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FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-05878

 

Franklin Value Investors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA  94403-1906

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA  94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  650 312-2000

 

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

 

Date of reporting period: 7/31/10

 

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 


Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin All Cap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited)


Quarterly Statement of Investments See Notes to Statements of Investments.




Abbreviations

Selected Portfolio

ADR American Depository Receipt











Abbreviations

Selected Portfolio

ADR American Depository Receipt






Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin MicroCap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited) (continued)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin MidCap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin MidCap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited) (continued)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin MidCap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited) (continued)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited) (continued)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited) (continued)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Franklin Small Cap Value Fund

Statement of Investments, July 31, 2010 (unaudited) (continued)



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Franklin Value Investors Trust (Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end investment company, consisting of six funds (Funds).

2. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT VALUATION

The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Under procedures approved by the Funds’Board of Trustees, the Funds may utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

Equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sale price or the official closing price of the day, respectively. Foreign equity securities are valued as of the close of trading on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, or the NYSE, whichever is earlier. The value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of the NYSE on the day that the value of the security is determined. Over-the-counter securities are valued within the range of the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Securities that trade in multiple markets or on multiple exchanges are valued according to the broadest and most representative market. Certain equity securities are valued based upon fundamental characteristics or relationships to similar securities. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value.

Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Funds' pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates market value.

The Funds have procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Funds primarily employ a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Funds may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

Quarterly Statements of Investments


Franklin Value Investors Trust

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

3. INCOME TAXES

At July 31, 2010, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:


4. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

At July 31, 2010, the Franklin MicroCap Value Fund held investments in restricted securities, excluding certain securities exempt from registration under the 1933 Act deemed to be liquid, as follows:



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

5. HOLDINGS OF 5% VOTING SECURITIES OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Investments in "affiliated companies" for the Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund, the Franklin MicroCap Value Fund and the Franklin Small Cap Value Fund for the nine months ended July 31, 2010, were as shown below.



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Funds follow a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Funds' own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

i      Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
i      Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, credit risk, etc.)
i      Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Funds have adopted a policy of recognizing the transfers as of the date of the underlying event which caused the movement.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2010, in valuing the Funds’assets carried at fair value:



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited) (continued)


At July 31, 2010, the reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining the Franklin MicroCap Value Fund’s fair value, is as follows:



Franklin Value Investors Trust

Notes to Statements of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the Statements of Investments and determined that no events have occurred that require disclosure.

For information on the Funds' policy regarding other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds' most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

 

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Controls.  There have been no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.

 

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

(a) Certification pursuant to Section 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 of Laura F. Fergerson, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST

 

 

 

By /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON

      Laura F. Fergerson

      Chief Executive Officer –

Finance and Administration

Date  September 27, 2010

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON

      Laura F. Fergerson

      Chief Executive Officer –

Finance and Administration

Date  September 27, 2010

 

 

 

By /s/MATTHEW T. HINKLE

      Matthew T. Hinkle

      Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer

Date  September 27, 2010