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Fund Summary
Franklin Focused Growth Fund-05 | Franklin Focused Growth Fund
Investment Goal
Capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Franklin Templeton funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Your Account” on page 23 in the Fund's Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 48 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in Appendix A - "Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers" to the Fund's prospectus.

Please note that the tables and examples below do not reflect any transaction fees that may be charged by financial intermediaries, or commissions that a shareholder may be required to pay directly to its financial intermediary when buying or selling Class R6 or Advisor Class shares.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees {- Franklin Focused Growth Fund} - Franklin Focused Growth Fund-05 - Franklin Focused Growth Fund
Class A
Class C
[1]
Class R
Class R6
Advisor Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) 5.50% none none none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) none [2] 1.00% none none none
[1] Effective October 5, 2018, Class C shares of the Fund convert automatically to Class A shares of the Fund on a monthly basis in the month of, or the month following, the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares’ purchase date. Such conversions are on the basis of the relative net asset values of the two classes, are not subject to Class A shares’ sales charges and are not expected to be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes. Certain shares that are invested through retirement plans, omnibus accounts or in certain other instances may not automatically convert if the financial intermediary does not have the ability to track purchases to credit individual shareholders’ holding periods. (See “Your Account – Choosing a Share Class – Sales Charges - Class C – Automatic Conversion of Class C Shares to Class A Shares After 10-Year Holding Period” for more information.)
[2] There is a 1% contingent deferred sales charge that applies to investments of $1 million or more (see "Investments of $1 Million or More" under "Choosing a Share Class") and purchases by certain retirement plans without an initial sales charge on shares sold within 18 months of purchase.
<div><p>Annual Fund Operating Expenses</p><p>(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</p></div>
Annual Operating Expenses {- Franklin Focused Growth Fund} - Franklin Focused Growth Fund-05 - Franklin Focused Growth Fund
Class A
Class C
Class R
Class R6
Advisor Class
Management fees 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.50% none none
Other expenses 1.38% 1.38% 1.38% 1.38% 1.38%
Acquired fund fees and expenses [1] 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Total annual Fund operating expenses [1] 2.49% 3.24% 2.74% 2.24% 2.24%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement [2] (1.23%) (1.23%) (1.23%) (1.23%) (1.23%)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement [2] 1.26% 2.01% 1.51% 1.01% 1.01%
[1] Total annual Fund operating expenses differ from the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
[2] The investment manager has contractually agreed to waive or assume certain expenses so that common expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and acquired fund fees and expenses and certain non-routine expenses) for each class of the Fund do not exceed 1.00% until January 31, 2020. Contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreements may not be changed or terminated during the time periods set forth above.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects adjustments made to the Fund's operating expenses due to the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement by management as described above for the 1 Year numbers only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example {- Franklin Focused Growth Fund} - Franklin Focused Growth Fund-05 - Franklin Focused Growth Fund - USD ($)
Class A
Class C
Class R
Class R6
Advisor Class
1 year $ 671 $ 304 $ 154 $ 103 $ 103
3 years 1,172 883 734 582 582
5 years 1,698 1,586 1,340 1,087 1,087
10 years $ 3,133 $ 3,456 $ 2,981 $ 2,479 $ 2,479
If you do not sell your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption {- Franklin Focused Growth Fund}
Franklin Focused Growth Fund-05
Franklin Focused Growth Fund
Class C
USD ($)
1 Year $ 204
3 Years 883
5 Years 1,586
10 Years $ 3,456
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 14.47% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests predominantly in equity securities of companies that the investment manager believes offer compelling growth opportunities. In selecting securities, the investment manager considers many factors, including historical and potential growth in revenues and earnings, assessment of strength and quality of management, and determination of a company’s strategic positioning in its industry.

The equity securities in which the Fund invests are predominantly common stock. The Fund may invest in companies of any size, including small and medium capitalization companies. In addition to the Fund’s main investments, the Fund may invest a portion (up to 25%) of its net assets in foreign equity securities, including those located in emerging markets.

The Fund generally seeks to maintain a portfolio consisting of securities of approximately 20-50 companies. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors.

The investment manager is a research-driven, “bottom-up” fundamental investor. The investment manager’s investment approach for the Fund focuses on identifying companies that offer, in its opinion, a compelling trade-off between growth opportunity, business and financial risk and valuation. Key valuation metrics include discounted-cash-flow, absolute and relative price-to-earnings, enterprise value, and sum of the parts, among others.

Principal Risks

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. government.

Market

The market values of securities or other investments owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. A security's market value of a security or other investment may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all securities. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.

Stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.

Growth Style Investing

Growth stock prices reflect projections of future earnings or revenues, and can, therefore, fall dramatically if the company fails to meet those projections. Prices of these companies’ securities may be more volatile than other securities, particularly over the short term.

Focus

To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.

Foreign Securities (non-U.S.)

Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, including risks related to currency exchange rates and policies, country or government specific issues, less favorable trading practices or regulation and greater price volatility. Certain of these risks also may apply to securities of U.S. companies with significant foreign operations.

Smaller and Midsize Companies

Securities issued by smaller and midsize companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger companies, involve substantial risks and should be considered speculative. Such risks may include greater sensitivity to economic conditions, less certain growth prospects, lack of depth of management and funds for growth and development, and limited or less developed product lines and markets. In addition, smaller and midsize companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans.

Management

The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's investment manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for Advisor Class shares. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. You can obtain updated performance information at franklintempleton.com or by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.

Advisor Class Annual Total Returns
Bar Chart
Best Quarter:Q3'188.09%
Worst Quarter:Q4'18-16.51%
<div><p>Average Annual Total Returns<br/>(figures reflect sales charges)</p><p>For the periods ended December 31, 2018</p></div>
Average Annual Total Returns{- Franklin Focused Growth Fund} - Franklin Focused Growth Fund-05 - Franklin Focused Growth Fund
Past 1 year
Since Inception
Inception Date
Advisor Class     Apr. 12, 2016
Advisor Class | Return Before Taxes 2.08% 14.47%  
Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions 1.96% 14.38% Apr. 12, 2016
Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales 1.32% 11.31% Apr. 12, 2016
Russell 1000® Growth Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (1.51%) 12.01%  

Class A, Class C, Class R and Class R6 shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus.

The after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.