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Franklin Arizona Tax Free Income Fund Class A1 (FTAZX)

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9.97 +0.01 +0.10%

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Total Assets: 322.15M

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: Franklin Templeton Investments

Asset Class: Equity

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FTAZX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Franklin Arizona Tax Free Income Fund Class A1. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of FTAZX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks to provide investors with as high a level of income exempt from federal income taxes and from personal income taxes, if any, for resident shareholders of Arizona as is consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of shareholders' capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities whose interest is free from federal income taxes, including the federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, under normal market conditions, it invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that pay interest free from the personal income taxes, if any, of Arizona.

Contact Information

Address One Franklin Parkway, Building 970, 1st Floor
San Mateo,CA 94403
United States

Phone +1 650 3122000

Web www.franklintempleton.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Michael J. Conn	Senior Vice President	2020	Now
Biography	Mr. Conn has been a portfolio manager of Franklin Advisers, Inc since November 2020. He joined Franklin Templeton in 2006.
John Bonelli	Vice President	2020	Now
Biography	Mr. Bonelli is a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst of Franklin Advisers, Inc. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2010.
John Wiley	Lead Portfolio Manager	2020	Now
Biography	John Wiley, Senior Vice President, has been a lead portfolio manager since 1993. Wiley has been an analyst or portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton Investments, his employer since 1989. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Christopher S. Sperry	Vice President	2020	Now
Biography	Sperry has been an analyst or portfolio manager of Franklin Templeton Investments, his employer since 1996. Sperry holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Francisco Rivera	Portfolio Manager	1996	2020
Biography	Francisco Rivera,Vice President, has been a lead portfolio manager since 1996. He has primary responsibility for the investments. He has final authority over all aspects of the Fund's investment portfolio, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances in accordance with anticipated investment management requirements. The degree to which he may perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from time to time. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1994.
Carrie Higgins	Vice President	1992	2020
Biography	Ms. Higgins has been an analyst or portfolio manager since 1992 and has been an analyst or portfolio manager since 2004. She joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1990. Higgins is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, California Society of Municipal Analysts and the San Francisco Municipal Bond Club.
John Wiley	Lead Portfolio Manager	2001	2005
Biography	John Wiley, Senior Vice President, has been a lead portfolio manager since 1993. Wiley has been an analyst or portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton Investments, his employer since 1989. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Christopher S. Sperry	Vice President	2000	2005
Biography	Sperry has been an analyst or portfolio manager of Franklin Templeton Investments, his employer since 1996. Sperry holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sheila Amoroso	Co-Director	1987	2005
Biography	Amoroso is portfolio manager with Franklin Advisers, she joined the firm in 1986. She is also co-director of Franklin's Bond Department. Amoroso is a member of the San Francisco Municipal Bond Club and the California Society of Municipal Analysts.
Thomas J. Kenny	-	1987	2000
Biography	Tom is Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Global Cash and Fixed Income Portfolio team which is responsible for managing assets in excess of $370 billion across cash, traditional, and alternative fixed income strategies with teams in London, Tokyo, and New York. Prior to taking on this role, he was Head of the Municipal Bond Portfolio Management team that is responsible for over $25 billion in assets. He joined the firm in 1999 after spending over 13 years with the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds where, most recently, he was Executive Vice President and the Director of the Municipal Bond Department, responsible for assets under management in excess of $50 billion. Tom has served in a number of leadership positions for various industry groups including the Vice Chairman of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. He received a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a M.S. in Finance from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Tom also received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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