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FTIF K2 18896 Portfolio Holdings 310721 For Portfolio Holdings for FTIF Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund August 31, 2021 The following portfolio data for the Franklin Templeton funds is made available to the public under our Portfolio Holdings Release Policy and is "as of" the date indicated. This portfolio data should not be relied upon as a complete listing of a fund's holdings (or of a fund's top holdings) as information on particular holdings may be withheld if it is in the fund's interest to do so. Additionally, foreign currency forwards are not included in the portfolio data. Instead, the net market value of all currency forward contracts is included in cash and other net assets of the fund. Further, portfolio holdings data of over-the-counter derivative investments such as Credit Default Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps or other Swap contracts list only the name of counterparty to the derivative contract, not the details of the derivative. Complete portfolio data can be found in the semi- and annual financial statements of the fund. Shares/ % of Maturity Security Identifier Security Name Positions Held Market Value TNA Coupon Rate Date 68245XAJ8 1011778 BC ULC / NEW RED FINANCE INC CALLABLE 260,000 $264,225 0.01% 4.38% 01/15/28 88025U109 10X GENOMICS INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.00001 3,134 $551,333 0.03% N/A N/A BJU1COM 10YR MINI JGB FUT BOND 10/SEP/2021 BJU1 COMDTY 17 ($3,847) 0.00% N/A 09/10/21 68269GAB3 1LIFE HEALTHCARE INC CONVERTIBLE BOND FIXED 3% 525,000 $517,125 0.03% 3.00% 06/15/25 901375105 2020 CASH MANDATORY EXCHANGEABLE TRUST PRIVATE USD 250 $298,330 0.02% N/A N/A BLGY4X3 2MX ORGANIC SA COMMON STOCK EUR 0.01 6,638 $75,635 0.00% N/A N/A BLGY6R1 2MX ORGANIC SA EQUITY WRT 16/NOV/2025 EUR 6,575 $1,789 0.00% N/A 11/16/25 N44445117 31/DEC/2025 USD 1 16,276 $64,127 0.00% N/A 12/31/25 ERZ2COM 3MO EURO EURIBOR INTEREST RATE 19/DEC/2022 ERZ2 182 ($12,235) 0.00% N/A 12/19/22 BP2C235 468 SPAC I SE COMMON STOCK EUR 0.016 195,341 $2,271,892 0.12% N/A N/A BMWPYY8 468 SPAC I SE EQUITY WRT 30/APR/2026 EUR 59,885 $42,426 0.00% N/A 04/30/26 81786A115 7GC & CO HOLDINGS INC EQUITY WRT 31/DEC/2026 USD 4,708 $2,591 0.00% N/A 12/31/26 EDZ2COM 90DAY EURO$ FUTR INTEREST RATE 19/DEC/2022 EDZ2 364 $31,983 0.00% N/A 12/19/22 L0Z2COM 90DAY STERLING FU INTEREST RATE 21/DEC/2022 L Z2 (202) $22,583 0.00% N/A 12/21/22 2816023 A O SMITH CORP COMMON STOCK USD 1 12,386 $900,710 0.05% N/A N/A HD57015 AAL PUT USD 10 20/JAN/2023 (AAL US 01/20/23 P10 50 $4,100 0.00% N/A 01/20/23 MBA2BC5 AAL PUT USD 17 17/SEP/2021 (AAL US 09/17/21 P17 82 $820 0.00% N/A 09/17/21 KAC9F17 AAL PUT USD 18 19/NOV/2021 (AAL US 11/19/21 P18 214 $21,400 0.00% N/A 11/19/21 K511799 AAPL CALL USD 160 15/OCT/2021 (AAPL US 10/15/21 (3) ($639) 0.00% N/A 10/15/21 002824100 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON STOCK USD 0 626 $79,108 0.00% N/A N/A 00287Y109 ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 25,234 $3,047,763 0.16% N/A N/A 00436MAA3 ACCELERATED ASSETS 2018-1 LLC 2018-1 A 3.87% 102,289 $106,815 0.01% 3.87% 12/02/33 00436MAB1 ACCELERATED ASSETS 2018-1 LLC 2018-1 B 4.51% 65,759 $68,045 0.00% 4.51% 12/02/33 G1151C101 ACCENTURE PLC COMMON STOCK USD 0.0000225 242 $81,448 0.00% N/A N/A 00437E102 ACCOLADE INC COMMON STOCK USD 8,755 $414,812 0.02% N/A N/A 004375CY5 ACCREDITED MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1 2005-1 M6 2,723,486 $2,785,052 0.15% 3.83% 04/25/35 N04E72A ACN CALL USD 350 15/OCT/2021 (ACN US 10/15/21 C350 (1) ($400) 0.00% N/A 10/15/21 00507V109 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.000001 934 $76,934 0.00% N/A N/A 006346AS9 ADAMS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING LP 2018-1 A 4.81% 620,286 $666,715 0.03% 4.81% 11/15/48 006346AU4 ADAMS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING LP 2018-1 B 5.653% 105,000 $109,476 0.01% 5.65% 11/15/48 Y00130YV3 ADANI PORTS & SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE LTD CALLABLE 700,000 $707,954 0.04% 3.83% 02/02/32 4031976 ADIDAS AG COMMON STOCK EUR 0 20,779 $7,371,346 0.39% N/A N/A 007024110 ADIT EDTECH ACQUISITION CORP EQUITY WRT 2,049 $1,188 0.00% N/A 12/31/27 00724F101 ADOBE INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 4,660 $3,092,842 0.16% N/A N/A 007903107 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 14,829 $1,641,867 0.09% N/A N/A G01046104 AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 