc 3.35% 3.27% 3.15% 5.1%  
Sector (Equity Europe) 3.98% 3.78% 3.58% 4.70% 5.09%
Volatility Ranking in Sector 5 out of 137 8 out of 127 7 out of 115 77 out of 88  
Least Volatile Fund in Sector 3.13% 2.97% 2.81% 3.53% 4.07%
Most Volatile Fund in Sector 3.13% 5.40% 5.12% 6.09% 6.84%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 4

Volatility is a measurement of the total deviation (movement) of a funds past performance. It is sometimes used to represent the 'riskiness' of a funds past performance. The greater the value the more the funds performances have fluctuated over the time period being assessed. Quartile Ranks - (1) Least Volatile and (4) Most Volatile against other funds in sector