David Saunders - Franklin Fund Manager
| FAAAX Fund | USD 11.40 0.02 0.18% |
David C. Saunders, founding Managing Director, graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1981 with a B.S. degree in Business. He was involved in the investment and trading of financial instruments since 1983. He has worked at Tucker Anthony R.L. Day as an equity trader First Boston Corporation as Vice President on the equity block trading desk WaterStreet Capital, a hedge fund, as Head Trader Tiger Management, as Head Trader WorldSec Securities as President and ABN Amro Inc. as a Senior Managing Director. He cofounded K2 Advisors in 1994.
| Phone | 800-342-5236 |
Franklin Management Performance (%)
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Franklin K2 Alternative Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Franklin's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Franklin inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Franklin. The board's role is to monitor Franklin's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Franklin's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Franklin's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Brooks Ritchey, Fund Manager | ||
| David Saunders, Fund Manager |
Franklin Fund Performance Indicators
The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right mutual fund is not an easy task. Is Franklin a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.
| Price To Earning | 22.28 X | ||||
| Price To Book | 2.73 X | ||||
| Price To Sales | 1.33 X | ||||
| Total Asset | 76.63 M | ||||
| Annual Yield | 0 % | ||||
| Year To Date Return | 4.21 % | ||||
| One Year Return | 6.44 % | ||||
| Three Year Return | (0.31) % | ||||
| Five Year Return | 1.89 % | ||||
| Net Asset | 837.34 M |
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