ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF
CFCV
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- One Franklin Parkway San Mateo CA United States of America 94403
- IPO Date
- Jun 2, 2020
- CIK
- 0001792795
- Similar Companies
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- ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF (CFCV) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. large-cap value companies that meet the adviser’s financial and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The fund is offered under the ClearBridge Investments brand and forms part of the Franklin Templeton exchange-traded funds platform. ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF invests under normal market conditions at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization issuers, or in other investments with similar economic characteristics, focusing on companies with strong business franchises, attractive valuations and robust ESG profiles. The portfolio is concentrated, typically holding approximately 30–40 positions, and is constructed using bottom‑up fundamental research supplemented by the portfolio managers’ macroeconomic outlook, with ongoing risk management applied to balance concentration and diversification. The fund’s underlying holdings are primarily U.S. large‑cap value equities, with exposure largely concentrated in North American issuers. The fund’s main product offering is a single ETF share class, trading under the ticker CFCV on U.S. exchanges, providing investors with daily liquidity, transparent holdings, and a quarterly dividend distribution profile. The ETF targets investors seeking an actively managed, ESG-integrated large‑cap value strategy packaged in an exchange‑traded format, and it is positioned within the global equities / U.S. large‑cap value category for asset allocators, advisors and institutional investors. ClearBridge Investments, a specialist active equity manager with a multi‑decade track record in fundamental research and ESG integration, serves as the investment adviser, while Franklin Templeton provides the broader fund platform, distribution and servicing infrastructure. In terms of industry and business segments, ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF operates within the asset management and investment funds industry as part of the exchange‑traded fund segment, offering actively managed equity exposure rather than tracking a passive index. The fund focuses on large‑cap value equities, with sector allocations that typically include meaningful weights to health care, financials, utilities, industrials and information technology, reflecting the managers’ bottom‑up opportunity set within the U.S. value universe. Target customers include financial advisors, wealth managers, institutional investors and individual investors seeking an ESG‑aware value strategy with the transparency and tradability of an ETF structure. ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF was launched on May 27, 2020, and is part of the ClearBridge Investments product lineup within the Franklin Templeton fund family; ClearBridge Investments’ roots date back over 60 years as an active equity manager. The fund is domiciled in the United States and listed on U.S. exchanges such as NYSE Arca/BATS, with operational, portfolio management and compliance functions managed from ClearBridge and Franklin Templeton’s U.S. offices, including key hubs in New York and other major financial centers. As an ETF, CFCV does not have operating subsidiaries; instead, it functions as a series of a U.S. registered investment company, with Franklin Templeton entities providing administration, distribution and shareholder services under the broader corporate umbrella. In the most recent period, a significant operational and strategic development is the planned dissolution and delisting of ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF, reflecting a major change in the fund’s status and ongoing availability to investors. According to fund communications and third‑party research reports, CFCV is scheduled to be delisted from its exchange, with the last day of trading indicated as October 29, 2024, and the fund to be liquidated thereafter, marking an effective wind‑down of the strategy in its ETF format. This dissolution represents a fundamental shift away from offering the strategy via an exchange‑traded fund, and investors are expected to receive cash distributions of the net asset value as part of the liquidation process following the cessation of secondary‑market trading.