Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Fund

Fund Profile

Fund profile

Tickers

FBDIX, FTDZX, FRBRX, FBTDX

Fund manager

Franklin Strategic Series

Total assets

$909.70 mm

Liabilities

$12.99 mm

Net assets

$896.71 mm

Number of holdings

98.00

98 Holdings

As of Oct 2024

Security	$Holding	Balance	% of Fund	Category	Position	Country
AMGN Amgen Inc.	59.84 mm	186.91 k shares	6.67	Common equity	Long	USA
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	54.61 mm	114.73 k shares	6.09	Common equity	Long	USA
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	52.15 mm	62.22 k shares	5.82	Common equity	Long	USA
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.	43.48 mm	489.54 k shares	4.85	Common equity	Long	USA
ITCI Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.	30.10 mm	355.21 k shares	3.36	Common equity	Long	USA
ARGX argenx SE	26.08 mm	44.49 k shares	2.91	Common equity	Long	Netherlands
INSM Insmed Incorporated	25.50 mm	379.04 k shares	2.84	Common equity	Long	USA
Merus NV	24.95 mm	499.70 k shares	2.78	Common equity	Long	Netherlands
AstraZeneca plc	23.94 mm	336.41 k shares	2.67	Common equity	Long	UK
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc	23.81 mm	216.36 k shares	2.65	Common equity	Long	Ireland
BIIB Biogen Inc.	22.51 mm	129.34 k shares	2.51	Common equity	Long	USA
PCVX Vaxcyte, Inc.	22.35 mm	210.14 k shares	2.49	Common equity	Long	USA
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	20.04 mm	166.63 k shares	2.23	Common equity	Long	USA
PTCT PTC Therapeutics, Inc.	19.19 mm	480.61 k shares	2.14	Common equity	Long	USA
Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio	19.04 mm	19.04 mm shares	2.12	Short-term investment vehicle	Long	USA
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S	16.82 mm	136.97 k shares	1.88	Common equity	Long	Denmark
SPRY ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	14.09 mm	956.99 k shares	1.57	Common equity	Long	USA
BNTC Benitec Biopharma Inc.	13.63 mm	1.30 mm shares	1.52	Common equity	Long	USA
APLT Applied Therapeutics, Inc.	13.58 mm	1.54 mm shares	1.51	Common equity	Long	USA
CRNX Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	12.81 mm	228.93 k shares	1.43	Common equity	Long	USA
ARQT Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.	12.68 mm	1.53 mm shares	1.41	Common equity	Long	USA
DAWN Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	12.42 mm	843.95 k shares	1.39	Common equity	Long	USA
EYPT EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	12.19 mm	1.04 mm shares	1.36	Common equity	Long	USA
Institutional Fiduciary Trust Money Market Portfolio	11.96 mm	11.96 mm shares	1.33	Short-term investment vehicle	Long	USA
PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.	11.51 mm	164.40 k shares	1.28	Common equity	Long	USA
ILMN Illumina, Inc.	11.49 mm	79.69 k shares	1.28	Common equity	Long	USA
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	11.09 mm	41.60 k shares	1.24	Common equity	Long	USA
SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	10.53 mm	83.58 k shares	1.17	Common equity	Long	USA
IMVT Immunovant, Inc.	10.47 mm	357.71 k shares	1.17	Common equity	Long	USA
ACHV Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.	10.21 mm	2.18 mm shares	1.14	Common equity	Long	USA
AVTR Avantor, Inc.	8.59 mm	383.93 k shares	0.96	Common equity	Long	USA
MLYS Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.	8.53 mm	637.83 k shares	0.95	Common equity	Long	USA
MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	8.28 mm	215.19 k shares	0.92	Common equity	Long	USA
APGE Apogee Therapeutics, Inc.	8.09 mm	155.54 k shares	0.90	Common equity	Long	USA
Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A	8.05 mm	69.70 k shares	0.90	Common equity	Long	Denmark
DYN Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.	7.76 mm	268.93 k shares	0.87	Common equity	Long	USA
SNDX Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	7.67 mm	406.55 k shares	0.86	Common equity	Long	USA
CGEM Cullinan Oncology, Inc.	7.53 mm	483.95 k shares	0.84	Common equity	Long	USA
CNTA Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc	7.36 mm	489.23 k shares	0.82	Common equity	Long	UK
SYRE Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.	7.16 mm	220.00 k shares	0.80	Common equity	Long	USA
GH Guardant Health, Inc.	7.08 mm	323.37 k shares	0.79	Common equity	Long	USA
ORKA Oruka Therapeutics Inc.	7.00 mm	249.96 k shares	0.78	Common equity	Long	USA
CGON CG Oncology, Inc. Common stock	6.93 mm	195.10 k shares	0.77	Common equity	Long	USA
RVNC Revance Therapeutics, Inc.	6.64 mm	1.13 mm shares	0.74	Common equity	Long	USA
AURA Aura Biosciences, Inc.	6.47 mm	619.99 k shares	0.72	Common equity	Long	USA
KROS Keros Therapeutics, Inc.	5.85 mm	100.75 k shares	0.65	Common equity	Long	USA
