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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>South32 Ltd.</name>
        <lei>213800LAZNPXSBKVHR17</lei>
        <title>South32 Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="AU000000S320"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="602820"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>565300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="AUD" exchangeRt="1.56115838"/>
        <valUSD>974178.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.329994043420</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Baker Hughes Co.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Baker Hughes Co., Class A</title>
        <cusip>05722G100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05722G1004"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="810540"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>74600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2640840.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.894560084479</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EOG Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>XWTZDRYZPBUHIQBKDB46</lei>
        <title>EOG Resources, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>26875P101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26875P1012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="29725"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>50100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5527533.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.872400595054</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cameco Corp.</name>
        <lei>N4BHALMXL3GMZKCUON55</lei>
        <title>Cameco Corp.</title>
        <cusip>13321L108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA13321L1085"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="254673"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1228080.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.416000722704</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>New Fortress Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900EICTYTCHA5X705</lei>
        <title>New Fortress Energy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>644393100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6443931000"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="956273"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>91300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>495759.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.167933768392</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Technip Energies NV</name>
        <lei>724500FLODI49NSCIP70</lei>
        <title>Technip Energies NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0014559478"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1134111"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>46099.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.88272939"/>
        <valUSD>1573087.98000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.532868979674</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Crown Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>NYLWZIOY8PUNIT4JOE22</lei>
        <title>Crown Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>228368106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2283681060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="271405"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1666509.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.564514484719</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Albemarle Corp.</name>
        <lei>HDBLS2Q6GV1LSKQPBS54</lei>
        <title>Albemarle Corp.</title>
        <cusip>012653101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0126531013"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="26397"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>26200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1534010.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.519631675978</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</name>
        <lei>549300M4TP89K77LG374</lei>
        <title>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</title>
        <cusip>457756500</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4577565009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="170875"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13649888.01100000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13649888.01000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.623773106799</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kinder Morgan, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300WR7IX8XE0TBO16</lei>
        <title>Kinder Morgan, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>49456B101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US49456B1017"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="487783"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>160600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4223780.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.430766344656</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lundin Mining Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300FQDIM6C8HTN269</lei>
        <title>Lundin Mining Corp.</title>
        <cusip>550372106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA5503721063"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="349454"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>376700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.37860000"/>
        <valUSD>3082239.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.044080228282</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Targa Resources Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493003QENHHS261UR94</lei>
        <title>Targa Resources Corp.</title>
        <cusip>87612G101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87612G1013"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="482900"/>
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        <balance>16800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2871120.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.972565301097</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Liberty Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>53115L104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US53115L1044"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="806784"/>
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        <balance>191500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2202250.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Select Water Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930094OK8LA3QDW486</lei>
        <title>Select Water Solutions, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>81617J301</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US81617J3014"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="805920"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>150200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1279704.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.433487874444</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MP Materials Corp.</name>
        <lei>89450063PHPS61USMT84</lei>
        <title>MP Materials Corp.</title>
        <cusip>553368101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5533681012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1084161"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>78100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1910326.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.647105234676</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.</name>
        <lei>254900BFJ2DOHPMEXN45</lei>
        <title>Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>008474108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA0084741085"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="194535"/>
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        <balance>58600.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.37860000"/>
        <valUSD>6887391.56000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Suncor Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300W70ZOQDVLCHY06</lei>
        <title>Suncor Energy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>867224107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA8672241079"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="450635"/>
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        <balance>124400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.37860000"/>
        <valUSD>4393613.81000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Packaging Corp. of America</name>
        <lei>549300XZP8MFZFY8TJ84</lei>
        <title>Packaging Corp. of America</title>
        <cusip>695156109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6951561090"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="182106"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>12000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2227320.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.754484015450</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Linde plc</name>
        <lei>5299003QR1WT0EF88V51</lei>
        <title>Linde plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000S9YS762"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1239901"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7297003.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.471792164662</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-05-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Strategic Series</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
