| Investment Objective: |
Franklin BSP CLO ETF invests at least 80% of its net assets in collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"). A CLO is a vehicle that issues primarily floating-rate, and sometimes fixed-rate, debt securities that are collateralized primarily by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans (which may also be unrated loans), or below investment grade debt securities (also known as "junk bonds"). Under normal market conditions, the Fund predominantly invests in investment grade-rated debt tranches of CLOs. The Fund may purchase CLO securities both in the primary markets (e.g., purchased directly from the issuer) and secondary markets. The Fund may invest in CLO securities of any maturity. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track the performance of any particular index. The Fund predominantly invests in U.S. and European CLOs. The Fund invests in CLO securities that are U.S. dollar denominated as well as CLO securities that are denominated in foreign currencies (such as EUR). The Fund may invest in currency forward contracts and currency futures contracts for purpose of hedging any foreign currency exposure from non-U.S. denominated CLO securities. |