GPCR Structure Therapeutics Inc.	5.82 mm	141.43 k shares	0.65	Common equity	Long	Cayman Islands
Jade Biosciences GmbH	5.00 mm	5.00 mm principal	0.56	Debt	Long	Germany
NUVL Nuvalent, Inc.	4.98 mm	56.25 k shares	0.56	Common equity	Long	USA
ABVX Abivax SA American Depositary Shares	4.96 mm	480.30 k shares	0.55	Common equity	Long	France
CTNM Contineum Therapeutics, Inc. Class A Common Stock	4.95 mm	295.06 k shares	0.55	Common equity	Long	USA
RCKT Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	4.82 mm	289.58 k shares	0.54	Common equity	Long	USA
KURA Kura Oncology, Inc.	4.71 mm	281.88 k shares	0.53	Common equity	Long	USA
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	4.69 mm	8.58 k shares	0.52	Common equity	Long	USA
ADVM Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.	4.56 mm	624.74 k shares	0.51	Common equity	Long	USA
AQST Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.	4.55 mm	828.90 k shares	0.51	Common equity	Long	USA
JSPR Jasper Therapeutics, Inc.	4.50 mm	212.24 k shares	0.50	Common equity	Long	USA
OCUL Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.	4.32 mm	410.10 k shares	0.48	Common equity	Long	USA
uniQure NV	4.14 mm	723.82 k shares	0.46	Common equity	Long	Netherlands
Cogent Biosciences, Inc., Series B	3.91 mm	340.45 k shares	0.44	Common equity	Long	USA
XENE Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.	3.84 mm	93.36 k shares	0.43	Common equity	Long	Canada
MBX MBX Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock	3.77 mm	164.50 k shares	0.42	Common equity	Long	USA
CTNM Contineum Therapeutics, Inc. Class A Common Stock	3.64 mm	216.97 k shares	0.41	Common equity	Long	USA
Benitec Biopharma, Inc.	3.27 mm	310.88 k shares	0.36	Common equity	Long	USA
RARE Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.	3.23 mm	63.32 k shares	0.36	Common equity	Long	USA
ORIC ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3.17 mm	338.30 k shares	0.35	Common equity	Long	USA
RLAY Relay Therapeutics, Inc.	2.87 mm	510.00 k shares	0.32	Common equity	Long	USA
CNTA Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc	2.85 mm	189.74 k shares	0.32	Common equity	Long	UK
ANAB AnaptysBio, Inc.	2.79 mm	128.98 k shares	0.31	Common equity	Long	USA
CNTX Context Therapeutics Inc.	2.70 mm	1.24 mm shares	0.30	Common equity	Long	USA
CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation	2.48 mm	233.70 k shares	0.28	Common equity	Long	USA
NGNE Neurogene Inc.	2.43 mm	55.20 k shares	0.27	Common equity	Long	USA
Engene Holdings, Inc.	2.41 mm	272.36 k shares	0.27	Common equity	Long	Canada
Sartorius AG	2.38 mm	9.20 k shares	0.27	Preferred equity	Long	Germany
ABOS Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2.38 mm	826.40 k shares	0.27	Common equity	Long	USA
PLRX Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.	2.24 mm	158.90 k shares	0.25	Common equity	Long	USA
CYTK Cytokinetics, Incorporated	2.10 mm	41.20 k shares	0.23	Common equity	Long	USA
Sartorius Stedim Biotech	2.03 mm	10.10 k shares	0.23	Common equity	Long	France
Lycia LLC, Series C	1.97 mm	859.37 k shares	0.22	Common equity	Long	Japan
KRRO Korro Bio, Inc.	1.94 mm	33.80 k shares	0.22	Common equity	Long	USA
Candid, Inc., Series B	1.82 mm	1.52 mm shares	0.20	Common equity	Long	USA
SYRE Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.	1.75 mm	53.80 k shares	0.20	Common equity	Long	USA
RLMD Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.	1.59 mm	456.40 k shares	0.18	Common equity	Long	USA
ARTV Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common Stock	1.52 mm	149.67 k shares	0.17	Common equity	Long	USA
ALEC Alector, Inc.	1.49 mm	303.35 k shares	0.17	Common equity	Long	USA
GPCR Structure Therapeutics Inc.	1.43 mm	34.63 k shares	0.16	Common equity	Long	Cayman Islands
ENGN enGene Holdings Inc.	1.26 mm	141.90 k shares	0.14	Common equity	Long	Canada
HLVX HilleVax, Inc.	1.25 mm	691.36 k shares	0.14	Common equity	Long	USA
KYTX Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc.	1.17 mm	244.90 k shares	0.13	Common equity	Long	USA
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.	1.04 mm	2.18 mm shares	0.12		Long	USA
ANRO Alto Neuroscience, Inc.	1.03 mm	263.90 k shares	0.11	Common equity	Long	USA
Alto Neuroscience, Inc.	642.12 k	165.07 k shares	0.07	Common equity	Long	USA
IN8bio, Inc.	503.62 k	2.09 mm shares	0.06	Common equity	Long	USA
Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.	438.10 k	43.21 k shares	0.05	Common equity	Long	USA
Carmot Therapeutics, Inc.	412.08 k	83.10 k shares	0.05	Common equity	Long	USA
IN8bio, Inc.	369.98 k	2.09 mm shares	0.04		Long	USA
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.	9.60 k	115.27 k shares	0.00		Long	USA
Sanofi SA, Escrow Account	0	2.33 mm shares	0.00	Common equity	Long	Colombia