41,726 $407,246 0.02% N/A N/A G01046112 AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP EQUITY WRT 31/DEC/2025 USD 2,223 $1,512 0.00% N/A 12/31/25 B1VZ431 AECOM COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 20,143 $1,320,575 0.07% N/A N/A 00766T100 AECOM COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 14,664 $961,372 0.05% N/A N/A 00775W102 AEQUI ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 19,912 $193,346 0.01% N/A N/A 00775W201 AEQUI ACQUISITION CORP UNIT USD 0.0001 2,464 $24,332 0.00% N/A N/A 00774MAN5 AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL DAC / AERCAP GLOBAL 155,000 $180,937 0.01% 6.50% 07/15/25 Portfolio Holdings for FTIF Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund as of August 31, 2021 Shares/ % of Maturity Security Identifier Security Name Positions Held Market Value TNA Coupon Rate Date 00774MAE5 AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL DAC / AERCAP GLOBAL 150,000 $160,960 0.01% 3.88% 01/23/28 00771VAB4 AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS INC CONVERTIBLE BOND FIXED 250,000 $246,563 0.01% 1.50% 10/01/24 BWD7PX9 AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD 18,451 $766,086 0.04% N/A N/A HD1C231 AES CALL USD 27 21/JAN/2022 (AES US 01/21/22 C27 1,233 $61,650 0.00% N/A 01/21/22 00130H105 AES CORP/THE COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 253,506 $6,051,188 0.32% N/A N/A 2002479 AES CORP/THE COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 156,751 $3,741,646 0.20% N/A N/A G0112R108 AFRICAN GOLD ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK USD 9,623 $93,151 0.00% N/A N/A G0112R124 AFRICAN GOLD ACQUISITION CORP EQUITY WRT 7,217 $3,464 0.00% N/A 03/13/28 BF5L8B9 AFTERPAY LTD COMMON STOCK AUD 8,239 $801,403 0.04% N/A N/A BN304M7 AFTERPAY LTD CONVERTIBLE BOND ZERO CPN 12/MAR/2026 1,100,000 $830,657 0.04% 0.00% 03/12/26 BHNG4H8 AGILE GROUP HOLDINGS LTD CALLABLE NOTES FIXED 6.7% 300,000 $304,500 0.02% 6.70% 03/07/22 G01202129 AGILE GROWTH CORP 5,764 $57,179 0.00% N/A N/A 00857U107 AGILON HEALTH INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 12,240 $428,400 0.02% N/A N/A 001406AB3 AIM AVIATION FINANCE LTD 2015-1A B1 STEP 147,874 $58,070 0.00% 5.07% 02/15/40 00908PAA5 AIR CANADA 2017-1 CLASS AA PASS THROUGH TRUST 397,808 $405,627 0.02% 3.30% 07/15/31 JB806A7 AIR FRANCE-KLM PUT EUR 4.2 17/DEC/2021(AF1 FP 322 $20,531 0.00% N/A 12/17/21 BJMGV05 AIR FRANCE-KLM PUTABLE CONVERTIBLE BOND FIXED 5,773,400 $1,097,800 0.06% 0.13% 03/25/26 00912XBJ2 AIR LEASE CORP CALLABLE BOND VARIABLE USD 1000 280,000 $294,420 0.02% 4.65% 12/31/64 00914AAK8 AIR LEASE CORP CALLABLE MEDIUM TERM NOTE FIXED 535,000 $548,843 0.03% 3.13% 12/01/30 00922RAB1 AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC CONVERTIBLE BOND 198,000 $220,037 0.01% 1.13% 10/15/24 009066101 AIRBNB INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 5,386 $834,776 0.04% N/A N/A 00928QAS0 AIRCASTLE LTD CALLABLE NOTES FIXED 4.25% 550,000 $605,132 0.03% 4.25% 06/15/26 00928QAW1 AIRCASTLE LTD CALLABLE NOTES VARIABLE USD 1000 65,000 $65,341 0.00% 5.25% 12/31/64 00973RAF0 AKER BP ASA CALLABLE NOTES FIXED 3.75% 15/JAN/2030 510,000 $551,950 0.03% 3.75% 01/15/30 00973RAJ2 AKER BP ASA CALLABLE NOTES FIXED 4% 15/JAN/2031 150,000 $165,308 0.01% 4.00% 01/15/31 00974H104 AKOYA BIOSCIENCES INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.00001 7,259 $115,926 0.01% N/A N/A 2046853 ALBEMARLE CORP COMMON STOCK USD 0.01 7,696 $1,821,951 0.10% N/A N/A 01609W102 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD ADR USD 0.000025 30,565 $5,104,049 0.27% N/A N/A BK6YZP5 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 537 $11,245 0.00% N/A N/A 016255101 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.0001 3,646 $2,585,014 0.14% N/A N/A 66981N103 ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK USD 6,129 $60,800 0.00% N/A N/A 66981N111 ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP EQUITY WRT 1,532 $2,191 0.00% N/A 01/01/28 01671P100 ALLAKOS INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.001 2,880 $256,781 0.01% N/A N/A 01749RAA2 ALLEGRO CLO III LTD 2015-1A E FLOATING 25/JUL/2027 1,240,000 $1,235,366 0.06% 4.93% 07/25/27 BMZLLG4 ALLIED UNIVERSAL HOLDCO LLC/ALLIED UNIVERSAL 163,000 $222,563 0.01% 4.88% 06/01/28 019736AG2 ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC CALLABLE NOTES FIXED 170,000 $170,025 0.01% 3.75% 01/30/31 02005NBN9 ALLY FINANCIAL INC CALLABLE NOTES 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